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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 155▲ 33 vs year ago 104 · +31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 86▲ 12 vs year ago 55 · +21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings 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 $229.30/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −115.91 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$229.30

7 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.72

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	241.69	1,409	3thin
Medium and Large 3	570	220.00	1,253	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

229.30

—

SC average6 barns · 71 hd

268.01

−38.72

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−115.91

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	—	Average	1,664	135.02	2,246	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	123.96	1,607	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	122.58	1,799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	103.81	1,048	18

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,292	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,648	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	680	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	968	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	262.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,098	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,063	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,205	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	386.40/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,430	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	327.31/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,260	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	413	273.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,132	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	489	284.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,391	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,253	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,317	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,546	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	125.17/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	144.86/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,758	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	93.34/cwt	67.50–110.00	843	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	116.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,336	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	107.87/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	125.97/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,653	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	122.58/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,799	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,176	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,473	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,304	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,984	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,856	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 155Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 86Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	112.50	112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	127.50	127.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	152.50	152.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	174.00	174.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	137.00	137.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	419	250.00–265.00	262.03
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	443	235.00–245.00	239.97
2	550–600	567	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	630	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	407	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	710	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	420	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	622	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	500	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–335.00	327.31
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	583	240.00–245.00	241.69
1	650–700	695	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	583	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	621	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
8	350–400	370	360.00–390.00	386.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	270.00–275.00	273.98
8	450–500	489	280.00–285.00	284.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,904	141.00–149.00	144.86
4	—	1,423	112.00–134.00	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	903	67.50–110.00	93.34
8	—	1,143	115.00–118.00	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	122.00–123.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	102.50–115.00	107.87
16	—	1,312	120.00–144.00	125.97

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.