Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 89▲ 27 vs year ago 134 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 59 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 26 · +11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $243.12/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −102.09 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.
Average price
$243.12
8 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.40
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2513264.981,3593thin
Medium and Large 3564230.001,2975thin
One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
243.12
—
SC average5 barns · 98 hd
260.51
−17.40
This barn, trailing median4 sales
345.20
−102.09
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—Low1,660148.382,4636thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269142.211,80425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,548138.002,1362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062109.421,16221

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,115$1,4751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)870$2,2001thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215240.00/cwt240.00–240.005161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273250.23/cwt245.00–255.006832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278269.05/cwt260.00–280.007484
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323273.04/cwt260.00–285.008823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332300.00/cwt300.00–300.009963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370256.64/cwt255.00–260.009503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431249.37/cwt247.50–250.001,0754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1991
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558220.84/cwt205.00–225.001,2325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2276287.56/cwt280.00–295.007944
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318293.85/cwt285.00–300.009345
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372288.66/cwt270.00–298.001,0743
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1402315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2666
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419287.02/cwt275.00–300.001,2034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425233.18/cwt220.00–240.009913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1452315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461277.24/cwt270.00–290.001,2789
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513264.98/cwt255.00–270.001,3593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3254
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4645
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443135.48/cwt135.00–136.001,9552
Bulls——1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Bulls——1,778149.78/cwt142.00–155.002,6633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01098.29/cwt40.00–124.0099315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193137.26/cwt132.00–147.001,6386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247142.70/cwt138.00–150.001,77917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289129.10/cwt109.00–135.001,6645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358161.27/cwt158.00–167.002,1903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1741
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3880153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,093156.96/cwt152.50–162.001,7162
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,10094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 28702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3553107.26/cwt100.00–115.005932
Stock Cows—Small 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2975157.54/cwt150.00–165.001,5362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,235145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7911

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.