Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.79/cwt ≈ $901/hd at 659 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.00/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 545 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	362	297	408
Feeder cattle	220	153	217
Slaughter cattle	60	39	80
Replacement cattle	21	15	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with average 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
486 value added	486	5	149.00	$149.00	$724	—
658 value added	658	17	137.25	$137.25	$903	—
670	670	1	129.00	$129.00	$864	—
780 value added	780	6	124.00	$124.00	$967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331 value added	331	3	141.00	$141.00	$467	—
455 value added	455	2	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
542 value added	542	7	125.00	$125.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 value added	265	3	132.50	$132.50	$351	—
291	291	3	135.00	$135.00	$393	+27.59
335 value added	335	4	130.00	$130.00	$436	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	117.50	$117.50	$517	—
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	105.00	$105.00	$530	—
580	580	1	60.00	$60.00	$348	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$414	—
371 value added	371	3	127.50	$127.50	$473	—
385	385	1	127.50	$127.50	$491	—
415	415	1	127.50	$127.50	$529	+0.76
545 value added	545	11	127.00	$127.00	$692	—
667 value added	667	1	128.00	$128.00	$854	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	—
380 value added	380	3	115.00	$115.00	$437	—
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	117.00	$117.00	$614	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	102.50	$102.50	$482	—
545	545	1	102.50	$102.50	$559	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	70.00	$70.00	$382	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 value added	455	7	129.00	$129.00	$587	—
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	57.50	$57.50	$236	—
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
493 value added	493	3	106.00	$106.00	$523	—
640	640	1	85.00	$85.00	$544	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	127.50	$127.50	$529	+33.09
550	550	1	100.00	$100.00	$550	—
560 value added	560	3	109.00	$109.00	$610	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	100.00	$100.00	$430	-7.44
505	505	1	102.50	$102.50	$518	—
555	555	1	115.00	$115.00	$638	—
600	600	1	98.00	$98.00	$588	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1485	1099	85-90%	30	35.00–51.00	$43.25	$475	—
840–1680	1247	85-90%	11	50.00–62.00	$53.53	$668	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1455	1233	5	46.00–74.00	$58.06	$716	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	44.00	$44.00	$407

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	54.00	$54.00	$645
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	51.00	$51.00	$699

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	48.00	$48.00	$598

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–180	140	12	95.00–140.00	$120.47	$169	+12.54
205–290	256	21	50.00–115.00	$83.14	$213	—
320	320	2	84.00	$84.00	$269	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	—
200	200	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	85.00	$85.00	+10.00
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	+1.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	+30.00
90–98	93	5	110.00–130.00	$122.00	+77.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	27.50	$27.50	$55	—
300	300	1	60.00	$60.00	$180	—
350–365	358	2	30.00–40.00	$34.90	$125	—
400	400	2	40.00	$40.00	$160	—
430–490	472	5	85.00–87.00	$86.01	$406	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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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.