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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 207▼ 94 vs year ago 163 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 9 vs year ago 45 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 40▲ 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 2 head, down $26.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −0.20 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 26.92 vs prior sale

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−60.60

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	345.00	1,820	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

345.00

—

SC average6 barns · 90 hd

405.60

−60.60

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−0.20

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $307.17, median $345.20 across 4 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	1,205	185.00	2,229	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	161.33	2,522	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	152.58	1,684	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	127.52	1,203	5thin

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)	890	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,615	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,038	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,280	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	749	$1,388	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	796	$1,263	5

Every lot

53 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	471.64/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,731	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	389.63/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,396	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,606	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,555	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	349.81/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,802	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,269	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	871	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	475.53/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,355	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	468.48/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,485	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	116.48/cwt	107.50–125.00	990	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	146.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,484	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	144.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,560	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	156.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,809	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	161.33/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,522	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	725	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	728	1,149.69/head	1,075.00–1,210.00	1,150	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	730	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	750	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	790	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	1,515.75/head	1,425.00–1,605.00	1,516	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	715	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	720	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	980	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,795.00/head	1,795.00–1,795.00	1,795	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,615.00/head	1,615.00–1,615.00	1,615	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 207Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 40Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	285	460.00–490.00	475.53
4	300–350	317	450.00–475.00	468.48
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	470.00–475.00	471.64
3	600–650	615	375.00–397.50	389.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	724	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	384	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	335.00–360.00	349.81
3	700–750	732	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	730	1,095.00	1,095.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	1,075.00–1,210.00	1,149.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,485.00	1,485.00

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	2	—	898	1,425.00–1,605.00	1,515.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,620.00	1,620.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	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)	Open	1	—	980	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,795.00	1,795.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,280.00	2,280.00

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	—	815	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	1,250	2,280.00	2,280.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,615.00	1,615.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	107.50–125.00	116.48
2	—	1,083	140.00–149.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	159.00–166.00	161.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	142.50–150.00	146.51
5	—	1,158	153.00–160.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	185.00	185.00

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.