Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 2 head, down $43.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −96.20 against this barn's trailing median of $411.20.

Average price

$315.00

▼ 43.90 vs prior sale

2 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.99

vs SC average

−88.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	315.00	1,818	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $411.20 across 10 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 sale2 hd

315.00

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

344.99

−29.99

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−88.36

This barn, trailing median10 sales

411.20

−96.20

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	1,805	170.71	3,081	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	141.03	2,574	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	131.42	1,772	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	106.88	1,224	13

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$2,173	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,457	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,607	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	350–400	363	396.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	272.14/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	334.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	3,456.77/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	299.23/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,157	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	126.90/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,642	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	144.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,192	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	101.45/cwt	89.00–115.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,173.00/head	2,173.00–2,173.00	2,173	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	2,607.00/head	2,607.00–2,607.00	2,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	178.62/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,224	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 101Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 38Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 3

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	390.00–400.00	396.51
5	400–450	408	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	688	247.50–280.00	272.14
1	700–750	715	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	790	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	347.50	347.50
3	350–400	363	330.00–335.00	331.67
4	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	515	320.00–340.00	334.45
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
25	700–750	721	299.00–300.00	299.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	165.00–166.00	165.43
2	—	1,805	174.00–182.00	178.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	118.00–136.00	126.90
3	—	1,512	140.00–151.00	144.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	140.00–142.00	141.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	89.00–115.00	101.45
3	—	1,240	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,456.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,173.00	2,173.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,607.00	2,607.00

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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