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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 137▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 67▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.04/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −107.61 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$246.04

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$50.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs SC average

−58.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	270.00	1,431	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	241.71	1,326	10thin
Medium and Large 3	573	219.78	1,259	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.22/cwt here — about $172 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 sale16 hd

246.04

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

259.70

−13.67

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−58.60

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−107.61

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	—	Average	1,504	148.90	2,240	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	132.59	1,991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	131.71	1,722	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	111.20	1,219	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,400	3thin

Every lot

53 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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,604	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	258.21/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,668	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	789	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,720	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	319.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,053	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	313.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,160	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	237.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	880	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	273.96/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,194	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	263.82/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,253	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Full	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	241.41/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,284	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,404	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	219.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,259	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,011	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,331	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	289.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,383	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	269.61/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,424	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,302	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	266.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,673	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,863	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	141.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	151.66/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,413	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	95.53/cwt	70.00–113.00	954	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	118.13/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,296	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	125.45/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,487	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	136.08/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,871	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	133.20/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,989	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,015	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	768	147.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,130	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	968	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	720	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	436	265.00–280.00	273.96
10	450–500	475	250.00–275.00	263.82
5	500–550	532	237.50–250.00	241.41
4	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	246.25
6	600–650	600	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	230.00–245.00	237.91
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	573	210.00–230.00	219.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	330	315.00–335.00	319.22
3	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	313.60
3	450–500	456	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
10	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	775	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	627	260.00–270.00	266.81
12	700–750	748	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	363	320.00–325.00	322.41
4	400–450	431	305.00–310.00	308.77
3	450–500	477	285.00–300.00	289.98
2	500–550	528	265.00–274.00	269.61
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
21	600–650	646	257.50–260.00	258.21
5	750–800	789	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	306.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	140.00–155.00	147.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	92.00	92.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	70.00–113.00	95.53
11	—	1,185	115.00–137.50	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,375	125.00–149.00	136.08
9	—	1,097	109.00–122.50	118.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,493	128.00–144.00	133.20
1	—	1,625	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	148.00–155.00	151.66
2	—	1,288	140.00–145.00	141.99

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.