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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 14

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 93▼ 17 vs year ago 73 · −23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 36▼ 1 vs year ago 35 · −2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 13 · −38.5%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.51/cwt on 3 head, up $3.38 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −56.13 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$297.51

▲ 3.38 vs prior sale

3 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.12

vs SC average

−75.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	320.00	1,792	1thin
Medium and Large 2	578	286.27	1,655	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about $137 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

297.51

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

318.63

−21.12

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−75.25

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−56.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.78, low $294.14, median $353.65 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,315	157.90	2,076	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	140.43	1,921	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	135.34	1,868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	110.73	1,238	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,110	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,802	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	727	$1,666	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,004	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,591	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	319.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,568	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	286.27/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,655	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	276.68/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,710	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,062	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,723	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,768	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	157.90/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,076	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	116.79/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,141	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	134.48/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,658	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,773	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	101.64/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,352	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,012	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,011	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	1,591.00/head	1,591.00–1,591.00	1,591	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,004.00/head	2,004.00–2,004.00	2,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,060	1,802.00/head	1,802.00–1,802.00	1,802	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	1,254.00/head	1,254.00–1,254.00	1,254	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	2,027.00/head	2,027.00–2,027.00	2,027	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,716.00/head	1,716.00–1,716.00	1,716	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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 93Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 13

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
2	250–300	287	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	522	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	637	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	695	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	490	310.00–330.00	319.96
2	550–600	578	285.00–287.50	286.27
6	600–650	618	272.50–277.50	276.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	607	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,004.00	2,004.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,591.00	1,591.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,802.00	1,802.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,110.00	2,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	2,027.00	2,027.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,716.00	1,716.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	1,254.00	1,254.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	140.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	1,233	132.00–137.00	134.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	92.50–110.00	101.64
3	—	977	112.50–125.00	116.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	140.00–143.00	141.51
1	—	1,635	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	153.00–160.00	157.90

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.