Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $125.39/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.39/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 413 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $122.30/cwt +12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	345	306	245
Feeder cattle	240	115	149
Slaughter cattle	34	68	57
Replacement cattle	10	—	10

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
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
310–345	330	4	125.00–130.00	$128.14	$423	+5.66
350–395	375	10	120.00–130.00	$125.66	$471	—
400–445	428	8	120.00–135.00	$129.43	$554	+7.47
450–488	471	11	116.00–128.00	$122.30	$576	+12.30
520–525	521	17	117.00–128.00	$125.39	$653	—
580	580	3	119.00	$119.00	$690	—
600–635	626	7	105.00–119.00	$117.08	$733	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	145.00	$145.00	$464	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
568	568	6	137.00	$137.00	$778	+12.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$289	—
300–310	305	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$346	—
375	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	-2.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328	—
315–335	325	2	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$366	+2.58
375–385	380	2	110.00	$110.00	$418	-5.29
425–445	435	3	105.00–110.00	$108.33	$471	-4.30
459–480	463	10	105.00–110.00	$106.52	$493	—
502–530	511	8	100.00–105.00	$101.25	$517	-10.75
565–593	585	6	100.00–105.00	$100.80	$590	-3.20
600–630	624	5	103.00–104.00	$103.81	$648	+0.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	461	5	91.00–95.00	$92.97	$429	-0.03
500–512	510	5	93.00–99.00	$97.82	$499	+6.11
550–565	553	5	93.00–98.00	$95.19	$526	—
605–630	618	2	90.00–92.00	$91.02	$563	—
650–660	655	2	90.00–96.00	$92.98	$609	—
705	705	1	85.00	$85.00	$599	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	5	100.00–108.00	$103.52	$339	+0.11
350–390	373	9	100.00–108.00	$104.67	$390	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$451	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	11	110.00–125.00	$119.39	$493	+6.13
455–494	488	6	111.00–118.00	$112.09	$547	-4.51
510–515	513	2	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$590	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	95.00	$95.00	$380	—
450–490	470	2	91.00–96.00	$93.61	$440	-0.39
503	503	3	91.00	$91.00	$458	-0.78
560–595	577	3	90.00–92.00	$90.66	$523	—
600	600	1	90.00	$90.00	$540	—
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	—
757	757	2	91.00	$91.00	$689	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1930	1478	80-85%	16	44.00–55.00	$49.89	$737	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–910	878	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.44	$408	—
775–995	885	85-90%	2	35.00–37.00	$35.88	$318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2230	1763	2	64.00–74.00	$70.33	$1,240	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–820	729	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	74.00–82.00	$77.49	$565
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$415

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	50.00	$50.00	$535
1035–1145	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	58.00–60.00	$58.95	$643
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$636

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$636

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–196	174	9	62.50–82.50	$71.47	$124	+24.13
210–290	255	38	37.50–55.00	$50.51	$129	-27.38
330	330	1	40.00	$40.00	$132	—
505	505	1	42.50	$42.50	$215	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	2.00	$2.00	$10	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	5	89.00	$89.00	$317	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	40.00	$40.00	+10.00
82	82	3	43.00	$43.00	-20.26

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–395	323	7	25.00–32.00	$28.44	$92	+0.44

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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.