Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 7
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 90▼ 93 vs year ago 284 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 8 vs year ago 52 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to reporter illness last week. There were light offerings of average to good 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 $230.15/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$230.15
76 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$93.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.84
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1416253.681,05545
Medium and Large 2519197.451,02629
Medium and Large 3340190.006461thin
Large 3365160.005841thin
One grade step is worth $93.68/cwt here — about $471 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 sale76 hd
230.15
—
SC average4 barns · 549 hd
228.32
+1.84
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—Low1,455110.391,60611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27298.701,2558thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19692.261,10427

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)1,110$2,3122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,8605

Every lot

54 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1303305.00/cwt305.00–305.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 3335212.50/cwt212.50–212.507121
Steers—Medium and Large 2373273.83/cwt272.50–275.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added381317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,21023
Steers—Medium and Large 3410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added449291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,30715
Steers—Medium and Large 2508239.00/cwt237.50–245.001,2145
Steers—Medium and Large 1509277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4123
Steers—Medium and Large 2700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323224.96/cwt220.00–230.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324242.41/cwt235.00–245.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355273.00/cwt273.00–273.0096917
Heifers—Large 3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373213.57/cwt210.00–220.007975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413221.27/cwt217.50–225.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added437250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,09316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536193.76/cwt192.50–195.001,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621183.28/cwt180.00–185.001,1386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721171.40/cwt160.00–177.001,2366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3290132.50/cwt132.50–132.503841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295260.50/cwt260.50–260.507682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385262.34/cwt250.00–275.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429253.30/cwt250.00–255.001,0874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671177.85/cwt172.50–180.001,1937
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,429107.14/cwt95.00–115.001,5319
Bulls——1,573125.02/cwt120.00–131.001,9672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%940118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11184.26/cwt76.00–89.009368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23295.63/cwt90.00–110.001,17819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29198.89/cwt94.00–105.001,2774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35792.01/cwt91.00–93.001,2493
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 177580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,025117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 187084.00/cwt84.00–84.007311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 391080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1970123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0981,908.99/head1,475.00–2,300.001,9093
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1102,312.16/head2,275.00–2,350.002,3122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.