Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 26
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 129▲ 123 vs year ago 100 · +123.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 50▲ 21 vs year ago 30 · +70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 15▲ 22 vs year ago 10 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain 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 $200.27/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$200.27
62 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$491
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.67
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1603207.491,25125
Medium and Large 2421205.6486620
Medium and Large 3414183.3375917thin
One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $491 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 sale62 hd
200.27
—
SC average5 barns · 543 hd
196.60
+3.67
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—Low1,390122.931,7098thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530104.001,5911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13693.991,0686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92276.3270419

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)828$1,06712

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2240215.00/cwt215.00–215.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 3245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Steers—Medium and Large 2255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 3340211.69/cwt210.00–212.507203
Steers—Medium and Large 2355217.50/cwt217.50–217.507721
Steers—Medium and Large 3420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1422234.00/cwt234.00–234.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 2456217.50/cwt217.50–217.509924
Steers—Medium and Large 3465207.42/cwt200.00–210.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 2558225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2568
Steers—Medium and Large 1564236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626231.17/cwt229.00–233.001,4479
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,46110
Steers—Medium and Large 1665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4302
Steers—Medium and Large 3675172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 3700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1735206.27/cwt205.00–207.501,5162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275202.50/cwt202.50–202.505572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358176.60/cwt170.00–185.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390207.92/cwt206.00–212.5081111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418200.00/cwt200.00–200.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467185.36/cwt181.00–190.008665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471203.28/cwt200.00–212.509574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523180.00/cwt180.00–180.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572214.64/cwt214.00–218.001,22812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631200.89/cwt200.00–202.001,26813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369211.99/cwt200.00–215.007827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418200.00/cwt200.00–200.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541199.74/cwt192.00–207.501,0814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375124.24/cwt120.00–130.001,7086
Bulls——1,435119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90087.00/cwt87.00–87.007831
Cows—Lean 85-90%92375.73/cwt70.00–84.0069918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13693.99/cwt91.00–96.001,0686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5911
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2695132.50/cwt132.50–132.509211
Stock Cows—Small 381871.54/cwt70.00–74.005853
Stock Cows—Small 1-297098.00/cwt98.00–98.009511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,055101.37/cwt99.00–104.001,0692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,07493.72/cwt85.00–101.001,0075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3600650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3700700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27631,104.92/head825.00–1,450.001,1054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29191,190.14/head1,125.00–1,350.001,1904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29751,388.46/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.