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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 16

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 97▼ 115 vs year ago 198 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 41▼ 47 vs year ago 73 · −64.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $300.83/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −44.37 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$300.83

6 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.67

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	320.00	1,686	2thin
Medium and Large 2	521	300.00	1,563	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	265.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $361 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 sale6 hd

300.83

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

319.51

−18.67

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−44.37

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	—	Average	1,570	155.70	2,445	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	126.27	1,533	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	125.50	1,942	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	100.68	991	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)	985	$2,525	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	300.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	303.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,254	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,392	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	419.50/cwt	419.50–419.50	1,393	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,410	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,790	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	294.79/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,400	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,563	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,686	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	151.55/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,206	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	95.21/cwt	62.50–116.00	933	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,189	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,533	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,506	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,815	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,074	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	985	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 97Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 41Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 18

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	155.00	155.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	180.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,525.00	2,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	442	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	500	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	387	300.00–305.00	300.96
5	400–450	414	300.00–305.00	303.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	332	419.50	419.50
3	350–400	381	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	468	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	527	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	521	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	475	285.00–305.00	294.79
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	117.00–120.00	118.91
10	—	980	62.50–116.00	95.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	129.00–135.00	131.03
1	—	1,345	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,595	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,378	147.00–154.00	151.55

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.