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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.99/cwt +16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 630 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.51/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 515 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.59/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 651 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 364 460
Feeder cattle 353 282 289
Slaughter cattle 39 48 54
Replacement cattle 7 4 24

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 157.50 $157.50 $457 -4.15
305–330 314 8 150.00–162.50 $155.41 $488 -3.28
360–396 385 11 150.00–162.00 $155.24 $598 +0.23
425–440 427 8 148.00–160.00 $149.55 $639 +6.05
480–495 490 3 150.00–157.50 $152.45 $747 +7.45
500–540 515 24 141.00–152.50 $147.51 $760 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 -1.00
630 value added 630 68 158.25 $158.25 $997 —
650 value added 650 16 144.00 $144.00 $936 —
660 660 1 137.00 $137.00 $904 —
712 712 3 126.00 $126.00 $897 —
740 fancy 740 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,073 —
765 fancy 765 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,094 —
820–830 fancy 825 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,068 —
865 fancy 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 140.00–145.00 $142.64 $385 —
300–345 323 2 140.00–145.00 $142.33 $460 +2.33
370–395 376 12 135.00–143.00 $141.75 $533 +6.55
400–425 406 6 135.00–142.00 $140.17 $569 —
470–475 471 5 130.00–141.00 $136.99 $645 +4.99
530–540 535 2 121.00–130.00 $125.46 $671 +4.18
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 130.00–131.00 $130.31 $424 +5.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 287 6 130.00–140.00 $137.50 $395 —
300–330 313 3 135.00 $135.00 $423 -7.39
350–390 367 10 128.00–140.00 $131.53 $483 +0.81
450–494 477 13 125.00–133.00 $128.44 $613 -1.56
510–515 514 4 126.00–130.00 $126.99 $653 -0.50
619 619 16 122.50 $122.50 $758 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 120.00–125.00 $122.27 $269 +2.06
255–290 273 2 120.00–125.00 $122.34 $334 +2.46
320–335 330 5 118.00–125.00 $120.88 $399 —
350–395 373 5 115.00–125.00 $119.58 $446 +3.80
400–448 434 12 115.00–123.00 $120.36 $522 +3.07
467–490 471 6 116.00–118.00 $117.65 $554 +1.73
685 685 1 112.50 $112.50 $771 —
740 740 1 117.50 $117.50 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 106.00 $106.00 $631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 424 4 128.00–139.00 $132.42 $561 +1.20
470–490 480 3 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $600 -1.71
560–590 578 3 110.00–118.00 $113.94 $659 -3.29
630–645 638 2 110.00–116.00 $112.96 $721 —
685–690 688 2 108.00–112.00 $110.01 $757 -1.98
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 433 14 145.00–151.00 $148.99 $645 +3.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1215 1135 80-85% 4 50.00–56.00 $53.78 $610 —
1015–2035 1224 80-85% 15 60.00–71.00 $63.75 $780 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–975 852 85-90% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.70 $440 —
910–975 941 85-90% 4 62.00–68.00 $64.51 $607 +14.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1930 1803 2 94.00–102.00 $98.28 $1,772 —
1935 1935 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,645 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–990 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 71.00–73.00 $71.94 $673

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $602
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $591
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $774

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–185 153 5 80.00–90.00 $85.95 $132 —
220–285 244 5 77.50–92.50 $86.11 $210 —
320 320 1 90.00 $90.00 $288 —
390 390 1 62.00 $62.00 $242 —
400–455 420 3 80.00 $80.00 $336 —
540 540 1 81.00 $81.00 $437 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 4.00 $4.00 $21 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–225 213 2 300.00–350.00 $325.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 72.50 $72.50 $301 —
505 505 1 70.00 $70.00 $354 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 -2.50
40 40 1 105.00 $105.00 +15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 130.00 $130.00 +30.00
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 —
130 130 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
39 39 6 40.00 $40.00 —
42 42 6 17.00–20.00 $18.50 —
54 54 10 47.50 $47.50 -2.50
72 72 3 50.00 $50.00 ±0.00
90 90 2 40.00 $40.00 ±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–287 274 4 42.00–50.00 $48.28 $132 —
345 345 1 30.00 $30.00 $104 —
600 600 1 77.00 $77.00 $462 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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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.