Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 2 head, down $26.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −31.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 26.92 vs prior sale

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−60.60

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	345.00	1,820	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale2 hd

345.00

—

SC average6 barns · 90 hd

405.60

−60.60

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−31.83

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	1,205	185.00	2,229	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	161.33	2,522	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	152.58	1,684	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	127.52	1,203	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)	890	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,615	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,038	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,280	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	749	$1,388	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	796	$1,263	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	475.53/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	349.81/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,802	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	728	1,149.69/head	1,075.00–1,210.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	715	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	720	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	116.48/cwt	107.50–125.00	990	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	161.33/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,522	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	146.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	144.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	156.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,809	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	468.48/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,485	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,795.00/head	1,795.00–1,795.00	1,795	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	389.63/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	471.64/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,515.75/head	1,425.00–1,605.00	1,516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,269	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,615.00/head	1,615.00–1,615.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 207Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 40Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	285	460.00–490.00	475.53
4	300–350	317	450.00–475.00	468.48
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	470.00–475.00	471.64
3	600–650	615	375.00–397.50	389.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	724	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	384	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	335.00–360.00	349.81
3	700–750	732	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	985.00	985.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,095.00	1,095.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	1,075.00–1,210.00	1,149.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,485.00	1,485.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,425.00–1,605.00	1,515.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,620.00	1,620.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,795.00	1,795.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,280.00	2,280.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	2,280.00	2,280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,615.00	1,615.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	107.50–125.00	116.48
2	—	1,083	140.00–149.00	144.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	159.00–166.00	161.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	142.50–150.00	146.51
5	—	1,158	153.00–160.00	156.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	185.00	185.00

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

Bulls · 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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