Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −43.09 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$322.78

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs SC average

−46.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	360.00	1,876	5thin
Medium and Large 2	533	276.68	1,476	3thin
Medium and Large 3	560	275.00	1,540	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $336 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 sale9 hd

322.78

—

SC average5 barns · 70 hd

321.42

+1.36

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−46.13

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−43.09

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	—	High	1,930	202.00	3,899	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	151.00	2,167	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	141.23	1,859	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	104.50	1,071	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
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	881	$3,079	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	725	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	304.50/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	308.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,891	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	394.90/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	365.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	405.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	349.37/cwt	340.00–360.00	971	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1	—	700	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	149.81/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	99.78/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,003	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	139.67/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,827	11
Bulls	—	—	1,930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	923	185.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,512	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	504.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,641	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	3,079.41/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,079	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	419.21/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,564	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	401.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	455.27/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	415.51/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,529	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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 189Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 19Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	278	340.00–360.00	349.37
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	263	385.00–405.00	394.90
6	400–450	416	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	576	304.00–305.00	304.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–460.00	455.27
2	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	415.51
14	400–450	418	400.00–415.00	405.05
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
9	750–800	784	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	500.00–510.00	504.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	324.85
2	450–500	465	320.00–330.00	325.11
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	360.00–370.00	365.09
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	441	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	462	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	515	275.00–280.00	277.52
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
13	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	419.21
8	400–450	408	400.00–410.00	401.26
7	450–500	457	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	674	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
7	550–600	554	300.00–310.00	308.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	727	317.50	317.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	923	170.00–210.00	185.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	195.00	195.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	—	881	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,079.41
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	148.00–151.00	149.81
11	—	1,308	135.00–146.00	139.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,005	80.00–120.00	99.78
2	—	1,135	130.00–131.00	130.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	202.00	202.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle