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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 89▼ 105 vs year ago 219 · −47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 52▼ 22 vs year ago 60 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 13▼ 24 vs year ago 25 · −96.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.50 higher both based on limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with light 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 $239.29/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −114.36 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$239.29

21 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs SC average

−67.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	270.00	1,485	6thin
Medium and Large 2	556	227.00	1,262	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

239.29

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

244.71

−5.42

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−67.72

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−114.36

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	—	High	1,837	168.13	3,088	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	138.08	1,781	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	131.10	2,061	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	117.86	1,247	7thin

Every lot

48 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Value Added	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,679	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,538	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	323.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,034	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	302.45/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,128	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,177	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	253.92/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,117	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	276.60/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,272	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	533	217.24/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,158	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	233.19/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,259	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	591	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,306	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,347	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	337.67/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,104	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,415	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	161.73/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,707	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	174.52/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,490	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	104.03/cwt	82.50–117.50	1,004	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	128.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,447	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	120.20/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,380	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	139.98/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,860	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	135.26/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,033	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,055	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,096	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,238	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 89Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	330.00–342.50	337.67
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	300.00–315.00	307.50
2	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	320	320.00–330.00	323.23
2	350–400	373	295.00–310.00	302.45
4	400–450	406	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	460	276.00–277.00	276.60
6	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	440	240.00–261.00	253.92
8	500–550	540	225.00–235.00	233.19
6	600–650	618	216.00–220.00	218.02
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	217.00–217.50	217.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	594	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	577	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,329	130.00–151.00	139.98
1	—	1,140	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,148	118.00–123.00	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	127.00–130.00	128.24
3	—	965	82.50–117.50	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,503	131.00–142.00	135.26
1	—	2,055	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	174.00–175.00	174.52
2	—	1,674	154.00–169.00	161.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	136.00	136.00

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.