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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 394 334
Feeder cattle 115 183 174
Slaughter cattle 68 46 67
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $396 —
420–445 430 7 115.00–135.00 $121.96 $524 +8.61
450 450 2 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 137.50 $137.50 $564 +1.66
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
600–605 603 4 111.00–116.00 $113.51 $684 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $397 +1.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 110.00 $110.00 $366 -4.90
375–386 383 4 110.00–117.00 $115.29 $442 +0.29
405–425 415 3 110.00–115.00 $112.63 $467 +3.55
535 535 1 112.00 $112.00 $599 +4.77
550 550 5 104.00 $104.00 $572 +2.27
605–610 608 8 103.00–104.00 $103.50 $629 +8.50
670–685 678 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $681 —
750 750 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 435 3 90.00–95.00 $92.63 $403 -7.37
455–475 463 3 92.00–94.00 $93.00 $431 -2.00
510–545 533 4 90.00–94.00 $91.71 $489 —
755 755 1 86.00 $86.00 $649 —
860 860 1 83.00 $83.00 $714 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 3 100.00–105.00 $103.41 $336 +3.41
415–440 428 3 100.00–102.00 $101.02 $432 —
500–522 515 3 100.00–102.00 $101.35 $522 +21.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 422 3 110.00–115.00 $113.26 $478 -1.74
455–460 458 8 112.00–125.00 $116.60 $534 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 94.00 $94.00 $423 —
500–540 520 2 91.00–92.50 $91.78 $477 +4.28
770 770 1 82.00 $82.00 $631 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 102.50 $102.50 $461 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1250 1123 80-85% 6 32.00–43.00 $38.48 $432 —
1010–1870 1323 80-85% 38 47.00–68.00 $57.25 $757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–995 838 85-90% 5 31.00–43.00 $37.94 $318 —
720–1005 933 85-90% 9 46.00–55.00 $50.25 $469 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1815 1483 75-80% 3 53.00–58.00 $55.72 $826 +9.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2245 1431 4 64.00–74.00 $70.55 $1,010 —
1080–2015 1512 3 80.00–86.00 $81.75 $1,236 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–157 148 7 67.50–75.00 $70.91 $105 —
115–193 167 3 30.00–52.50 $47.34 $79 -30.46
220–230 227 3 10.00–20.00 $13.24 $30 -52.92
238–283 257 10 67.00–86.00 $77.89 $200 +22.89
240–293 275 3 55.00–58.00 $55.87 $154 +0.87
310–395 350 7 45.00–54.00 $48.58 $170 —
403–440 418 6 30.00–50.00 $40.03 $167 —
475 475 4 14.00 $14.00 $66 -48.04
530–584 573 5 40.00–45.00 $44.08 $253 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 6.00 $6.00 $37 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 105.00 $105.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–575 573 2 59.00–60.00 $59.50 $341 —
645 645 3 80.00 $80.00 $516 —
720 720 1 80.00 $80.00 $576 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 75.00 $75.00 —
80 80 3 85.00–90.00 $86.67 —
100–110 103 3 140.00–160.00 $150.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 6 30.00 $30.00 -20.00
58 58 10 42.50–50.00 $45.50 -13.00
60 60 1 30.00 $30.00 -28.50
73–75 74 3 35.00–75.00 $48.57 -9.91
80–83 82 5 52.50–80.00 $63.26 -6.74

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 20.00 $20.00 $57 —
335 335 2 28.00 $28.00 $94 —
413–445 426 12 6.50–10.00 $8.02 $34 -47.98
443–493 474 8 29.00 $29.00 $137 —
512 512 3 15.00 $15.00 $77 —
543–557 548 8 34.50–35.00 $34.69 $190 —
635 635 1 35.00 $35.00 $222 —

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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.