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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 28

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 189▼ 180 vs year ago 196 · −91.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 59▼ 62 vs year ago 82 · −75.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $390.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +18.80 against this barn's trailing median of $371.20.

Average price

$390.00

7 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs SC average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	390.00	1,681	7thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

390.00

—

SC average1 barns · 7 hd

390.00

+0.00

This barn, trailing median7 sales

371.20

+18.80

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 400–500 lb

7 sales

Bulls 400–500 lb: high $454.05, low $309.58, median $371.20 across 7 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	—	Average	1,260	177.50	2,237	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	150.01	1,911	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	113.56	1,082	4thin

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	(<2 yrs)	610	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,777	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,088	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,684	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	315.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,544	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	113.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,082	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,386	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	152.76/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,945	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,460	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,776.50/head	1,776.50–1,776.50	1,777	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,702.00/head	1,702.00–1,702.00	1,702	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,683.50/head	1,683.50–1,683.50	1,684	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	2,473.00/head	2,473.00–2,473.00	2,473	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 189Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 59Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 7

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	165.00–170.00	167.33
3	—	1,273	152.00–154.00	152.76
2	—	1,078	125.00–132.50	128.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	110.00–116.00	113.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	177.50	177.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,702.00	1,702.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,683.50	1,683.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,473.00	2,473.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,776.50	1,776.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	610	2,025.00	2,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	490	305.00–325.00	315.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	390.00	390.00

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.