Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-12

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 231▼ 63 vs year ago 181 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 47▼ 46 vs year ago 96 · −47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area 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 $202.05/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$202.05
54 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$65.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.06
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2427225.2096128
Medium and Large 2565179.591,01622
Small 1-2335175.005861thin
Medium and Large 3347159.675543thin
One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $407 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 sale54 hd
202.05
—
SC average5 barns · 213 hd
203.11
−1.06
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—Low1,51588.001,3332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,635102.001,6681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25190.231,12913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04877.1080817

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)902$1,0503thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 3220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 2237170.00/cwt170.00–170.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2280187.50/cwt180.00–195.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325201.31/cwt200.00–202.506542
Steers—Medium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Steers—Small 1-2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added342255.00/cwt255.00–255.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346250.00/cwt250.00–250.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2405191.00/cwt191.00–191.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487202.50/cwt202.50–202.509866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 3545174.00/cwt174.00–174.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 2560189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2593
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added774173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3399
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004201
Heifers—Small 1-2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Heifers—Small 1-2273153.51/cwt145.00–165.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276156.00/cwt150.00–157.504315
Heifers—Small 1-2385143.78/cwt142.50–145.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006833
Heifers—Small 1-2415147.50/cwt147.50–147.506121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436179.62/cwt170.00–187.507837
Heifers—Small 1-2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Heifers—Small 1-2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2502172.50/cwt172.50–172.508662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Heifers—Small 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008653
Heifers—Large 371570.00/cwt70.00–70.005011
Heifers—Small 1-2732115.00/cwt115.00–115.008424
Heifers—Small 375047.00/cwt47.00–47.003531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 339045.00/cwt45.00–45.001761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416210.32/cwt200.00–212.508756
Bulls—Small 1-2473139.44/cwt125.00–155.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490185.00/cwt185.00–185.009071
Bulls—Small 349072.00/cwt72.00–72.003531
Bulls—Small 1-2Value Added500157.50/cwt157.50–157.507883
Bulls—Small 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Bulls—Small 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28078.00/cwt78.00–78.009981
Bulls——1,75098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99572.32/cwt60.00–82.0072011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14685.87/cwt82.00–90.009846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23094.01/cwt90.00–102.501,1567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27685.83/cwt80.00–89.001,0956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6681
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 295583.84/cwt79.00–90.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297896.24/cwt90.00–105.009414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2853950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.