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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 21

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 56▲ 26 vs year ago 110 · +23.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 34▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 18 vs year ago 8 · +225.0%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.49/cwt on 10 head, down $66.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −26.72 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$318.49

▼ 66.51 vs prior sale

10 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$56.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	352.50	1,763	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	295.81	1,590	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.69/cwt here — about $173 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 sale10 hd

318.49

—

SC average6 barns · 134 hd

333.92

−15.44

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−26.72

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $307.17, median $345.20 across 4 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	1,760	159.50	2,807	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	157.50	2,055	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	129.23	1,592	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	114.29	1,116	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,213	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,143	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,576	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,583	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,432	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,946	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,518	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,749	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,266	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,465	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,378	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,824	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	351.73/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,885	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,935	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,212	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,116	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,360	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,439	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,615	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	296.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,692	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,866	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,852	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,359	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,273	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,590	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	357.60/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,566	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,737	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	308.32/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,572	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	283.30/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,601	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,820	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,127	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	933	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	124.35/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,420	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,055	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	135.33/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,820	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	825	1,072.00/head	1,072.00–1,072.00	1,072	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,080.00/head	2,080.00–2,080.00	2,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,738.00/head	1,738.00–1,738.00	1,738	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	2,142.84/head	1,926.00–2,303.00	2,143	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	2,450.25/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,465.00/head	1,465.00–1,465.00	1,465	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,621.00/head	2,621.00–2,621.00	2,621	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,911.00/head	1,911.00–1,911.00	1,911	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	763	1,749.18/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	908	2,061.98/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,062	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,591.59/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1	1,010	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	1,946.00/head	1,946.00–1,946.00	1,946	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	2,432.00/head	2,432.00–2,432.00	2,432	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	2,583.49/head	2,041.00–2,922.00	2,583	3

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 56Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 8

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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	492	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	536	347.50–360.00	351.73
3	550–600	561	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	632	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	674	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	438	350.00–359.00	357.60
3	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	510	295.00–320.00	308.32
3	550–600	565	275.00–287.50	283.30
2	650–700	668	270.00–275.00	272.43
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	335.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	413	380.00–390.00	385.09
2	450–500	457	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	500	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00–345.00	342.50
12	450–500	468	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	571	285.00–300.00	296.39
2	600–650	630	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	602	310.00	310.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,485	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,080.00	2,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,926.00–2,303.00	2,142.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,072.00	1,072.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,738.00	1,738.00

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	1	—	1,225	1,911.00	1,911.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,465.00	1,465.00

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	—	1,165	2,621.00	2,621.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,591.59

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	1	—	1,190	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,061.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,946.00	1,946.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	818	2,041.00–2,922.00	2,583.49
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,432.00	2,432.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	120.00–127.00	123.79
2	—	890	100.00–110.00	104.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	115.00–130.00	124.35
4	—	1,345	133.00–137.50	135.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,930	162.00	162.00

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.