Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 27
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 305▼ 2 vs year ago 188 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 38▲ 20 vs year ago 91 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 6▼ 28 vs year ago 50 · −56.0%
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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 poor 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 $181.15/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$181.15
50 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.85
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470210.009871thin
Medium and Large 2530189.781,00625
Medium and Large 3473170.9580924
One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $178 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
181.15
—
SC average5 barns · 421 hd
200.00
−18.85
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—Average1,489100.541,4975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49085.541,2755thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26385.161,07631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01275.3776321

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/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,2001thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370212.50/cwt212.50–212.507862
Steers—Medium and Large 3370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 3413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 1466232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 3485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1500217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0885
Steers—Medium and Large 1567218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2363
Steers—Medium and Large 1648219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4195
Steers—Medium and Large 2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335172.06/cwt170.00–180.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423178.39/cwt175.00–182.507553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435187.50/cwt187.50–187.508161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484189.63/cwt189.00–192.5091815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489177.99/cwt175.00–182.508705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3509168.20/cwt167.50–170.008567
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618190.29/cwt187.50–192.501,1769
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332184.72/cwt180.00–187.506136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365196.54/cwt195.00–198.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431210.00/cwt200.00–214.009057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465197.50/cwt197.50–197.509184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470180.03/cwt177.50–182.508462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6971
Bulls——1,49996.42/cwt90.00–106.001,4454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00774.01/cwt63.00–83.0074519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06388.33/cwt87.00–90.009392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26083.01/cwt75.00–87.001,04622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27290.42/cwt88.00–93.001,1509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49085.54/cwt83.00–87.001,2755
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 179092.50/cwt92.50–92.507311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Small 392070.00/cwt70.00–70.006441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 294584.00/cwt84.00–84.007941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978117.14/cwt110.00–125.001,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,00085.00/cwt85.00–85.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,03891.29/cwt90.00–92.509482
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 274569.00/cwt69.00–69.005141
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 386066.32/cwt64.00–70.005703
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 398071.00/cwt71.00–71.006961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,091166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,098162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,7842

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.