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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 96▼ 65 vs year ago 109 · −59.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 38 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 14 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $324.32/cwt on 6 head, down $69.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −29.33 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$324.32

▼ 69.45 vs prior sale

6 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$41.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.86

vs SC average

−87.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	331.18	1,776	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	290.00	1,552	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.18/cwt here — about $224 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 sale6 hd

324.32

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

362.18

−37.86

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−87.18

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−29.33

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	1,383	182.50	2,523	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	175.00	2,266	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	155.65	1,627	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	123.43	1,276	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,910	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,679	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	332.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,760	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,401	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	119.91/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,109	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	151.06/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,563	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,266	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 96Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	690	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	332.73
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	136.00–159.00	151.06
1	—	1,085	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	100.00–130.00	119.91
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,085	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,910.00	1,910.00

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.