Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	305	266
Feeder cattle	107	114
Slaughter cattle	74	47
Replacement cattle	26	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	224	4	132.50–137.50	$134.99	$302	—
255–280	267	3	130.00–135.00	$131.59	$351	—
325–345	335	3	128.00–130.00	$129.31	$433	-8.26
560–580	570	2	118.00–122.00	$119.96	$684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	138.00	$138.00	$718	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	100.00–105.00	$102.58	$383	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$261	—
270–285	278	2	125.00–127.50	$126.22	$351	+3.22
300–330	315	5	123.00–128.00	$124.37	$392	-0.12
380–385	383	3	125.00–127.50	$126.66	$485	—
408–440	416	4	125.00–128.00	$127.21	$529	—
537	537	5	129.00	$129.00	$693	+9.00
560	560	2	122.50	$122.50	$686	+5.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	117.50–120.00	$118.79	$271	—
320–340	330	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$387	-2.58
350–370	360	2	112.50–115.00	$113.78	$410	—
400–440	422	3	112.00–117.50	$114.41	$483	+1.06
450–485	468	3	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$519	-4.51
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	105.00–107.50	$106.22	$393	—
525–540	533	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$536	—
670–680	675	2	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$618	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	4	90.00–95.00	$91.95	$400	—
635–640	638	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$581	—
670–680	675	2	92.00–93.00	$92.50	$624	—
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	+1.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–440	438	3	122.50–132.00	$128.82	$564	—
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	+2.57
625–640	635	3	106.00–113.00	$108.30	$688	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	100.00–102.00	$101.04	$429	—
470–490	480	2	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
550–575	563	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$566	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	138.00	$138.00	$577	-1.21
450–470	460	2	135.00–137.50	$136.22	$627	+2.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1650	1233	80-85%	39	57.00–67.00	$63.61	$784	-4.43
1145–1375	1260	80-85%	2	50.00–54.00	$51.82	$653	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–990	839	85-90%	12	58.00–68.00	$62.58	$525	+11.10
745–965	853	85-90%	6	48.00–54.00	$51.13	$436	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1495	1435	75-80%	7	56.00–63.00	$59.86	$859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1790	1715	3	88.00–92.00	$90.76	$1,557	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–865	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–88.00	$83.86	$606

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1265	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	60.00–72.00	$63.98	$709
1095–1390	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	67.00	$67.00	$833

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–985	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	82.50–88.00	$84.60	$790

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$832
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,020

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$579
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$600

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	178	6	89.00–98.00	$91.16	$162	+38.66
200–240	218	14	88.00–101.00	$90.15	$197	-3.31
310	310	2	87.50	$87.50	$271	—
330	330	1	72.00	$72.00	$238	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	101.00	$101.00	$232	—
330	330	1	5.00	$5.00	$16	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–910	776	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–875.00	$798.57	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–805	758	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–500.00	$453.14	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-20.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-55.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
19	19	9	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
35	35	2	10.00	$10.00	-50.00
44	44	9	60.00	$60.00	±0.00
48	48	8	10.00	$10.00	-50.00
55–59	58	7	15.00–22.50	$20.46	-54.54
64–65	64	7	15.00–30.00	$25.67	-41.33
66–68	66	10	64.00–75.00	$66.25	-0.75
70–73	72	3	35.00–37.50	$35.81	-71.69
72–78	75	8	42.50–70.00	$54.82	+13.96
80–88	85	3	45.00–60.00	$49.69	-35.31

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	30.00	$30.00	$94	-12.21
415–465	435	3	50.00–53.00	$51.33	$223	—

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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.