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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $806/hd at 635 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.00/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 665 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 384 380
Feeder cattle 267 199 238
Slaughter cattle 25 46 48
Replacement cattle 2 7 21

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 145.00 $145.00 $290 —
355–388 380 4 145.00–156.00 $153.43 $583 —
480 480 5 143.00 $143.00 $686 +5.00
580 580 4 121.00 $121.00 $702 —
635 value added 635 72 127.00 $127.00 $806 —
665 value added 665 64 124.00 $124.00 $825 —
730 730 3 113.00 $113.00 $825 —
810 810 1 108.00 $108.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $335 -7.57
310–345 329 6 120.00–135.00 $128.00 $421 —
370–390 380 3 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $475 -3.58
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 3 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $425 +0.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $312 +6.29
310–325 318 3 115.00–120.00 $118.30 $376 +1.50
375–395 385 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $441 -2.53
415–440 422 5 108.00–115.00 $110.85 $468 -0.09
450–480 461 4 102.50–110.00 $105.82 $488 -3.37
505–530 517 3 102.00–108.00 $105.28 $544 —
590 590 1 106.00 $106.00 $625 —
600–625 613 2 100.00–102.00 $100.98 $619 —
750 750 6 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 435 4 92.50–93.00 $92.62 $403 -1.11
450–460 453 3 92.50–95.00 $93.50 $424 —
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 -1.34
660 660 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $610 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 3 105.00–110.00 $108.38 $414 +0.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 424 4 117.50–120.00 $118.11 $501 -1.89
450–480 472 6 110.00–115.00 $110.82 $523 -1.36
510–535 522 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $578 -2.77
550–570 558 3 106.00–110.00 $107.98 $603 -3.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 575 3 90.00–95.00 $92.51 $532 -0.09
600–645 618 5 90.00–95.00 $91.63 $566 —
660–695 678 2 90.00 $90.00 $610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 132.50–135.00 $133.74 $586 -3.26
470–480 475 2 132.50–137.00 $134.77 $640 —
500–535 513 4 129.00–133.00 $131.08 $672 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 +1.25
520 520 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $533 —
585 585 2 100.00–104.00 $102.00 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $314 —
700–940 795 85-90% 6 47.00–53.00 $50.05 $398 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1255 1102 80-85% 5 53.00–66.00 $59.13 $652 +12.07
1300 1300 80-85% 1 42.50 $42.50 $552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1200 1190 2 70.00–75.00 $72.48 $863 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $647

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 85.00 $85.00 $115 —
240 240 1 35.00 $35.00 $84 +15.09
205–280 261 9 60.00–77.50 $71.20 $186 +41.20
320 320 3 67.50 $67.50 $216 +43.06
457 457 3 44.50 $44.50 $203 —
484 484 4 49.50 $49.50 $240 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–280 247 3 12.50–22.50 $16.28 $40 -8.72
335 335 1 10.00 $10.00 $34 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 3 120.00 $120.00 -20.00
100–130 113 4 140.00–180.00 $156.25 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 70.00 $70.00 ±0.00
45 45 1 95.00 $95.00 +25.00
50 50 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 -25.00
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 -60.00
60 60 1 120.00 $120.00 -10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 -7.50
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 -40.00
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 +17.50

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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.