Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $356.57/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −9.30 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$356.57

30 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$60.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.50

vs SC average

+6.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	360.61	1,864	28
Medium and Large 2	540	300.00	1,620	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.61/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd

356.57

—

SC average6 barns · 266 hd

335.07

+21.50

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

+6.00

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−9.30

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	1,493	178.25	2,660	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	173.07	2,629	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	146.15	1,947	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	116.63	1,297	11

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)	908	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	433.63/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	360.61/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,864	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	990	182.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	338.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.81/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	343.35/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,070	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	409.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	372.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	331.92/cwt	322.00–335.50	2,038	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	374.94/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	377.95/cwt	358.00–386.00	1,977	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	299.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	348.69/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	266.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.51/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,956	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,333	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	620	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	114.29/cwt	80.00–127.50	1,258	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	162.98/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	151.08/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,245	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	170.07/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,672	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	141.92/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,704	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	183.16/cwt	179.00–187.50	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	212.93/cwt	197.50–230.00	2,163	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.49/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	392.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	332.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	369.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	365.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,654	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	190.00	190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	190.00–200.00	195.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	214.00	214.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	990	180.00–185.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	818	265.00–270.00	267.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,016	197.50–230.00	212.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	270.00	270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	167.50–172.50	170.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
9	250–300	266	430.00–460.00	433.63
3	300–350	341	405.00	405.00
10	350–400	357	400.00–420.00	409.93
5	400–450	436	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	612	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	468	350.00–370.00	365.88
5	500–550	527	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	568	285.00–315.00	299.80
3	600–650	638	260.00–280.00	266.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	380.00–410.00	392.70
4	350–400	385	360.00–380.00	374.94
6	400–450	425	365.00–390.00	372.65
2	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	362.49
28	500–550	517	340.00–367.00	360.61
37	600–650	614	322.00–335.50	331.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
8	400–450	414	346.00–355.00	348.69
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	650–700	670	290.00–291.00	290.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	395.81
18	500–550	523	358.00–386.00	377.95
16	550–600	558	345.00–353.00	350.51
35	600–650	603	330.00–349.00	343.35
11	650–700	661	320.00–340.00	338.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	369.66
3	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	523	315.00–317.50	316.24
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.86
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	80.00–127.50	114.29
1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	156.00–170.00	162.98
2	—	1,463	179.00–187.50	183.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	150.00–154.00	151.08
7	—	1,201	128.00–147.00	141.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,770	187.50	187.50

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle