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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 163▲ 102 vs year ago 70 · +145.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 35 · +34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 14 vs year ago 4 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $295.70/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −57.94 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$295.70

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs SC average

−44.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	313.00	1,643	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.13	1,555	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about $89 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 sale19 hd

295.70

—

SC average6 barns · 111 hd

312.69

−16.99

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−44.18

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−57.94

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	1,799	157.88	2,839	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	151.50	2,227	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	143.21	1,784	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	110.25	1,148	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$3,210	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,617	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,838	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,920	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	739	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,944	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,643	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	272.83/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,555	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,748	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,867	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,903	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,548	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	300.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,729	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,777	165.21/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	150.54/cwt	149.50–152.00	2,740	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	104.03/cwt	74.00–130.00	1,068	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	135.12/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,482	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	135.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	149.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,860	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	133.38/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,781	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,130	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	170.38/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,777	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,752	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	3,209.94/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,210	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	147.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,820	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	142.96/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,451	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,784	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 163Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,137	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,209.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	140.00–155.00	147.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	145.00	145.00

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	—	980	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,230	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	137.00–150.00	142.96

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	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	374	360.00	360.00
9	500–550	525	313.00	313.00
3	700–750	708	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	620	282.00	282.00
17	650–700	669	279.00	279.00
13	750–800	758	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	570	260.00–285.00	272.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	397	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	576	285.00–305.00	300.10
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	651	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	295.00	295.00
15	700–750	739	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,630	164.00–180.00	170.38
2	—	1,335	127.50–138.00	133.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	130.00–139.00	135.49
4	—	1,248	145.00–154.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	132.00–137.00	135.12
12	—	1,027	74.00–130.00	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	149.50–152.00	150.54
3	—	1,777	160.00–171.50	165.21

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.