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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.36/cwt +16.92 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 460 338
Feeder cattle 172 353 193
Slaughter cattle 30 39 35
Replacement cattle 5 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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
325–345 335 2 150.00–152.50 $151.21 $507 -4.20
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -5.24
370 value added 370 2 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
443 value added 443 3 165.00 $165.00 $731 —
455 455 1 142.50 $142.50 $648 -9.95
505 value added 505 6 159.00 $159.00 $803 —
581 value added 581 3 134.00 $134.00 $779 —
660 value added 660 2 140.00 $140.00 $924 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 145.00–147.50 $146.20 $344 —
295 295 1 147.00 $147.00 $434 +4.36
325–340 333 2 148.00 $148.00 $493 +5.67
365–380 373 2 143.00–147.00 $145.04 $541 +3.29
390 value added 390 3 148.00 $148.00 $577 —
645 value added 645 2 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 120.00 $120.00 $240 —
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
370 370 1 132.00 $132.00 $488 —
405–445 429 4 112.50–120.00 $116.27 $499 —
537 value added 537 2 98.00 $98.00 $526 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 125.00–136.00 $130.50 $398 +0.19
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 —
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 87.50 $87.50 $293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 -2.50
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 ±0.00
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
450–485 468 2 127.50–129.00 $128.22 $600 -0.22
472 value added 472 13 148.00 $148.00 $699 —
508 value added 508 3 137.00 $137.00 $696 —
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $310 +9.69
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 +7.66
345 345 1 133.00 $133.00 $459 +12.12
355–370 363 2 122.50–127.50 $124.95 $454 +5.37
420–430 425 2 115.00–127.50 $121.32 $516 +0.96
455–475 465 2 115.00–128.00 $121.36 $564 +3.71
505 505 2 115.00–124.00 $119.50 $603 —
540 value added 540 3 126.00 $126.00 $680 —
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 —
558–565 value added 561 5 120.00–121.00 $120.40 $675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 117.50 $117.50 $323 —
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
665 665 1 102.00 $102.00 $678 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 103.00 $103.00 $294 —
330–345 338 2 60.00–107.50 $84.28 $285 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 112.50 $112.50 $591 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -2.42
436 value added 436 4 124.00 $124.00 $541 —
480 480 5 127.00–140.00 $129.60 $622 +4.67
512 value added 512 5 119.00 $119.00 $609 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 +1.06
560–587 value added 577 8 113.00–114.00 $113.36 $654 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 +4.99
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 3 110.00–112.50 $110.83 $452 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 117.00 $117.00 $480 —
700 700 1 102.50 $102.50 $718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1425 1025 85-90% 15 35.00–59.00 $54.81 $562 —
935–1225 1029 85-90% 4 60.00–64.00 $62.02 $638 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1515 1413 80-85% 2 61.00–72.00 $66.90 $945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1425 1278 4 72.00–82.00 $76.63 $979 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 68.00 $68.00 $670

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655 655 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $334

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103–165 140 21 50.00–85.00 $57.72 $81 —
203–260 230 10 75.00–105.00 $91.69 $211 +5.58
300–315 308 2 110.00–127.50 $118.54 $365 +28.54

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150–175 163 2 275.00–375.00 $325.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
54 54 6 42.50 $42.50 -5.00
70–78 75 3 37.50–45.00 $40.00 -10.00
83 83 2 60.00 $60.00 +20.00

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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.