Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $301.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −75.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$301.00

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	322.00	1,755	6thin
Medium and Large 2	512	289.00	1,480	2thin
Medium and Large 3	560	250.00	1,400	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.00/cwt here — about $355 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

301.00

—

SC average6 barns · 86 hd

304.46

−3.46

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−75.83

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	1,376	167.73	2,307	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	144.09	1,985	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	139.43	1,602	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	96.91	872	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,528	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	550–600	585	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	450–500	472	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,198	157.93/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	175.08/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	96.91/cwt	55.00–130.00	872	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	150.44/cwt	139.00–161.00	1,780	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	148.20/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,070	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	127.32/cwt	105.00–138.00	1,416	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,534	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	2,528.47/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	338.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	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 Jun 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 109Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	280.00–285.00	282.38
2	500–550	527	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	272.00	272.00
2	600–650	645	255.00–260.00	257.50
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	337.00	337.00
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	593	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	330.00–340.00	338.14
2	500–550	512	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	650	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	161.00	161.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	180.00–182.00	181.01
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	205.00	205.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,528.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	153.00–160.00	157.93
4	—	1,509	174.00–176.00	175.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	900	55.00–130.00	96.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,183	139.00–161.00	150.44
10	—	1,112	105.00–138.00	127.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	130.00–137.50	133.81
5	—	1,397	140.00–156.00	148.20

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

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