Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
17 vs last sale 77 222 vs year ago 282 · 78.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
7 vs last sale 30 16 vs year ago 39 · 41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
1 vs last sale 9 16 vs year ago 24 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb heifers averaged $324.67/cwt on 3 head, down $10.33 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits 46.79 against this barn's trailing median of $371.45.
Average price
$324.67
10.33 vs prior sale
3 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
34.57
vs SC average
78.77 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2455324.671,4763thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

14 sales
442388334279median 371.4501/0702/2505/1307/1508/19
Heifers 400–500 lb: high $428.33, low $293.36, median $371.45 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
324.67
SC average6 barns · 127 hd
359.24
−34.57
National average156 barns · 5,235 hd
403.44
−78.77
This barn, trailing median14 sales
371.45
−46.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,525179.662,7402thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583170.732,7033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,183154.471,8278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,104115.891,2798thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,2642thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)790$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,8821thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)625$1,6251thin

Every lot, as filed

24 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1391
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450440332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,4611
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 26251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9811
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450447327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,4622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232145.18/cwt136.00–152.001,7895
CowsLean 85-90%1,104115.89/cwt101.00–131.001,2798
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583170.73/cwt165.00–179.002,7033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100169.94/cwt162.00–175.001,8693
Bulls1,525179.66/cwt167.00–187.002,7402
BullsMedium and Large 27651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2802,263.84/head2,180.00–2,349.002,2642
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 18152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1951,882.00/head1,882.00–1,882.001,8821
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572316.76/cwt310.00–320.001,8123
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1666

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.