Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.99/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −133.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$231.99

7 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs SC average

−66.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	256.98	1,375	2thin
Medium and Large 2	506	222.00	1,123	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $252 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 sale7 hd

231.99

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

246.66

−14.67

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−66.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−133.87

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	1,300	146.40	1,903	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	135.00	1,843	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	128.26	1,710	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	95.77	906	13

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	810	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	303.54/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	434	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	272.39/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	333.52/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	887	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	219.36/cwt	210.00–240.00	913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	113.76/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	133.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	77.46/cwt	52.00–106.00	658	7
Bulls	—	—	1,397	155.66/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,175	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	117.14/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,241	6
Bulls	—	—	1,104	137.72/cwt	119.00–146.00	1,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	297.62/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,250	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	256.98/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	316.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	329.67/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	362.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.17/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	204.45/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,376	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 196Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 20

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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	390	332.00–340.00	333.52
2	450–500	475	300.00–307.00	303.54
5	500–550	522	289.00–295.00	290.17
3	550–600	589	261.00	261.00
4	850–900	850	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	475	270.00–277.50	272.39
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	331.00	331.00
1	300–350	335	306.00	306.00
1	400–450	405	319.00	319.00
2	500–550	517	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	287.00	287.00
4	850–900	850	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	355.00–370.00	362.64
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	468	266.00	266.00
5	500–550	506	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	362	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	416	210.00–240.00	219.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	300.00–330.00	316.52
1	250–300	290	316.00	316.00
5	300–350	324	319.00–332.50	329.67
9	400–450	420	285.00–301.00	297.62
2	500–550	535	255.00–259.00	256.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	200.00–209.00	204.45
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	117.50	117.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	120.00	120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	127.50	127.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	110.00–117.50	113.76
6	—	1,308	130.00–142.00	133.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	52.00–106.00	77.46
6	—	1,059	107.50–127.50	117.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	154.00–157.00	155.66
5	—	1,104	119.00–146.00	137.72
1	—	1,990	162.00	162.00

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