Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

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 $295.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −70.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$295.00

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$81.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.26

vs SC average

−37.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	360.00	1,890	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	278.75	1,546	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.25/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd

295.00

—

SC average5 barns · 82 hd

315.26

−20.26

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−37.69

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−70.87

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	1,880	167.57	3,150	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	147.80	2,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	140.65	1,769	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	105.20	1,079	9thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,273	144.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,841	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	135.62/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,679	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	145.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,979	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	402.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	252.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	98.69/cwt	75.00–121.00	915	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	167.57/cwt	167.00–168.00	3,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	397.44/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	424.92/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	155.93/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,658	2

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 200Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 34Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 15

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
14	—	1,273	140.00–152.00	144.60
11	—	1,238	128.00–139.00	135.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	142.00–151.00	145.76
2	—	1,363	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	128.00	128.00
7	—	927	75.00–121.00	98.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	167.00–168.00	167.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	573	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	395.00–400.00	397.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	303	415.00–435.00	424.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	400.00–405.00	402.40
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	543	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	134.00	134.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	144.00–170.00	155.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	250.00–255.00	252.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	165.00–175.00	169.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	177.50	177.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	150.00	150.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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