Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −116.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$260.00

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.11

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	277.50	1,457	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	225.00	1,294	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $163 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

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 sale3 hd

260.00

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

312.11

−52.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−116.83

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	1,422	163.98	2,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	131.17	1,696	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	126.19	1,860	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	102.05	1,171	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	208.31/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	332.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	354.69/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	90.56/cwt	69.00–113.00	1,042	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	130.76/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	130.19/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,681	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	252.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,239	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	106.20/cwt	100.00–112.00	935	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	126.19/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,860	8
Bulls	—	—	1,508	166.97/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,645	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,744	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 88Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 13

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

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	135.00	135.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	200.00	200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,645	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	100.00–112.00	106.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	338.27
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	638	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–365.00	354.69
5	400–450	407	355.00–365.00	360.00
3	450–500	466	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	240.00–255.00	252.00
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	516	200.00–225.00	208.31
3	550–600	590	200.00–215.00	210.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	330.00–340.00	332.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	69.00–113.00	90.56
2	—	1,140	127.00–134.00	130.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	122.00–135.00	130.19
1	—	1,315	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	118.00–135.00	126.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,508	164.00–173.00	166.97

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle