Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

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 $325.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −40.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$325.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.64

vs SC average

−9.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	325.00	1,706	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

325.00

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

311.36

+13.64

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−9.11

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−40.87

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	1,515	157.41	2,385	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	150.59	2,155	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	143.31	1,720	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	118.39	1,254	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	326.95/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,908	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	135.35/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,482	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	151.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,976	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	157.41/cwt	151.50–165.00	2,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	118.39/cwt	82.00–131.00	1,254	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	150.59/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,155	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	163.59/cwt	147.00–177.50	1,505	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	223.40/cwt	215.00–231.00	2,565	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	215.42/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,359	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	362.66/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	767	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.63/cwt	308.00–335.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	341.13/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,586	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 85Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 34

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	335.00–365.00	350.00
5	350–400	358	335.00	335.00
9	400–450	442	324.00–333.00	326.95
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	600	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	605	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	418	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	712	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	337.50–345.00	341.13
1	500–550	525	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	767	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	363	347.50–372.50	362.66
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	322.00	322.00
3	500–550	530	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	375	308.00–335.00	325.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	147.00–177.50	163.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	120.00	120.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	141.00	141.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	215.00–231.00	223.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	162.00	162.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	215.00–216.00	215.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	120.00–141.00	135.35
5	—	1,306	147.00–155.00	151.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	82.00–131.00	118.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	148.00–159.00	150.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	151.50–165.00	157.41

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle