Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.47/cwt on 9 head, down $25.89 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −15.40 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$350.47

▼ 25.89 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs SC average

−77.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	370.00	1,961	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	340.71	1,882	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

350.47

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

366.03

−15.56

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−77.89

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−15.40

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	1,558	179.47	2,797	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	163.91	2,303	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	161.99	1,967	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	116.85	1,256	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,945	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,715	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$3,932	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,864	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$3,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,640	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	274.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	414.83/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,960.15/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,960	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,640.00/head	2,640.00–2,640.00	2,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	353.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	393.04/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,268	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,945.00/head	1,945.00–1,945.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	156.19/cwt	147.50–158.00	1,856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	109.80/cwt	85.00–132.50	1,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,870	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	172.84/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,351	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	177.21/cwt	177.00–177.50	2,561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	165.86/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,043	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,217	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.41/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	4,647.86/head	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	398.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,273	1

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 69Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	577	390.00–395.00	393.04
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	569	410.00–420.00	414.83
2	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
4	800–850	803	260.00–280.00	274.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	450	505.00	505.00
3	600–650	643	350.00–360.00	353.32
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	346.41
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	632	395.00–400.00	398.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,960.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	5,300.00	5,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,647.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,900.00	3,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,640.00	2,640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,715.00	1,715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,945.00	1,945.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	147.50–158.00	156.19
6	—	1,232	160.00–172.50	165.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	85.00–132.50	109.80
1	—	1,355	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	165.00–177.50	172.84
2	—	1,473	150.00–151.00	150.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	177.00–177.50	177.21
1	—	1,785	184.00	184.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle