Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 3
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 133▼ 27 vs year ago 116 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 9 vs year ago 32 · +28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 14 vs year ago 3 · +466.7%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.14/cwt on 6 head, down $53.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −13.51 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$340.14
▼ 53.63 vs prior sale
6 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$60.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.63
vs SC average
−64.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2531350.171,8595thin
Medium and Large 3515290.001,4941thin
One grade step is worth $60.17/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd
340.14
—
SC average6 barns · 146 hd
353.77
−13.63
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−64.62
This barn, trailing median8 sales
353.65
−13.51
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
408365323280median 353.6503/1104/2908/1208/2610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,000182.463,6492thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,342164.272,2053thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274154.041,96311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055123.801,30610

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,3651thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,3301thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,065$2,5551thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$2,2573thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$1,6077
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,012$1,6004thin

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9704
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536388.04/cwt382.00–390.002,0808
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220440.00/cwt440.00–440.009682
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368402.59/cwt390.00–415.001,4822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1394427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474375.93/cwt366.00–380.001,7827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.71/cwt330.00–360.001,8524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6327
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527380.96/cwt378.00–390.002,0087
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4193
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3141
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,000182.46/cwt182.00–183.003,6492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973116.82/cwt100.00–130.001,1377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150136.01/cwt120.00–148.001,5642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,247140.10/cwt135.00–146.001,7473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302158.05/cwt150.00–162.002,0589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342164.27/cwt152.00–171.002,2053
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0652,555.00/head2,555.00–2,555.002,5551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 28901,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39671,521.88/head1,415.00–1,570.001,5223
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39711,503.25/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5034
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,1451,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,2982,082.46/head1,955.00–2,200.002,0822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27951,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,365.00/head1,365.00–1,365.001,3651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0982,484.97/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4852

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.