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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 254 vs last sale 280▼ 197 vs year ago 223 · −88.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 67▼ 40 vs year ago 92 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%

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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 $192.12/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$192.12

12 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	200.08	957	6thin
Medium and Large 2	463	195.00	902	4thin
Medium 1-2	430	162.50	699	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $258 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 sale12 hd

192.12

—

SC average5 barns · 222 hd

195.58

−3.45

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	1,416	101.40	1,436	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	99.25	1,354	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	87.83	994	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	792	54.08	428	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,255	2thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	213.24/cwt	208.00–218.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,134	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	75.08/cwt	74.00–76.00	811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	106.12/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,502	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	115.92/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,034	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	768	48.77/cwt	31.00–60.00	375	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	91.54/cwt	88.00–96.00	998	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	76.71/cwt	70.00–82.00	881	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	98.93/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,207	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,297	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,411	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	595	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 280Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	240.00	240.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	208.00–218.00	213.24
3	—	603	188.00	188.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	210.00	210.00
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,560.00	1,560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	74.00–76.00	75.08
5	—	1,415	100.00–112.00	106.12
2	—	1,755	115.00–117.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	70.00	70.00
6	—	768	31.00–60.00	48.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	98.00–100.00	98.93
6	—	1,090	88.00–96.00	91.54
4	—	1,149	70.00–82.00	76.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,358	95.00–96.00	95.50

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.