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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 23

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 83▼ 40 vs year ago 128 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 33 vs year ago 60 · −55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%

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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 $276.57/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −77.07 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$276.57

19 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.83

vs SC average

−53.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	276.57	1,600	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

276.57

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

287.40

−10.83

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−53.38

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−77.07

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	136.52	1,929	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	113.56	1,220	15

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
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,939	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,550	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,276	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	321.49/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,543	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	276.38/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,606	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,284	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	333.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,712	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	302.03/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,894	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	108.13/cwt	70.00–120.00	1,055	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	124.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,582	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	136.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,929	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	157.64/cwt	152.50–162.50	1,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 83Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 5

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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	152.50–162.50	157.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,100.00	2,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	352	362.50	362.50
5	450–500	480	320.00–322.50	321.49
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
18	550–600	581	270.00–282.50	276.38
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	375.00–380.00	377.54
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	513	325.00–340.00	333.64
4	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	627	295.00–303.00	302.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	677	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	562	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	70.00–120.00	108.13
5	—	1,271	123.00–130.00	124.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	135.00–139.00	136.52

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.