Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $376.36/cwt on 10 head, up $35.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +10.49 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$376.36

▲ 35.45 vs prior sale

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.96

vs SC average

−37.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	380.40	2,071	9thin
Medium and Large 2	505	340.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

376.36

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

357.40

+18.96

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−37.42

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

+10.49

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	1,625	168.09	2,732	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	144.32	1,791	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	137.65	1,917	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	94.41	886	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,740	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$3,622	11
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,450	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	824	$1,506	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.72/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,338	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	900–950	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	925	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	685	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	284.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1	—	675	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	156.35/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	94.41/cwt	80.00–118.00	886	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	135.73/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,868	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	149.64/cwt	147.50–152.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	432.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	402.52/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	502.35/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,407	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,740.00/head	2,740.00–2,740.00	2,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,621.94/head	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,622	11

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 65Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	438	425.00–440.00	432.54
3	500–550	542	407.00	407.00
2	600–650	632	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	400.00–425.00	402.52
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	573	360.00–380.00	371.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	730	275.00–295.00	284.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	280	500.00–510.00	502.35
6	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,635.00	1,635.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,460.00	1,460.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,340.00	1,340.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,590.00	1,590.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	1,740.00	1,740.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	2,600.00	2,600.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,025	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,621.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,740.00	2,740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	153.00–165.00	156.35
7	—	1,376	128.00–143.00	135.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	80.00–118.00	94.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	135.00–140.00	137.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	147.50–152.00	149.64
1	—	1,875	205.00	205.00

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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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