Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 601 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $119.00/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 580 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.31/cwt ≈ $619/hd at 441 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	351	341	228
Feeder cattle	278	151	144
Slaughter cattle	34	50	56
Replacement cattle	10	12	4

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
325–345	343	8	152.50–153.00	$152.94	$525	—
350–375	362	3	155.00–157.50	$155.81	$564	—
435–442	441	16	140.00–141.00	$140.31	$619	—
552–595	567	14	131.00–136.00	$132.87	$753	—
601 value added	601	28	134.00	$134.00	$805	—
711–719	716	9	126.00–131.00	$127.65	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	140.00	$140.00	$462	±0.00
370–395	383	2	135.00–145.00	$139.84	$536	-4.16
405–410	408	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$551	-2.51
455–480	468	3	127.00–130.00	$128.98	$604	—
580 value added	580	20	119.00	$119.00	$690	—
650–685	676	6	117.00–125.00	$123.01	$832	—
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	125.00–130.00	$127.67	$287	—
300–330	315	2	125.00–130.00	$127.38	$401	-2.62
350–360	355	2	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$444	+5.07
410–431	427	5	110.00–115.00	$114.04	$487	+1.54
510	510	1	109.00	$109.00	$556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	115.00–124.00	$119.33	$397	—
355–370	363	2	115.00–120.00	$117.45	$426	-2.55
405–435	418	3	115.00–120.00	$117.61	$492	-5.39
455–480	468	2	114.00–116.00	$114.97	$538	—
509–515	510	9	110.00–113.50	$113.11	$577	-6.89
555–598	593	8	110.00–112.00	$110.23	$654	—
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
355–370	364	6	129.00–135.00	$130.18	$474	-2.32
450	450	8	130.00	$130.00	$585	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$385	-4.51
460	460	2	96.00	$96.00	$442	—
555–580	568	2	93.00–94.00	$93.49	$531	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	110.00–111.00	$110.35	$256	—
560–595	580	3	102.00–105.00	$103.31	$599	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	7	130.00–140.00	$136.07	$573	+8.57
465–490	475	3	125.00–130.00	$126.63	$601	—
565–570	568	2	116.00–120.00	$117.99	$670	—
600–630	613	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$678	+0.40

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$512	-8.49
515–545	530	2	105.00–109.00	$106.94	$567	+1.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	565	2	90.00–93.00	$91.53	$517	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1400	1146	80-85%	8	57.00–63.00	$59.90	$686	—
1100–1375	1273	80-85%	6	48.00–55.00	$51.14	$651	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–980	858	85-90%	2	58.00–61.00	$59.71	$512	—
835–995	915	85-90%	5	47.00–53.00	$50.57	$463	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1770	1643	75-80%	3	54.00–57.00	$55.41	$910	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1515	1498	2	74.00–80.00	$76.96	$1,153	-3.99
1695–1875	1785	2	83.00–86.00	$84.58	$1,510	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	51.00	$51.00	$352

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–145	134	7	41.00–61.00	$55.58	$74	-24.87
115–145	135	3	80.00–82.00	$81.43	$110	+0.98
200–260	218	5	61.00–68.00	$64.50	$141	-14.80
255	255	1	75.00	$75.00	$191	—
470	470	1	64.00	$64.00	$301	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	5.00	$5.00	$10	—
715	715	1	3.00	$3.00	$21	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–830	723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	520.00–630.00	$607.16	—
620–975	798	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	610.00–860.00	$762.82	—
900–915	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–950.00	$874.38	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+225.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	+5.00
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	+20.00
100–125	113	2	165.00–205.00	$185.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
58	58	3	54.00	$54.00	+44.00
60	60	1	42.50	$42.50	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	33.00	$33.00	$112	-21.61
505	505	1	64.00	$64.00	$323	—

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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.