Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-01-28

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 28
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
173 vs last sale 189 180 vs year ago 196 · 91.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
39 vs last sale 59 62 vs year ago 82 · 75.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 10 2 vs year ago 7 · 28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $390.00/cwt on 7 head, up $9.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits 10.53 against this barn's trailing median of $400.53.
Average price
$390.00
9.20 vs prior sale
7 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs SC average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431390.001,6817thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

8 sales
468422376330median 400.5312/1702/1104/1507/0808/12
Bulls 400–500 lb: high $454.05, low $344.05, median $400.53 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
390.00
SC average1 barns · 7 hd
390.00
+0.00
This barn, trailing median8 sales
400.53
−10.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,260177.502,2371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,274150.011,9117thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average953113.561,0824thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)610$2,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,7771thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$2,0882thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,6841thin

Every lot, as filed

15 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,470167.33/cwt165.00–170.002,4602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273152.76/cwt152.00–154.001,9453
CowsLean 85-90%953113.56/cwt110.00–116.001,0824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,078128.57/cwt125.00–132.501,3862
Bulls1,260177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,2371
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29201,702.00/head1,702.00–1,702.001,7021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29251,683.50/head1,683.50–1,683.501,6841
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,3552,473.00/head2,473.00–2,473.002,4731
BullsMedium and Large 1-29351,776.50/head1,776.50–1,776.501,7771
BullsMedium and Large 1-26102,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490315.00/cwt305.00–325.001,5442
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6817

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.