Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 4
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 186▼ 65 vs year ago 238 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 111▼ 55 vs year ago 87 · −63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.37/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$205.37
48 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532225.631,1994thin
Medium and Large 2510214.011,09125
Medium and Large 3515189.7397819thin
One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $222 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
205.37
—
SC average5 barns · 456 hd
226.12
−20.75
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—Low1,160100.971,1712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19989.081,06811
CowsLean 85-90%Low78779.956296thin

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)890$1,1001thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3260205.00/cwt205.00–205.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2373205.00/cwt205.00–205.007655
Steers—Medium and Large 3435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 3466191.23/cwt185.00–195.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 2476226.27/cwt225.00–230.001,0774
Steers—Medium and Large 1507227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 2531216.43/cwt212.50–225.001,14910
Steers—Medium and Large 3533192.54/cwt190.00–195.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 3569187.96/cwt185.00–190.001,0695
Steers—Medium and Large 2572214.99/cwt210.00–222.501,2305
Steers—Medium and Large 1605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers—Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 3765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 2810181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383206.35/cwt200.00–215.0079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415187.50/cwt187.50–187.507781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420202.50/cwt202.50–202.508511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470199.20/cwt197.50–200.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523201.22/cwt190.00–205.001,0528
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531180.52/cwt180.00–185.009599
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1298
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318222.40/cwt220.00–225.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368202.59/cwt200.00–205.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,160100.97/cwt94.00–110.001,1712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72875.09/cwt70.00–80.005474
Cows—Lean 85-90%90589.67/cwt86.00–93.008122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,2491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16181.91/cwt80.00–84.009514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24089.95/cwt87.00–95.001,1156
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3680103.60/cwt90.00–115.007042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3880107.50/cwt107.50–107.509461

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.