Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 138▲ 62 vs year ago 118 · +52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 63▼ 2 vs year ago 50 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.50 lower based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −91.08 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.
Average price
$254.13
8 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$54.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.28
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2511274.601,4035thin
Medium and Large 3546220.001,2013thin
One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd
254.13
—
SC average5 barns · 68 hd
264.40
−10.28
This barn, trailing median4 sales
345.20
−91.08
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

4 sales
399364328293median 345.2004/2205/1310/2110/2810/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $307.17, median $345.20 across 4 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,505150.002,2583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177120.581,42022
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,147119.051,36614

Every lot

46 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215280.00/cwt280.00–280.006021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260332.50/cwt332.50–332.508656
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368323.34/cwt322.50–325.001,19012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5799
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3624231.18/cwt220.00–235.001,4434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215270.00/cwt270.00–270.005811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added284290.00/cwt290.00–290.0082410
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1297280.00/cwt280.00–280.008324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323227.33/cwt225.00–230.007342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385263.35/cwt260.00–265.001,0143
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added440264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468244.96/cwt242.50–247.501,1462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535237.64/cwt230.00–240.001,2714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3597200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220290.00/cwt290.00–290.006381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273300.00/cwt300.00–300.008192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350318.33/cwt315.00–320.001,1143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379298.81/cwt280.00–305.001,1324
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388248.24/cwt240.00–255.009633
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2807
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511274.60/cwt272.50–276.001,4035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3546220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633245.41/cwt241.00–250.001,5536
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633200.06/cwt195.00–220.001,2665
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3707
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,505150.00/cwt146.00–154.002,2583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069117.50/cwt115.00–118.001,2567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132120.60/cwt116.00–127.001,36511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,202113.39/cwt112.50–115.001,3633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228122.01/cwt119.00–124.001,49815
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,103143.99/cwt132.50–157.001,5883
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2728162.27/cwt160.00–165.001,1812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0131

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.