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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.61/cwt ≈ $686/hd at 632 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 393 496
Feeder cattle 107 108 263
Slaughter cattle 57 58 53
Replacement cattle 18 15 15

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $303 +5.04
252–290 265 3 127.50–135.00 $130.24 $345 +0.45
310–335 323 2 135.00–137.50 $136.20 $440 +9.19
350–370 360 2 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $495 +7.45
400 400 2 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $532 —
450–475 463 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $590 +5.47
510–520 515 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $605 -7.00
550–570 553 8 118.00–121.50 $121.05 $669 +2.37
615–635 621 4 115.00–118.00 $116.98 $726 —
700 700 3 115.50 $115.50 $808 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 115.00–120.00 $117.39 $270 —
330–345 338 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $414 +7.56
355–390 373 2 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $456 +13.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 258 3 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $316 —
300–330 315 3 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $386 +9.90
420–430 423 3 110.00–116.00 $113.64 $481 +3.30
450–495 472 3 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $531 +1.28
520–548 540 4 105.00–110.00 $108.80 $588 -3.90
550–575 562 3 105.00–110.00 $108.34 $609 —
616–645 632 11 105.00–110.50 $108.61 $686 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 3 90.00–95.00 $92.26 $390 —
460–480 470 2 90.00–94.00 $92.04 $433 —
500–545 523 2 90.00–93.00 $91.44 $478 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 107.50–110.00 $108.77 $337 —
350–370 360 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $387 +1.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $497 +3.54
505–535 520 2 95.00–97.00 $95.97 $499 +0.97
550–570 560 2 90.00–96.00 $92.95 $521 +1.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 3 120.00–129.00 $123.31 $540 -1.22
475 475 2 119.00 $119.00 $565 +1.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1370 1223 80-85% 6 45.00–55.00 $50.74 $621 —
1025–1580 1230 80-85% 22 59.00–70.00 $63.58 $782 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–985 872 85-90% 15 44.00–56.00 $49.46 $431 -11.26
925–990 952 85-90% 5 61.00–65.00 $62.63 $596 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1700 1533 75-80% 4 55.00–58.00 $55.94 $858 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 77.50 $77.50 $1,077 —
1925–2030 1978 2 90.00–91.00 $90.51 $1,790 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
670–835 733 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 80.00–87.00 $84.11 $617

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $738
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $778
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $643
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $650

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
118–198 157 21 70.00–90.00 $80.49 $126 -7.53
140–195 171 9 47.50–65.00 $54.90 $94 -33.12
175 175 1 17.50 $17.50 $31 -70.52
215–270 245 4 79.00–91.00 $84.16 $206 -0.66
300 300 1 50.00 $50.00 $150 +18.77
350–380 365 2 71.00–80.00 $75.32 $275 +21.46
448 448 3 70.00 $70.00 $314 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 8.00 $8.00 $19 -17.00
500 500 1 5.00 $5.00 $25 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–135 123 2 180.00–220.00 $200.00 -60.77

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
630–980 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 550.00–700.00 $628.99 -133.55
710–980 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–940.00 $797.16 +34.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1070 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 775.00–900.00 $827.35 —
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 4 80.00 $80.00 $584 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 3 75.00–85.00 $80.00 +11.67
40 40 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 +26.67
40 40 1 140.00 $140.00 +71.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 4 125.00–135.00 $128.75 —
50 50 2 150.00 $150.00 +60.00
80 80 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 +42.50
130 130 1 280.00 $280.00 +55.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
44 44 7 42.50 $42.50 -10.00
50–53 52 3 27.50–30.00 $28.30 -9.20
55 55 6 63.00 $63.00 +25.50
60 60 1 42.50 $42.50 +5.00
73–75 73 5 25.00–43.00 $39.32 +1.82
74 74 11 63.00–65.00 $63.91 +26.41
85 85 1 62.00 $62.00 +24.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 38.00 $38.00 $215 —

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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.