Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

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 $345.67/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −20.20 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$345.67

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$29.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.63

vs SC average

−5.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	347.01	1,875	42
Medium and Large 2	538	317.53	1,708	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.48/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd

345.67

—

SC average6 barns · 281 hd

321.04

+24.63

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−5.14

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−20.20

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	1,982	178.29	3,534	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	153.95	2,622	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	152.02	2,061	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	133.20	1,548	8thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	345.87/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,003	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	349.21/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,144	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	348.25/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	339.44/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	324.98/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	398	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,642	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	284.57/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	306.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	170.34/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,964	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,466	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	146.43/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	154.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,918	174.43/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,346	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	885	152.71/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,351	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	153.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	392.53/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	329.50/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	396.11/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,691	8

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 282Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	308	405.00–415.00	409.96
8	350–400	379	375.00–395.00	392.53
8	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	396.11
7	500–550	538	330.00–341.00	339.44
5	550–600	552	327.50–330.00	329.50
5	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	398	412.50	412.50
16	500–550	523	345.00–350.00	348.25
10	550–600	579	340.00–352.00	345.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	317.53
2	600–650	618	270.00–300.00	284.57
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00–300.00	294.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	435	390.00–410.00	400.23
5	450–500	468	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	556	320.00–335.00	324.98
3	600–650	622	300.00–315.00	306.68
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	460.00	460.00
7	550–600	575	374.00	374.00
26	600–650	614	342.00–356.00	349.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
10	500–550	523	365.00	365.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	220.00	220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	845	210.00	210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,153	155.00–190.00	170.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	860	380.00	380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	162.00	162.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	157.00	157.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	147.00–170.00	152.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	220.00	220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,918	170.00–178.00	174.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	125.00–135.00	129.60
2	—	1,255	140.00–148.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	146.00–147.00	146.43
5	—	1,457	150.00–160.00	154.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	150.00–160.00	153.95

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle