Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 202▼ 31 vs year ago 160 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 76▲ 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with very 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 $188.22/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$188.22
42 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1366206.9375713thin
Medium and Large 2480191.4191916thin
Medium and Large 3519165.5886013thin
One grade step is worth $41.35/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale42 hd
188.22
—
SC average5 barns · 429 hd
192.55
−4.33
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—Average1,427111.731,59414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,700100.001,7001thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30496.861,2638thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07183.6589620

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)1,250$1,4882thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235222.00/cwt222.00–222.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 2320202.50/cwt202.50–202.506481
Steers—Medium and Large 1345232.50/cwt232.50–232.508021
Steers—Medium and Large 1360232.29/cwt225.00–240.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1442240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1450227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 3527170.00/cwt170.00–170.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 2601190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1423
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2349200.00/cwt200.00–200.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374205.33/cwt200.00–217.507688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410209.15/cwt207.50–210.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3486163.74/cwt160.00–180.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575163.97/cwt160.00–172.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490188.00/cwt188.00–188.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Bulls—Small 1646150.00/cwt150.00–150.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,427111.73/cwt102.00–128.001,59414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05677.39/cwt70.00–82.008178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08187.82/cwt84.00–96.0094912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31795.12/cwt90.00–103.001,2537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 280578.00/cwt78.00–78.006281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,203103.29/cwt91.00–114.001,2432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 390582.50/cwt82.50–82.507471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,230122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,5071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,455108.91/cwt98.04–120.001,5852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.