Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $280.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −85.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.36

vs SC average

−25.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	280.00	1,456	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

SC average6 barns · 48 hd

262.64

+17.36

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−25.02

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−85.87

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	1,349	172.25	2,324	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	141.20	1,851	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	128.10	1,569	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	113.39	1,264	6thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,758	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	855	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	335.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,940.43/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	118.82/cwt	102.50–127.00	1,416	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,349	172.25/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,324	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	144.25/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,946	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	140.47/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,781	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	106.41/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,107	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	257.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	270.64/cwt	260.00–290.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 114Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	320.00–345.00	335.44
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–265.00	257.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	260.00–290.00	270.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	484	235.00–255.00	244.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	785	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	185.00	185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,940.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	102.50–127.00	118.82
6	—	1,268	134.00–153.00	140.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	125.00–130.00	127.36
4	—	1,040	90.00–117.00	106.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	138.00–155.00	144.25
1	—	1,160	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,349	165.00–177.00	172.25

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle