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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 67▼ 46 vs year ago 156 · −29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 42▲ 3 vs year ago 38 · +7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 14 vs year ago 21 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light 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 $260.62/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −84.58 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$260.62

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$82.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.76

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	300.00	1,530	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	261.71	1,423	3thin
Medium and Large 3	595	218.00	1,297	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.00/cwt here — about $233 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 sale5 hd

260.62

—

SC average6 barns · 65 hd

292.39

−31.76

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−84.58

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	—	Low	1,675	146.50	2,454	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	139.25	2,217	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	133.93	1,747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	114.61	1,256	11

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,475	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	406.21/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,089	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,556	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,639	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,505	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,606	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	266.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,557	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	254.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,715	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	735	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	298.13/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,252	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,313	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	261.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,493	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	907	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	363.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	989	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	393.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,461	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	332.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,305	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	322.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,536	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	262.56/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,465	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	103.18/cwt	82.50–115.00	1,065	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	128.32/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,504	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	135.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,810	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	139.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,217	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,474.71/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,020	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	908	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,078	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 67Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	420	285.00–307.50	298.13
2	500–550	532	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	571	250.00–265.00	261.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	263	340.00–350.00	344.86
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	392	325.00–350.00	332.83
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	322.64
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	558	250.00–275.00	262.56
1	600–650	610	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	595	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	272	360.00–370.00	363.44
3	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	371	375.00–400.00	393.85
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	325.08
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	405.00–410.00	406.21
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	389	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	437	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	508	315.00–317.50	316.23
3	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	675	250.00–258.00	254.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	265.00–267.50	266.23
1	700–750	735	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	115.00–122.50	118.76

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	—	1,085	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,275	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,474.71
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,335	130.00–142.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	82.50–115.00	103.18
5	—	1,172	120.00–137.50	128.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,592	135.00–145.00	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,770	153.00	153.00

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.