Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.30/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −147.54 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$229.30

7 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.72

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	241.69	1,409	3thin
Medium and Large 3	570	220.00	1,253	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

229.30

—

SC average6 barns · 71 hd

268.01

−38.72

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−147.54

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	—	Average	1,664	135.02	2,246	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	123.96	1,607	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	122.58	1,799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	103.81	1,048	18

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	262.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	327.31/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,648	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,253	3
Bulls	—	—	1,904	144.86/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	93.34/cwt	67.50–110.00	843	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	116.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	122.58/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	125.17/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,781	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	107.87/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	125.97/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	386.40/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,430	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,856	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	489	284.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	273.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	17

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 155Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 86Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	112.50	112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	127.50	127.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	152.50	152.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	174.00	174.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	137.00	137.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	419	250.00–265.00	262.03
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	443	235.00–245.00	239.97
2	550–600	567	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	630	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	407	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	710	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	420	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	622	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–335.00	327.31
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	583	240.00–245.00	241.69
1	650–700	695	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	583	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	621	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
8	350–400	370	360.00–390.00	386.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	270.00–275.00	273.98
8	450–500	489	280.00–285.00	284.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,904	141.00–149.00	144.86
4	—	1,423	112.00–134.00	125.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	903	67.50–110.00	93.34
8	—	1,143	115.00–118.00	116.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	122.00–123.00	122.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	102.50–115.00	107.87
16	—	1,312	120.00–144.00	125.97

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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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle