Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.25/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 612 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.18/cwt ≈ $604/hd at 370 lb · 19 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.50/cwt ≈ $832/hd at 708 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	439	214	355
Feeder cattle	243	87	131
Slaughter cattle	36	41	59
Replacement cattle	19	9	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	8	175.00	$175.00	$452	—
336	336	5	154.00	$154.00	$517	—
352–395	370	19	160.00–164.00	$163.18	$604	—
441	441	7	159.00	$159.00	$701	—
580	580	6	125.50	$125.50	$728	-0.50
708	708	18	117.50	$117.50	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	137.50	$137.50	$406	—
315–335	325	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$430	—
360–380	370	2	130.00–135.00	$132.57	$491	+1.82
425–435	430	2	120.00–127.50	$123.79	$532	-9.21
800	800	1	111.00	$111.00	$888	—
850	850	3	106.00	$106.00	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$334	+2.46
320–335	327	3	115.00–125.00	$118.27	$387	+0.85
380	380	1	117.50	$117.50	$446	+0.91
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–695	690	2	91.00–95.00	$93.01	$642	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
350	350	1	126.00	$126.00	$441	—
400–440	429	8	120.00–125.00	$121.98	$523	—
450–455	453	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$549	—
514	514	8	128.50	$128.50	$660	—
612	612	20	121.25	$121.25	$742	—
682–695	690	14	112.50–120.50	$115.32	$796	—
700	700	2	113.00	$113.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	114.00–115.00	$114.48	$307	—
300–335	318	2	112.00–115.00	$113.42	$361	-1.27
370–395	383	2	114.00–115.00	$114.52	$439	—
420–440	427	3	105.00–117.50	$112.54	$481	+3.87
455–495	478	10	105.00–115.00	$108.23	$517	+0.06
500–545	517	5	105.00–110.00	$106.95	$553	+2.96
550–570	560	2	107.50–110.00	$108.73	$609	—
610–620	615	2	101.00–103.00	$101.99	$627	—
900	900	2	95.00	$95.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	2	92.00–95.00	$93.48	$503	—
620–640	630	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$570	—
670–690	680	2	90.00–94.00	$92.03	$626	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	102.00–107.00	$104.68	$354	-1.34
380–390	385	2	102.00–105.00	$103.52	$399	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	417	3	127.00–130.00	$128.98	$538	—
450–495	476	5	110.00–120.00	$116.67	$555	-7.33
500–545	526	4	110.00–116.00	$111.50	$586	-3.36
560–585	576	7	105.00–115.00	$109.00	$628	-0.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	90.00–92.50	$91.22	$424	-1.78
510–535	523	2	90.00–91.00	$90.51	$473	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–455	453	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$595	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2070	2070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1210	1095	80-85%	4	38.00–44.00	$40.78	$447	—
1035–1595	1262	80-85%	16	53.00–69.00	$60.41	$762	+4.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–980	856	85-90%	7	50.00–63.00	$58.09	$497	—
810–910	870	85-90%	3	40.00–43.00	$41.39	$360	+0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,008	—
1770	1770	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,310	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–985	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	80.00–92.50	$86.12	$771

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–1330	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	69.00–79.00	$72.37	$870
1000–1360	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	60.00–78.00	$68.91	$832

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$645

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	30.00	$30.00	$34	-18.49
106–182	139	22	43.00–57.00	$49.31	$69	+0.82
135–170	153	7	62.00–70.00	$65.96	$101	-11.84
200–295	222	28	46.00–56.00	$50.16	$111	—
222–260	242	10	60.00–64.00	$61.41	$149	—
300–363	340	4	43.00–49.00	$45.58	$155	+5.91
430	430	1	49.00	$49.00	$211	—
550	550	1	68.00	$68.00	$374	—

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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
1035–1585	1234	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,060.00	$1,003.54	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	—
60	60	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
43–49	46	11	40.00–49.00	$46.02	+26.02
60	60	1	20.00	$20.00	-10.96
73–75	74	3	22.50–44.00	$36.70	-28.30

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	12.00	$12.00	$34	—
345	345	1	53.00	$53.00	$183	—
415–426	424	5	45.00	$45.00	$191	—
413–473	446	9	11.00	$11.00	$49	—
410–470	460	6	50.00–54.00	$50.59	$233	—
533–550	537	11	41.00–46.00	$42.65	$229	—
511–591	547	9	50.00–51.00	$50.48	$276	—
608–618	613	4	50.00–51.00	$50.50	$310	—

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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.