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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 19

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 115▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 46▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 13 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 limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, 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 $230.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −122.77 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$230.87

9 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$34.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs SC average

−66.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	234.73	1,251	8thin
Medium and Large 3	555	200.00	1,110	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.73/cwt here — about $141 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 sale9 hd

230.87

—

SC average6 barns · 53 hd

238.38

−7.50

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−66.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−122.77

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	1,337	144.31	1,929	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	135.14	1,793	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	131.02	1,756	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	108.97	1,141	17

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)	982	$2,280	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,838	3thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,202	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,295	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	272.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,330	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	337.41/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,093	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,325	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	236.12/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,237	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	300.67/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,338	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,316	129.41/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,353	156.23/cwt	147.00–170.00	2,114	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	89.17/cwt	72.50–107.50	868	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	122.83/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,350	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,467	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	135.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,793	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	132.52/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,786	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	930	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,938	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	805	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	820	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	2,256.48/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,340.00/head	2,340.00–2,340.00	2,340	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	925	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	948	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	488	265.00–280.00	272.62
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	325.00–350.00	337.41
3	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	453	285.00–300.00	292.46
6	600–650	605	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.44
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	524	230.00–255.00	236.12
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	445	300.00–301.00	300.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	187.50	187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	174.00	174.00

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	—	925	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	192.50	192.50

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	—	965	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,340.00	2,340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	1	—	820	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256.48

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	—	925	102.50	102.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	122.00–138.00	129.41
5	—	1,353	147.00–170.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	110.00–140.00	122.83
7	—	973	72.50–107.50	89.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	116.00	116.00
10	—	1,348	125.00–146.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	130.00–145.00	135.14

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.