Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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 $282.26/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −83.61 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$282.26

20 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$55.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs SC average

−39.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	290.54	1,569	15thin
Medium and Large 2	557	263.00	1,465	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	235.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.54/cwt here — about $370 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

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 sale20 hd

282.26

—

SC average6 barns · 134 hd

279.81

+2.45

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−39.49

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−83.61

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	1,635	152.50	2,493	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	138.00	1,863	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	133.79	1,673	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	90.89	804	14

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	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	315.39/cwt	314.00–322.50	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	302.31/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,796	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	327.76/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	207	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	76.10/cwt	62.00–86.00	629	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	117.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,161	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,366	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	138.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	715	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	290.54/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	365.47/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	324.87/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 81Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 10

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	428	360.00–371.00	365.47
3	500–550	530	337.00	337.00
17	550–600	594	295.00–312.00	302.31
10	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	522	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	380	315.00–335.00	324.87
6	400–450	407	314.00–322.50	315.39
14	450–500	496	306.00	306.00
15	500–550	540	285.00–297.00	290.54
5	700–750	725	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	517	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	597	256.00	256.00
2	600–650	622	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	340.00–345.00	342.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	335	325.00–335.00	330.15
8	450–500	468	327.50–328.00	327.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	515	312.00	312.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	122.50	122.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	827	62.00–86.00	76.10
5	—	988	112.00–120.00	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,309	135.00–141.00	138.85
2	—	1,075	117.00–120.00	118.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,230	140.00	140.00

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