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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 3

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 160▲ 58 vs year ago 122 · +47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 5 vs year ago 28 · +17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 9 vs year ago 13 · −69.2%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.49/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −36.68 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$368.49

32 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$34.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs SC average

−48.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	369.57	2,090	31
Medium and Large 2	545	335.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $264 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 sale32 hd

368.49

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

376.58

−8.09

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−48.04

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

−36.68

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $405.16 across 10 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	1,722	171.00	2,945	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	155.50	2,371	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	150.38	1,790	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	109.52	1,143	13

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)	883	$2,500	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	426.39/cwt	410.00–451.00	1,586	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	414.15/cwt	401.00–455.00	1,706	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,884	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,022	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	371.94/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,120	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,354	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,352	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,495	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	425.31/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,620	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	358.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,468	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	413.82/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,750	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	383.45/cwt	382.00–392.50	1,783	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	363.51/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,767	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	370.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,850	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.43/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,770	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	539	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,887	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,042	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,847	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	330.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,045	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	474.02/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,749	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,315	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	436.19/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,631	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,706	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	384.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,776	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,615	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	305.13/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,785	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.25/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,515	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,448	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	98.90/cwt	71.00–130.00	1,009	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	144.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,626	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,971	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,723	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,691	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 160Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	462	380.00–385.00	384.38
2	550–600	585	290.00–320.00	305.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	373	350.00–355.00	352.58
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	493	325.00–330.00	327.49
1	550–600	555	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	435.00–440.00	436.19
5	400–450	411	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	470.00–485.00	474.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	410.00–451.00	426.39
12	400–450	412	401.00–455.00	414.15
6	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	568	356.00	356.00
10	650–700	652	361.00	361.00
4	700–750	702	335.00	335.00
7	750–800	792	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	570	371.00–373.00	371.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	381	410.00–450.00	425.31
8	400–450	423	405.00–415.00	413.82
7	450–500	465	382.00–392.50	383.45
3	500–550	500	360.00–375.00	370.00
4	550–600	552	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	330.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	350.00–370.00	358.17
6	450–500	486	360.00–366.00	363.51
2	500–550	520	325.00–355.00	340.43
3	550–600	570	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	305.00	305.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	161.00	161.00

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	—	980	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,020	71.00–130.00	98.90
3	—	1,122	141.00–148.00	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,235	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	154.00–155.00	154.57
1	—	1,020	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	160.00–172.00	167.25
1	—	1,890	186.00	186.00

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.