Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $127.82/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $415/hd at 325 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 bulls $89.00/cwt ≈ $536/hd at 602 lb · 14 head

light 8-weight M&L 3 bulls $76.50/cwt ≈ $617/hd at 806 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	309	317	334
Feeder cattle	198	186	194
Slaughter cattle	43	56	58
Replacement cattle	10	12	12

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	125.00–130.00	$126.60	$363	-6.37
305–345	325	19	125.00–133.00	$127.82	$415	-7.18
390	390	7	125.00–132.00	$131.00	$511	+0.37
415–430	423	2	117.50	$117.50	$497	-6.26
470–477	475	3	115.00–120.00	$116.65	$554	+1.65
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	-1.83
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	4	138.00–140.00	$138.51	$468	-14.34
365–385	376	4	139.00–142.00	$140.51	$528	-3.26
424	424	10	139.00	$139.00	$589	-1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$314	-4.70
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362	-2.77
375	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–335	326	5	115.00–116.00	$115.38	$376	—
375–385	380	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$439	-2.39
405–435	419	8	110.00–115.00	$112.23	$470	—
455–495	478	6	107.00–110.00	$108.77	$520	+6.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	10	120.00	$120.00	$520	-7.50
450	450	1	119.00	$119.00	$536	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	92.50–95.00	$93.73	$411	—
620–640	630	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$592	+4.49
665–685	672	3	92.00–97.00	$95.30	$640	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$403	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	473	7	90.00–94.00	$92.74	$439	-0.78
505–545	523	5	90.00–94.00	$91.37	$478	—
602	602	14	89.00	$89.00	$536	—
700–715	708	2	90.00–93.00	$91.48	$648	+3.24
806	806	12	76.50	$76.50	$617	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	115.00–117.50	$116.22	$540	—
620–640	633	3	100.00–104.00	$102.65	$650	-5.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	112.00	$112.00	$479	+9.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	131.00	$131.00	$531	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1220	1131	80-85%	4	42.00–43.00	$42.51	$481	—
930–1465	1228	80-85%	16	45.00–58.00	$52.04	$639	+12.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–875	754	85-90%	6	30.00–41.00	$35.01	$264	—
740–970	900	85-90%	4	45.00–57.00	$50.32	$453	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–2035	1715	6	76.00–83.00	$79.69	$1,367	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–925	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	77.00–86.00	$80.28	$666
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.00	$67.00	$727

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$648

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–885	813	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	71.00–76.00	$73.72	$599

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	44.00	$44.00	$475

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–130	123	4	32.50–37.50	$35.84	$44	-26.15
105–195	178	9	55.00–75.00	$68.00	$121	—
240 value added	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	—
260	260	1	30.00	$30.00	$78	—
270–291	287	8	53.00–67.50	$64.21	$184	—
305–328	317	6	53.00–80.00	$62.51	$198	+37.51

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	37.50	$37.50	$128	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	5	72.50	$72.50	-47.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00	+435.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–277	268	3	80.00–85.00	$81.55	$219	+19.05
305	305	1	81.00	$81.00	$247	+14.76
350	350	1	80.00	$80.00	$280	+17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
36	36	8	40.00	$40.00	±0.00
40	40	1	47.50	$47.50	+2.50
57–58	57	10	67.50–70.00	$68.01	+25.51
83–85	84	3	50.00–70.00	$56.77	-11.56
95	95	1	32.50	$32.50	-35.83

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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.