Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-09-13

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 228▼ 195 vs year ago 351 · −55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 37▼ 30 vs year ago 83 · −36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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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 $220.00/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$220.00
48 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.71
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557223.901,24840
Medium and Large 3473200.509498thin
One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $299 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
220.00
—
SC average5 barns · 400 hd
226.71
−6.71
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—Average1,624110.471,7945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385100.001,3851thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19894.971,13814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12786.9798017

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)690$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$1,4002thin

Every lot

53 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 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1355257.00/cwt257.00–257.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 3445197.50/cwt197.50–197.508791
Steers—Medium and Large 3460202.50/cwt202.50–202.509321
Steers—Medium and Large 1490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1035
Steers—Medium and Large 3528202.01/cwt199.00–205.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1554215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1915
Steers—Medium and Large 1602223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,34218
Steers—Medium and Large 3607200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2142
Steers—Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3706
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336200.00/cwt200.00–200.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3346175.00/cwt175.00–175.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357198.27/cwt195.00–200.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409198.97/cwt195.00–202.508145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490202.50/cwt202.50–202.509922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,18211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220227.50/cwt227.50–227.505011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320190.00/cwt185.00–195.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365205.21/cwt200.00–210.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373200.08/cwt197.50–202.507462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418190.83/cwt190.00–192.507983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473189.23/cwt182.50–195.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512194.16/cwt192.50–195.009946
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572197.59/cwt196.00–200.001,1305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438106.34/cwt91.00–114.001,5293
Bulls——1,903116.66/cwt115.50–117.502,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04081.91/cwt72.00–88.0085211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13891.52/cwt77.00–98.001,04110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28696.24/cwt93.00–100.001,2386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349103.60/cwt100.00–113.001,3984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 26901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2858125.78/cwt115.00–136.001,0792
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 273090.35/cwt82.50–100.006602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 281587.00/cwt87.00–87.007091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,40597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3631

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.