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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 2

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 159▼ 45 vs year ago 138 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 34▼ 21 vs year ago 63 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −90.87 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$262.78

9 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.85

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	507	289.00	1,465	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	230.00	1,236	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $229 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 sale9 hd

262.78

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

279.63

−16.85

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−58.60

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−90.87

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	1,340	163.44	2,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	148.20	2,279	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	131.26	1,724	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	110.59	1,212	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)	820	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,299	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,458	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	338.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,624	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	342.60/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,038	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	335.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,220	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,440	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,465	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,029	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,581	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,591	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	172.09/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	101.75/cwt	87.50–118.00	990	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	125.59/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,532	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,292	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,612	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	132.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,768	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	148.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,279	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	178.78/cwt	165.00–197.00	1,743	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,055	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	720	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	903	1,298.61/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,299	2

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 159Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	130.00–138.00	132.52
2	—	1,220	124.00–127.00	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	87.50–118.00	101.75
5	—	1,292	120.00–129.00	124.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	140.00–154.00	148.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,398	162.00–185.00	172.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	150.00	150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	172.00	172.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	2	—	903	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,298.61

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	—	820	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	900	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	165.00–197.00	178.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	506	310.00–315.00	312.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	365.00–370.00	367.41
1	600–650	630	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	607	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	335.00–340.00	336.62
5	450–500	479	335.00–340.00	338.99
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	330.00–355.00	342.60
4	350–400	364	330.00–350.00	335.15
6	450–500	460	313.00	313.00
5	500–550	507	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00

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.