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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 156▲ 128 vs year ago 93 · +137.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 45 · +17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 21 vs year ago 31 · −67.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.09/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −138.07 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$267.09

11 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$71.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.81

vs SC average

−51.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	315.00	1,584	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	285.00	1,454	1thin
Medium and Large 3	546	244.00	1,333	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.00/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

267.09

—

SC average5 barns · 64 hd

289.91

−22.81

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−51.20

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

−138.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $405.16 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,500	127.85	1,918	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	121.19	1,762	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	116.00	1,370	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	105.78	1,027	5thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,102	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,038	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,238	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	317.87/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,322	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,465	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	293.94/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,379	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	318.21/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,559	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	264.30/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,625	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	232.49/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,558	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,617	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	489	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	297.60/cwt	285.00–310.00	961	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	283.51/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,060	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	931	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,014	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,219	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	253.90/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,300	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,259	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	243.51/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,373	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	241.87/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,434	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	803	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	289.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	907	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,068	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	327.41/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,326	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	263.59/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,120	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	123.60/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,199	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	114.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,098	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	92.90/cwt	85.00–100.00	918	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,330	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	102.02/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,094	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	116.42/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,404	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	116.58/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	762	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,356	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	903	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,099	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	965	2,101.55/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,102	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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 156Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 31

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	295.00–300.00	297.50
5	300–350	314	285.00–290.00	289.01
2	350–400	385	275.00–280.00	277.53
3	400–450	425	255.00–270.00	263.59
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	560	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	320.00–335.00	327.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	380	240.00–250.00	245.07
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
8	500–550	518	243.00	243.00
11	550–600	593	230.00–243.00	241.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	233.00	233.00
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	465	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	285.00–310.00	297.60
4	350–400	374	280.00–295.00	283.51
5	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
14	450–500	469	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	512	253.00–260.00	253.90
8	550–600	564	241.00–245.00	243.51
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	416	305.00–322.50	317.87
5	450–500	469	290.00–295.00	293.94
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
13	600–650	615	264.00–265.00	264.30
18	650–700	670	220.00–245.00	232.49
2	750–800	752	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	550	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	490	315.00–325.00	318.21
3	500–550	503	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	875	155.00	155.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	178.00	178.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	120.00–125.00	121.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	85.00–100.00	92.90
3	—	960	112.00–116.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,206	110.00–125.00	116.42
2	—	1,013	130.00–132.50	131.27
3	—	1,072	98.00–105.00	102.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	114.00–121.00	116.58
1	—	1,615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	122.50–125.00	123.60
2	—	1,665	130.00–134.00	132.10

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.