Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.27/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 525 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.98/cwt ≈ $722/hd at 491 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.73/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 579 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	349	233	524
Feeder cattle	223	100	389
Slaughter cattle	34	40	38
Replacement cattle	5	10	11

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–292	288	3	165.00–172.50	$167.43	$482	—
295 fancy	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
300	300	1	175.00	$175.00	$525	—
375	375	1	167.50	$167.50	$628	—
401–446	415	13	160.00–162.00	$161.34	$670	—
475–497	491	26	140.00–150.00	$146.98	$722	—
571–588	579	23	142.00–143.50	$142.73	$826	—
770	770	1	129.00	$129.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	140.00	$140.00	$350	+0.13
350–395	374	4	135.00–145.00	$138.91	$520	-3.09
425–445	435	3	130.00–145.00	$136.59	$594	—
575–595	590	4	125.00–131.00	$129.54	$764	—
600–640	614	8	115.00–124.00	$117.29	$720	-5.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	125.00–132.50	$130.11	$484	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	142.50	$142.50	$342	—
270–275	273	2	140.00–142.50	$141.24	$386	—
275 fancy	275	1	147.00	$147.00	$404	—
320 fancy	320	3	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
327 value added	327	5	148.00	$148.00	$484	—
375–397	387	13	139.00	$139.00	$538	—
497	497	16	131.00	$131.00	$651	—
522–546	525	27	123.00–131.50	$130.27	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$332	—
325–345	335	2	122.50–125.00	$123.79	$415	—
400–430	421	5	112.00–122.50	$115.08	$484	—
502	502	2	115.00	$115.00	$577	—
570–585	578	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$662	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	102.50	$102.50	$487	-4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	4	125.00–133.00	$127.66	$541	—
485–490	488	2	122.50–127.50	$124.99	$610	+2.25
513–525	516	4	125.00–129.00	$127.98	$660	+0.48
565–580	573	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$693	—
605–640	621	4	112.00–121.00	$117.15	$728	+7.15
650–670	660	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$723	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1310	1145	80-85%	4	47.00–62.00	$56.06	$642	—
1060–1755	1288	80-85%	16	65.00–77.00	$67.15	$865	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–870	791	85-90%	4	50.00–57.00	$54.36	$430	—
890–940	915	85-90%	2	63.00–65.00	$63.97	$585	+15.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730–2075	1952	3	89.00–98.00	$92.01	$1,796	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–765	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	82.00–85.00	$83.45	$620

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	70.00	$70.00	$766

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–113	110	5	83.00–85.00	$83.36	$92	+61.85
120–190	143	24	42.50–79.00	$66.54	$95	+9.89
200–235	220	12	49.00–78.00	$72.94	$160	-13.50
225–288	272	8	80.00–95.00	$93.45	$254	—
315–355	335	2	80.00–90.00	$84.70	$284	—
350	350	2	68.00	$68.00	$238	—
445	445	1	75.00	$75.00	$334	—
735	735	2	67.00	$67.00	$492	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	11.00	$11.00	$37	—
350 value added	350	1	95.00	$95.00	$332	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	—
180	180	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1220	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,300.00	$1,079.82	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	77.50	$77.50	$372	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	2	220.00	$220.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
53	53	2	52.50	$52.50	-2.50
65	65	3	60.00	$60.00	+10.75
70–77	76	8	35.00–52.50	$49.58	+0.33
80–82	81	5	40.00–47.50	$44.54	+13.54
95	95	3	50.00–80.00	$70.00	+5.71

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	$98	—
340	340	1	40.00	$40.00	$136	—

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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.