Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $103.90/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 679 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.76/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 576 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 606 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	430	300	430
Feeder cattle	255	185	255
Slaughter cattle	48	37	48
Replacement cattle	4	7	4

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	-5.00
315–330	323	2	135.00–140.00	$137.56	$444	+7.56
350–395	380	4	135.00–140.00	$138.72	$527	+8.74
405–415	408	11	132.50–140.00	$137.16	$560	+17.13
463–490	472	12	118.00–131.00	$122.98	$580	-9.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	—
310–345	328	2	150.00–160.00	$154.73	$508	—
365	365	1	160.00	$160.00	$584	+5.07
485–490	488	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$671	-2.51
525–531	530	5	130.00	$130.00	$689	-5.60
562–565	563	6	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$713	-8.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
315–330	323	2	120.00–130.00	$125.12	$404	—
350–395	366	8	115.00–125.00	$120.86	$442	+3.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	120.00–122.50	$121.21	$282	—
255–280	268	2	115.00–122.50	$118.93	$319	—
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	—
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	—
420–445	427	5	110.00–115.00	$111.04	$474	-0.96
494	494	1	110.00	$110.00	$543	-0.64
510–543	538	7	104.00–105.00	$104.14	$560	-6.82
555–582	576	16	105.00–110.00	$108.76	$626	+0.16
606	606	12	106.50	$106.50	$645	+2.50
661–691	679	17	102.50–106.00	$103.90	$705	+0.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	125.00	$125.00	$319	-1.45
320–345	333	2	132.50–135.00	$133.70	$445	—
360	360	1	127.50	$127.50	$459	—
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	-4.10
464	464	6	119.00	$119.00	$552	—
510–521	519	5	111.00–115.00	$111.79	$580	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
505–535	520	2	100.00–102.00	$101.03	$525	+7.26
560	560	1	100.00	$100.00	$560	+9.02
605	605	3	95.00	$95.00	$575	+0.02
655–665	660	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$601	-0.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	140.00	$140.00	$602	+15.00
460	460	1	127.50	$127.50	$586	+9.86
520–540	531	5	110.00–113.00	$111.78	$594	—
560–585	572	3	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$631	—
704	704	6	92.00	$92.00	$648	—
790	790	1	85.00	$85.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	90.00	$90.00	$414	—
500	500	3	87.50	$87.50	$438	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	—
435	435	1	110.00	$110.00	$478	—
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485	—
565	565	1	102.00	$102.00	$576	+1.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1430	1163	80-85%	4	37.00–46.00	$43.24	$503	—
1000–1915	1287	80-85%	15	48.00–60.00	$51.86	$667	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1140	881	85-90%	7	48.00–51.00	$49.10	$433	+13.06
855–995	941	85-90%	5	35.00–46.00	$41.96	$395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1855	1455	4	78.00–81.00	$79.93	$1,163	+7.35
1300–2100	1765	3	69.00–73.00	$71.17	$1,256	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	59.00	$59.00	$634

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$677

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
101–195	155	25	58.00–90.00	$70.63	$109	-5.88
153–175	158	5	42.50–55.00	$51.25	$81	-25.26
288	288	5	64.50–67.50	$66.30	$191	-2.54
300–350	315	21	58.00–92.50	$62.26	$196	—
355	355	1	50.00	$50.00	$178	-13.89
425–455	440	2	60.00	$60.00	$264	+12.50
505–508	507	3	56.00–70.00	$65.35	$331	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	105	3	75.00–110.00	$88.33	-36.67
110–140	120	3	130.00–180.00	$150.00	+25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	40.00	$40.00	-10.00
40	40	4	65.00–70.00	$67.50	+17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-20.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-5.00
90	90	3	140.00	$140.00	+50.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
29	29	6	35.00	$35.00	+12.50
35	35	4	40.00	$40.00	+17.50
40–45	42	14	32.00–50.00	$38.92	+6.42
55	55	6	55.00	$55.00	—
60	60	3	50.00	$50.00	—
78	78	4	55.00	$55.00	—
80–83	82	4	50.00–57.50	$53.82	—
95	95	2	47.50	$47.50	—

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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.