Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.29/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 639 lb · 79 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.50/cwt ≈ $816/hd at 640 lb · 69 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.76/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $426/hd at 359 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	532	351	359
Feeder cattle	364	278	220
Slaughter cattle	63	34	51
Replacement cattle	22	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made 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
250–295	273	3	150.00–155.00	$153.32	$419	—
300–325	313	5	150.00–156.00	$153.76	$481	+0.82
360	360	1	158.00	$158.00	$569	+2.19
626	626	8	133.00	$133.00	$833	—
640 value added	640	71	140.00	$140.00	$896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–293	292	4	140.00–147.50	$145.64	$425	—
377–380	377	8	135.00–146.00	$144.62	$545	+4.78
415–440	428	4	135.00–142.50	$138.56	$593	+3.57
450–492	487	8	125.00–130.50	$129.86	$632	+0.88
500–545	522	5	125.00–135.00	$128.89	$673	—
550–570	563	6	125.00–133.50	$131.53	$741	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	3	117.50–124.00	$120.57	$440	-4.50
605	605	1	104.00	$104.00	$629	—
780	780	1	103.00	$103.00	$803	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	130.00–137.50	$133.89	$362	—
332–345	335	5	130.00–132.00	$131.59	$441	+1.59
400–425	413	2	127.50–129.00	$128.23	$530	—
502	502	6	123.00	$123.00	$617	—
640 value added	640	69	127.50	$127.50	$816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	—
351–368	359	17	115.00–122.00	$118.76	$426	+1.31
400–445	432	15	111.00–122.50	$117.76	$509	+0.15
450–484	477	7	110.00–115.00	$111.40	$531	-3.57
510–545	519	8	114.00–120.00	$118.48	$615	+5.37
550–585	568	5	112.00–120.00	$115.84	$658	+5.61

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	101.00–105.00	$102.97	$477	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	432	5	120.00–135.00	$131.12	$566	-4.95
500–540	514	4	115.00–120.00	$117.20	$602	—
551–558	556	9	111.00–114.00	$113.01	$628	-4.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	531	4	90.00–97.00	$92.48	$491	—
550–590	574	4	91.00–96.00	$93.20	$535	+1.67
650–690	671	4	91.00–96.00	$93.98	$631	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	421	4	104.00–112.50	$107.92	$454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	148.00–151.00	$149.51	$603	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–970	839	85-90%	12	44.00–53.00	$50.07	$420	—
660–995	878	85-90%	15	55.00–59.00	$56.78	$499	-2.93

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1230	1103	80-85%	7	45.00–53.00	$49.83	$550	—
1010–1670	1183	80-85%	18	55.00–60.00	$57.34	$678	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1720	1601	4	79.00–86.00	$82.60	$1,322	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–980	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	63.00–73.00	$67.06	$563
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$552

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1055	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	65.00–69.00	$67.03	$692
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	76.00	$76.00	$798

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118	118	2	22.50	$22.50	$27	-33.08
125	125	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-5.58
125	125	1	85.00	$85.00	$106	+29.42
205–223	217	3	42.50–52.50	$49.35	$107	-15.15
255–261	260	6	70.00–72.00	$71.67	$186	-3.33
385	385	1	60.00	$60.00	$231	—
405–430	418	2	60.00–62.00	$61.03	$255	—
450	450	1	68.00	$68.00	$306	+4.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	5.00	$5.00	$22	—
550	550	1	5.00	$5.00	$28	—
700	700	1	12.00	$12.00	$84	+9.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	—
150	150	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–980	862	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	580.00–700.00	$637.23	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	105.00	$105.00	+15.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–42	41	11	36.00–50.00	$40.20	—
50–59	55	29	35.00–42.50	$39.24	-14.76
63–65	64	8	35.00–50.00	$46.24	+3.74
75	75	1	30.00	$30.00	-12.50
85	85	1	30.00	$30.00	-12.50
90	90	1	65.00	$65.00	+22.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–255	235	3	30.00–37.50	$32.55	$76	—
305	305	1	37.50	$37.50	$114	+4.50

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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.