Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −135.00 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$230.87

9 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$34.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs SC average

−66.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	234.73	1,251	8thin
Medium and Large 3	555	200.00	1,110	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.73/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

230.87

—

SC average6 barns · 53 hd

238.38

−7.50

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−66.96

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−135.00

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	1,337	144.31	1,929	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	135.14	1,793	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	131.02	1,756	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	108.97	1,141	17

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)	982	$2,280	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,838	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	272.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	236.12/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	300.67/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,340.00/head	2,340.00–2,340.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,316	129.41/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	122.83/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,350	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	89.17/cwt	72.50–107.50	868	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	135.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,793	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	132.52/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,786	10
Bulls	—	—	1,353	156.23/cwt	147.00–170.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	820	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	930	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,618	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	925	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	337.41/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,256.48/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	805	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,938	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	488	265.00–280.00	272.62
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	325.00–350.00	337.41
3	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	453	285.00–300.00	292.46
6	600–650	605	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.44
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	524	230.00–255.00	236.12
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	445	300.00–301.00	300.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	187.50	187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	174.00	174.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	192.50	192.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,340.00	2,340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	102.50	102.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	122.00–138.00	129.41
5	—	1,353	147.00–170.00	156.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	110.00–140.00	122.83
7	—	973	72.50–107.50	89.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	116.00	116.00
10	—	1,348	125.00–146.00	132.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	130.00–145.00	135.14

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