Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 16
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 136▼ 127 vs year ago 258 · −49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 44▲ 2 vs year ago 52 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.92/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$230.92
48 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406250.521,01734
Medium and Large 2621190.251,1816thin
Medium and Large 3550178.129798thin
One grade step is worth $72.40/cwt here — about $38 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 sale48 hd
230.92
—
SC average5 barns · 383 hd
229.17
+1.75
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—Low1,511118.781,7955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595105.001,6751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,123102.531,15218
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06093.389899thin

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)1,338$2,0963thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 3260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy296263.00/cwt263.00–263.0077810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy356270.00/cwt270.00–270.0096110
Steers—Medium and Large 1484230.77/cwt220.00–238.001,11710
Steers—Medium and Large 2563190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0703
Steers—Medium and Large 3570183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 2600192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3424
Steers—Medium and Large 3648170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 2670194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 3682175.66/cwt175.00–177.001,1983
Steers—Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy275252.50/cwt252.50–252.506945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy330239.00/cwt239.00–239.0078914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358200.00/cwt200.00–200.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410217.44/cwt215.00–220.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420195.12/cwt190.00–200.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455205.00/cwt205.00–205.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515188.71/cwt187.50–190.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy535219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1175
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280187.50/cwt187.50–187.505251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360221.22/cwt220.00–222.507962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400226.00/cwt226.00–226.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420172.50/cwt172.50–172.507251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455187.50/cwt187.50–187.508531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533187.46/cwt180.00–195.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560171.00/cwt171.00–171.009581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20582.00/cwt82.00–82.009881
Bulls——1,588127.97/cwt126.00–130.002,0324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98488.66/cwt80.00–93.008724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03087.69/cwt81.00–95.009032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12097.16/cwt95.00–100.001,0885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135104.39/cwt99.00–109.001,18516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2777165.32/cwt160.00–170.001,2853
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,027102.73/cwt100.00–104.001,0555
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,03096.95/cwt96.00–98.009992
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,280116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,918.90/head1,825.00–2,025.001,9192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.