Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.04/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −119.83 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$246.04

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$50.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs SC average

−58.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	270.00	1,431	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	241.71	1,326	10thin
Medium and Large 3	573	219.78	1,259	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.22/cwt here — about $172 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

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.78, low $330.48, median $365.87 across 7 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 sale16 hd

246.04

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

259.70

−13.67

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−58.60

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−119.83

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	1,504	148.90	2,240	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	132.59	1,991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	131.71	1,722	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	111.20	1,219	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	258.21/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,668	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	273.96/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	289.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.61/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.82/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,253	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	768	147.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	241.41/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,331	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	95.53/cwt	70.00–113.00	954	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	136.08/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,871	28
Bulls	—	—	1,591	151.66/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,413	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	133.20/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,989	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	118.13/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,296	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	125.45/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,487	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	219.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	237.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	141.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	313.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	266.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,011	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	968	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	319.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,053	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	720	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	436	265.00–280.00	273.96
10	450–500	475	250.00–275.00	263.82
5	500–550	532	237.50–250.00	241.41
4	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	246.25
6	600–650	600	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	230.00–245.00	237.91
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	573	210.00–230.00	219.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	330	315.00–335.00	319.22
3	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	313.60
3	450–500	456	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
10	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	775	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	627	260.00–270.00	266.81
12	700–750	748	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	363	320.00–325.00	322.41
4	400–450	431	305.00–310.00	308.77
3	450–500	477	285.00–300.00	289.98
2	500–550	528	265.00–274.00	269.61
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
21	600–650	646	257.50–260.00	258.21
5	750–800	789	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	306.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	768	140.00–155.00	147.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	92.00	92.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	70.00–113.00	95.53
11	—	1,185	115.00–137.50	125.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,375	125.00–149.00	136.08
9	—	1,097	109.00–122.50	118.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,493	128.00–144.00	133.20
1	—	1,625	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	148.00–155.00	151.66
2	—	1,288	140.00–145.00	141.99

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle