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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 57▼ 29 vs year ago 155 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 40▼ 34 vs year ago 86 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 5▼ 20 vs year ago 32 · −62.5%

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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 $321.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −31.98 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$321.67

6 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

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

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.21

vs SC average

−88.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	360.00	1,872	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	316.67	1,737	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	260.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $572 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 sale6 hd

321.67

—

SC average5 barns · 151 hd

348.88

−27.21

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−88.43

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−31.98

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	1,760	175.68	3,093	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	142.39	1,876	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	141.59	1,967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	105.33	1,039	14

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)	1,058	$2,769	2thin

Every lot

60 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	398.13/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,334	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,734	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	367.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,131	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	991	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	414.52/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,405	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,256	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,584	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,401	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,770	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	385.18/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,572	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	339.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,394	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	381.80/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,840	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,556	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,697	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	98.50/cwt	67.50–124.00	962	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,519	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,332	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	141.69/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,893	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	141.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,967	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	790	158.84/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,255	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	806	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,031	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	169.09/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,674	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	2,768.68/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,769	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,665	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 57Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 32

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	157.50–160.00	158.84

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	—	960	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	155.00–185.00	169.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	806	252.00	252.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	270.00	270.00

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	2	—	1,058	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,768.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	579	365.00–370.00	367.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	385.00–405.00	398.13
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	445.00	445.00
8	300–350	339	400.00–423.00	414.52
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	443	350.00–365.00	357.54
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	553	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.59
3	450–500	467	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	438	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	408	370.00–395.00	385.18
11	450–500	482	375.00–390.00	381.80
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	410	330.00–350.00	339.88
2	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	317.53
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	130.00–131.00	130.35
11	—	977	67.50–124.00	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,336	134.00–148.00	141.69
1	—	980	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	135.00–147.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	1,975	182.00	182.00

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.