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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 6

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 125▲ 2 vs year ago 128 · +1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 9 vs year ago 54 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.44/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$176.44

45 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.44

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	193.08	846	6thin
Medium and Large 3	552	173.88	960	39

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale45 hd

176.44

—

SC average5 barns · 454 hd

193.87

−17.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,865	102.00	1,902	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	87.09	1,132	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	81.72	927	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	75.00	1,136	1thin

Every lot

36 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	192.63/cwt	185.00–200.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	191.81/cwt	190.00–195.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,161	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	614	191.58/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,176	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	181.12/cwt	175.00–187.50	859	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	614	166.23/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,021	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	232	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	198.63/cwt	182.50–207.50	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	210.16/cwt	208.00–212.50	984	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,077	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	73.40/cwt	63.00–78.00	722	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	78.61/cwt	75.00–82.00	916	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	87.07/cwt	82.00–97.50	1,072	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	92.74/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,289	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,136	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	778	91.73/cwt	87.00–97.50	714	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	652	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Dec 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 125Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 11

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	87.00–97.50	91.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	108.00	108.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
1	—	315	202.50	202.50
3	—	475	192.00	192.00
1	—	390	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	614	162.00–172.00	166.23
5	—	529	180.00	180.00
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
4	—	429	185.00–190.00	187.54
9	—	474	175.00–187.50	181.12
3	—	580	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	212.50	212.50
2	—	232	227.50	227.50
8	—	468	208.00–212.50	210.16
3	—	410	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
3	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
4	—	530	170.00	170.00
3	—	362	182.50–207.50	198.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	185.00–200.00	192.63
8	—	614	191.00–192.50	191.58
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
4	—	478	190.00–195.00	191.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	983	63.00–78.00	73.40
14	—	1,231	82.00–97.50	87.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	75.00–82.00	78.61
3	—	1,390	92.00–94.00	92.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	102.00	102.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.