Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

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.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.49/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −46.58 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$368.49

32 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$34.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs SC average

−48.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	369.57	2,090	31
Medium and Large 2	545	335.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $264 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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 sale32 hd

368.49

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

376.58

−8.09

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−48.04

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−46.58

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	1,722	171.00	2,945	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	155.50	2,371	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	150.38	1,790	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	109.52	1,143	13

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)	883	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	550–600	585	305.13/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.82/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	330.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,884	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	539	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	363.51/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	358.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.43/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	384.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	98.90/cwt	71.00–130.00	1,009	10
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.25/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,810	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	144.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	371.94/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,120	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	436.19/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	474.02/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	426.39/cwt	410.00–451.00	1,586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	414.15/cwt	401.00–455.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	383.45/cwt	382.00–392.50	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	425.31/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,022	5

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 160Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	462	380.00–385.00	384.38
2	550–600	585	290.00–320.00	305.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	373	350.00–355.00	352.58
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	493	325.00–330.00	327.49
1	550–600	555	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	435.00–440.00	436.19
5	400–450	411	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	470.00–485.00	474.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	410.00–451.00	426.39
12	400–450	412	401.00–455.00	414.15
6	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	568	356.00	356.00
10	650–700	652	361.00	361.00
4	700–750	702	335.00	335.00
7	750–800	792	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	570	371.00–373.00	371.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	381	410.00–450.00	425.31
8	400–450	423	405.00–415.00	413.82
7	450–500	465	382.00–392.50	383.45
3	500–550	500	360.00–375.00	370.00
4	550–600	552	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	330.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	350.00–370.00	358.17
6	450–500	486	360.00–366.00	363.51
2	500–550	520	325.00–355.00	340.43
3	550–600	570	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	305.00	305.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	161.00	161.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,020	71.00–130.00	98.90
3	—	1,122	141.00–148.00	144.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,235	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	154.00–155.00	154.57
1	—	1,020	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	160.00–172.00	167.25
1	—	1,890	186.00	186.00

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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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle