Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	214	358	539
Feeder cattle	87	146	341
Slaughter cattle	41	69	110
Replacement cattle	9	11	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–381	371	8	130.00–131.00	$130.75	$485	+2.38
406	406	4	133.00	$133.00	$540	+3.00
500–515	505	3	118.00–120.00	$119.32	$603	-1.13

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	260	3	115.00–125.00	$119.97	$312	+3.72
305–325	315	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$370	+0.50
355–380	372	3	115.00–120.00	$116.59	$434	+1.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	3	126.00	$126.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	3	114.00–115.00	$114.69	$378	+1.79
425–445	436	4	105.00–115.00	$108.67	$474	-3.22
457–475	461	5	105.00–109.00	$108.17	$499	-2.03
525–535	530	4	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$551	-9.01
652	652	2	98.00	$98.00	$639	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	105.00–107.00	$106.02	$350	+1.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	463	5	90.00–95.00	$93.00	$431	—
520–545	533	2	91.00–92.00	$91.51	$488	—
565–595	573	4	86.00–94.00	$88.08	$505	-4.45
655–675	665	2	85.00–88.00	$86.48	$575	-3.52
750–775	763	2	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$687	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	124.00	$124.00	$593	+2.94
500–545	518	3	110.00–120.00	$114.86	$595	±0.00
550–585	567	3	105.00–115.00	$109.90	$623	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–555	553	2	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$730	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1230	1147	80-85%	3	38.00–43.00	$40.38	$463	—
1010–1575	1267	80-85%	17	51.00–68.00	$56.20	$712	+1.83

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–970	895	85-90%	5	33.00–43.00	$40.51	$363	—
715–995	903	85-90%	7	50.00–58.00	$53.51	$483	+15.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1625	1426	75-80%	6	51.00–56.00	$53.08	$757	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	1	69.50	$69.50	$1,154	—
1650–2100	1875	2	76.00–79.00	$77.32	$1,450	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$955

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–175	127	6	40.00–55.00	$48.49	$62	-15.64
105–195	167	13	60.00–105.00	$77.80	$130	+36.00
205–288	256	14	54.00–78.00	$63.36	$162	+43.36
280–290	283	3	50.00–52.50	$51.65	$146	+31.65
305	305	2	55.00	$55.00	$168	+20.55
303–390	341	5	32.00–51.00	$39.67	$135	-12.93
455–485	470	2	40.50–49.00	$44.61	$210	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	3	27.50	$27.50	$74	—
275–285	280	2	40.00–45.00	$42.54	$119	—
305	305	1	27.50	$27.50	$84	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–880	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	425.00–500.00	$454.93	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1285	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,225.00	$1,035.91	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	20.00	$20.00	+2.00
60–68	67	7	30.00–37.50	$30.96	-14.04
80	80	8	65.00	$65.00	+38.40
85	85	2	12.50	$12.50	-14.10
93–95	94	4	80.00–90.00	$85.05	+58.45
95	95	2	40.00	$40.00	+13.40

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	66.00	$66.00	$439	—

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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.