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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 202▲ 161 vs year ago 26 · +619.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 87▲ 0 vs year ago 52 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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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 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 $243.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −110.17 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$243.47

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs SC average

−41.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	262.06	1,352	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	238.07	1,314	11thin
Medium and Large 3	505	210.00	1,061	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.06/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

243.47

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

239.31

+4.17

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−41.48

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−110.17

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	1,612	124.39	2,005	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	104.89	1,537	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	104.22	1,315	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	89.33	895	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$954	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	247.92/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,453	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	256.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	701	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	244.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	825	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	247.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	971	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	934	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,271	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	262.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,352	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	246.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,274	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	230.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,343	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	612	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,255	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,478	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,515	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	264	264.85/cwt	250.00–275.00	699	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	265.27/cwt	255.00–280.00	865	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	268.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	995	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	288.79/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,210	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,132	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	268.52/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,378	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	136.88/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	121.27/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,971	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	83.75/cwt	70.00–100.00	831	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	109.79/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,139	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	102.39/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,286	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	112.44/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,450	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	100.23/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,460	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	111.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,654	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,725	122.48/cwt	117.00–128.00	2,113	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	770	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,059	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,835	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	973	953.98/head	900.00–1,000.00	954	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 202Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 87Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	419	280.00–295.00	288.79
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
15	500–550	513	260.00–277.50	268.52
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
5	250–300	264	250.00–275.00	264.85
4	300–350	326	255.00–280.00	265.27
5	350–400	371	265.00–280.00	268.11
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.63
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.16
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	586	240.00–260.00	247.92
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	680	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
3	250–300	273	250.00–270.00	256.71
3	300–350	337	240.00–255.00	244.83
7	350–400	393	245.00–260.00	247.10
7	450–500	481	260.00–270.00	264.34
5	500–550	516	235.00–250.00	246.86
6	550–600	582	225.00–240.00	230.74
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	663	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	725	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	420	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	612	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	262.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	157.50	157.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	137.50	137.50

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	—	1,140	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	900.00–1,000.00	953.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,725	117.00–128.00	122.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	105.00–114.00	109.79
11	—	992	70.00–100.00	83.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	90.00–109.00	102.39
2	—	1,290	112.00–113.00	112.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	90.00–108.00	100.23
2	—	1,478	110.00–114.00	111.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	136.00–138.00	136.88
8	—	1,625	111.00–129.00	121.27

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.