Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.83/cwt on 21 head, down $22.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −74.37 against this barn's trailing median of $411.20.

Average price

$336.83

▼ 22.07 vs prior sale

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.31

vs SC average

−66.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	342.55	1,897	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	295.00	1,623	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	270.00	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.55/cwt here — about $534 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale21 hd

336.83

—

SC average5 barns · 106 hd

346.14

−9.31

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−66.29

This barn, trailing median10 sales

411.20

−74.37

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	1,082	133.64	1,446	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	127.99	1,677	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,677	126.12	2,115	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	108.09	1,216	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,091	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,898	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,845	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,804	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,800	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,323	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,642	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,478	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,538.94/head	1,520.00–1,554.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	262.43/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	341.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,054.00/head	2,054.00–2,054.00	2,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,365.00/head	2,365.00–2,365.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	131.38/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	102.08/cwt	80.00–117.50	1,068	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	1,396.00/head	1,396.00–1,396.00	1,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	121.48/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,991	5
Bulls	—	—	1,334	159.69/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,130	5
Bulls	—	—	968	121.80/cwt	80.00–142.00	1,179	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	133.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	925	1,804.00/head	1,804.00–1,804.00	1,804	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	1,005	1,357.00/head	1,357.00–1,357.00	1,357	1
Open Heifers	Small 1	—	715	1,323.00/head	1,323.00–1,323.00	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,020	2,091.00/head	2,091.00–2,091.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	259.87/cwt	225.00–295.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	318.90/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,741.00/head	1,741.00–1,741.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	328.74/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,440	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	1,809.51/head	1,792.00–1,829.00	1,810	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,642.00/head	1,642.00–1,642.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 50Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 36Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 68

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,520.00–1,554.00	1,538.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,642.00	1,642.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,357.00	1,357.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,054.00	2,054.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,365.00	2,365.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,396.00	1,396.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,804.00	1,804.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,091.00	2,091.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,741.00	1,741.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,792.00–1,829.00	1,809.51
Open Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	715	1,323.00	1,323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	523	250.00–277.50	262.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	325.00–332.50	328.74
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	533	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	440	305.00–330.00	318.90
2	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	299.95
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	260	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	341.70
5	750–800	772	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
8	500–550	546	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	675	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	683	225.00–295.00	259.87
2	800–850	817	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	129.00–137.50	131.38
2	—	1,448	119.00–120.00	119.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	117.00–125.00	121.11
13	—	1,046	80.00–117.50	102.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,639	118.00–125.00	121.48
3	—	1,740	130.00–140.00	133.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	150.00–170.00	159.69
11	—	968	80.00–142.00	121.80

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle