Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $285.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −91.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$285.00

2 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.89

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	285.00	1,596	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale2 hd

285.00

—

SC average5 barns · 91 hd

322.89

−37.89

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−91.83

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	1,803	144.59	2,607	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	136.56	1,736	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	126.04	1,709	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	114.87	1,252	28

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	750–800	763	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	343.49/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,909	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	196.87/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	263.95/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,486	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,660	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	298.18/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,002	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	126.04/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,709	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	144.59/cwt	131.00–152.50	2,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	143.55/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,967	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	135.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	111.76/cwt	80.00–122.50	1,189	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	126.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	278.87/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	813	252.05/cwt	225.00–275.00	2,049	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	224.89/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,134	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 127Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 34

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	563	260.00–265.00	263.95
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	280.00	280.00
8	300–350	336	280.00–305.00	298.18
4	550–600	574	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	315	350.00–370.00	360.00
7	350–400	388	342.50–350.00	343.49
5	450–500	456	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	320.00	320.00
10	350–400	386	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	486	275.00–295.00	278.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	166.00	166.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	190.00–205.00	196.87
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	205.00	205.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	145.00	145.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	109.00	109.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	215.00–235.00	224.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	180.00	180.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	813	225.00–275.00	252.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	175.00	175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	190.00	190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	120.00–135.00	126.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	143.00–144.00	143.55
12	—	1,255	130.00–141.00	135.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,064	80.00–122.50	111.76
6	—	1,185	125.00–129.00	126.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	131.00–152.50	144.59

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 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