Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-03-22

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 168▲ 43 vs year ago 50 · +86.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 2 vs year ago 43 · +4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 10 vs year ago 41 · −24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.34/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +24.70 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.
Average price
$158.34
29 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$52.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.40
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2450187.008421thin
Medium and Large 2532163.6587122
Small 1-2462134.106206thin
One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about $222 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 sale29 hd
158.34
—
SC average5 barns · 385 hd
171.75
−13.40
This barn, trailing median1 sales
133.64
+24.70
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—Average1,387105.021,4568thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47691.231,3476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25684.821,06522
CowsLean 85-90%Average86769.856059thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)979$1,59413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$1,1115

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2332161.33/cwt155.00–167.505367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 3335140.15/cwt135.00–145.004702
Steers—Medium and Large 2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2545167.50/cwt167.50–167.509132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288167.52/cwt165.00–170.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363166.61/cwt165.00–167.506056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473151.15/cwt147.50–155.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509150.01/cwt145.00–155.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2419138.24/cwt135.00–145.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430177.19/cwt175.00–180.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450187.00/cwt187.00–187.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Small 1-2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514159.95/cwt140.00–165.008226
Bulls—Small 1-2523127.44/cwt125.00–130.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added593165.00/cwt165.00–165.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678151.04/cwt145.00–154.001,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006313
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3581130.00/cwt130.00–130.007554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381107.59/cwt100.00–116.001,4867
Bulls——1,42587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84965.94/cwt60.00–73.005607
Cows—Lean 85-90%92883.53/cwt82.00–85.007752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13071.61/cwt65.00–78.008094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28487.76/cwt82.00–94.001,12718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47691.23/cwt84.00–95.001,3476
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0031,212.53/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2640800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29571,215.59/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29861,708.07/head1,100.00–2,050.001,70810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,189.05/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1894
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-271390.16/cwt80.00–107.506438
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4601

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.