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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 153▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 56▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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. 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 $356.57/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +2.92 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$356.57

30 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$60.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.50

vs SC average

+6.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	360.61	1,864	28
Medium and Large 2	540	300.00	1,620	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.61/cwt here — about $244 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 sale30 hd

356.57

—

SC average6 barns · 266 hd

335.07

+21.50

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

+6.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

+2.92

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	1,493	178.25	2,660	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	173.07	2,629	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	146.15	1,947	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	116.63	1,297	11

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)	908	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	369.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,379	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,398	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	395.81/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,674	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	377.95/cwt	358.00–386.00	1,977	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,654	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	350.51/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,956	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	343.35/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,070	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	338.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,236	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	392.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,221	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	374.94/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,444	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	348.69/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,444	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	372.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,584	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,715	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	360.61/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,864	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	331.92/cwt	322.00–335.50	2,038	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,885	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.49/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,946	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	433.63/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,153	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,381	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	409.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,463	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,519	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,700	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	365.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,792	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	299.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,703	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,983	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	266.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,319	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	114.29/cwt	80.00–127.50	1,258	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	141.92/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,704	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	183.16/cwt	179.00–187.50	2,680	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	151.08/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,245	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	162.98/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,567	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	990	182.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,016	212.93/cwt	197.50–230.00	2,163	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,333	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,376	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	620	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,195	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	170.07/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,672	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,346	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	760	190.00	190.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	190.00–200.00	195.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	214.00	214.00

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	—	1,135	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	990	180.00–185.00	182.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	818	265.00–270.00	267.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,016	197.50–230.00	212.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	270.00	270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	170.00	170.00

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	—	983	167.50–172.50	170.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
9	250–300	266	430.00–460.00	433.63
3	300–350	341	405.00	405.00
10	350–400	357	400.00–420.00	409.93
5	400–450	436	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	612	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	468	350.00–370.00	365.88
5	500–550	527	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	568	285.00–315.00	299.80
3	600–650	638	260.00–280.00	266.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	380.00–410.00	392.70
4	350–400	385	360.00–380.00	374.94
6	400–450	425	365.00–390.00	372.65
2	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	362.49
28	500–550	517	340.00–367.00	360.61
37	600–650	614	322.00–335.50	331.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
8	400–450	414	346.00–355.00	348.69
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	650–700	670	290.00–291.00	290.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	395.81
18	500–550	523	358.00–386.00	377.95
16	550–600	558	345.00–353.00	350.51
35	600–650	603	330.00–349.00	343.35
11	650–700	661	320.00–340.00	338.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	369.66
3	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	523	315.00–317.50	316.24
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.86
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	80.00–127.50	114.29
1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	156.00–170.00	162.98
2	—	1,463	179.00–187.50	183.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	150.00–154.00	151.08
7	—	1,201	128.00–147.00	141.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,770	187.50	187.50

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.