Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-08-09

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 97▼ 107 vs year ago 243 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 36▼ 1 vs year ago 45 · −2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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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. A light demand for

cattle with excessive hair

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.79/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$206.79
50 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394214.0784437
Medium and Large 2385205.007895thin
Medium and Large 3524174.289138thin
One grade step is worth $39.79/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale50 hd
206.79
—
SC average5 barns · 659 hd
202.42
+4.37
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—Low1,495124.271,8583thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395106.341,4832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,240100.341,24416
CowsLean 85-90%Low91487.007956thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,4087

Every lot

37 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1321249.00/cwt249.00–249.007994
Steers—Medium and Large 2365202.50/cwt202.50–202.507391
Steers—Medium and Large 2400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1413240.00/cwt240.00–240.0099110
Steers—Medium and Large 2453209.96/cwt202.50–217.509512
Steers—Medium and Large 1463230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 2535212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1560224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2543
Steers—Medium and Large 1610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3185
Steers—Medium and Large 3665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy266232.00/cwt232.00–232.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313217.00/cwt217.00–217.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385205.00/cwt205.00–205.007895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398216.00/cwt216.00–216.0086014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430212.00/cwt212.00–212.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468206.78/cwt197.50–210.009687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3511175.60/cwt171.00–182.008977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486208.43/cwt206.00–210.001,0135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518191.48/cwt190.00–193.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555187.04/cwt183.00–191.001,0384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1966
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1931
Bulls——1,690132.41/cwt132.00–133.002,2382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88580.65/cwt71.00–88.007143
Cows—Lean 85-90%94393.34/cwt92.00–95.008803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14383.92/cwt82.00–86.009592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254102.68/cwt92.00–119.001,28814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395106.34/cwt102.00–111.001,4832
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 371086.49/cwt85.00–88.006142
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,090125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2748638.04/head625.00–650.006382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,794.66/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7954

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.