Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

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 $340.91/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −24.96 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$340.91

22 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs SC average

−72.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	347.27	1,800	11thin
Medium and Large 2	523	334.55	1,750	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

340.91

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

339.93

+0.98

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−72.57

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−24.96

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	1,715	158.53	2,719	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	148.45	2,129	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	138.17	1,647	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	116.66	1,175	31

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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,123	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$3,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	620	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,528	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,046	$2,522	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,101	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	644	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,771	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	2,521.92/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	181.27/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,749	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	409.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	404.84/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	364.80/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	1,604.13/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	10
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	840	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	805	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	739	889.22/head	750.00–980.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	335.42/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	133.78/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,449	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,582	148.56/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	176.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	152.54/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,223	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	143.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,014	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	111.67/cwt	79.00–127.00	1,100	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,277	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	136.25/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,526	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	355.98/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,122.78/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	436.97/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	314.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	382.10/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	347.78/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,865	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,615	3

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 126Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 52Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 8

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	462	400.00–415.00	409.96
2	550–600	578	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	644	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	360.00–370.00	364.80
2	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	401	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
10	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	637	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	363	300.00–330.00	314.90
6	450–500	487	325.00–337.50	335.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
9	500–550	503	347.50–350.00	347.78
2	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	359	390.00–410.00	404.84
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	495	404.00	404.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	436	435.00–440.00	436.97
5	500–550	546	355.00–360.00	355.98
6	600–650	630	340.00–355.00	345.89
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	375.00–390.00	382.10
2	350–400	360	350.00–360.00	354.86
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,046	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,521.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	739	750.00–980.00	889.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	170.00–195.00	181.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,604.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,122.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,083	130.00–142.00	133.78
24	—	985	79.00–127.00	111.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	146.00–150.00	148.56
27	—	1,120	125.00–145.00	136.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	148.00–157.00	152.54
4	—	1,405	141.00–145.00	143.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	175.00–180.00	176.84
3	—	1,865	135.00–145.00	140.21

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle