Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 21
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 140▲ 129 vs year ago 72 · +179.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 41▼ 64 vs year ago 114 · −56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.51/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$176.51
57 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$72.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.87
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2435202.028788thin
Medium and Large 2522181.8394937
Medium and Large 3461148.386838thin
Small 3510135.006892thin
Small 1-2670130.008712thin
One grade step is worth $72.02/cwt here — about $7 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 sale57 hd
176.51
—
SC average5 barns · 546 hd
188.38
−11.87
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—Average1,532110.791,6979thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21197.041,1758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64096.001,5741thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11585.8695830

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)1,257$1,6076

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3258178.74/cwt177.50–180.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 2295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 3375185.09/cwt175.00–191.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485218.25/cwt209.00–227.501,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 2550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 3640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3574
Steers—Small 1-2645167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0801
Steers—Small 3725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 2860172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4791
Steers—Medium and Large 3875132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315182.06/cwt180.00–187.505734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370202.00/cwt202.00–202.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378189.00/cwt185.00–190.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400162.50/cwt162.50–162.506502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415187.50/cwt187.50–187.507785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438202.02/cwt198.00–210.008856
Heifers—Small 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480202.00/cwt202.00–202.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486190.27/cwt185.00–192.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520184.00/cwt184.00–184.009573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006563
Heifers—Small 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613178.66/cwt178.00–180.001,0956
Heifers—Small 1-2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2014
Heifers—Small 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2844
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425190.73/cwt189.00–192.508112
Bulls—Small 1-2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467160.71/cwt146.00–165.0075110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009694
Bulls—Small 1-2523168.73/cwt167.50–170.008822
Bulls—Small 1-2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3606148.50/cwt148.50–148.509007
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660146.00/cwt146.00–146.009641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361060.00/cwt60.00–60.003661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1161
Bulls——1,573113.01/cwt104.00–119.001,7788
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95881.50/cwt71.00–88.0078117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06585.98/cwt82.00–89.009162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259100.72/cwt92.00–112.001,2686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32191.56/cwt90.00–95.001,21013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5741
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 31,02097.50/cwt97.50–97.509951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,470114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,680.56/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,639.66/head1,600.00–1,680.001,6402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 368855.69/cwt45.00–65.003832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 367576.56/cwt70.00–85.005172

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.