Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-25

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 25
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 198▼ 181 vs year ago 313 · −57.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 78▼ 3 vs year ago 63 · −4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $171.29/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$171.29
16 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2502184.509263thin
Medium and Large 3424168.2571413thin
One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $212 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 sale16 hd
171.29
—
SC average5 barns · 306 hd
184.17
−12.88
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—Low1,83598.811,8133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51583.021,2585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24280.2399613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07668.837418thin

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)1,038$1,4252thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2358220.00/cwt220.00–220.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2430216.03/cwt210.00–222.509292
Steers—Medium and Large 2450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1540218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1775
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375160.20/cwt155.00–165.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408170.00/cwt170.00–170.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445182.50/cwt182.50–182.508121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520167.36/cwt160.00–172.508705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338205.11/cwt200.00–210.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3404170.00/cwt170.00–170.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500192.50/cwt192.50–192.509632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0842
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005648
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,83598.81/cwt92.00–104.001,8133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07668.83/cwt59.00–78.007418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24177.46/cwt71.00–81.009619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24486.45/cwt84.00–90.001,0754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50984.53/cwt82.00–88.001,2764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 289060.00/cwt60.00–60.005341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 291087.50/cwt87.50–87.507961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 292390.03/cwt87.50–92.508312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,16090.25/cwt82.50–98.001,0472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,28577.50/cwt77.50–77.509961
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 263082.50/cwt82.50–82.505201
Stock Cows—Small 169582.50/cwt82.50–82.505731
Stock Cows—Small 277070.00/cwt70.00–70.005391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 386577.50/cwt77.50–77.506701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 290069.00/cwt69.00–69.006211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.