Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.26/cwt on 19 head, down $19.80 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −19.80 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$395.26

▼ 19.80 vs prior sale

19 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs SC average

−58.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	400.00	2,264	17thin
Medium and Large 2	553	355.00	1,961	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $303 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 sale19 hd

395.26

—

SC average6 barns · 126 hd

405.47

−10.21

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−58.46

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−19.80

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	—	Low	1,319	185.44	2,445	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	170.67	2,444	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	125.94	1,434	4thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	500	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,264	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,612	11
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	500	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	120.42/cwt	110.00–137.50	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,690.00/head	2,690.00–2,690.00	2,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,108	175.66/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 89Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 41Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	566	400.00	400.00
11	750–800	782	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	328	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	538	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	393.00	393.00
2	550–600	583	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	682	339.00	339.00
7	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	421.00	421.00
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	500	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	2,690.00	2,690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	142.50	142.50
3	—	1,100	110.00–137.50	120.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	170.00–172.50	170.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	171.00–179.00	175.66
1	—	1,740	205.00	205.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle