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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 22

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 116▲ 147 vs year ago 88 · +167.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 26▲ 11 vs year ago 27 · +40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.51/cwt on 44 head, down $3.40 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 10 comparable sales and sits +32.34 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$437.51

▼ 3.40 vs prior sale

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$69.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs SC average

−41.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	445.38	2,404	39
Medium and Large 2	549	376.08	2,064	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.30/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd

437.51

—

SC average5 barns · 126 hd

442.00

−4.49

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−41.52

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

+32.34

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $405.16 across 10 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	1,922	174.72	3,357	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	163.89	2,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	156.25	1,856	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,485	135.00	2,005	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,485	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,472	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,355	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,151	4thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	466.65/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,731	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,153	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,245	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,640	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	366.80/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,083	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,582	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,719	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	918	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,662	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	352.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	979	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,522	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	400.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,532	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	406.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,745	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,661	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,971	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	292.65/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,519	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,017	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	376.78/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,197	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,238	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,174	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	934	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,662	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,505	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	439.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,452	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	373.95/cwt	356.00–390.00	1,952	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,222	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	352.46/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,034	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,234	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	183.35/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,040	2
Bulls	—	—	2,185	166.08/cwt	159.00–176.00	3,629	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	149.11/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,688	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	160.54/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,960	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	164.88/cwt	158.00–177.50	2,193	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,410	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,355.00/head	2,355.00–2,355.00	2,355	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	2,251.65/head	1,965.00–2,380.00	2,252	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	2,471.69/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,472	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 116Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 26Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 6

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	350.00–360.00	352.05
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	443	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	519	280.00–310.00	292.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	395.00–405.00	400.03
9	400–450	429	400.00–420.00	406.74
3	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	554	364.00	364.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	673	330.00–335.00	332.57
2	700–750	707	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	385.00	385.00
23	550–600	583	375.00–382.00	376.78
3	900–950	934	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	342	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	330	435.00–445.00	439.85
3	500–550	522	356.00–390.00	373.95
3	550–600	577	337.50–360.00	352.46
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
6	750–800	798	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	456.00	456.00
3	500–550	542	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	568	355.00–390.00	366.80
5	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	550	480.00	480.00
30	650–700	662	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	745	365.00	365.00
6	900–950	918	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	465.00–470.00	466.65
10	450–500	468	460.00	460.00
21	500–550	522	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	588	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	1,965.00–2,380.00	2,251.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,355.00	2,355.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	2	—	1,245	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,471.69

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	—	1,410	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,485.00	1,485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,330	158.00–177.50	164.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	157.50–165.00	160.54
3	—	1,132	147.50–150.00	149.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,185	159.00–176.00	166.08
2	—	1,658	180.00–186.00	183.35

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.