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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 312 187
Feeder cattle 114 94 115
Slaughter cattle 34 42 43
Replacement cattle 21 4 11

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
380–385 383 3 170.00–175.00 $171.67 $657 +18.67
420–440 430 2 145.00–147.50 $146.22 $629 —
510–540 526 5 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $723 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
260–295 278 4 125.00–135.00 $130.32 $362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $410 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $316 —
280–285 281 5 140.00–145.00 $143.50 $403 —
310–345 322 5 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $435 +2.50
360–390 378 4 135.00–140.00 $136.50 $516 -3.47
405 fancy 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
400–440 419 6 125.00–135.00 $130.73 $548 —
455–495 476 5 120.00–135.00 $126.20 $601 —
543 543 3 120.00 $120.00 $652 —
565–595 590 7 118.00–121.00 $119.13 $703 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 115.00–117.50 $115.85 $390 —
455–490 481 4 109.00–115.00 $112.76 $542 +1.77
600–630 615 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $683 +9.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 462 —— 3 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $635 -2.55
503–525 509 —— 4 136.00–138.00 $136.52 $695 +6.52
565–575 570 —— 7 129.00–137.50 $134.52 $767 —
600–630 615 —— 2 120.00–126.00 $122.93 $756 —
1470 1470 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 4 118.00–125.00 $121.30 $511 -0.14
515–535 525 2 117.00–120.00 $118.47 $622 +8.14
675–695 685 2 100.00–105.00 $102.54 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1730 1219 80-85% 17 51.00–67.00 $60.75 $741 -2.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–930 850 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $55.57 $472 +14.00
905–1040 978 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $42.70 $418 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1560 1485 75-80% 2 57.50–60.50 $59.08 $877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,530 —
1620–1855 1738 2 75.00–84.00 $79.80 $1,387 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–680 668 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 60.00–67.50 $63.82 $426
735–870 792 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 55.00–67.00 $61.02 $483
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–960 813 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 77.00–82.00 $79.36 $645
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $827

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–158 131 14 27.50–46.00 $34.99 $46 +23.24
120–175 151 4 12.50–20.00 $18.51 $28 —
215 215 1 37.50 $37.50 $81 -2.99
205–245 229 5 51.00–57.00 $54.51 $125 +14.02
358–398 387 91 50.00–68.00 $64.12 $248 —
411–490 419 11 60.00–70.00 $65.08 $273 +28.22
565–595 580 2 67.00–75.00 $71.10 $412 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–960 897 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 725.00–950.00 $843.59 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 65.00 $65.00 $312 —
805 805 1 67.50 $67.50 $543 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
41 41 5 47.50 $47.50 +25.00
61 61 6 52.50 $52.50 +21.32
75 75 2 37.50 $37.50 +28.50
95 95 2 35.00 $35.00 -10.00

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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.