Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.42/cwt on 45 head, up $10.94 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −24.45 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$341.42

▲ 10.94 vs prior sale

45 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$53.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.88

vs SC average

−9.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	345.00	1,915	42
Medium and Large 2	560	291.33	1,630	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.67/cwt here — about $284 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

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 sale45 hd

341.42

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

327.54

+13.88

National average81 barns · 2,697 hd

350.43

−9.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−24.45

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	1,495	188.00	2,811	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	150.69	2,387	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	142.78	1,756	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	122.58	1,407	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$1,302	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	633	$1,643	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,282	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,041	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	775	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,491	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	139.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	148.43/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,262	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,491.00/head	1,491.00–1,491.00	1,491	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	122.58/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,987	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	1,642.88/head	1,612.00–1,675.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,041.00/head	2,041.00–2,041.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,282.00/head	2,282.00–2,282.00	2,282	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	336.00/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	775	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	778	1,301.52/head	1,300.00–1,303.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,149	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 501Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 28Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 13

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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	162.00	162.00
5	—	1,524	135.00–157.00	148.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	135.00–144.00	139.33
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	117.00–127.00	122.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,615	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,491.00	1,491.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	633	1,612.00–1,675.00	1,642.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,041.00	2,041.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,282.00	2,282.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	1,300.00–1,303.00	1,301.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	643	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	462	301.00	301.00
2	500–550	547	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	520	295.00–300.00	297.55
2	550–600	575	299.00	299.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	450	332.00–340.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	653	315.00	315.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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