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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 245▼ 4 vs year ago 211 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 48▼ 30 vs year ago 62 · −48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.57/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$333.57

32 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$56.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.96

vs SC average

−26.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	341.39	1,987	25
Medium and Large 2	553	321.25	1,775	4thin
Medium and Large 3	532	284.86	1,515	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.53/cwt here — about $472 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

333.57

—

SC average6 barns · 302 hd

347.53

−13.96

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−26.09

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−20.07

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	1,858	178.08	3,309	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	154.99	2,072	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	146.70	1,799	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	109.58	1,104	7thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,855	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	400.32/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,241	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,533	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	347.05/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,256	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	407.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,745	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,444	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,015	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,760	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,245	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,295	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,329	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	346.35/cwt	330.00–360.00	980	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	411.31/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,304	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	314.42/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,016	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,376	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	308.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,268	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	391.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,701	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	476	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,737	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,657	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	284.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,515	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,063	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	335.51/cwt	331.00–342.00	1,963	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	301.61/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,825	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,069	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,138	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,521	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	407	342.81/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,395	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,863	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	173.62/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,021	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	137.56/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,224	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	98.39/cwt	70.00–127.00	1,038	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	151.19/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,851	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	141.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,735	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	154.99/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,072	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,748	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,855.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 245Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
8	400–450	407	342.50–345.00	342.81
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	420.00–430.00	424.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	355	380.00–395.00	387.50
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	605	295.00–305.00	301.61
3	650–700	683	303.00	303.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	330.00–360.00	346.35
2	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	314.42
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	411	300.00–330.00	308.44
14	450–500	486	341.00	341.00
3	500–550	532	270.00–295.00	284.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	405.00–430.00	411.31
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	391.98
19	550–600	585	331.00–342.00	335.51
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	692	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	390.00–410.00	400.32
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	675	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	770	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	362	330.00–355.00	347.05
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	275.10
5	600–650	612	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	447.00	447.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	400.00–415.00	407.63
5	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	546	369.00	369.00
3	600–650	646	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	650	353.00	353.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855.00

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	—	1,150	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	173.00–174.00	173.62
1	—	2,095	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	153.00–156.00	154.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	148.00–157.00	151.19
4	—	1,230	138.00–145.00	141.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	70.00–127.00	98.39
2	—	890	132.50–142.50	137.56

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.