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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.24/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 485 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 303 297
Feeder cattle 100 125 154
Slaughter cattle 40 52 43
Replacement cattle 10 6 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
370–390 380 3 65.00–85.00 $75.66 $288 —
410 410 1 50.00 $50.00 $205 —
465–495 483 5 42.50–75.00 $57.27 $277 —
575 575 1 65.00 $65.00 $374 —
600 600 1 64.00 $64.00 $384 —
785 785 1 54.00 $54.00 $424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
260–290 275 2 137.50–142.00 $139.87 $385 —
291 value added 291 3 145.00 $145.00 $422 —
305–335 320 2 140.00–142.00 $141.05 $451 +1.05
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
610 610 1 122.50 $122.50 $747 —
1020 1020 1 74.00 $74.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 value added 512 3 143.00 $143.00 $732 —
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 74.00 $74.00 $388 —
715 715 1 53.00 $53.00 $379 —
825 825 1 64.00 $64.00 $528 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 119.00 $119.00 $547 -6.50
580 580 1 102.50 $102.50 $594 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 138.00 $138.00 $324 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 138.00 $138.00 $476 —
483–491 value added 485 12 128.00–131.00 $130.24 $632 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 110.00 $110.00 $242 —
270–280 275 2 108.00–120.00 $114.11 $314 -0.89
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
651 value added 651 3 88.00 $88.00 $573 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 3 126.00 $126.00 $571 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
600 600 1 112.50 $112.50 $675 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 105.00 $105.00 $284 —
460 460 1 67.50 $67.50 $310 —
620 620 1 80.00 $80.00 $496 —
785 785 1 65.00 $65.00 $510 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 107.00 $107.00 $482 —
520 520 1 102.00 $102.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 122.50–123.00 $122.74 $581 —
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 42.00 $42.00 $258 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1200 921 85-90% 6 33.00–55.00 $48.60 $448 —
815–1390 1068 85-90% 15 56.00–75.00 $60.41 $645 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1115 1108 80-85% 2 65.00–75.00 $70.03 $776 +9.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 65.00 $65.00 $536 —
1550 1550 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,442 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $508
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 (<2 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $523

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $789

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–125 114 9 21.00–22.00 $21.51 $25 -69.58
107–186 125 38 25.00–90.00 $56.65 $71 -34.44
203–220 212 4 85.00–88.00 $86.44 $183 +16.44
222–252 237 6 87.00–89.00 $87.94 $208 -0.93

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 82.00 $82.00 $361 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–895 885 2 57.50–60.00 $58.76 $520 —
910 910 1 64.00 $64.00 $582 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 150.00 $150.00 +107.50
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 -20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 +10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 3 55.00 $55.00 +25.00
55 55 2 60.00 $60.00 +30.00
70–72 72 10 45.00–50.00 $49.25 +19.25
81–85 82 5 30.00–35.00 $31.00 +1.00
90 90 8 25.00 $25.00 -5.00
93 93 7 60.00–75.00 $64.29 —
93 93 6 63.00 $63.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 70.00 $70.00 $301 +30.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 1 270.00 $270.00 —

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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.