Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

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 $280.00/cwt on 1 head, down $60.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −85.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$280.00

▼ 60.91 vs prior sale

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−66.07

vs SC average

−130.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

SC average5 barns · 64 hd

346.07

−66.07

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−130.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−85.87

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	1,614	156.79	2,530	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	144.29	1,972	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	142.06	1,743	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	107.93	978	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,315	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,091	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,494.25/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	305.75/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	373.04/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	990	1,315.00/head	1,315.00–1,315.00	1,315	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	935	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	141.16/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,983	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	150.56/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	138.69/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,707	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	103.12/cwt	80.00–120.00	905	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	134.40/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,418	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,359	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,410	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	689	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 0

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	657	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	402	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	700–750	727	331.50	331.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	657	297.50–310.00	305.75
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	689	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	350.00–385.00	373.04
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	408.00	408.00
7	550–600	582	358.00	358.00
16	600–650	625	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
16	800–850	825	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,494.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,315.00	1,315.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	132.50–146.00	141.16
2	—	1,290	149.00–152.00	150.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,231	120.00–147.00	138.69
4	—	1,219	148.00–150.00	148.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	878	80.00–120.00	103.12
2	—	1,063	132.00–137.00	134.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	140.00–155.00	149.44
1	—	1,605	171.50	171.50

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