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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 10

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 157▲ 45 vs year ago 243 · +18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 34▲ 33 vs year ago 36 · +91.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 7 vs year ago 25 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.15/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$204.15

97 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$36.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	206.29	1,195	82
Medium and Large 2	504	198.02	998	12thin
Small 1-2	555	170.00	944	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $251 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 sale97 hd

204.15

—

SC average5 barns · 552 hd

204.80

−0.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,444	103.39	1,492	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	87.70	1,048	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	75.89	742	13

Every lot

75 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	535	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	203.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,051	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,304	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,419	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	902	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,488	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	180.60/cwt	175.00–190.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Fancy	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	387	158.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	910	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	193.29/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,005	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	158.08/cwt	150.00–162.00	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	950	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	173.82/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,022	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	177.03/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,105	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,132	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	670	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	890	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	991	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	628	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,079	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	93.37/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,624	111.98/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,819	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	70.52/cwt	59.00–78.00	671	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	84.48/cwt	82.00–86.00	863	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	81.45/cwt	71.00–86.00	853	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	93.25/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,237	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	815	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	928	92.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	859	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	943	102.87/cwt	97.50–107.50	970	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	779	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,055	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	800	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	584	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	848	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,113	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	767	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed May 10, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 157Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 34Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	187.50	187.50
2	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	227.50	227.50
2	—	235	227.50	227.50
3	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	207.00	207.00
18	—	902	165.00	165.00
17	—	540	233.00	233.00
6	—	458	220.00	220.00
5	—	751	189.00	189.00
5	—	550	226.00	226.00
2	—	430	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	220.00	220.00
7	—	377	200.00–210.00	203.63
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
5	—	500	210.00	210.00
6	—	490	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	206.00	206.00
4	—	570	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
5	—	387	150.00–161.00	158.98
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
3	—	530	150.00–162.00	158.08
1	—	670	167.50	167.50
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	191.00–194.00	193.29
5	—	460	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	180.00	180.00
2	—	658	172.00	172.00
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
8	—	624	173.00–178.00	177.03
3	—	277	175.00–190.00	180.60
10	—	543	175.00	175.00
6	—	483	185.00–190.00	188.31
3	—	588	172.00–177.50	173.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
2	—	398	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
5	—	508	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	160.00–162.50	161.25
2	—	523	160.00–167.50	163.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	182.50	182.50
2	—	478	185.00–187.50	186.24
4	—	630	170.00–172.00	171.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	88.00–101.00	93.25
8	—	1,047	71.00–86.00	81.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	951	59.00–78.00	70.52
5	—	1,021	82.00–86.00	84.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	83.00–100.00	93.37
7	—	1,624	108.00–117.00	111.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	77.50	77.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	90.00–95.00	92.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	943	97.50–107.50	102.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	92.50	92.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	102.50	102.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	82.50	82.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	130.00–132.50	131.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	114.00	114.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	127.50	127.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	73.00	73.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.