Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.16/cwt +9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.40/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 705 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.22/cwt +10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 359 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	268	313	345
Feeder cattle	192	152	240
Slaughter cattle	45	81	34
Replacement cattle	5	5	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good 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
310–315	313	3	160.00–185.00	$171.73	$538	+2.84
335 fancy	335	1	195.00	$195.00	$653	—
355 fancy	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	—
356–363 value added	357	15	153.00–183.00	$174.77	$624	—
350–395	373	2	170.00–172.50	$171.17	$638	+6.17
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	+13.75
415 value added	415	7	181.00	$181.00	$751	—
453–460 value added	454	5	146.00–155.00	$147.82	$671	—
502 value added	502	6	179.00	$179.00	$899	—
565 value added	565	6	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
602 value added	602	6	150.00	$150.00	$903	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
375	375	1	130.00	$130.00	$488	+5.00
405–415	410	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$465	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	145.00	$145.00	$442	+1.28
460	460	1	140.00	$140.00	$644	+12.45
675	675	1	122.00	$122.00	$824	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	—
265–295	280	2	138.00–140.00	$138.95	$389	+3.95
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	+4.85
335 value added	335	5	167.50	$167.50	$561	—
340 fancy	340	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$529	—
366 value added	366	10	166.00	$166.00	$608	—
355–385	375	6	135.00–145.00	$141.22	$530	+6.22
420 value added	420	3	144.00	$144.00	$605	—
415–435	425	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$584	+9.20
475	475	1	122.00	$122.00	$580	-5.50
475 value added	475	15	139.00	$139.00	$660	—
470–485	478	2	127.00–135.00	$130.94	$626	+3.44
500	500	1	124.00	$124.00	$620	—
525 value added	525	4	125.00	$125.00	$656	—
610	610	1	122.50	$122.50	$747	-1.69
685 value added	685	5	124.00	$124.00	$849	—
703 value added	703	14	132.50	$132.50	$931	—
700–745	711	4	117.50–125.00	$123.04	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
360–375	368	2	117.50–125.00	$121.17	$446	-3.83
420	420	1	136.00	$136.00	$571	—
465	465	1	109.00	$109.00	$507	-11.00
470–490	480	2	121.00–122.50	$121.73	$584	+1.73
500	500	1	117.50	$117.50	$588	-0.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	—
455	455	1	115.00	$115.00	$523	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	—
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	85.00	$85.00	$455	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 value added	435	2	143.00	$143.00	$622	—
505–530	518	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$661	+10.81
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	—
555 value added	555	2	135.00	$135.00	$749	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	110.00–120.00	$115.12	$484	—
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	80.00	$80.00	$588	—
770	770	1	60.00	$60.00	$462	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1200	1068	85-90%	7	40.00–50.00	$45.07	$481	—
895–1645	1236	85-90%	20	54.00–67.00	$60.25	$745	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1915	1580	80-85%	2	60.00	$60.00	$948	—
2115	2115	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$1,227	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$920	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1400	1300	3	57.50–78.00	$71.38	$928	+5.93
1185–1795	1499	7	81.00–91.00	$85.87	$1,287	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–140	125	2	65.00–70.00	$67.80	$85	—
135	135	1	65.00	$65.00	$88	—
225–240	233	2	70.00	$70.00	$163	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–250	225	2	35.00–67.50	$49.44	$111	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	140.00	$140.00	—
200	200	1	375.00	$375.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
590	590	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	52.50	$52.50	$220	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	2	11.00	$11.00	$2	—
37	37	3	42.50	$42.50	$16	—
47	47	3	48.00	$48.00	$23	—
59	59	4	48.00	$48.00	$28	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	73.00	$73.00	$354	—

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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.