Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2024-06-26

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 26
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 215▼ 98 vs year ago 191 · −51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 55▲ 28 vs year ago 56 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 34▲ 14 vs year ago 3 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.69/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −149.95 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$203.69
13 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.31
vs SC average
−65.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2543223.001,2116thin
Medium and Large 3514187.149627thin
One grade step is worth $35.86/cwt here — about $249 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 sale13 hd
203.69
—
SC average5 barns · 134 hd
231.00
−27.31
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−65.59
This barn, trailing median8 sales
353.65
−149.95
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
408365323280median 353.6503/1104/2908/1208/2610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,624180.262,9286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,404138.111,93930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384136.031,88310
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065123.841,31937

Every lot

39 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278210.45/cwt200.00–220.005852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355214.00/cwt212.50–215.007605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413203.41/cwt185.00–210.008404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470205.00/cwt205.00–205.009641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3514187.14/cwt186.00–190.009627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added543223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,29214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3708
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355257.50/cwt257.50–257.509141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375219.46/cwt210.00–227.508234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418235.00/cwt235.00–235.009823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1034
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0991
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610187.27/cwt182.50–190.003,0154
Bulls——1,653166.24/cwt160.00–171.002,7482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993107.56/cwt50.00–123.001,06814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109133.75/cwt125.00–147.001,48323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244151.63/cwt143.00–160.001,8867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348131.56/cwt130.00–136.001,7736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439142.73/cwt140.00–152.002,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453134.00/cwt121.00–141.001,94723
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 369580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Bred Cows—Small 1790127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3965113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,203119.51/cwt119.00–120.001,4382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,250134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,255128.15/cwt125.00–132.001,6082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,417127.27/cwt125.00–131.001,8033
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,145137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5691

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.