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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 180▲ 58 vs year ago 187 · +31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 33▲ 19 vs year ago 29 · +65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%

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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.

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 $358.63/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −46.54 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$358.63

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$34.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.27

vs SC average

−54.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	362.09	1,942	18thin
Medium and Large 2	573	327.47	1,876	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.62/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

358.63

—

SC average6 barns · 114 hd

365.90

−7.27

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−54.89

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

−46.54

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	1,609	175.55	2,825	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	150.00	2,318	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	147.71	1,997	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	110.42	986	24

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,936	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,870	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	493	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,799	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	368.13/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,944	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,876	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,259	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,211	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	425.31/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,654	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	376.18/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,614	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	388.34/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,736	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	484	360.29/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,744	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,673	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,890	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,041	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,083	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	333.62/cwt	327.00–341.00	2,212	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	988	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,619	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	412.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,691	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,782	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,680	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,029	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,852	170.06/cwt	166.00–174.50	3,150	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	102.90/cwt	70.00–125.00	887	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	132.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,313	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	143.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,628	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,657	153.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,544	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	910	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,297	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,513	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	855	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,261	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,876	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,826	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 180Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 33Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 24

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

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	345	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	389	420.00–428.00	425.31
6	400–450	447	385.00–390.00	388.34
2	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	567	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	429	375.00–380.00	376.18
3	500–550	507	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	618	337.00	337.00
11	650–700	663	327.00–341.00	333.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	358.00–370.00	360.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
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
7	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	700–750	715	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	470	412.00	412.00
12	500–550	528	367.50–370.00	368.13
6	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	477	392.00	392.00
2	550–600	573	325.00–330.00	327.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	456.00	456.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	410	405.00–420.00	412.32
2	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	638	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	370.00	370.00
8	450–500	469	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	295.00–305.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,340	187.50	187.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	142.50	142.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	167.50	167.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	163.00	163.00

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	—	855	147.50	147.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	140.00–148.00	143.55
5	—	1,657	150.00–158.00	153.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	862	70.00–125.00	102.90
6	—	987	130.00–140.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	166.00–174.50	170.06
2	—	1,245	182.50–185.00	183.78

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.