Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.68/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −35.19 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$330.68

22 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$38.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.64

vs SC average

−53.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	350.00	1,754	11thin
Medium and Large 2	551	311.36	1,715	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.64/cwt here — about $39 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 sale22 hd

330.68

—

SC average6 barns · 180 hd

322.04

+8.64

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−53.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−35.19

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	1,335	165.00	2,203	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	138.73	1,752	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	110.41	1,145	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)	1,055	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	972	258.46/cwt	235.00–275.00	2,512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	675	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,460	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	133.67/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,645	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	150.53/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,014	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	316.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	103.22/cwt	75.00–116.00	1,018	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	970	154.69/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	526	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	202.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 215Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 68Year ago 5

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	240.00	240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	187.50	187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	200.00–205.00	202.40
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	145.00–165.00	154.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	235.00–275.00	258.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	725	275.00	275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	572	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	620	280.00–285.00	283.28
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	426	300.00–325.00	316.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	526	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	501	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	285.00–295.00	290.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	572	325.00–330.00	328.32
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	420.00–430.00	424.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	125.00–130.00	126.60
9	—	986	75.00–116.00	103.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	129.00–139.00	133.67
3	—	1,338	150.00–152.00	150.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	165.00	165.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle