Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.10/cwt ≈ $527/hd at 425 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.60/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 522 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 550 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	300	408	515
Feeder cattle	185	217	221
Slaughter cattle	37	80	58
Replacement cattle	7	45	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering of average 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$558	+4.09
400–410	401	10	145.00–153.00	$152.18	$610	—
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	—
521–526	522	15	134.00–136.00	$135.60	$708	—
550	550	13	135.00	$135.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	+0.21
305	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	-12.50
380–395	386	4	125.00–135.00	$129.98	$502	-10.05
410–415	413	2	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$496	-20.97
495	495	1	132.50	$132.50	$656	—
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	+9.33
555	555	2	115.00–122.00	$118.50	$658	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	117.50	$117.50	$417	+7.50
510–545	528	2	102.00–102.50	$102.24	$540	—
570	570	1	104.00	$104.00	$593	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	266	4	125.00–130.00	$126.45	$336	—
400–441	425	29	120.00–127.00	$124.10	$527	—
555	555	6	117.00	$117.00	$649	—
603	603	9	108.00	$108.00	$651	—
677	677	4	112.00	$112.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	112.00	$112.00	$487	+0.42
470–495	487	3	110.00–112.00	$110.64	$539	—
500–530	515	3	109.00–113.00	$110.96	$571	+5.96
558–573	569	7	105.00–110.00	$108.60	$618	—
615–620	618	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$643	+5.34
650–665	658	2	102.00–105.00	$103.52	$681	—
700	700	1	98.00	$98.00	$686	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$437	-9.02
505–520	513	2	92.50–95.00	$93.77	$481	—
555–575	565	2	90.00–92.00	$90.98	$514	—
615–640	628	2	94.00–96.00	$94.98	$596	—
660–675	668	2	90.00–92.00	$91.01	$608	—
750–760	755	3	80.00–85.00	$82.66	$624	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$364	+2.23
365–390	375	3	105.00–111.00	$108.68	$408	+16.18
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
470–495	485	3	100.00–105.00	$102.35	$496	+2.35
580–585	583	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$586	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	125.00	$125.00	$500	—
470–495	483	3	116.00–120.00	$117.64	$568	—
600–645	627	3	101.00–105.00	$103.05	$646	+8.05
655	655	6	107.00	$107.00	$701	+19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	95.00	$95.00	$518	-7.50
550	550	1	97.50	$97.50	$536	—
645	645	1	94.00	$94.00	$606	—
700–740	718	3	90.00–93.00	$91.03	$654	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	102.00	$102.00	$525	+4.50
570–585	578	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$581	+10.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	80-85%	1	39.00	$39.00	$402	—
1045–1665	1312	80-85%	19	45.00–55.00	$50.17	$658	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–910	872	85-90%	3	35.00–38.00	$36.04	$314	—
920–985	953	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.55	$444	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1680	1610	75-80%	2	47.50–51.00	$49.33	$794	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1530	1455	2	71.00–74.00	$72.58	$1,056	—
1215–1735	1538	4	76.00–84.00	$80.00	$1,230	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–930	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	74.00–78.00	$76.02	$699

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–173	165	3	75.00–80.00	$76.51	$126	+8.16
213–258	231	5	25.00–47.50	$31.94	$74	-33.54
200–297	277	16	54.00–75.00	$68.84	$191	—
345–380	358	11	60.00–77.50	$63.89	$229	—
376–380	377	5	30.00–43.00	$32.62	$123	—
430	430	1	47.50	$47.50	$204	—
450–475	459	4	53.00–61.00	$57.74	$265	-2.26

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–295	263	2	8.00–12.00	$9.75	$26	—
380	380	1	8.00	$8.00	$30	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
750–840	781	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–775.00	$634.76	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	90.00	$90.00	—
100–125	115	10	100.00–140.00	$119.00	-31.00
135	135	4	170.00	$170.00	+20.00
150	150	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	22.50	$22.50	—
48	48	2	32.50	$32.50	—

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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.