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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 8

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 69▲ 5 vs year ago 97 · +5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 48▼ 9 vs year ago 41 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 9 · +55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $350.47/cwt on 9 head, down $25.89 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −3.18 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$350.47

▼ 25.89 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs SC average

−77.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	370.00	1,961	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	340.71	1,882	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

350.47

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

366.03

−15.56

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−77.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−3.18

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	1,558	179.47	2,797	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	163.91	2,303	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	161.99	1,967	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	116.85	1,256	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,945	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,715	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$3,932	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,864	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$3,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,640	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,597	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	414.83/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,360	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	393.04/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,268	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,570	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,201	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	346.41/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,801	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	398.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,520	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,040	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,273	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	353.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,272	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	274.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,208	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	177.21/cwt	177.00–177.50	2,561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	109.80/cwt	85.00–132.50	1,078	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	156.19/cwt	147.50–158.00	1,856	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	165.86/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,043	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	172.84/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,351	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	3,960.15/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	4,647.86/head	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,640.00/head	2,640.00–2,640.00	2,640	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,945.00/head	1,945.00–1,945.00	1,945	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	750	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 69Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 9

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	577	390.00–395.00	393.04
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	569	410.00–420.00	414.83
2	650–700	650	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
4	800–850	803	260.00–280.00	274.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	450	505.00	505.00
3	600–650	643	350.00–360.00	353.32
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	346.41
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	530	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	632	395.00–400.00	398.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,960.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	5,300.00	5,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	4,600.00–4,700.00	4,647.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,640.00	2,640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,715.00	1,715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,945.00	1,945.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	147.50–158.00	156.19
6	—	1,232	160.00–172.50	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	85.00–132.50	109.80
1	—	1,355	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	165.00–177.50	172.84
2	—	1,473	150.00–151.00	150.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	177.00–177.50	177.21
1	—	1,785	184.00	184.00

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.