Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

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 $327.34/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −38.53 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$327.34

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$31.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.19

vs SC average

−42.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	338.67	1,881	9thin
Medium and Large 2	527	306.94	1,618	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.72/cwt here — about $263 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 sale14 hd

327.34

—

SC average6 barns · 150 hd

340.53

−13.19

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−42.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−38.53

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	1,676	176.06	2,951	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	155.00	2,120	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	148.52	1,882	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	118.55	1,161	16

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	315.05/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	523	345.46/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	301.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	354.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	364.78/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,844	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	337.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	315.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	113.51/cwt	80.00–130.00	1,139	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	140.40/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,231	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,998	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	145.83/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,753	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	153.89/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	312.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	169.36/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,913	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	181.08/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,975	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,734	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	225.61/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,350	7

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 216Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	476	300.00–315.00	312.82
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	371	350.00–385.00	364.78
2	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	340.00–345.00	342.53
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	310	300.00–330.00	315.24
4	350–400	361	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	438	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	463	305.00–325.00	315.05
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	472	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	522	290.00–310.00	301.57
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	349.00	349.00
2	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	390.47
2	350–400	388	380.00–390.00	385.10
3	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	683	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	344.00	344.00
6	550–600	565	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	374	325.00–340.00	337.12
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	344.00–350.00	345.46
3	650–700	655	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	350.00–375.00	354.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	406.00	406.00
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	530	361.00	361.00
7	650–700	660	356.00	356.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	240.00	240.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	137.50	137.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	222.00–230.00	225.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	80.00–130.00	113.51
3	—	877	139.00–142.00	140.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	150.00–157.50	152.31
2	—	1,403	144.00–145.00	144.54
1	—	1,465	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,202	142.50–148.00	145.83
5	—	1,397	151.00–158.00	153.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	169.00–170.00	169.36
4	—	1,643	178.00–186.00	181.08

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