Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

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 $294.14/cwt on 12 head, down $47.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −71.73 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$294.14

▼ 47.29 vs prior sale

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.75

vs SC average

−43.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	299.21	1,613	10thin
Medium and Large 2	560	268.75	1,505	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $108 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

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.78, low $294.14, 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 sale12 hd

294.14

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

311.88

−17.75

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−43.88

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−71.73

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	1,538	172.10	2,647	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	150.61	2,154	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	148.96	2,031	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	130.00	1,658	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,976	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	270.35/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	304.69/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	336.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,246	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	126.00/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,569	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,092.00/head	2,092.00–2,092.00	2,092	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,859.00/head	1,859.00–1,859.00	1,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	172.10/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	156.97/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,141	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	143.62/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,958	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	146.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,205	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 115Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 10

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	345.00–360.00	352.45
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	522	301.00–310.00	304.69
4	550–600	565	291.00	291.00
10	650–700	661	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	370	330.00–345.00	336.71
6	400–450	406	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	569	265.00–287.50	270.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	611	310.00	310.00
9	700–750	741	286.00	286.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,092.00	2,092.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,859.00	1,859.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,245	123.00–130.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,502	140.00–150.00	146.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	153.00–163.00	156.97
6	—	1,363	135.00–151.00	143.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	165.00–179.00	172.10

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle