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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 152▲ 18 vs year ago 88 · +20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 67▼ 4 vs year ago 67 · −6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $286.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −67.65 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$286.00

11 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$59.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.75

vs SC average

−52.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	309.20	1,757	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	270.00	1,459	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	250.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.20/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

286.00

—

SC average6 barns · 132 hd

307.75

−21.75

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−52.74

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−67.65

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	1,408	169.09	2,380	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	145.93	2,091	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	141.15	1,728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	110.41	1,164	9thin

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)	1,064	$3,199	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	356.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,301	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	353.16/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,501	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,814	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,908	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,948	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	303.97/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,134	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,550	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	462	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,552	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,728	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,909	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	934	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,177	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	358.61/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,521	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	322.76/cwt	319.00–332.00	1,733	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	302.56/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,703	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	676	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,913	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,319	165.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,187	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	175.70/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,785	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	110.41/cwt	81.00–137.00	1,164	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	138.30/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,690	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,856	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	158.46/cwt	154.00–167.50	2,174	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	136.54/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,019	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,447.35/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,447	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,564	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,743	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 152Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 67Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	356.40
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	350.00–357.00	353.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	356.00	356.00
2	550–600	555	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	357.00	357.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	303.00–305.00	303.97
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	443	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	550–600	576	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
3	600–650	610	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	327	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	424	350.00–363.00	358.61
5	500–550	537	319.00–332.00	322.76
2	550–600	563	290.00–315.00	302.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–335.00	329.96
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	676	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	2	—	1,080	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,447.35

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	—	1,185	132.00	132.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	132.50	132.50

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	—	985	200.00	200.00

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	1	—	965	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	130.00–148.00	138.30
3	—	1,232	150.00–151.00	150.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	81.00–137.00	110.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	132.00–140.00	136.54
3	—	1,372	154.00–167.50	158.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	162.00–170.00	165.78
4	—	1,585	175.00–177.00	175.70

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.