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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 188▼ 17 vs year ago 233 · −7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 48▼ 33 vs year ago 66 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%

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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 $355.39/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +1.75 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$355.39

18 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$44.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.32

vs SC average

−4.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	365.28	1,936	14thin
Medium and Large 2	552	320.78	1,772	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.50/cwt here — about $164 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 sale18 hd

355.39

—

SC average6 barns · 161 hd

327.07

+28.32

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−4.41

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

+1.75

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	1,660	158.32	2,628	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,245	152.07	1,893	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	149.73	1,867	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	114.20	1,188	8thin

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)	1,215	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

68 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	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	368.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,369	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,677	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,515	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	401.75/cwt	397.00–403.00	1,928	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,104	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	313.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,996	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	341.45/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,325	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,494	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	347.04/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,284	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	378.44/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,578	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	301.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,290	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.28/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,936	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	317.71/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,773	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	286.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,744	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	342.21/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,111	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	409.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,568	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,741	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,622	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	322.11/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,739	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,046	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,718	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	110.51/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,128	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	152.15/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,868	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	158.05/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,946	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	144.09/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,820	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	142.45/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,859	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,196	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,470	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,407	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,754	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 188Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 16

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	315	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	404.94
3	400–450	417	373.00–390.00	378.44
14	500–550	530	364.00–366.00	365.28
15	600–650	617	320.00–344.00	342.21
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
8	350–400	370	325.00–350.00	347.04
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	558	314.00–325.00	317.71
4	600–650	609	285.00–290.00	286.30
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	428	300.00–305.00	301.30
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	415	404.00	404.00
14	450–500	480	397.00–403.00	401.75
3	500–550	540	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	561	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
17	650–700	681	330.00–343.00	341.45
5	750–800	758	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	372	350.00–380.00	368.06
2	400–450	430	350.00–355.00	352.41
3	600–650	637	300.00–325.00	313.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	383	400.00–430.00	409.27
2	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	404.94
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	480	338.00	338.00
2	500–550	540	310.00–334.00	322.11
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	662	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	180.00	180.00

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	—	1,060	185.00	185.00

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	—	1,050	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	144.00–149.00	146.57

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	—	985	245.00	245.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,400	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,021	97.50–130.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	142.00–145.00	144.09
4	—	1,231	151.00–170.00	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	150.00–156.00	152.15
2	—	1,305	142.00–143.00	142.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	150.00–156.00	153.76
1	—	1,335	172.00	172.00

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.