Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

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 $366.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −10.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$366.00

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+48.05

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	366.00	2,002	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

366.00

—

SC average6 barns · 61 hd

317.95

+48.05

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−10.83

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	—	Average	1,558	165.56	2,580	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	151.66	2,061	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	113.66	1,209	26

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)	798	$2,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$2,200	1thin

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%	—	1,299	143.24/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	274.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	332.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	434.57/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	547	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,002	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	271.63/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,605	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	5
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	730	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	710	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	432.49/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,639	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	113.66/cwt	70.00–148.00	1,209	26
Bulls	—	—	1,665	153.34/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	158.20/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	414.86/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 145Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	134.00–151.00	143.24
9	—	1,406	154.00–170.00	158.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,064	70.00–148.00	113.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,665	151.00–155.00	153.34

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	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	413	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	320.00–345.00	332.96
3	550–600	591	270.00–275.00	271.63
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	688	270.00–285.00	274.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	263	420.00–450.00	434.57
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	396	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	425.00–435.00	432.49
3	400–450	423	405.00–420.00	414.86
3	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	167.50	167.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	142.00	142.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	145.00	145.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	185.00	185.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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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