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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 533 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 331 656
Feeder cattle 217 110 280
Slaughter cattle 80 49 30
Replacement cattle 45 9 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain 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
360–370 363 6 150.00–152.50 $150.84 $548 —
533 value added 533 11 124.00 $124.00 $661 —
722 value added 722 5 104.00 $104.00 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
250–285 269 4 132.50–145.00 $139.79 $376 —
325 325 1 142.50 $142.50 $463 —
360–380 372 5 130.00–145.00 $140.03 $521 +5.16
435 435 1 141.00 $141.00 $613 —
500 500 3 100.00–117.00 $105.67 $528 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 +9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 115.00 $115.00 $247 —
305–330 315 3 107.50–127.50 $116.68 $368 —
355–385 370 2 117.50–132.50 $124.70 $461 —
400 400 1 107.50 $107.50 $430 —
535 535 1 102.50 $102.50 $548 —
665 665 1 108.00 $108.00 $718 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 117.50 $117.50 $341 -2.31
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -8.05
585 585 1 101.00 $101.00 $591 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 105.00 $105.00 $226 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 117.50 $117.50 $264 —
275 275 1 115.00 $115.00 $316 —
310–335 320 3 112.55–122.50 $116.62 $373 -0.98
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
400–435 422 3 110.00–115.00 $111.58 $471 —
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 +0.41
610–640 625 2 95.00–102.50 $98.66 $617 -1.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 316 4 125.00–135.00 $128.68 $407 —
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
840 840 1 101.00 $101.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 105.00 $105.00 $399 —
450–490 470 3 90.00–115.00 $101.45 $477 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 92.50–115.00 $104.01 $341 —
395 395 1 92.50 $92.50 $365 -17.50
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 76.00 $76.00 $334 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 value added 488 7 113.00 $113.00 $551 —
520 520 1 102.00 $102.00 $530 -9.19
610 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 -5.33
690 690 1 88.00 $88.00 $607 -12.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 106.00 $106.00 $525 —
510 510 1 97.50 $97.50 $497 —
505–540 523 2 102.50–115.00 $108.54 $568 —
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 —
650–665 658 2 74.00–93.00 $83.39 $549 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 3 137.50–142.00 $139.12 $582 +4.12
560 560 1 143.00 $143.00 $801 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 —
540 540 1 102.50 $102.50 $554 +10.21
680 680 1 74.00 $74.00 $503 -18.37
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 -4.00
895 895 1 80.00 $80.00 $716 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 82.50 $82.50 $355 —
580 580 1 80.00 $80.00 $464 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 107.50 $107.50 $462 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–1375 1017 85-90% 31 30.00–47.00 $41.87 $426 —
975–1585 1274 85-90% 22 47.00–57.00 $51.27 $653 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $778 —
810–1490 1281 80-85% 4 40.00–47.00 $44.61 $571 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1545 1273 5 49.00–74.00 $61.42 $782 —
1190–2530 1681 8 70.00–86.00 $77.27 $1,299 -3.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–745 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00–80.00 $76.50 $543

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1375 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 50.00–76.00 $66.70 $727
995–1360 1131 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 66.00–84.00 $73.38 $830
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $816
1160–1260 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 67.00–84.00 $75.78 $930
1095–1390 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 40.00–61.00 $51.75 $643
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 49.00 $49.00 $441
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 53.00 $53.00 $461

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–190 154 19 37.50–87.50 $68.35 $105 +14.88
208 208 2 55.00 $55.00 $114 +34.57
208–269 242 22 52.50–76.00 $65.48 $158 +11.02
475 475 1 60.00 $60.00 $285 +7.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 ±0.00
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 ±0.00
150–160 155 2 180.00–240.00 $210.00 -70.00

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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
665 665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
835–1270 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,150.00 $1,070.67 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 411 8 42.50–94.50 $87.22 $358 —
478 478 8 93.00 $93.00 $445 —
502 502 5 91.00 $91.00 $457 —
560 560 2 85.00 $85.00 $476 —
610 610 7 89.00 $89.00 $543 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 90.00–110.00 $100.00 -60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 -20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
83 83 3 50.00 $50.00 -3.12
95 95 1 35.00 $35.00 -21.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–270 228 9 22.50–68.00 $62.02 $141 —
535 535 1 60.00 $60.00 $321 —
700 700 1 52.50 $52.50 $368 —

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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.