Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −79.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$286.00

11 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$59.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.75

vs SC average

−52.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	309.20	1,757	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	270.00	1,459	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	250.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.20/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

286.00

—

SC average6 barns · 132 hd

307.75

−21.75

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−52.74

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−79.87

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	1,408	169.09	2,380	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	145.93	2,091	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	141.15	1,728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	110.41	1,164	9thin

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)	1,064	$3,199	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	462	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	302.56/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	358.61/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	322.76/cwt	319.00–332.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	353.16/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	676	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	138.30/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	110.41/cwt	81.00–137.00	1,164	9
Bulls	—	—	1,319	165.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,187	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	175.70/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,785	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	136.54/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,019	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	158.46/cwt	154.00–167.50	2,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	303.97/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,814	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,447.35/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	356.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,301	3

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 152Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 67Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	356.40
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	350.00–357.00	353.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	356.00	356.00
2	550–600	555	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	357.00	357.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	303.00–305.00	303.97
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	443	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	550–600	576	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
3	600–650	610	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	327	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	424	350.00–363.00	358.61
5	500–550	537	319.00–332.00	322.76
2	550–600	563	290.00–315.00	302.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–335.00	329.96
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	676	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,447.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	132.00	132.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	132.50	132.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	130.00–148.00	138.30
3	—	1,232	150.00–151.00	150.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	81.00–137.00	110.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	132.00–140.00	136.54
3	—	1,372	154.00–167.50	158.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	162.00–170.00	165.78
4	—	1,585	175.00–177.00	175.70

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