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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 30

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 88▼ 35 vs year ago 135 · −25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 27▲ 13 vs year ago 31 · +41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −85.20 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$260.00

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	277.50	1,457	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	225.00	1,294	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $163 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 sale3 hd

260.00

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

312.11

−52.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−85.20

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	1,422	163.98	2,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	131.17	1,696	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	126.19	1,860	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	102.05	1,171	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	332.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,174	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	252.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	983	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	208.31/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,075	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	210.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,239	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	354.69/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,341	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,285	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,465	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	166.97/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,518	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	130.76/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,491	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	90.56/cwt	69.00–113.00	1,042	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	130.19/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,681	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,854	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	126.19/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,860	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,744	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,717	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,455	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,645	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	880	106.20/cwt	100.00–112.00	935	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 88Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,205	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	—	1,105	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,645	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	100.00–112.00	106.20

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	285	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	338.27
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	638	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–365.00	354.69
5	400–450	407	355.00–365.00	360.00
3	450–500	466	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	240.00–255.00	252.00
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	516	200.00–225.00	208.31
3	550–600	590	200.00–215.00	210.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	330.00–340.00	332.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	69.00–113.00	90.56
2	—	1,140	127.00–134.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	122.00–135.00	130.19
1	—	1,315	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	118.00–135.00	126.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,508	164.00–173.00	166.97

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.