Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 94▼ 118 vs year ago 180 · −65.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 34▲ 7 vs year ago 33 · +21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.00/cwt on 4 head, down $23.14 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.
Average price
$271.00
▼ 23.14 vs prior sale
4 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.15
vs SC average
−60.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585282.001,6502thin
Medium and Large 2588260.001,5292thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $121 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
408365323280median 365.8703/1104/2205/2708/1908/26
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 sale4 hd
271.00
—
SC average6 barns · 145 hd
288.15
−17.15
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−60.52
This barn, trailing median7 sales
365.87
−94.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,415169.992,4056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,490145.692,1719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321141.041,8635thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070120.621,2915thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,0311thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,005$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)665$1,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$2,1071thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,0162thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$1,3861thin

Every lot, as filed

27 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450438279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2226
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650621271.21/cwt251.00–277.001,6845
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450447356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,5914
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6217
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—6651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,0374
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5963
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519283.39/cwt280.00–285.001,4713
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—8401,386.00/head1,386.00–1,386.001,3861
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4052,107.00/head2,107.00–2,107.002,1071
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3752,015.91/head1,950.00–2,079.002,0162
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6502
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,263149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8822
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,503143.28/cwt140.00–145.002,1538
BullsMedium and Large 2—1,1102,031.00/head2,031.00–2,031.002,0311
Bulls——1,683181.87/cwt180.00–183.003,0612
Bulls——1,281164.05/cwt155.00–171.002,1014
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,360135.73/cwt132.00–141.001,8463
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,390165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2941
CowsLean 85-90%—1,098118.27/cwt115.00–120.001,2994
CowsLean 85-90%—960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481

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.