Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $116.83/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	317	359	314
Feeder cattle	186	220	118
Slaughter cattle	56	51	39
Replacement cattle	12	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of 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	Δ last sale
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	—
265–295	284	5	130.00–135.00	$132.97	$378	—
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	+3.30
350–385	370	4	127.50–135.00	$130.63	$483	+0.57
405–440	419	4	120.00–125.00	$123.76	$519	-1.24
470–475	471	4	115.00	$115.00	$542	-6.84
515–532	527	10	114.00–118.00	$116.83	$616	-0.38
555–595	571	4	114.00–116.00	$114.75	$655	-2.89

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	5	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$274	—
250–290	265	3	115.00–125.00	$119.75	$317	-2.75
300–340	325	3	115.00–120.00	$117.77	$383	+0.34
380	380	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$422	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	3	150.00–156.00	$152.85	$507	+7.85
380–390	385	2	142.50–145.00	$143.77	$554	+3.23
430	430	1	140.00	$140.00	$602	—
625	625	2	118.00	$118.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	377	7	115.00–122.50	$117.90	$444	-0.83
465–485	475	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$487	-9.27
507–530	519	4	100.00–110.00	$104.60	$543	-5.87
550–570	558	3	100.00–108.00	$104.35	$582	-1.15

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	115.00	$115.00	$230	—
270–295	284	4	108.00–115.00	$111.25	$316	—
305–335	319	4	105.00–111.00	$108.99	$348	-3.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	2	90.00–93.00	$91.52	$439	-3.09
530–540	535	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$484	-2.00
620–640	630	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$564	-3.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	127.50	$127.50	$510	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	422	3	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$481	-8.44
505–520	512	3	108.00–111.00	$109.68	$562	-4.39
625–630	628	2	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$678	-5.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	92.00–95.00	$93.52	$447	—
670–695	683	2	88.00–90.00	$89.02	$608	-3.98
720–745	733	2	87.50–89.00	$88.24	$647	-1.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	101.00–103.00	$102.01	$449	—
480–485	483	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$485	—
525	525	1	100.00	$100.00	$525	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1565	1183	80-85%	26	44.00–59.00	$46.85	$554	-1.69
1050–1460	1208	80-85%	6	39.00–41.00	$39.69	$479	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–960	867	85-90%	6	32.00–40.00	$36.60	$317	—
920–985	953	85-90%	3	45.00–50.00	$47.01	$448	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1785	1450	75-80%	6	44.00–48.00	$45.44	$659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1525	1468	3	73.00–84.00	$77.44	$1,137	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–835	761	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–97.50	$86.08	$655

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	62.50	$62.50	$478

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$734

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–165	124	3	52.00–70.00	$61.99	$77	-1.57
140	140	1	35.00	$35.00	$49	-28.56
213–265	229	12	50.00–75.00	$59.65	$137	+12.13
205–255	230	2	42.00–45.00	$43.66	$100	-3.86
343	343	2	25.00	$25.00	$86	—
340–380	370	4	35.00–44.00	$37.07	$137	+17.01
400–440	420	2	30.00–47.00	$38.10	$160	+0.60

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	10.00	$10.00	$47	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	—
175	175	1	195.00	$195.00	—
210	210	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1210	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–500.00	$472.99	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	±0.00
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	3	60.00–75.00	$66.86	$152	—
295	295	1	62.50	$62.50	$184	—
300–325	313	2	60.00–72.00	$66.24	$207	—
375	375	1	62.50	$62.50	$234	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	-37.50
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	-27.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	+20.00
40–48	44	11	45.00	$45.00	+25.00
55	55	1	42.50	$42.50	—
63	63	5	45.00	$45.00	—
70–75	71	7	60.00–95.00	$65.30	—
95	95	3	67.50–70.00	$68.33	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	180.00–200.00	$190.00	—

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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.