Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 23
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 92▼ 139 vs year ago 189 · −73.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 52▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%
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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.00/cwt on 1 head, down $115.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −106.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.
Average price
$270.00
▼ 115.00 vs prior sale
1 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−62.90
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3500270.001,3501thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
399385372358median 376.8302/1102/1104/2205/1305/13
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale1 hd
270.00
—
SC average6 barns · 99 hd
332.90
−62.90
This barn, trailing median3 sales
376.83
−106.83
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—Low1,339155.632,0846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,423132.361,8837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,608124.932,0093thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,114112.491,2539thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,5581thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,4681thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,3571thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)948$2,8502thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,130$2,2952thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,608124.93/cwt124.00–126.002,0093
CowsLean 85-90%—1,008123.58/cwt120.00–126.001,2463
CowsBoner 80-85%—905145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3121
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,509130.25/cwt120.00–137.001,9656
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0251,558.00/head1,558.00–1,558.001,5581
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,3952,357.00/head2,357.00–2,357.002,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500497338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6803
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300272344.55/cwt320.00–365.009375
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450400311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,2445
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500491307.78/cwt305.00–310.001,5119
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7882
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1702,901.00/head2,901.00–2,901.002,9011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1651,468.00/head1,468.00–1,468.001,4681
CowsLean 85-90%—1,167106.95/cwt94.00–115.001,2486
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—1,0901,689.00/head1,689.00–1,689.001,6891
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Bulls——1,339155.63/cwt150.00–162.002,0846

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.