Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 104▼ 22 vs year ago 112 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 55▼ 28 vs year ago 68 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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 $201.60/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$201.60
31 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$111.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.77
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1396233.179236thin
Medium and Large 2465205.3595618thin
Medium and Large 3460182.048375thin
Large 3535122.006532thin
One grade step is worth $111.17/cwt here — about $270 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 sale31 hd
201.60
—
SC average5 barns · 443 hd
218.37
−16.77
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—Low1,370112.001,5341thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,396101.881,4226thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06192.6998423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64589.001,4641thin

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)1,025$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,4001thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250260.00/cwt260.00–260.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 3305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy327310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2390255.00/cwt255.00–255.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 3447237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 3510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 2630222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4025
Steers—Medium and Large 3710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425231.00/cwt231.00–231.009824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432217.16/cwt215.00–219.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463200.08/cwt195.00–215.009264
Heifers—Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515206.58/cwt202.50–208.001,0646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538175.06/cwt170.00–180.009423
Heifers—Large 3575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467247.01/cwt235.00–250.001,1545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3727175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1739192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4195
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Dairy Steers—Large 3653132.50/cwt132.50–132.508653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,370112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91584.19/cwt75.00–90.0077011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195100.49/cwt93.00–111.001,20112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396101.88/cwt95.00–111.001,4226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.