Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.52/cwt ≈ $788/hd at 594 lb · 85 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.95/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $386/hd at 327 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.39/cwt ≈ $462/hd at 390 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	483	300	384
Feeder cattle	270	173	199
Slaughter cattle	89	38	46
Replacement cattle	11	16	7

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	135.00–145.00	$139.86	$382	+8.61
320–340	323	8	135.00–140.00	$135.66	$438	+4.88
365–368	366	13	136.00–145.00	$138.09	$505	—
500–535	519	4	117.00–125.00	$120.18	$624	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	151.00	$151.00	$619	—
528 fancy	528	2	152.00	$152.00	$803	—
542	542	3	138.00	$138.00	$748	—
630 value added	630	5	139.00	$139.00	$876	—
695	695	4	127.50–128.00	$127.88	$889	-0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	3	112.50	$112.50	$406	—
515–545	532	3	105.00–109.00	$107.13	$570	+2.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	405	5	126.00–128.00	$127.59	$517	-0.41
550–590	577	3	125.00–127.00	$126.36	$729	—
595 value added	595	82	132.75	$132.75	$790	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	126.00	$126.00	$363	+9.79
320–330	327	17	115.00–120.00	$117.95	$386	+0.70
365–395	390	14	115.00–119.00	$118.39	$462	—
440–445	443	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$527	+1.98
550–590	570	2	115.00–117.50	$116.29	$663	+2.76
610–620	615	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$680	—
680	680	4	111.00	$111.00	$755	—
770–790	780	2	105.00–107.50	$106.23	$829	-1.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	5	102.50	$102.50	$275	—
455–485	466	4	94.00–98.00	$95.72	$446	—
675–685	680	2	94.00–97.00	$95.51	$649	—
730	730	1	90.00	$90.00	$657	—
760	760	1	93.00	$93.00	$707	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$396	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	426	5	141.00–145.00	$143.18	$610	—
450–470	458	3	140.00–143.00	$141.65	$649	—
515–540	527	3	138.00–142.00	$139.97	$738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	117.50–125.00	$122.61	$533	-4.84
500–535	520	3	123.00–128.00	$125.28	$651	+0.35
550–580	565	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$663	—
715	715	1	113.00	$113.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$476	—
772	772	2	91.00	$91.00	$703	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1250	1038	80-85%	12	40.00–49.00	$45.46	$472	—
810–1835	1234	80-85%	46	52.00–61.00	$56.00	$691	+10.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–980	911	85-90%	8	51.00–60.00	$54.98	$501	—
925–995	953	85-90%	4	40.00–47.00	$43.69	$416	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1620	1523	75-80%	5	51.00–57.00	$53.60	$816	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,018	-15.00
1410–1895	1650	3	86.00–90.00	$88.39	$1,458	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	76.00	$76.00	$809

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$604

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1230	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	58.00–77.00	$63.73	$739

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	53.00	$53.00	$519

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–175	145	6	85.00–95.00	$91.61	$133	—
145	145	1	40.00	$40.00	$58	—
128–188	158	5	50.00–69.00	$58.16	$92	-19.84
210	210	1	42.50	$42.50	$89	—
263–273	268	4	85.00	$85.00	$228	+5.00
235–295	278	8	50.00–77.50	$71.37	$198	-8.63
388–390	389	3	40.00–52.00	$44.01	$171	—
415	415	1	65.00	$65.00	$270	+25.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	85.00	$85.00	$268	—
570	570	1	55.00	$55.00	$314	+50.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–800	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–460.00	$420.03	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-1.00
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.62
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	+75.62

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+30.00
50	50	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-7.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–41	41	16	22.50	$22.50	-34.21
40–47	43	17	35.00–37.50	$35.70	-21.01
43–47	45	27	27.50–30.00	$29.43	-8.07
55	55	1	20.00	$20.00	-42.77
57	57	7	65.00	$65.00	+2.23
95	95	3	80.00	$80.00	—

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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.