Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

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 $340.14/cwt on 6 head, down $53.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −25.73 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$340.14

▼ 53.63 vs prior sale

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$60.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.63

vs SC average

−64.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	350.17	1,859	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	290.00	1,494	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.17/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

340.14

—

SC average6 barns · 146 hd

353.77

−13.63

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−64.62

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−25.73

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	2,000	182.46	3,649	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	164.27	2,205	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	154.04	1,963	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	123.80	1,306	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,365	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,330	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,555	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	984	$2,257	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,607	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$1,600	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	388.04/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	402.59/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	380.96/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,008	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,298	2,082.46/head	1,955.00–2,200.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.71/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,970	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	890	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	164.27/cwt	152.00–171.00	2,205	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	182.46/cwt	182.00–183.00	3,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	158.05/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,058	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	116.82/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,137	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	140.10/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	136.01/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,555.00/head	2,555.00–2,555.00	2,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,098	2,484.97/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,485	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	971	1,503.25/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,503	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	967	1,521.88/head	1,415.00–1,570.00	1,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	375.93/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,253	2

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 133Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 3

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	390.00–415.00	402.59
2	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	474	366.00–380.00	375.93
4	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	352.71
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	394	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	455.00	455.00
8	500–550	536	382.00–390.00	388.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	945	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	527	378.00–390.00	380.96
3	650–700	672	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,955.00–2,200.00	2,082.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,835.00	1,835.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,070.00	1,070.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	971	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,503.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,415.00–1,570.00	1,521.88
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,365.00	1,365.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,484.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,555.00	2,555.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	152.00–171.00	164.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,302	150.00–162.00	158.05
2	—	1,150	120.00–148.00	136.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	100.00–130.00	116.82
3	—	1,247	135.00–146.00	140.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	182.00–183.00	182.46

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle