Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

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. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.90/cwt on 17 head, up $22.63 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +2.83 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$417.90

▲ 22.63 vs prior sale

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$65.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs SC average

−21.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	425.61	2,305	15thin
Medium and Large 2	578	360.00	2,079	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.61/cwt here — about $226 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 sale17 hd

417.90

—

SC average6 barns · 137 hd

409.64

+8.25

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−21.25

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

+2.83

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	1,297	177.58	2,303	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	167.80	2,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	156.80	2,265	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	121.15	1,328	5thin

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)	1,325	$2,385	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,297	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,210	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	803	$2,023	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	337.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	436.38/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	431.42/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,105	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	352.75/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	444.29/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,971	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,912.15/head	1,830.00–1,960.00	1,912	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,470.00/head	2,470.00–2,470.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	413.64/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	409.79/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	327.75/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	406.18/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	655	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,385.00/head	2,385.00–2,385.00	2,385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,681.11/head	2,070.00–2,965.00	2,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,297	177.58/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,310	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	112.69/cwt	75.00–137.50	1,227	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	170.37/cwt	161.00–182.50	1,935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	145.59/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,194	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 161Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	405.00–415.00	409.79
1	550–600	575	366.00	366.00
2	600–650	612	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	440.00–465.00	444.29
4	500–550	512	380.00–390.00	384.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	400.00–425.00	406.18
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	667	330.00–355.00	337.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	435.00–445.00	436.38
1	550–600	590	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	412	438.00	438.00
15	450–500	488	428.00–445.00	431.42
4	500–550	530	410.00–425.00	413.64
3	550–600	563	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	502	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	482	381.00	381.00
2	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	352.75
10	650–700	671	317.00–335.00	327.75
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

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	3	—	905	1,830.00–1,960.00	1,912.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,470.00	2,470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,210.00	2,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,290	2,070.00–2,965.00	2,681.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,385.00	2,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	175.00–181.00	177.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,089	75.00–137.50	112.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	160.00–170.00	165.21
3	—	1,507	138.00–155.00	145.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	161.00–182.50	170.37
1	—	1,650	157.50	157.50

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

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