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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

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Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 92▼ 139 vs year ago 189 · −73.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 52▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.00/cwt on 1 head, down $115.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −75.20 against this barn's trailing median of $345.20.

Average price

$270.00

▼ 115.00 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−62.90

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	500	270.00	1,350	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

270.00

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

332.90

−62.90

This barn, trailing median4 sales

345.20

−75.20

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,339	155.63	2,084	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,423	132.36	1,883	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	124.93	2,009	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	112.49	1,253	9thin

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)	1,025	$1,558	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,468	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,357	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,295	2thin

Every lot

26 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,532	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	344.55/cwt	320.00–365.00	937	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,244	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	307.78/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,511	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,680	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,339	155.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,084	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,246	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	106.95/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,248	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	130.25/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,965	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	124.93/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,009	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,357.00/head	2,357.00–2,357.00	2,357	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	955	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,558.00/head	1,558.00–1,558.00	1,558	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	1,468.00/head	1,468.00–1,468.00	1,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,090	1,689.00/head	1,689.00–1,689.00	1,689	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,901.00/head	2,901.00–2,901.00	2,901	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 92Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 52Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 19

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	120.00–137.00	130.25
1	—	905	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,167	94.00–115.00	106.95
3	—	1,008	120.00–126.00	123.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	124.00–126.00	124.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	150.00–162.00	155.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	497	338.00	338.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	320.00–365.00	344.55
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	400	311.00	311.00
9	450–500	491	305.00–310.00	307.78
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,558.00	1,558.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,468.00	1,468.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	2,357.00	2,357.00

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	—	1,170	2,901.00	2,901.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,689.00	1,689.00

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.