Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no report last week. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.43/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −75.77 against this barn's trailing median of $411.20.

Average price

$335.43

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$56.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.72

vs SC average

−93.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	349.46	1,924	9thin
Medium and Large 2	535	293.33	1,568	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.13/cwt here — about $356 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $411.20 across 10 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 sale12 hd

335.43

—

SC average5 barns · 57 hd

353.15

−17.72

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−93.72

This barn, trailing median10 sales

411.20

−75.77

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	2,090	164.00	3,428	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	148.00	2,035	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	137.37	1,770	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	100.37	1,025	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$2,548	44
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	679	$2,463	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	642	$1,849	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$2,404	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	708	$1,999	3thin

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 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	537	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	280.06/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,504	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	2,582.75/head	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,583	42
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	1,698.94/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,699	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	278.59/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,238	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	790	2,339.03/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	126.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	91.01/cwt	63.00–118.00	916	11
Bulls	—	—	2,090	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	135.67/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	294.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	348.39/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	414.30/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,781	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	2,570.08/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,570	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	221.39/cwt	210.00–285.00	2,245	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	708	1,999.41/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 145Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 21Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to no report last week. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	452	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	278.59
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	294.84
2	450–500	482	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	379	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	390.00–420.00	414.30
3	500–550	522	345.00–350.00	348.39
6	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	602	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	270.00–285.00	280.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	706	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,582.75
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	575	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	678	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,570.08
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	708	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698.94
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	675	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,816.67
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,339.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	275.00	275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,014	210.00–285.00	221.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	708	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,999.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	123.00–129.00	126.10
11	—	1,007	63.00–118.00	91.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,219	127.50–142.00	135.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	164.00	164.00

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

Steers · 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