Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

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 $393.78/cwt on 40 head, up $25.41 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +27.91 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$393.78

▲ 25.41 vs prior sale

40 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.56

vs SC average

−13.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	399.00	2,262	34
Medium and Large 2	541	364.17	1,970	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $293 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 sale40 hd

393.78

—

SC average4 barns · 65 hd

376.21

+17.56

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−13.67

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

+27.91

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	1,713	170.75	2,924	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	167.31	2,332	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	159.69	1,902	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	128.25	1,390	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,910	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,070	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,127	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,150	2,070.00/head	2,070.00–2,070.00	2,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,262	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,313	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,656	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,445	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	167.31/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,332	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	117.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,048	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,645.00/head	1,645.00–1,645.00	1,645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	4,127.23/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	165.29/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,998	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	152.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,781	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	138.71/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,773	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 109Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 38Year ago 11

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,070.00	2,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,645.00	1,645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,127.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	567	399.00	399.00
28	700–750	715	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	466	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	548	422.00	422.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	712	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	453	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,610	147.50	147.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	161.00–170.00	167.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	110.00–122.00	117.78
3	—	1,278	133.00–142.00	138.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	161.00–175.00	165.29
7	—	1,168	148.00–159.00	152.50

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