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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 749 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.19/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 622 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 520 306
Feeder cattle 152 268 115
Slaughter cattle 81 67 68
Replacement cattle 5 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
312–330 320 7 167.50–170.00 $168.89 $540 +13.89
365–370 368 2 165.00 $165.00 $607 +8.60
400 400 2 152.50–160.00 $156.25 $625 —
470 fancy 470 1 166.00 $166.00 $780 —
480–492 488 3 152.50–160.00 $154.96 $756 +6.96
585 fancy 585 2 157.50 $157.50 $921 —
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
749 value added 749 17 145.00 $145.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 142.50–145.00 $143.72 $486 +6.31
355–375 365 2 145.00–147.50 $146.22 $534 +4.71
475–495 485 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $619 —
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 +6.81
940 940 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,090 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 +9.84
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 —
290–295 fancy 293 2 145.00–147.50 $146.26 $429 —
300–345 324 6 130.00–140.00 $135.15 $438 +0.15
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
365 fancy 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
415–430 423 2 127.50–129.00 $128.24 $542 +1.24
490 490 1 127.50 $127.50 $625 +2.50
545 fancy 545 1 132.50 $132.50 $722 —
620–635 622 10 120.00–125.00 $124.19 $772 +3.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 122.50 $122.50 $368 +2.50
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438 +5.97
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
505–515 510 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $599 +5.04
570–590 580 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $664 —
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–690 673 2 92.00–94.00 $92.97 $626 —
715–725 720 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $655 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $492 -1.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $575 —
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 +10.00
505–520 513 4 113.00–120.00 $116.75 $599 —
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 -3.00
610–625 618 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $665 —
710–735 721 4 100.00–105.00 $101.53 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 fancy 420 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
460 460 —— 2 146.00 $146.00 $672 —
1525 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–580 573 2 90.00–92.50 $91.23 $523 -0.70
620–640 630 2 90.00–92.50 $91.23 $575 -4.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1260 1079 80-85% 6 47.00–52.00 $49.85 $538 —
1010–1790 1260 80-85% 38 54.00–67.00 $60.61 $764 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–990 880 85-90% 13 42.00–48.00 $45.29 $399 -11.86
915–995 949 85-90% 5 55.00–59.00 $56.19 $533 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1590 1568 75-80% 2 53.50–55.00 $54.24 $850 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1560 1310 3 61.00–68.00 $65.45 $857 —
1810 1810 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,502 +12.00

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–865 847 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00–86.00 $80.43 $681

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 44.00 $44.00 $572

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–185 183 4 70.00 $70.00 $128 -66.94
210–293 262 10 45.00–72.50 $60.23 $158 -15.88
305–320 314 5 49.00–52.00 $50.83 $160 -60.52
400–405 404 5 42.50–50.00 $43.99 $178 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 25.00 $25.00 $94 —
585 585 1 6.00 $6.00 $35 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 2 100.00 $100.00 -67.50

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 77.00 $77.00 $373 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 -15.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18–19 19 15 27.50–31.00 $29.41 +8.41
22–28 24 11 27.50–30.00 $28.55 +7.55
52 52 6 63.00 $63.00 -17.00
76 76 8 65.00 $65.00 -25.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 32.00 $32.00 $107 —
415 415 1 19.00 $19.00 $79 -66.00
625 625 2 66.00 $66.00 $412 —

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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.