Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.99/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 515 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.92/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.25/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 505 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	359	439	353
Feeder cattle	205	243	207
Slaughter cattle	46	36	83
Replacement cattle	6	19	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Average offering of 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
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	-3.18
420	420	8	154.00	$154.00	$647	-5.00
475	475	6	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
505	505	10	149.25	$149.25	$754	—
565–596	574	10	137.00–145.00	$142.51	$818	+17.01
610	610	5	135.00	$135.00	$824	—
677	677	5	132.00	$132.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	4	140.00–145.00	$143.79	$555	+11.22
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	+16.21
450–470	458	4	120.00–130.00	$126.17	$578	—
555–560	558	2	120.00–127.50	$123.73	$690	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	110.00–120.00	$114.96	$383	-3.31
355–395	379	4	110.00–120.00	$114.32	$433	-3.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	136.50	$136.50	$485	+10.50
430–443	438	6	122.00–125.00	$123.68	$542	+1.70
500–535	515	18	120.00–129.25	$127.99	$659	-0.51
591	591	9	124.00	$124.00	$733	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	2	109.00–115.00	$111.93	$515	+3.70
550–590	569	9	103.00–115.00	$107.18	$610	-1.55
620–630	623	3	102.00–106.00	$104.65	$652	+2.66

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	102.50–105.00	$103.75	$342	-0.93
360–390	382	5	101.00–109.00	$103.35	$395	-0.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	520	4	100.00–101.00	$100.25	$521	+6.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	421	10	120.00–132.00	$128.92	$543	-0.06
465–490	482	5	110.00–120.00	$114.53	$552	-2.14
550–560	555	2	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$599	-1.02
640	640	1	102.00	$102.00	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$449	—
460–495	478	2	100.00–101.00	$100.48	$480	+9.26
530	530	3	100.00–102.50	$101.50	$538	+10.99
593–595	594	4	99.00–100.00	$99.75	$593	—
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	92.50	$92.50	$370	—
455	455	1	91.00	$91.00	$414	—
535	535	1	92.50	$92.50	$495	—
595	595	1	91.00	$91.00	$541	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	147.50	$147.50	$620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1460	1217	80-85%	20	51.00–70.00	$65.17	$793	—
1355	1355	80-85%	1	45.00	$45.00	$610	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–905	794	85-90%	4	35.00–45.00	$40.17	$319	—
605–995	808	85-90%	9	50.00–67.00	$61.79	$499	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1695	1613	75-80%	2	63.00–65.00	$64.05	$1,033	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1770	1366	4	85.00–90.00	$88.68	$1,211	—
2115	2115	1	77.50	$77.50	$1,639	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–730	714	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	65.00–76.00	$70.86	$506

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,080

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
114	114	4	56.00	$56.00	$64	+26.00
105–165	123	13	50.00–65.00	$54.37	$67	+24.37
100–170	126	14	30.00–45.00	$38.20	$48	+8.20
278	278	2	60.00	$60.00	$167	—
290–295	293	2	27.50–35.00	$31.22	$91	—
323	323	2	55.00	$55.00	$178	+9.42
310–375	332	3	43.00–48.00	$45.51	$151	-0.07
465	465	1	49.00	$49.00	$228	—
565	565	1	53.00	$53.00	$299	-15.00
615	615	1	52.00	$52.00	$320	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	12.00	$12.00	$46	—
590	590	1	9.00	$9.00	$53	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
32	32	5	25.00	$25.00	-21.02
53	53	6	40.00	$40.00	+20.00
74	74	4	55.00	$55.00	+18.30
82–89	85	16	52.50–75.00	$53.91	+17.21
90–99	93	21	20.00–60.00	$41.96	+5.26

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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.