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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 122▼ 76 vs year ago 153 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 26 vs year ago 56 · −46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

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 $314.12/cwt on 8 head, down $79.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −39.53 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$314.12

▼ 79.65 vs prior sale

8 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs SC average

−46.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	316.14	1,726	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

314.12

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

313.01

+1.11

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−46.40

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−39.53

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	1,585	189.48	3,003	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	175.31	2,512	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	155.58	1,790	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	122.50	1,155	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,268	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,039	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,555	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,982	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,487	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,506	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,709	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	305.74/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,734	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,700	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,925	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	279.03/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,978	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,842	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	199.31/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,358	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	764	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,622	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	149.40/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,706	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	164.86/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,917	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	175.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,512	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,039.32/head	1,978.00–2,104.00	2,039	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,555.00/head	2,555.00–2,555.00	2,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	3,267.75/head	2,757.00–3,825.00	3,268	6

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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 122Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	254.00	254.00
2	850–900	877	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	315.00	315.00
12	700–750	709	275.00–283.00	279.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	567	305.00–306.00	305.74
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	472	319.00	319.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	281.00	281.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	172.00–179.00	175.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	149.00–150.00	149.50
2	—	800	95.00–96.00	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	140.00–158.00	149.40
2	—	1,163	162.00–168.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	198.00–200.00	199.31
1	—	1,285	160.00	160.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,555.00	2,555.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	2,757.00–3,825.00	3,267.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	940	1,978.00–2,104.00	2,039.32

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.