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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 200▼ 28 vs year ago 89 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 34▲ 35 vs year ago 29 · +120.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%

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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 $295.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −58.65 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$295.00

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$81.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.26

vs SC average

−37.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	360.00	1,890	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	278.75	1,546	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.25/cwt here — about $344 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 sale5 hd

295.00

—

SC average5 barns · 82 hd

315.26

−20.26

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−37.69

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−58.65

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	1,880	167.57	3,150	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	147.80	2,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	140.65	1,769	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	105.20	1,079	9thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	402.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,469	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	397.44/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,530	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,604	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	424.92/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,288	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	167.57/cwt	167.00–168.00	3,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	98.69/cwt	75.00–121.00	915	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	135.62/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,679	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	144.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,841	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	145.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,979	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,140	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,754	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,627	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,005	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,347	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,063	155.93/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,658	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	825	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,402	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	252.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,405	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,864	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,928	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 200Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 34Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 15

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
14	—	1,273	140.00–152.00	144.60
11	—	1,238	128.00–139.00	135.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	142.00–151.00	145.76
2	—	1,363	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	128.00	128.00
7	—	927	75.00–121.00	98.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	167.00–168.00	167.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	573	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	395.00–400.00	397.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	303	415.00–435.00	424.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	400.00–405.00	402.40
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	543	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,005	134.00	134.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	144.00–170.00	155.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	250.00–255.00	252.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	165.00–175.00	169.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	177.50	177.50

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	—	1,480	177.50	177.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	150.00	150.00

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.