Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 26
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 183▲ 96 vs year ago 104 · +92.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 69▼ 19 vs year ago 59 · −32.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $184.05/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$184.05
38 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$74.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.69
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452209.3994620
Medium and Large 2732164.501,2048thin
Small 1-2458152.506998thin
Medium and Large 3423135.005702thin
One grade step is worth $74.39/cwt here — about $376 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 sale38 hd
184.05
—
SC average5 barns · 526 hd
205.74
−21.69
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—Average1,758107.341,8872thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39595.001,3251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37892.151,2706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21381.619908thin

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)955$1,5251thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Small 1-2273150.00/cwt150.00–150.004102
Steers—Medium and Large 3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338220.00/cwt220.00–220.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436200.00/cwt200.00–200.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy448211.00/cwt211.00–211.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475197.39/cwt192.50–202.509382
Steers—Small 1-2486156.00/cwt156.00–156.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3263
Steers—Medium and Large 2645177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1421
Steers—Small 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2823161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,3296
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205195.00/cwt195.00–195.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445185.43/cwt185.00–186.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450198.00/cwt198.00–198.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450188.00/cwt188.00–188.008464
Heifers—Small 1-2465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480175.00/cwt175.00–175.008401
Heifers—Small 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525188.00/cwt188.00–188.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540169.00/cwt169.00–169.009134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576158.71/cwt150.00–167.009144
Heifers—Small 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Small 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Small 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449200.00/cwt200.00–200.008985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466197.39/cwt196.00–202.509209
Bulls—Small 1-2485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Small 1-2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2602173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0417
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3595149.00/cwt149.00–149.0088753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,758107.34/cwt97.00–115.001,8872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19772.17/cwt62.00–77.008643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22287.28/cwt82.00–90.001,0675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27887.61/cwt86.00–89.001,1202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42894.42/cwt93.00–95.001,3484
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-267364.45/cwt64.00–65.004342
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 282571.76/cwt71.00–72.505922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,08586.00/cwt86.00–86.009331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.