Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $295.70/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −70.17 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$295.70

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs SC average

−44.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	313.00	1,643	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.13	1,555	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about $89 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 sale19 hd

295.70

—

SC average6 barns · 111 hd

312.69

−16.99

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−44.18

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−70.17

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	1,799	157.88	2,839	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	151.50	2,227	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	143.21	1,784	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	110.25	1,148	15

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)	1,137	$3,210	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	3,209.94/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,210	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	147.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,748	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	135.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	170.38/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	150.54/cwt	149.50–152.00	2,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	165.21/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,936	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	135.12/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,482	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	149.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,860	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	133.38/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	104.03/cwt	74.00–130.00	1,068	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	548	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.83/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	300.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	142.96/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	739	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,867	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 163Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,137	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,209.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	140.00–155.00	147.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	145.00	145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	137.00–150.00	142.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	155.00	155.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	374	360.00	360.00
9	500–550	525	313.00	313.00
3	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	620	282.00	282.00
17	650–700	669	279.00	279.00
13	750–800	758	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	570	260.00–285.00	272.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	397	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	576	285.00–305.00	300.10
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	651	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	295.00	295.00
15	700–750	739	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,630	164.00–180.00	170.38
2	—	1,335	127.50–138.00	133.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	130.00–139.00	135.49
4	—	1,248	145.00–154.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	132.00–137.00	135.12
12	—	1,027	74.00–130.00	104.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	149.50–152.00	150.54
3	—	1,777	160.00–171.50	165.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle