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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 1

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 128▼ 22 vs year ago 157 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 60▼ 3 vs year ago 34 · −8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 5▼ 11 vs year ago 24 · −45.8%

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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 too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $198.88/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −154.77 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$198.88

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.02

vs SC average

−69.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	201.98	1,084	11thin
Medium and Large 3	530	187.50	994	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

198.88

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

230.90

−32.02

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−69.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−154.77

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

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.78, low $294.14, median $353.65 across 8 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	—	Average	1,604	135.14	2,168	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	121.01	1,538	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	110.00	1,601	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	108.16	1,192	9thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,613	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,709	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,436	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	266.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	886	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	876	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	231.89/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,020	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,130	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	203.63/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,053	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,102	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	273.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,349	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,543	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,204	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	391	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	649	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	135.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	109.49/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,216	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	121.29/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,560	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	110.83/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,455	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,601	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,645	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	705	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	732	90.01/cwt	80.00–95.00	659	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 128Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	127.50	127.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	1	—	1,245	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	105.00	105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	80.00–95.00	90.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	282.50	282.50
5	450–500	494	265.00–275.00	273.06
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	535	220.00–230.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	295.07
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	592	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	539	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	618	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	260.00–270.00	266.83
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	370	230.00–240.00	236.71
10	400–450	440	227.50–233.00	231.89
2	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	517	200.00–222.50	203.63
5	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	530	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	391	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	109.00–113.00	110.83
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,286	116.00–127.00	121.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	97.50	97.50
8	—	1,111	102.50–115.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	130.00–142.00	135.14

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.