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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 84▼ 130 vs year ago 187 · −69.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 41▼ 12 vs year ago 52 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −85.20 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−99.78

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	550	260.00	1,430	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

260.00

—

SC average5 barns · 52 hd

359.78

−99.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−85.20

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $307.17, median $345.20 across 4 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	145.12	1,979	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	141.50	1,981	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	89.75	918	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)	1,070	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	417.55/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,002	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,249	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,591	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,824	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	333.19/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,060	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	401.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,884	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	87.79/cwt	65.00–120.00	889	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,549	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	152.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,964	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	141.63/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,983	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	813	218.62/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,777	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,952	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 84Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 10

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	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	490	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	318	320.00–345.00	333.19
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	469	400.00–410.00	401.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	482	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	640	280.00–290.00	284.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	415.00–420.00	417.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	215.00–222.50	218.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	820	330.00	330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	162.00	162.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	127.00	127.00
19	—	1,013	65.00–120.00	87.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,550	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	131.00–147.00	141.63
5	—	1,291	150.00–157.00	152.11

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.