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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

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Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 115▼ 66 vs year ago 160 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 33▼ 14 vs year ago 48 · −29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

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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. 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 $294.14/cwt on 12 head, down $47.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −59.51 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.

Average price

$294.14

▼ 47.29 vs prior sale

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.75

vs SC average

−43.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	299.21	1,613	10thin
Medium and Large 2	560	268.75	1,505	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $108 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 sale12 hd

294.14

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

311.88

−17.75

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−43.88

This barn, trailing median8 sales

353.65

−59.51

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

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	—	Low	1,538	172.10	2,647	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	150.61	2,154	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	148.96	2,031	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	130.00	1,658	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,976	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,119	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,209	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	304.69/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,590	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,857	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	336.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,246	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,441	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	270.35/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,538	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	172.10/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,647	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,968	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	126.00/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,569	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	143.62/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,958	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	156.97/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,141	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	146.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,205	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	685	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,859.00/head	1,859.00–1,859.00	1,859	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	2,092.00/head	2,092.00–2,092.00	2,092	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 115Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 10

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	345.00–360.00	352.45
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	522	301.00–310.00	304.69
4	550–600	565	291.00	291.00
10	650–700	661	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	370	330.00–345.00	336.71
6	400–450	406	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	569	265.00–287.50	270.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	611	310.00	310.00
9	700–750	741	286.00	286.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,092.00	2,092.00

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	—	845	1,859.00	1,859.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,245	123.00–130.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,502	140.00–150.00	146.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	153.00–163.00	156.97
6	—	1,363	135.00–151.00	143.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	165.00–179.00	172.10

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.