Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 24
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▼ 22 vs year ago 87 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 31 vs year ago 53 · −58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.00/cwt on 7 head, down $16.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +23.80 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.
Average price
$369.00
▼ 16.00 vs prior sale
7 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.66
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545385.002,0981thin
Medium and Large 2537380.752,0464thin
Medium and Large 3540337.501,8232thin
One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd
369.00
—
SC average6 barns · 82 hd
389.66
−20.66
This barn, trailing median4 sales
345.20
+23.80
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
399364328293median 345.2004/2205/1310/2110/2810/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,293186.252,4072thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511165.382,4995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,333150.001,9992thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,330117.501,5631thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,8701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,5901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,4151thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,4351thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360506.00/cwt506.00–506.001,8222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,1071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613334.98/cwt330.00–340.002,0532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0011
Bulls——1,425200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,5631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368168.30/cwt165.00–170.002,3023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,540132.50/cwt132.50–132.502,0411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,7772
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39451,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18952,415.00/head2,415.00–2,415.002,4151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0152,590.00/head2,590.00–2,590.002,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3052,870.00/head2,870.00–2,870.002,8701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.