Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.00/cwt on 4 head, down $2.33 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −10.07 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$405.00

▼ 2.33 vs prior sale

4 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.87

vs SC average

−70.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	405.00	2,268	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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 sale4 hd

405.00

—

SC average5 barns · 79 hd

416.87

−11.87

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−70.56

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−10.07

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	1,610	175.60	2,828	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	156.00	2,176	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	148.71	1,916	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	118.11	1,138	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,555	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$4,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$3,989	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$4,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	147.42/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,855	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	134.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,429	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	98.23/cwt	82.50–120.00	831	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	178.25/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	517.45/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	340.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	4,418.18/head	4,200.00–4,600.00	4,418	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	4,023.21/head	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,023	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	496.72/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,046	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	3,555.15/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	3,647.52/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	2

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 81Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of 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
3	300–350	347	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	439	330.00–345.00	340.21
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	477	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	510.00–525.00	517.45
3	400–450	412	490.00–510.00	496.72
4	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,647.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	4,200.00–4,600.00	4,418.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,023.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,555.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	3,200.00	3,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,258	134.00–154.00	147.42
1	—	1,535	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	130.00–137.50	134.68
5	—	846	82.50–120.00	98.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,659	174.00–181.00	178.25

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

Steers · 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