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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 11

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 65▼ 29 vs year ago 110 · −26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 45▲ 8 vs year ago 41 · +19.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 17 vs year ago 7 · +242.9%

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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 $376.36/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +22.71 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$376.36

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.96

vs SC average

−37.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	380.40	2,071	9thin
Medium and Large 2	505	340.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

376.36

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

357.40

+18.96

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−37.42

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

+22.71

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	1,625	168.09	2,732	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	144.32	1,791	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	137.65	1,917	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	94.41	886	6thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,740	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$3,622	11
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,450	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	824	$1,506	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	432.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,895	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,206	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,338	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	402.52/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,880	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,033	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	371.72/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,130	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	502.35/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,407	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	284.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	149.64/cwt	147.50–152.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	94.41/cwt	80.00–118.00	886	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	156.35/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,645	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	135.73/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,868	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,917	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	3,621.94/head	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,622	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	685	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	815	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	835	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,465	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	925	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1	675	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,740.00/head	2,740.00–2,740.00	2,740	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 65Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 7

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	438	425.00–440.00	432.54
3	500–550	542	407.00	407.00
2	600–650	632	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	400.00–425.00	402.52
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	573	360.00–380.00	371.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	730	275.00–295.00	284.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	280	500.00–510.00	502.35
6	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,635.00	1,635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,340.00	1,340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,590.00	1,590.00

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	1,740.00	1,740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	2,600.00	2,600.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,025	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,621.94

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	1	—	1,465	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,740.00	2,740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	153.00–165.00	156.35
7	—	1,376	128.00–143.00	135.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	80.00–118.00	94.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	135.00–140.00	137.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	147.50–152.00	149.64
1	—	1,875	205.00	205.00

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.