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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.77/cwt -11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 373 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.35/cwt -11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 463 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.95/cwt ≈ $726/hd at 526 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 347 610 198
Feeder cattle 223 425 90
Slaughter cattle 56 57 72
Replacement cattle 4 14 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to no report last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 167.50 $167.50 $385 —
327–335 329 4 155.00–160.00 $156.27 $514 +4.65
355–390 373 19 155.00–162.00 $159.77 $596 +4.77
483 value added 483 8 163.00 $163.00 $787 —
502–535 506 8 145.00–154.00 $152.81 $773 —
619 619 7 134.50 $134.50 $833 —
680 680 9 128.00 $128.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $467 +2.62
355–360 358 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $492 -2.24
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 125.00 $125.00 $262 —
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 145.00 $145.00 $467 +14.40
350–385 364 4 136.00–142.50 $138.95 $506 +9.82
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 -2.53
422 value added 422 12 140.00 $140.00 $591 -3.18
455–480 463 18 121.00–127.00 $124.35 $576 -3.77
500–517 508 11 124.00–127.00 $125.39 $637 +5.39
565–582 581 13 123.00–124.50 $124.39 $723 +6.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 122.50 $122.50 $282 —
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 -0.84
370 370 1 117.50 $117.50 $435 -2.50
450–495 472 3 110.00–113.00 $111.05 $524 -2.47
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 +2.00
620 620 2 105.00 $105.00 $651 +2.00
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 95.00 $95.00 $423 —
550–585 568 2 95.00–102.00 $98.39 $559 +3.41
730 730 1 92.50 $92.50 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 410 4 145.00–155.00 $150.02 $615 —
410 fancy 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
450–491 483 12 142.00–145.00 $143.03 $691 +6.20
500–540 526 16 132.50–141.00 $137.95 $726 —
550–590 570 2 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $755 +5.41
610 610 5 128.00 $128.00 $781 +6.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–585 575 3 100.00–105.00 $102.36 $589 —
695 695 1 90.00 $90.00 $626 -4.00
710 710 1 93.00 $93.00 $660 —
765–790 778 2 82.50–90.00 $86.31 $671 -6.19
815–830 822 3 88.00–92.00 $90.00 $740 —
855–880 868 3 87.00–95.00 $90.66 $787 —
910 910 1 86.00 $86.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $582 +15.07
475–490 483 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $582 -0.90
615–645 630 2 110.00–117.00 $113.42 $715 +5.91
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 +5.51
765 765 1 103.00 $103.00 $788 +0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1080 1050 80-85% 2 35.00–47.00 $40.83 $429 -0.44
1010–1720 1189 80-85% 18 53.00–69.00 $59.96 $713 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–865 736 85-90% 5 35.00–46.00 $40.99 $302 —
710–990 849 85-90% 4 54.00–58.00 $55.56 $472 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1315 1179 5 68.00–77.00 $72.26 $852 —
1165–1605 1289 8 81.00–95.00 $87.67 $1,130 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $608

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $442

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–190 132 12 52.00–72.50 $62.77 $83 +0.52
110–165 140 5 30.00–37.50 $35.15 $49 -27.10
200–255 221 15 52.00–75.00 $62.74 $139 +37.74
355–395 375 2 71.00–75.00 $72.89 $273 +1.24
440 440 1 66.00 $66.00 $290 -6.89
520–540 530 2 79.00 $79.00 $419 +4.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 9.00 $9.00 $58 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 -40.00
90 90 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 -27.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 +165.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 +200.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 34 9 70.00–85.00 $81.67 -28.33
50 50 3 100.00–110.00 $106.67 +26.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–135 124 6 145.00–175.00 $164.17 -69.83

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
88 88 2 55.00 $55.00 —
90 90 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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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.