Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

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 $321.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −44.20 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$321.67

6 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.21

vs SC average

−88.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	360.00	1,872	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	316.67	1,737	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	260.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $572 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 sale6 hd

321.67

—

SC average5 barns · 151 hd

348.88

−27.21

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−88.43

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−44.20

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	1,760	175.68	3,093	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	142.39	1,876	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	141.59	1,967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	105.33	1,039	14

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)	1,058	$2,769	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	158.84/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	394	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	414.52/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	2,768.68/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	385.18/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	381.80/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,840	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	169.09/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	806	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	398.13/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	141.69/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,893	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	98.50/cwt	67.50–124.00	962	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	141.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,967	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	339.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	367.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 57Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 32

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
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	157.50–160.00	158.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	155.00–185.00	169.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	806	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	270.00	270.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,768.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	579	365.00–370.00	367.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	385.00–405.00	398.13
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	445.00	445.00
8	300–350	339	400.00–423.00	414.52
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	443	350.00–365.00	357.54
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	553	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.59
3	450–500	467	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	438	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	408	370.00–395.00	385.18
11	450–500	482	375.00–390.00	381.80
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	410	330.00–350.00	339.88
2	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	317.53
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	130.00–131.00	130.35
11	—	977	67.50–124.00	98.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,336	134.00–148.00	141.69
1	—	980	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	135.00–147.00	141.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	1,975	182.00	182.00

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