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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 127 vs year ago 192 · −66.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 14 vs year ago 58 · −24.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −68.65 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.46

vs SC average

−89.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	285.00	1,539	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

SC average5 barns · 87 hd

291.46

−6.46

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−89.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−68.65

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	1,808	160.00	2,892	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	150.00	2,255	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	140.74	1,853	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	106.18	959	20

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,183	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,117	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,022	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,484	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	276.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,693	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,860	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,098	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,513	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	100.79/cwt	80.00–118.00	890	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	127.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,258	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	137.12/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,719	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	149.18/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,183	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,255	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,182.81/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,183	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,664	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 110Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 29

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	460	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	613	275.00–280.00	276.26
2	650–700	670	275.00–280.00	277.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	335	290.00–320.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	458	324.00	324.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,280	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,182.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,310	127.00	127.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	840	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	130.00–141.00	137.12
3	—	1,463	143.00–160.00	149.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	883	80.00–118.00	100.79
4	—	985	120.00–135.00	127.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,755	170.00	170.00

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.