Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-08-02

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 2
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 223▼ 83 vs year ago 180 · −46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 51▼ 17 vs year ago 53 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 32▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $193.25/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$193.25
32 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.16
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479205.3098310thin
Medium and Large 2432195.5084410thin
Medium and Large 3527181.3395512thin
One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $28 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 sale32 hd
193.25
—
SC average5 barns · 433 hd
201.41
−8.16
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—Low1,663119.251,9833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,155102.971,1899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01383.0684110

Every lot

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
Steers—Medium and Large 3355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 3475192.50/cwt192.50–192.509141
Steers—Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added595206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2267
Steers—Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282200.00/cwt200.00–200.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380204.34/cwt204.00–205.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405187.50/cwt187.50–187.507591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450202.50/cwt202.50–202.509112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467210.00/cwt210.00–210.009814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576178.56/cwt176.00–180.001,0298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230222.50/cwt222.50–222.505121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288232.50/cwt232.50–232.506702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350206.00/cwt206.00–206.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380221.00/cwt221.00–221.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415198.63/cwt195.00–202.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430182.50/cwt182.50–182.507854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440210.60/cwt210.00–212.509274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550174.00/cwt174.00–174.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385123.37/cwt117.00–127.001,7092
Bulls——2,220111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,4641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93479.03/cwt70.00–86.007386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01884.53/cwt84.00–85.008612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116115.21/cwt112.00–118.001,2864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13189.10/cwt87.00–92.001,0084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29898.95/cwt93.50–105.001,2843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 264584.00/cwt84.00–84.005421
Stock Cows—Small 177092.35/cwt85.00–100.007112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2910156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4201

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.