Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

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 $330.60/cwt on 8 head, up $36.46 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −35.27 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$330.60

▲ 36.46 vs prior sale

8 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.70

vs SC average

−7.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	330.60	1,758	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

330.60

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

304.90

+25.70

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−7.19

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−35.27

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	1,675	160.65	2,691	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	137.16	1,626	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	126.00	1,651	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	113.24	1,130	14

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)	1,265	$2,467	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,314	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,029	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,895	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,586	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	342.36/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	339.63/cwt	330.00–350.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	296.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	297.58/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	397	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,328.00/head	2,328.00–2,328.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,117	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	2,178.10/head	1,822.00–2,475.00	2,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,467.00/head	2,467.00–2,467.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,351.00/head	1,351.00–1,351.00	1,351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,895	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	287.57/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	153.31/cwt	141.00–170.00	2,603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,374	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,820.00/head	1,820.00–1,820.00	1,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,299.00/head	2,299.00–2,299.00	2,299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,581.00/head	1,581.00–1,581.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	143.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,895	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	132.00/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	110.11/cwt	90.00–122.00	1,088	12

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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 62Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 40Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 7

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00–350.00	339.63
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	357	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	296.53
2	450–500	455	290.00–305.00	297.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	537	340.00	340.00
12	650–700	656	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	520	290.00–295.00	292.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	333	340.00–347.50	342.36
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	472	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	443	275.00–300.00	287.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	374.00	374.00
3	550–600	578	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	708	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,328.00	2,328.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,822.00–2,475.00	2,178.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,467.00	2,467.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,299.00	2,299.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,581.00	1,581.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,351.00	1,351.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,820.00	1,820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,895	3,850.00	3,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,698	141.00–170.00	153.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	130.00–131.00	130.52
2	—	1,318	140.00–147.00	143.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	127.00–137.00	132.00
12	—	988	90.00–122.00	110.11

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