Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

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 $355.39/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −10.48 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$355.39

18 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$44.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.32

vs SC average

−4.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	365.28	1,936	14thin
Medium and Large 2	552	320.78	1,772	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.50/cwt here — about $164 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 sale18 hd

355.39

—

SC average6 barns · 161 hd

327.07

+28.32

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−4.41

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−10.48

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	1,660	158.32	2,628	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,245	152.07	1,893	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	149.73	1,867	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	114.20	1,188	8thin

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)	1,215	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	400–450	417	378.44/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,578	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	341.45/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,325	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	401.75/cwt	397.00–403.00	1,928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	317.71/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	286.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,744	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	368.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	313.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	347.04/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	322.11/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	144.09/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,820	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	110.51/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,128	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	152.15/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,868	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	142.45/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,231	158.05/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	342.21/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,111	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	409.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,568	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.28/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,936	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	301.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 188Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year 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	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	404.94
3	400–450	417	373.00–390.00	378.44
14	500–550	530	364.00–366.00	365.28
15	600–650	617	320.00–344.00	342.21
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
8	350–400	370	325.00–350.00	347.04
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	558	314.00–325.00	317.71
4	600–650	609	285.00–290.00	286.30
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	428	300.00–305.00	301.30
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	415	404.00	404.00
14	450–500	480	397.00–403.00	401.75
3	500–550	540	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	561	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
17	650–700	681	330.00–343.00	341.45
5	750–800	758	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	372	350.00–380.00	368.06
2	400–450	430	350.00–355.00	352.41
3	600–650	637	300.00–325.00	313.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	383	400.00–430.00	409.27
2	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	404.94
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	480	338.00	338.00
2	500–550	540	310.00–334.00	322.11
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	662	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	185.00	185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	144.00–149.00	146.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	245.00	245.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	290.00	290.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,021	97.50–130.00	110.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	142.00–145.00	144.09
4	—	1,231	151.00–170.00	158.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	150.00–156.00	152.15
2	—	1,305	142.00–143.00	142.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	150.00–156.00	153.76
1	—	1,335	172.00	172.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle