Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.00/cwt on 7 head, down $16.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −7.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$369.00

▼ 16.00 vs prior sale

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.66

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	385.00	2,098	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	380.75	2,046	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	337.50	1,823	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale7 hd

369.00

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

389.66

−20.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−7.83

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	—	Low	1,293	186.25	2,407	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	165.38	2,499	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	150.00	1,999	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,330	117.50	1,563	1thin

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)	1,305	$2,870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,590	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,415	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,435	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,870.00/head	2,870.00–2,870.00	2,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,415.00/head	2,415.00–2,415.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	533	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	550	383.00	383.00
2	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	468	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	506.00	506.00
2	500–550	510	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,870.00	2,870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,590.00	2,590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,415.00	2,415.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	117.50	117.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	165.00–170.00	168.30
2	—	1,725	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,125	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,425	200.00	200.00

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

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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