Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

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 $262.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −103.09 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$262.78

9 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.85

vs SC average

−58.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	289.00	1,465	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	230.00	1,236	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $229 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 sale9 hd

262.78

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

279.63

−16.85

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−58.60

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−103.09

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	1,340	163.44	2,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	148.20	2,279	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	131.26	1,724	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	110.59	1,212	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)	820	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,299	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	132.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,768	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	101.75/cwt	87.50–118.00	990	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	148.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	125.59/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	172.09/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,406	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	720	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	903	1,298.61/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	338.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	342.60/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	335.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	178.78/cwt	165.00–197.00	1,743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 159Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	130.00–138.00	132.52
2	—	1,220	124.00–127.00	125.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	87.50–118.00	101.75
5	—	1,292	120.00–129.00	124.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	140.00–154.00	148.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,398	162.00–185.00	172.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	172.00	172.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,298.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	165.00–197.00	178.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	506	310.00–315.00	312.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	365.00–370.00	367.41
1	600–650	630	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	607	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	335.00–340.00	336.62
5	450–500	479	335.00–340.00	338.99
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	330.00–355.00	342.60
4	350–400	364	330.00–350.00	335.15
6	450–500	460	313.00	313.00
5	500–550	507	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle