Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.02/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −85.04 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$330.02

9 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.26

vs SC average

−48.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	330.65	1,706	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about −$146 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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

330.02

—

SC average6 barns · 85 hd

346.28

−16.26

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−48.03

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−85.04

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	1,775	172.25	3,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	133.67	1,451	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	129.89	1,799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	103.82	1,010	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	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,049	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,487	7

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	838	2,726.87/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	427	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,488	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	790	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	497	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	330.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	347.42/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,452	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	156.13/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	461	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	336.39/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,106	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	132.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	325.08/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,547	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	129.89/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,072.91/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	287.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	278.80/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	426	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	863	2,126.38/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,735	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	103.82/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,010	7

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 172Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 47Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 15

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
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,726.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,566.67
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,072.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	156.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	157.50	157.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	210.00	210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	418.00	418.00
7	450–500	497	363.00	363.00
20	600–650	626	325.00–337.00	336.39
3	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	330.00–335.00	330.65
7	600–650	640	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
18	450–500	476	310.00–326.00	325.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
5	750–800	757	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	418	335.00–355.00	347.42
4	450–500	499	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	518	303.00	303.00
7	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	727	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	322.50	322.50
6	450–500	461	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	275.00–300.00	287.79
2	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	537	270.00–283.00	278.80
3	650–700	675	257.00	257.00
5	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	142.00	142.00
6	—	1,058	130.00–138.00	132.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	128.00–132.00	129.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	80.00–120.00	103.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,920	168.50	168.50

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

Steers · 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

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