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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.50/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 539 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.78/cwt ≈ $505/hd at 362 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt ≈ $667/hd at 506 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 277 367
Feeder cattle 291 107 145
Slaughter cattle 43 57 47
Replacement cattle 5 18 6

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
266 266 5 151.50 $151.50 $403 —
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
383 383 4 161.00 $161.00 $617 —
487–492 488 10 141.00–158.00 $142.72 $696 —
532–548 539 22 144.00–150.00 $147.50 $795 —
585 585 3 136.00 $136.00 $796 —
705–714 711 7 115.00–118.00 $117.15 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 137.50–138.00 $137.76 $438 +1.56
355–390 364 7 130.00–140.00 $132.54 $482 -5.03
410–430 420 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $556 -0.56
480 480 1 134.00 $134.00 $643 +6.57
535–540 538 2 117.50–123.00 $120.26 $647 +2.76
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 +0.95
605 605 3 117.00 $117.00 $708 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 102.50 $102.50 $512 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 +2.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 —
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
300 300 4 127.50 $127.50 $382 —
355–370 361 5 127.50–132.50 $130.38 $471 —
362 value added 362 9 145.00 $145.00 $525 —
407–415 410 4 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $508 —
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
505 value added 505 10 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
507 507 4 127.00 $127.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 2 94.00–97.00 $95.44 $501 +4.00
575 575 3 93.00 $93.00 $535 —
625 625 1 92.50 $92.50 $578 —
675–690 677 7 90.00–93.00 $92.56 $627 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 122.50 $122.50 $263 —
300 300 1 115.00 $115.00 $345 -7.42
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 -3.64
480–497 491 3 112.00–114.00 $113.35 $557 +0.89
625 625 1 103.00 $103.00 $644 -5.61
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 105.00 $105.00 $509 —
560–590 575 2 102.50–103.00 $102.76 $591 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 416 4 120.00–134.00 $127.25 $529 +3.94
490–495 494 5 126.00–131.00 $130.01 $642 +11.01
515 515 3 123.00 $123.00 $633 —
575 575 4 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
655 655 2 107.50 $107.50 $704 —
705 705 1 97.50 $97.50 $687 —
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 —
910 910 1 91.00 $91.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–435 430 3 137.50–142.50 $140.81 $605 —
625 625 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 94.00 $94.00 $564 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
795 795 1 87.00 $87.00 $692 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 102.50 $102.50 $461 —
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 —
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1285 1162 80-85% 6 42.00–54.00 $48.77 $567 —
1020–2020 1332 80-85% 18 58.00–71.00 $65.59 $874 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–815 739 85-90% 4 43.00–53.00 $47.62 $352 —
875–975 928 85-90% 6 59.00–67.00 $63.05 $585 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1570 1355 75-80% 2 57.00–61.00 $59.32 $804 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2035 1648 2 80.00–81.00 $80.62 $1,329 —
1665 1665 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,548 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $599

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–165 152 9 67.50–93.00 $85.09 $129 +4.60
200–265 236 21 70.00–92.00 $87.92 $207 +3.76
200–265 240 3 40.00–56.00 $48.13 $116 -36.03
305–375 330 4 60.00–70.00 $65.45 $216 +15.45
363 363 2 55.00 $55.00 $200 -20.32

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 110.00 $110.00 —
120 120 1 220.00 $220.00 +20.00
180 180 2 280.00 $280.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690–940 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 675.00–900.00 $804.75 +175.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 67.50 $67.50 $323 —
484 value added 484 72 114.50 $114.50 $554 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 5 70.00–85.00 $75.00 -20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 240.00 $240.00 -40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 10.00 $10.00 -32.50
34 34 5 52.50 $52.50 +10.00
45 45 1 12.00 $12.00 -30.50
45–47 46 11 47.50–50.00 $48.89 +6.39
50–55 53 9 57.50–65.00 $60.66 +32.36
55 55 1 15.00 $15.00 -48.00
68 68 3 51.00 $51.00 +11.68
88 88 2 60.00 $60.00 -2.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 60.00–65.00 $62.43 $209 —
440 440 2 65.00 $65.00 $286 —
543 543 2 64.00 $64.00 $348 —

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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.