Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.83/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$376.83

17 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$89.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.92

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	396.63	2,059	13thin
Medium and Large 2	585	330.00	1,931	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	306.67	1,682	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.96/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale17 hd

376.83

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

391.76

−14.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

+0.00

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	1,543	187.92	2,899	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,764	175.29	3,092	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	151.79	1,995	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	130.28	1,288	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,015	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,335	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$3,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,933	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	400–450	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,335.00/head	2,335.00–2,335.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	335.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	159.95/cwt	157.00–162.50	2,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	202.83/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	146.69/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,806	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	99.19/cwt	72.00–128.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	142.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,484	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	169.74/cwt	166.00–172.50	3,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	501.63/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	396.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,059	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,015.00/head	3,015.00–3,015.00	3,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	459.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,518	5

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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 26Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 48Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 9

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	335.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
5	300–350	330	450.00–470.00	459.88
6	400–450	407	440.00–450.00	445.04
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	519	395.00–400.00	396.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	490.00–515.00	501.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	417.50	417.50
5	550–600	572	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	623	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	504	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	438	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,335.00	2,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	3,015.00	3,015.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,715.00	1,715.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	157.00–162.50	159.95
8	—	1,231	139.00–151.00	146.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	197.50	197.50
4	—	1,775	166.00–172.50	169.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	72.00–128.00	99.19
5	—	1,040	140.00–145.00	142.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,790	201.00–205.00	202.83
1	—	1,345	180.00	180.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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