Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light 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 $260.62/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −116.21 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$260.62

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$82.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.76

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	300.00	1,530	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	261.71	1,423	3thin
Medium and Large 3	595	218.00	1,297	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

260.62

—

SC average6 barns · 65 hd

292.39

−31.76

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−116.21

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	1,675	146.50	2,454	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	139.25	2,217	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	133.93	1,747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	114.61	1,256	11

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,475	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	298.13/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	332.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	262.56/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	908	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	135.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,810	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	103.18/cwt	82.50–115.00	1,065	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	128.32/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,504	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	139.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,217	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,474.71/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	406.21/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	322.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	393.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	363.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	266.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	254.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,715	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 67Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	420	285.00–307.50	298.13
2	500–550	532	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	571	250.00–265.00	261.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	263	340.00–350.00	344.86
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	392	325.00–350.00	332.83
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	322.64
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	558	250.00–275.00	262.56
1	600–650	610	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	595	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	272	360.00–370.00	363.44
3	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	371	375.00–400.00	393.85
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	325.08
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	405.00–410.00	406.21
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	389	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	437	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	508	315.00–317.50	316.23
3	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	675	250.00–258.00	254.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	265.00–267.50	266.23
1	700–750	735	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	115.00–122.50	118.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,275	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,474.71
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,335	130.00–142.00	135.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	82.50–115.00	103.18
5	—	1,172	120.00–137.50	128.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,592	135.00–145.00	139.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,770	153.00	153.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle