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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 69▼ 65 vs year ago 172 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 36▼ 16 vs year ago 47 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.67/cwt on 3 head, down $31.70 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −16.98 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$336.67

▼ 31.70 vs prior sale

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$794

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.51

vs SC average

−80.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	370.00	2,157	2thin
Medium and Large 3	505	270.00	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $794 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 sale3 hd

336.67

—

SC average5 barns · 92 hd

364.18

−27.51

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−80.44

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−16.98

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	1,482	174.85	2,591	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	158.93	2,829	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	155.05	2,030	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
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,530	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,433	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,325	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,443	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,157	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,307	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,387	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,764	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	430.99/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,948	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,114	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	759	293.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,230	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	166.78/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,482	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,552	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	157.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,132	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	158.93/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,829	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	1,150	2,530.00/head	2,530.00–2,530.00	2,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 69Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 18

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

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,750.00	3,750.00

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	—	1,130	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,530.00	2,530.00

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	—	940	1,975.00	1,975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	452	410.00–440.00	430.99
10	500–550	549	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	637	345.00	345.00
4	750–800	759	290.00–295.00	293.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	443	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
1	850–900	885	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	583	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	632	365.00	365.00
9	650–700	654	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	698	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	553	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	604	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	150.00–164.00	157.46
1	—	1,085	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	154.00–165.00	158.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	163.00–170.00	166.78
1	—	1,470	191.00	191.00

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.