Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.62/cwt ≈ $525/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.80/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 362 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	358	345	253
Feeder cattle	146	240	145
Slaughter cattle	69	34	50
Replacement cattle	11	10	6

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
270–275	271	6	123.00–130.00	$124.18	$337	-5.82
350–375	358	3	125.00–130.00	$128.37	$460	+2.71
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	+0.57
455–470	464	6	120.00–130.00	$123.98	$575	+1.68
500–535	523	3	115.00–123.00	$120.45	$630	-4.94
685	685	4	101.00	$101.00	$692	—
703–705	703	6	105.00–108.00	$107.50	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	137.50–143.00	$140.34	$435	-4.66
355–370	362	10	137.50–142.00	$140.80	$510	-4.20

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
265	265	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$308	+5.25
305–335	328	4	115.00–117.50	$116.92	$383	+3.44
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$306	+1.46
300–345	319	6	110.00–115.00	$112.90	$360	+0.32
405–430	418	4	110.00–115.00	$111.89	$468	+3.56
465–470	469	5	110.00–111.00	$110.20	$517	+3.68
520	520	5	113.00	$113.00	$588	+11.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–393	385	3	120.00–125.00	$121.60	$468	-0.85
405–434	425	10	121.00–127.50	$123.62	$525	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	92.00–95.00	$93.48	$447	+0.51
555	555	1	92.50	$92.50	$513	-2.69
607	607	5	95.00	$95.00	$577	+3.98
690	690	2	97.00	$97.00	$669	+4.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	105.00	$105.00	$336	+1.48
370	370	1	107.50	$107.50	$398	+2.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	418	3	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$522	+5.61
455–475	467	3	115.00–130.00	$121.06	$565	+8.97
505–535	520	2	110.00–120.00	$114.86	$597	-0.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	91.00	$91.00	$400	—
565–585	575	2	91.00–94.00	$92.53	$532	+1.87
685	685	1	90.00	$90.00	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1430	1205	80-85%	11	31.00–46.00	$41.34	$498	—
1015–1735	1269	80-85%	23	49.00–65.00	$54.37	$690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–965	830	85-90%	4	50.00–56.00	$52.20	$433	—
825–990	921	85-90%	11	33.00–45.00	$38.06	$351	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1485	1390	75-80%	6	51.00–59.00	$54.13	$752	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2265	1497	6	62.00–71.00	$67.44	$1,010	—
1320–2100	1745	3	79.00–84.00	$82.01	$1,431	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	77.00	$77.00	$920
1285–1470	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	70.00–75.00	$72.74	$1,002

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1400	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	61.00–62.00	$61.42	$743

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–158	118	16	15.00–20.00	$17.66	$21	—
110–150	120	13	60.00–67.50	$64.13	$77	—
155–185	170	2	35.00–47.50	$41.80	$71	-29.67
200–270	244	40	30.00–45.00	$41.29	$101	—
238–260	245	3	50.00–57.50	$52.65	$129	—
250	250	2	20.00	$20.00	$50	-30.51
300–335	318	2	25.00–45.00	$34.45	$110	-5.55
335–363	349	4	50.00–55.00	$52.60	$184	+12.60
385	385	1	10.00	$10.00	$38	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–720	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	325.00–475.00	$403.83	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	70.00	$70.00	$168	—
527	527	7	83.00	$83.00	$437	—
785	785	1	50.00	$50.00	$392	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	30.00	$30.00	—
30–35	31	5	60.00–67.50	$61.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	—
110–120	115	4	180.00–220.00	$197.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
38	38	4	18.00	$18.00	—
56	56	4	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
93–99	96	24	20.00–32.50	$26.60	-16.40

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	—

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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.