Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.53/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.00/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 523 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $139.03/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 379 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	410	349	348
Feeder cattle	327	223	277
Slaughter cattle	48	34	43
Replacement cattle	6	5	19

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
255–275	263	3	137.50–145.00	$140.78	$370	+0.78
310–345	330	11	135.00–145.00	$139.74	$461	—
350–395	379	14	135.00–146.00	$139.03	$527	+0.12
487–490	487	12	125.00–134.00	$133.25	$649	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	—
570	570	4	127.00	$127.00	$724	-2.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	4	147.00	$147.00	$435	-20.43
330–342	334	12	150.00–154.00	$151.37	$506	-23.63
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	-17.50
612	612	5	136.00	$136.00	$832	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	120.00–125.00	$122.31	$330	—
325–340	335	3	120.00–130.00	$124.08	$416	—
355–385	368	3	115.00–130.00	$123.12	$453	-6.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	334	8	118.00–125.00	$120.18	$401	-3.61
350–380	370	3	115.00–125.00	$119.01	$440	—
410–430	421	7	116.00–125.00	$119.06	$501	+3.98
460–490	480	7	110.00–115.00	$111.92	$537	—
525–535	530	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$588	-3.99
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	+4.00
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	388	12	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$517	-5.71
524	524	10	126.00	$126.00	$660	-4.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	468	4	92.00–96.00	$94.02	$440	—
520–535	525	3	90.00–95.00	$92.64	$486	—
555–575	565	2	90.00–93.00	$91.47	$517	—
770	770	1	92.00	$92.00	$708	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	110.00–112.00	$111.03	$409	—
475	475	2	105.00	$105.00	$499	+2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	413	6	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$537	+2.37
460–485	475	18	120.00–130.00	$125.53	$596	+0.54
500–527	523	15	120.00–129.50	$128.00	$669	+0.02
550–560	559	11	119.00–120.00	$119.09	$666	-1.90
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-7.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	143.50	$143.50	$626	—
470	470	2	140.00	$140.00	$658	-2.45

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$495	—
485–498	495	4	110.00–116.00	$114.53	$567	—
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–580	575	2	92.00–93.00	$92.50	$532	—
630–640	635	2	90.00–93.00	$91.51	$581	—
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	—
800	800	1	85.00	$85.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–970	875	85-90%	8	49.00–55.00	$52.16	$456	—
680–965	883	85-90%	10	63.00–69.00	$65.13	$575	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1385	1162	80-85%	10	64.00–74.00	$68.01	$790	—
1000–1930	1550	80-85%	3	50.00–55.00	$52.82	$819	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1255	1146	5	93.00–99.00	$95.43	$1,094	—
1500–1790	1645	2	106.00–107.00	$106.54	$1,753	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	78.00	$78.00	$534

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.00	$82.00	$492

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–975	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	57.00–64.00	$60.72	$557

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	80.00	$80.00	$104	+13.46
126–195	152	8	85.00–95.00	$91.52	$139	—
203–245	214	5	81.00–90.00	$85.33	$183	+12.39
230	230	1	71.00	$71.00	$163	-1.94
380	380	1	45.00	$45.00	$171	-23.00
590	590	1	40.00	$40.00	$236	—

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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
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–252	251	3	82.50–90.00	$84.99	$213	—
340–345	343	2	90.00–99.00	$94.53	$324	—
523 value added	523	60	103.50	$103.50	$541	—
765	765	1	70.00	$70.00	$536	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	10.00	$10.00	—
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	—
40	40	2	50.00	$50.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	35.00	$35.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
47	47	3	35.00	$35.00	—
58	58	2	10.00	$10.00	-42.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	72.00	$72.00	$385	—

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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.