Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $358.90/cwt on 51 head, down $58.99 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −56.16 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$358.90

▼ 58.99 vs prior sale

51 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$32.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs SC average

−42.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	362.12	1,979	46
Medium and Large 2	521	329.32	1,716	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $263 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

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 sale51 hd

358.90

—

SC average5 barns · 184 hd

368.33

−9.42

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−42.98

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−56.16

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	1,364	195.15	2,661	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	147.86	2,104	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	119.68	1,288	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,171	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$2,907	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,752	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,620	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,565	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,075	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,606	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,254	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,034	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	763	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,739	5

Every lot, as filed

85 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	950–1000	980	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	273.97/cwt	272.00–290.00	2,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	349.84/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	326.86/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	332.90/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	336.70/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	322.75/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	349.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	317.37/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	343.83/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,803.98/head	1,742.00–1,862.00	1,804	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,990.04/head	1,988.00–1,992.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	182.73/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,527	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	147.86/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	2,906.77/head	2,510.00–3,623.00	2,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,034.00/head	2,034.00–2,034.00	2,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	119.68/cwt	100.00–137.00	1,288	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,971.00/head	1,971.00–1,971.00	1,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,214.34/head	2,145.00–2,268.00	2,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,763.43/head	2,057.00–3,404.00	2,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,171.00/head	3,171.00–3,171.00	3,171	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	650	1,105.00/head	1,105.00–1,105.00	1,105	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	700	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,620.00/head	2,620.00–2,620.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	410.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,254.00/head	2,254.00–2,254.00	2,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,795.00/head	1,795.00–1,795.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	384.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	317.11/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	303.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	353.80/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,995	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	330.16/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	336.52/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	360.35/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,184	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,288	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	324.66/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,676	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	359.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	367.12/cwt	358.00–385.00	1,902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	315.64/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,172	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,605.78/head	2,483.00–2,700.00	2,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,752.00/head	2,752.00–2,752.00	2,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,132	14

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 60Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
18	450–500	479	345.00–353.00	349.84
3	500–550	512	310.00–335.00	326.86
2	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
9	700–750	747	272.00–290.00	273.97
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	980	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	378	330.00–360.00	343.83
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	305.00–330.00	317.37
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	440.00	440.00
5	250–300	284	400.00–420.00	410.30
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	325.00–335.00	330.16
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	275	350.00–370.00	360.18
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	464	316.00–330.00	322.75
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
6	600–650	640	300.00–305.00	303.35
4	800–850	823	280.00	280.00
8	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	370.00–390.00	384.44
7	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
20	450–500	466	355.00–365.00	359.03
6	500–550	504	315.00–331.00	324.66
10	550–600	562	330.00–345.00	336.52
4	600–650	631	315.00–325.00	319.93
14	650–700	656	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	612	350.00	350.00
16	650–700	683	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–360.00	349.82
6	450–500	469	320.00–355.00	336.70
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	330.00–336.00	332.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	417	402.00	402.00
19	500–550	518	358.00–385.00	367.12
19	550–600	564	345.00–361.00	353.80
7	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
17	650–700	688	305.00–320.00	315.64
10	750–800	759	315.00–318.00	317.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
81	600–650	606	345.00–364.00	360.35
16	650–700	672	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00

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	—	1,060	1,742.00–1,862.00	1,803.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,988.00–1,992.00	1,990.04
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,105.00	1,105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	4,100.00	4,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,565	2,510.00–3,623.00	2,906.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	2,145.00–2,268.00	2,214.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	2,057.00–3,404.00	2,763.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,171.00	3,171.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,620.00	2,620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,752.00	2,752.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,971.00	1,971.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,795.00	1,795.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	2,034.00	2,034.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	2,254.00	2,254.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,330	2,483.00–2,700.00	2,605.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,383	180.00–186.00	182.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00–150.00	147.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	100.00–137.00	119.68

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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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

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How this sale compares

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