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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 19

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 163▲ 14 vs year ago 201 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 64▲ 14 vs year ago 20 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $218.43/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −135.22 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$218.43

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs SC average

−48.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	227.68	1,191	9thin
Medium and Large 3	546	212.02	1,157	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

218.43

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

231.92

−13.49

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−48.79

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−135.22

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	1,626	141.45	2,300	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	133.00	1,966	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	132.85	1,686	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	119.74	1,220	22

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	302.12/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,278	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	704	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,619	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	787	209.77/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,651	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	252.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	664	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	663	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	231.30/cwt	224.00–235.00	779	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	223.23/cwt	212.50–235.00	844	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	227.68/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,191	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	214.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,152	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,174	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,282	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	251.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,050	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	446	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	992	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	226.31/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,059	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	236.65/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,250	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	131.75/cwt	125.50–140.00	2,180	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	109.36/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,060	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	134.73/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,469	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	136.83/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,717	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	127.46/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,623	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	133.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,966	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	133.25/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,366	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,101	124.63/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,372	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,771	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,631	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,687	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 163Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	130.00–140.00	134.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	147.00	147.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	123.00–145.00	133.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,101	119.00–128.00	124.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	113.00	113.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	704	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	503	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	317.50	317.50
7	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	302.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	637	200.00	200.00
9	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
11	750–800	787	209.00–217.50	209.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	245.00–260.00	252.57
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
9	500–550	523	225.00–228.00	227.68
7	650–700	670	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	232.50	232.50
3	300–350	337	224.00–235.00	231.30
2	350–400	378	212.50–235.00	223.23
2	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
8	450–500	461	230.00	230.00
11	500–550	538	200.00–220.00	214.21
2	550–600	587	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	633	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
9	400–450	418	250.00–260.00	251.08
2	450–500	483	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	446	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	468	222.50–230.00	226.31
2	500–550	528	230.00–243.00	236.65
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,090	125.00–143.00	134.73
13	—	969	80.00–123.00	109.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	130.00–138.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	121.00–133.00	127.46
4	—	1,255	134.00–146.00	136.83
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	155.00–160.00	157.63
5	—	1,655	125.50–140.00	131.75

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.