Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.40/cwt on 7 head, down $16.60 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −8.43 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$368.40

▼ 16.60 vs prior sale

7 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.74

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	380.06	2,103	3thin
Medium and Large 2	574	359.66	2,064	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $39 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

368.40

—

SC average6 barns · 75 hd

391.15

−22.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−8.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,610	190.17	3,062	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	164.77	2,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	158.73	2,232	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	116.47	1,176	6thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,780	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,660	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,510	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,002	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,148	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$3,337	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$5,177	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$5,066	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$4,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$3,217	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$4,175	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,435	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	928	2,749.87/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	2,435.00/head	2,435.00–2,435.00	2,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	3,570.00/head	3,570.00–3,570.00	3,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	3,337.38/head	3,325.00–3,350.00	3,337	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,148.03/head	2,850.00–3,385.00	3,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,798	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	3,046.38/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	3,287.89/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	459.20/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	444.89/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	441	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	359.66/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	396.99/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	2,277.45/head	2,030.00–2,480.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,780.00/head	2,780.00–2,780.00	2,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,823.73/head	2,485.00–3,065.00	2,824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,087	3,527.45/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,797.46/head	2,470.00–3,370.00	2,797	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	985	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,970.00/head	1,970.00–1,970.00	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	108.76/cwt	102.50–120.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	142.04/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	167.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	174.25/cwt	163.00–183.00	2,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	206.09/cwt	201.00–211.00	3,256	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	173.03/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	380.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	5,176.66/head	5,100.00–5,250.00	5,177	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	983	5,066.41/head	4,400.00–5,750.00	5,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	745	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	338.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	399.81/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	344.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	993	2

How this sale compares

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 65Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 22Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 7Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offering 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,287.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,527.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	5,100.00–5,250.00	5,176.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	4,400.00–5,750.00	5,066.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,435.00	2,435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	3,570.00	3,570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,030.00–2,480.00	2,277.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,780.00	2,780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,485.00–3,065.00	2,823.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,143	2,470.00–3,370.00	2,797.46
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,970.00	1,970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,590	3,325.00–3,350.00	3,337.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	2,850.00–3,385.00	3,148.03
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	3,950.00	3,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	450.00–470.00	459.20
7	300–350	332	440.00–460.00	444.89
2	350–400	393	455.00–460.00	457.52
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	560	370.00–380.00	375.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	457	390.00–435.00	396.99
4	550–600	574	350.00–368.00	359.66
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	890	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	363	370.00–390.00	380.21
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	457	457.50	457.50
3	500–550	508	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	626	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	330.00–360.00	344.87
5	300–350	317	330.00–350.00	338.93
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	390.00–410.00	399.81
4	300–350	306	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	389	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	412	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	102.50–120.00	108.76
1	—	960	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	135.00–152.00	142.04
6	—	1,533	160.00–170.00	167.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,470	168.00–177.00	173.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	163.00–183.00	174.25
2	—	1,580	201.00–211.00	206.09

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.

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