Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

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 flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $292.75/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$292.75

8 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	644	292.75	1,885	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

292.75

—

SC average5 barns · 46 hd

298.27

−5.52

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	—	Average	1,814	166.46	3,019	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	142.67	1,809	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	135.00	2,018	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	113.19	1,184	11

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)	695	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	600–650	612	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	768	239.80/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	134.83/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	199.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	695	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	140.23/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,791	6
Bulls	—	—	1,943	159.69/cwt	155.00–166.00	3,103	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	108.21/cwt	71.00–121.00	1,047	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	126.47/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,587	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	927	108.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	315.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 156Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 14

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 flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	612	309.00	309.00
4	650–700	661	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	768	238.00–247.00	239.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	448	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	502	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	315	300.00–330.00	315.24
3	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	132.00–137.50	134.83
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	210.00	210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	175.00	175.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,018	195.00–205.00	199.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	100.00–115.00	108.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,277	134.00–147.00	140.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	71.00–121.00	108.21
3	—	1,255	124.00–130.00	126.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,943	155.00–166.00	159.69

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

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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