Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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 $361.25/cwt on 8 head, down $15.11 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −4.62 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$361.25

▼ 15.11 vs prior sale

8 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$108.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.31

vs SC average

−63.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	442.50	2,456	2thin
Medium and Large 2	561	334.17	1,875	6thin

One grade step is worth $108.33/cwt here — about $581 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

361.25

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

374.56

−13.31

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−63.94

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−4.62

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	—	Average	1,358	168.00	2,281	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	163.17	2,642	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	160.44	1,996	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	126.95	1,515	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,180	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,160	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,625	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$5,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$5,011	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,510	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,835	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,180.00/head	2,180.00–2,180.00	2,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	497.14/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,402	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,955.00/head	1,955.00–1,955.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	505.31/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	446.63/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	2,510.42/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	386.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	328.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	368.54/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,393	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	115.42/cwt	95.00–130.00	1,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	158.07/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,032	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	163.17/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	436.82/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	5,011.40/head	4,975.00–5,050.00	5,011	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 77Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 49Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 4

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,180.00	2,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,160.00	2,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,670	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	3,300.00	3,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,955.00	1,955.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,715.00	1,715.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,510.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	5,400.00	5,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,540	4,975.00–5,050.00	5,011.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	475.00–505.00	497.14
2	300–350	320	500.00–510.00	505.31
1	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	415	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
1	900–950	935	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	430.00–450.00	436.82
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	412	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	690	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	360.00–365.00	361.26
9	350–400	378	350.00–385.00	368.54
6	400–450	426	380.00–390.00	386.61
3	500–550	526	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	596	325.00–330.00	328.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	595	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
6	500–550	521	425.00–460.00	446.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	95.00–130.00	115.42
1	—	915	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,260	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,263	152.00–170.00	158.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,619	155.00–173.00	163.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,270	160.00	160.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle