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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 5

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 196▼ 40 vs year ago 191 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 82▼ 16 vs year ago 60 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.99/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −121.65 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$231.99

7 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs SC average

−66.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	256.98	1,375	2thin
Medium and Large 2	506	222.00	1,123	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $252 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 sale7 hd

231.99

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

246.66

−14.67

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−66.87

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−121.65

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	1,300	146.40	1,903	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	135.00	1,843	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	128.26	1,710	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	95.77	906	13

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	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	976	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,025	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,292	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	362.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,498	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,473	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,636	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,057	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	316.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	706	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	693	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	916	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	329.67/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,068	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	887	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	219.36/cwt	210.00–240.00	913	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	297.62/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,250	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	434	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,167	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,123	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	256.98/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,375	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	673	204.45/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,376	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	333.52/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,301	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,595	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	303.54/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,442	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	272.39/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,294	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	290.17/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,515	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,537	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	810	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,806	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,032	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,104	137.72/cwt	119.00–146.00	1,520	5
Bulls	—	—	1,397	155.66/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,224	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	77.46/cwt	52.00–106.00	658	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	117.14/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,241	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	133.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,741	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,843	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	113.76/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,604	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,145	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,779	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 196Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	223.00	223.00

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
5	350–400	390	332.00–340.00	333.52
2	450–500	475	300.00–307.00	303.54
5	500–550	522	289.00–295.00	290.17
3	550–600	589	261.00	261.00
4	850–900	850	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	475	270.00–277.50	272.39
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	331.00	331.00
1	300–350	335	306.00	306.00
1	400–450	405	319.00	319.00
2	500–550	517	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	287.00	287.00
4	850–900	850	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	355.00–370.00	362.64
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	468	266.00	266.00
5	500–550	506	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	362	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	416	210.00–240.00	219.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	300.00–330.00	316.52
1	250–300	290	316.00	316.00
5	300–350	324	319.00–332.50	329.67
9	400–450	420	285.00–301.00	297.62
2	500–550	535	255.00–259.00	256.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	200.00–209.00	204.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	117.50	117.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	127.50	127.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	110.00–117.50	113.76
6	—	1,308	130.00–142.00	133.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	52.00–106.00	77.46
6	—	1,059	107.50–127.50	117.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	154.00–157.00	155.66
5	—	1,104	119.00–146.00	137.72
1	—	1,990	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.