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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 154▲ 46 vs year ago 97 · +47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 53▼ 3 vs year ago 36 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 27▲ 16 vs year ago 5 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $241.25/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −163.91 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$241.25

18 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.28

vs SC average

−46.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	265.00	1,495	9thin
Medium and Large 3	582	217.50	1,266	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $229 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 sale18 hd

241.25

—

SC average6 barns · 146 hd

270.53

−29.28

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−46.54

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

−163.91

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $405.16 across 10 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	1,877	134.94	2,532	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	124.67	1,882	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	120.77	1,650	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	100.93	1,058	15

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	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,199	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	264.80/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,316	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,266	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	646	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,340	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	607	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	697	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	216.25/cwt	202.50–230.00	843	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	224.02/cwt	212.50–235.00	918	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	567	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,049	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Large 3	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	280.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	854	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,266	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	271.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,201	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,038	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	286	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	486	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	131.93/cwt	122.00–141.00	2,562	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	99.43/cwt	80.00–119.00	1,033	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,434	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	119.69/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,672	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,653	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,002	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	1,525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,257	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	780	104.74/cwt	95.00–117.50	817	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,506	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,709	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 154Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 53Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	142.00	142.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	84.00	84.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	141.00	141.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	95.00–117.50	104.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	132.00	132.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	132.50	132.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	121.00	121.00

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	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	270.00–285.00	280.08
3	400–450	442	260.00–280.00	271.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	292.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	519	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	497	263.00–275.00	264.80
9	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
11	650–700	660	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	582	217.50	217.50
3	600–650	646	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	220.00–225.00	222.43
15	300–350	324	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	390	202.50–230.00	216.25
2	400–450	410	212.50–235.00	224.02
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	705	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,942	122.00–141.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	114.00–124.00	119.69
1	—	1,275	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	80.00–119.00	99.43
1	—	1,175	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,450	114.00	114.00

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.