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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 5

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 77▼ 222 vs year ago 282 · −78.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 16 vs year ago 39 · −41.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 16 vs year ago 24 · −66.7%

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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 excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $324.67/cwt on 3 head, down $10.33 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −24.16 against this barn's trailing median of $348.83.

Average price

$324.67

▼ 10.33 vs prior sale

3 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.57

vs SC average

−78.77 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	324.67	1,476	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

324.67

—

SC average6 barns · 127 hd

359.24

−34.57

National average156 barns · 5,235 hd

403.44

−78.77

This barn, trailing median15 sales

348.83

−24.16

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 400–500 lb

15 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $409.53, low $293.36, median $348.83 across 15 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	1,525	179.66	2,740	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	170.73	2,703	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	154.47	1,827	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	115.89	1,279	8thin

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)	1,280	$2,264	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,882	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	625	$1,625	1thin

Every lot

24 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 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,462	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,461	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,139	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,981	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	179.66/cwt	167.00–187.00	2,740	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	169.94/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,869	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	115.89/cwt	101.00–131.00	1,279	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	145.18/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,789	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	170.73/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,703	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	625	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,882.00/head	1,882.00–1,882.00	1,882	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	775	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,263.84/head	2,180.00–2,349.00	2,264	2

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 77Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	447	327.00	327.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	316.76
1	600–650	610	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	735	291.00	291.00
1	750–800	765	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,882.00	1,882.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2	—	1,280	2,180.00–2,349.00	2,263.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	167.00–187.00	179.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	162.00–175.00	169.94
5	—	1,232	136.00–152.00	145.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	165.00–179.00	170.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	101.00–131.00	115.89

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.