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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

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Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 136▲ 81 vs year ago 65 · +124.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 25▲ 44 vs year ago 44 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $319.24/cwt on 24 head, up $25.11 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −34.40 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$319.24

▲ 25.11 vs prior sale

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$53.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs SC average

−56.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	323.72	1,798	22
Medium and Large 2	540	270.00	1,458	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.72/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

319.24

—

SC average6 barns · 132 hd

317.03

+2.21

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−56.19

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−34.40

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	1,510	156.90	2,369	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	131.59	1,771	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	128.88	1,655	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	103.28	930	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,856	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,674	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,847	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,744	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$1,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,781	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	289.90/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,406	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,957	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	335.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	888	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	338.95/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,098	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	331.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,426	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,638	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	320.05/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,690	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	326.78/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,889	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	259.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,636	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,089	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	243	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	741	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,248	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	401	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,424	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	334.91/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,574	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	319.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,655	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.78/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,837	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,818	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,860	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,434	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	94.04/cwt	80.00–107.50	833	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	115.16/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,058	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,782	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	118.86/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,408	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	129.61/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,712	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	132.03/cwt	125.00–147.50	1,782	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	1,206.00/head	1,206.00–1,206.00	1,206	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	1,774.00/head	1,774.00–1,774.00	1,774	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	1,743.81/head	1,702.00–1,782.00	1,744	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,864.00/head	1,864.00–1,864.00	1,864	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	715	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,674.00/head	1,674.00–1,674.00	1,674	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,125	1,856.00/head	1,856.00–1,856.00	1,856	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	780	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 136Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 25Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	342	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	401	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	470	320.00–355.00	334.91
2	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	655	284.00	284.00
5	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	315.00–325.00	319.59
7	550–600	578	310.00–319.00	317.78
3	600–650	612	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	464	353.00	353.00
10	500–550	528	310.00–322.00	320.05
12	550–600	578	315.00–329.00	326.78
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	330.00–340.00	335.19
5	300–350	324	335.00–340.00	338.95
3	400–450	430	325.00–335.00	331.55
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	630	250.00–270.00	259.76
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	407.50	407.50
2	500–550	542	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	280.00–300.00	289.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	835	1,920.00	1,920.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,864.00	1,864.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,774.00	1,774.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	1,702.00–1,782.00	1,743.81

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	—	670	1,206.00	1,206.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,856.00	1,856.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,674.00	1,674.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	122.00	122.00
22	—	1,350	125.00–147.50	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	112.00–122.50	115.16
9	—	886	80.00–107.50	94.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,185	116.00–120.00	118.86
19	—	1,321	125.00–142.50	129.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,513	160.00–162.50	160.86

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.