Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $338.73/cwt on 8 head, down $37.63 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −27.14 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$338.73

▼ 37.63 vs prior sale

8 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.55

vs SC average

−88.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	344.26	1,847	7thin
Medium and Large 3	510	300.00	1,530	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.26/cwt here — about $317 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

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

338.73

—

SC average6 barns · 133 hd

384.28

−45.55

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−88.66

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−27.14

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	1,325	180.00	2,385	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	166.76	2,668	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	159.56	2,154	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	123.61	1,201	5thin

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)	1,208	$2,165	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,080	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$1,465	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,845	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$1,115	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	137.79/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	114.16/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	424.86/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	419.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	448.32/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	434.32/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	359.77/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	373.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	163.58/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,380	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	166.76/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	940	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	680	1,465.00/head	1,465.00–1,465.00	1,465	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	615	1,115.00/head	1,115.00–1,115.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	448.87/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	339.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.45/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,845.00/head	1,845.00–1,845.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,080.00/head	2,080.00–2,080.00	2,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 102Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 3

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	132.50–143.00	137.79
3	—	937	112.50–115.00	114.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,455	156.00–170.00	163.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	160.00–173.00	166.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	330	410.00–440.00	425.45
1	350–400	370	437.50	437.50
9	400–450	403	440.00–465.00	448.87
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	543	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	457	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	538	415.00–435.00	424.86
4	550–600	565	400.00–440.00	419.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	575	432.50	432.50
3	600–650	648	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	435.00–460.00	448.32
2	250–300	278	420.00–450.00	434.32
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	433	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	373.21
2	400–450	435	340.00–380.00	359.77
6	450–500	481	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	527	330.00–370.00	339.97
2	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	698	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	370.00	370.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,880.00	1,880.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,465.00	1,465.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,080.00	2,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,115.00	1,115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	1,845.00	1,845.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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