Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-03-15

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 15
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 253▲ 101 vs year ago 67 · +150.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 82▲ 13 vs year ago 42 · +31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.90/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$177.90
53 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$45.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.39
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663180.451,19747
Medium and Large 2485169.388214thin
Small 1-2572135.007722thin
One grade step is worth $45.45/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
177.90
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SC average5 barns · 429 hd
201.29
−23.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,340102.851,3789thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22588.001,0781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26387.441,10415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10779.7388212

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385222.50/cwt222.50–222.508571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487199.61/cwt185.00–202.009727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 2555172.50/cwt172.50–172.509571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566206.40/cwt204.00–210.001,1685
Steers—Small 1-2572135.00/cwt135.00–135.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580186.93/cwt186.00–192.501,0847
Steers—Medium and Large 2685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,37316
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381186.10/cwt180.00–192.507094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414178.65/cwt178.00–180.007403
Heifers—Small 1-2468153.69/cwt150.00–157.507192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514177.88/cwt177.50–178.0091412
Heifers—Small 1-2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528167.73/cwt162.50–173.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556158.22/cwt157.00–165.008807
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438185.52/cwt180.00–187.508135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.58/cwt130.00–135.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556164.33/cwt157.50–167.509144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605127.50/cwt127.50–127.507711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610151.00/cwt151.00–151.009211
Bulls—Small 1-2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
Bulls—Small 1-2680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725132.50/cwt132.50–132.509611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01884.32/cwt80.00–89.008583
Bulls——1,220116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4151
Bulls——1,557111.34/cwt95.00–118.001,7345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00069.14/cwt53.00–79.006915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03178.51/cwt71.00–82.008094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18387.30/cwt81.00–95.001,0337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34790.69/cwt84.00–96.001,22211
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2985112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,135112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,2771
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-262542.50/cwt42.50–42.502661
Stock Cows—Small 1-266050.00/cwt50.00–50.003301
Stock Cows—Small 1-271075.00/cwt75.00–75.005331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 280059.25/cwt50.00–66.004742
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 285564.00/cwt64.00–64.005471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940129.69/cwt117.00–134.001,2195
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 297083.02/cwt82.00–84.008052
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2840112.50/cwt112.50–112.509451

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.