Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

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 $309.75/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −56.12 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$309.75

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$74.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs SC average

−55.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	347.00	1,763	4thin
Medium and Large 2	564	272.50	1,537	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.50/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

309.75

—

SC average5 barns · 145 hd

319.38

−9.63

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−55.86

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−56.12

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	1,865	165.00	3,077	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	137.77	2,120	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	134.50	1,750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	104.66	1,069	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	341.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	312.42/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	287.84/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	348.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	265.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	627	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	305.21/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	308.06/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	301.41/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	815	137.57/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	129.02/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,925	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	133.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	397	303.76/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	100.36/cwt	70.00–120.00	1,008	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	131.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	322.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	262.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,420	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 65Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 44Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 22

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	465	325.00–350.00	341.13
2	550–600	568	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	362	290.00–317.50	305.21
4	400–450	432	285.00–315.00	308.06
6	450–500	478	280.00–310.00	301.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	347.00	347.00
6	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	636	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	345.00–355.00	348.08
2	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	470	345.00–350.00	347.42
5	500–550	529	280.00–305.00	287.84
3	550–600	569	260.00–275.00	265.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	300.00–305.00	303.76
6	400–450	416	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	260.00–265.00	262.60
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	566	305.00–315.00	312.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	310.00–315.00	312.46
3	450–500	456	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	636	326.00	326.00
5	650–700	672	320.00–325.00	322.03

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	—	955	190.00	190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	220.00	220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	179.00	179.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	120.00–150.00	137.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	126.00–133.00	129.02
17	—	1,004	70.00–120.00	100.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	144.00–145.00	144.49
2	—	1,573	126.00–136.00	131.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	143.00	143.00
10	—	1,239	130.00–139.00	133.65

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle