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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 29

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 235▲ 107 vs year ago 100 · +107.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 44 · −29.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 12▲ 27 vs year ago 13 · +207.7%

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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 $368.37/cwt on 18 head, up $2.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +14.72 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$368.37

▲ 2.50 vs prior sale

18 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

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

$81.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs SC average

−55.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	445.00	2,559	1thin
Medium and Large 2	559	363.86	2,034	17thin

One grade step is worth $81.14/cwt here — about $525 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 sale18 hd

368.37

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

370.27

−1.90

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−55.70

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

+14.72

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	—	Average	1,628	173.71	2,827	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	172.14	2,666	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	158.33	2,126	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	130.69	1,091	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,785	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,175	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,143	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$2,418	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,415	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$4,180	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$3,935	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,785	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,080	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,840	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,937	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,407	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,284	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,474	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,747	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,854	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	913	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,967	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	359.24/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,929	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	366.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,092	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,559	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	309.84/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,940	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,616	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	478.28/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,406	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	453.66/cwt	447.50–460.00	1,542	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	453.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,600	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	411.48/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,996	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,976	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,239	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	338.53/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,265	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,343	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	167.86/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	179.55/cwt	179.00–180.00	3,142	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	140.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	120.82/cwt	117.50–126.00	1,027	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	158.33/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,126	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	172.14/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,666	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,415.00/head	2,415.00–2,415.00	2,415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,727.50/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	2,175.49/head	1,950.00–2,405.00	2,175	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,785.00/head	2,785.00–2,785.00	2,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	2,371.95/head	2,275.00–2,465.00	2,372	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	4,250.99/head	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,251	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	3,853.50/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	4,073.05/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,073	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	4,310.53/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,311	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	685	1,405.00/head	1,405.00–1,405.00	1,405	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	810	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,785.00/head	2,625.00–2,945.00	2,785	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	2,755.00/head	2,755.00–2,755.00	2,755	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 235Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 12Year ago 13

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	537	330.00–365.00	359.24
11	550–600	571	350.00–370.00	366.38
4	600–650	626	305.00–320.00	309.84
1	900–950	920	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
8	800–850	800	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	294	455.00–490.00	478.28
2	300–350	340	447.50–460.00	453.66
3	350–400	353	450.00–460.00	453.30
3	450–500	485	400.00–425.00	411.48
1	500–550	510	387.50	387.50
7	650–700	669	335.00–360.00	338.53
2	800–850	808	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	453	425.00–430.00	427.51
2	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	662	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	798	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	573	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	470.00	470.00
11	800–850	825	333.00	333.00
10	850–900	870	328.00	328.00
4	900–950	913	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,415.00	2,415.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,350	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,727.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,685.00	1,685.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,239	1,950.00–2,405.00	2,175.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,275.00–2,465.00	2,371.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,785.00	2,785.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,853.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	4	—	1,299	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,073.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,250.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,363	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,310.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	4,900.00	4,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
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
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,755.00	2,755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,220.00	2,220.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,625.00–2,945.00	2,785.00

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	—	810	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,405.00	1,405.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	117.50–126.00	120.82
3	—	820	135.00–150.00	140.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	166.00–181.00	172.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	150.00–166.00	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	179.00–180.00	179.55
2	—	1,505	158.00–174.00	167.86

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.