Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.07/cwt ≈ $587/hd at 515 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.47/cwt ≈ $588/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.74/cwt ≈ $479/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	359	228	488
Feeder cattle	220	—	317
Slaughter cattle	51	—	78
Replacement cattle	10	—	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	130.00	$130.00	$312
300–315	308	3	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$406
360–395	378	8	125.00–133.00	$130.06	$492
415–425	420	3	125.00	$125.00	$525
450–490	455	8	118.00–123.00	$121.84	$554
500–525	505	5	117.00–118.00	$117.21	$592
550–595	558	6	114.00–119.00	$117.64	$656
625	625	1	116.00	$116.00	$725
660	660	1	116.00	$116.00	$766
937	937	2	91.00	$91.00	$853

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493
365–395	373	8	138.00–145.00	$140.54	$524
526	526	5	126.00	$126.00	$663

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
280	280	1	122.50	$122.50	$343
305–335	319	4	115.00–125.00	$117.43	$375
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260	260	1	123.00	$123.00	$320
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378
375–390	383	2	117.50–120.00	$118.73	$455
410–440	421	10	112.00–118.00	$113.74	$479
455–490	466	8	110.00–113.00	$111.72	$521
510–545	532	11	107.00–112.00	$110.47	$588
555–565	560	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$591
600–610	608	5	105.00–108.00	$107.41	$653

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310–320	315	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$355
355	355	1	112.50	$112.50	$399
410–445	420	7	101.00–104.00	$103.09	$433
570–585	576	5	100.00	$100.00	$576

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
470–485	474	4	90.00–98.00	$94.61	$448
520	520	1	92.50	$92.50	$481
600	600	1	92.50	$92.50	$555
690	690	2	99.00	$99.00	$683

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405
370	370	1	132.50	$132.50	$490
455	455	5	117.00	$117.00	$532

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–420	410	—	—	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$502
460–490	473	—	—	6	115.00–125.00	$119.98	$568
505–540	515	—	—	12	110.00–116.00	$114.07	$587
555–595	575	—	—	4	110.00–119.00	$114.01	$656
608–610	608	—	—	7	112.50–114.00	$113.79	$692
670	670	—	—	1	102.00	$102.00	$683
705	705	—	—	1	102.00	$102.00	$719
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	81.00	$81.00	$879

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415	415	8	130.00	$130.00	$540
455	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–625	615	2	91.00	$91.00	$560
670	670	1	93.00	$93.00	$623
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634
775–785	780	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$690

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
560	560	1	102.50	$102.50	$574

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–990	830	85-90%	13	45.00–59.00	$49.52	$411
695–965	834	85-90%	8	37.50–42.00	$39.75	$332

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1170	1113	80-85%	2	36.00–42.00	$38.84	$432
1005–1615	1198	80-85%	16	45.00–56.00	$48.54	$582

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220–2035	1551	6	75.00–81.00	$77.22	$1,198

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–740	671	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	68.00–71.00	$69.69	$468

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	76.00	$76.00	$752

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
125–180	145	8	55.00–70.00	$63.56	$92
155	155	1	50.00	$50.00	$78
200–265	223	3	45.00–50.00	$47.52	$106
321–388	370	38	19.00–24.00	$20.06	$74
415	415	1	37.50	$37.50	$156

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
115	115	1	155.00	$155.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
40–45	43	4	75.00–80.00	$77.50
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00
60	60	3	95.00	$95.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
60–65	63	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00
125–145	133	4	160.00–260.00	$192.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
26	26	6	20.00	$20.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
485	485	1	20.00	$20.00	$97

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.