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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 14

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 191▼ 139 vs year ago 170 · −81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 60▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 34 vs year ago 40 · −85.0%

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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 to plain 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 $217.14/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$217.14

14 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$58.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	248.75	1,057	4thin
Medium and Large 2	475	214.17	1,017	6thin
Medium and Large 3	318	190.00	604	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.75/cwt here — about $453 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 sale14 hd

217.14

—

SC average5 barns · 490 hd

224.68

−7.54

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	1,432	118.07	1,691	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	110.86	1,522	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	100.94	1,201	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,913	93.00	1,779	2thin

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)	982	$1,455	4thin

Every lot

33 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 2	520	261.47/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,360	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,346	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	267.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	122.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	88.41/cwt	84.00–92.00	891	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	102.87/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,253	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	106.33/cwt	102.00–117.50	1,488	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,913	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,779	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	550	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,820.44/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,820	2

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 191Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 40

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,553	120.00–124.00	122.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,399	102.00–117.50	106.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	84.00–92.00	88.41
13	—	1,218	97.00–112.50	102.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,820.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	980.00	980.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	245.00	245.00
1	—	320	245.00	245.00
1	—	430	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	240.00	240.00
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
2	—	610	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	167.00	167.00
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
1	—	605	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	255.00–265.00	260.00
2	—	433	260.00–275.00	267.54
1	—	350	285.00	285.00
1	—	580	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	255.00–275.00	261.47
1	—	610	225.00	225.00
2	—	748	180.00	180.00

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.