Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.62/cwt on 13 head, down $22.38 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −20.45 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$394.62

▼ 22.38 vs prior sale

13 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$91.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.72

vs SC average

−79.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	421.25	2,331	8thin
Medium and Large 2	582	385.00	2,241	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	330.00	1,898	3thin

One grade step is worth $91.25/cwt here — about $434 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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 sale13 hd

394.62

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

425.34

−30.72

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−79.86

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−20.45

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	1,825	189.63	3,461	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	167.50	2,492	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	167.28	2,004	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	144.43	1,521	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,765	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,946	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	867	$2,287	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,533	$4,887	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$4,747	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$3,902	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,489	$3,100	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,324	9

Every lot, as filed

48 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	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	302.34/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	509.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,458	4,756.17/head	4,400.00–5,500.00	4,756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,902.49/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	2,280.25/head	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	2,945.97/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,946	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,489	3,099.56/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,725.00/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	144.43/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,521	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	167.50/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,492	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,552	4,883.14/head	4,700.00–5,200.00	4,883	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,043.83/head	1,850.00–2,230.00	2,044	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	167.28/cwt	152.00–182.50	2,004	22
Bulls	—	—	1,825	189.63/cwt	187.50–192.00	3,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,765	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	2,674.10/head	2,475.00–2,860.00	2,674	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	5,051.47/head	4,200.00–6,100.00	5,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 107Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 6Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	428.00	428.00
2	450–500	468	390.00–405.00	397.54
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	582	385.00	385.00
7	650–700	679	297.50–315.00	302.34
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	795	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	509.80
1	400–450	434	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	458	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	577	410.00	410.00
2	750–800	753	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	813	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,280.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,458	4,400.00–5,500.00	4,756.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,902.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,552	4,700.00–5,200.00	4,883.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,470	4,200.00–6,100.00	5,051.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,398	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,945.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,765	3,175.00	3,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,489	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,099.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	2,475.00–2,860.00	2,674.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,015	1,850.00–2,230.00	2,043.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	135.00–152.00	144.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,488	159.00–178.00	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,198	152.00–182.50	167.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	187.50–192.00	189.63

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

Steers · 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