Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Orangeburg Stockyards report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.09/cwt -20.59 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 379 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.74/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	287	424
Feeder cattle	207	168	243
Slaughter cattle	68	58	36
Replacement cattle	23	3	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	4	170.00	$170.00	$466	—
305–345	334	5	170.00–187.50	$182.82	$611	+16.12
385–390	387	6	170.00–180.00	$172.33	$667	-3.18
412–418	414	9	171.00–182.00	$178.30	$738	+3.94
655	655	1	137.50	$137.50	$901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	-12.50
340–345	343	2	150.00	$150.00	$514	—
360–395	378	4	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$548	-5.00
435	435	1	141.00	$141.00	$613	—
472	472	2	155.00	$155.00	$732	—
500–525	513	2	145.00–152.50	$148.66	$763	+13.66
555–585	570	2	145.00–150.00	$147.57	$841	—
610	610	1	125.00	$125.00	$762	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
545	545	1	127.50	$127.50	$695	—
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	5	140.00	$140.00	$386	—
325–340	333	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$458	+0.04
352–392	379	17	130.00–137.50	$135.09	$512	-6.91
405–447	427	9	133.00–136.00	$134.50	$574	+2.50
455–490	462	10	132.50–137.00	$134.74	$622	+5.25
500–535	515	9	125.00–135.00	$128.42	$661	—
560–575	565	3	125.00–126.00	$125.66	$710	+0.53
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	+2.86
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	3	100.00–105.00	$101.75	$321	—
505–545	521	7	97.00–100.00	$99.56	$519	+7.01
550–585	567	3	98.00–102.00	$99.98	$567	+6.97
605–640	625	3	96.00–100.00	$98.63	$616	—
650–660	655	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$648	—
725	725	1	102.50	$102.50	$743	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	432	3	120.00–122.00	$121.32	$524	—
455–495	473	3	115.00–125.00	$120.09	$568	+1.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–440	428	7	135.00–147.00	$142.24	$609	+2.24
450–485	468	5	130.00–145.00	$139.30	$652	-6.96
510–520	515	2	130.00–142.50	$136.19	$701	+2.28
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	—
615–645	630	2	124.00–127.00	$125.46	$790	-3.54
670–675	673	2	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$821	—
745	745	1	112.00	$112.00	$834	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	110.00–120.00	$115.15	$487	—
450–465	458	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$515	-2.51
525–540	533	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$600	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	165.00–170.00	$167.44	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	94.00	$94.00	$508	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1180	1112	80-85%	5	50.00–65.00	$57.04	$634	—
1025–1255	1149	80-85%	4	80.00–81.00	$80.50	$925	—
1010–1785	1239	80-85%	27	68.00–78.00	$73.81	$915	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–925	880	85-90%	4	58.00–62.00	$60.44	$532	—
755–990	911	85-90%	7	67.00–76.00	$70.94	$646	+1.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1720	1397	5	81.00–88.00	$83.66	$1,169	-2.71
1440–1665	1528	4	91.00–93.00	$92.49	$1,413	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–855	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	80.00–83.00	$81.31	$657

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–940	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	87.50–90.00	$88.35	$723
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	72.50	$72.50	$613
875–960	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	75.00–87.50	$83.06	$754

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1002–1090	1046	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	80.00–81.00	$80.48	$842
1010–1122	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–85.00	$82.37	$878

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–135	130	2	80.00–85.00	$82.40	$107	—
155	155	1	65.00	$65.00	$101	—
215–225	220	2	51.00–52.50	$51.73	$114	—
215–265	235	5	70.00–75.00	$71.94	$169	—
340	340	1	75.00	$75.00	$255	+14.70
660–685	677	3	74.00–75.00	$74.67	$506	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-70.00
100–120	105	4	160.00–180.00	$165.00	-55.00
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	+20.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1325	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,205.96	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	160.00	$160.00	-100.00

↑ Back to top

Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	3	30.00	$30.00	$83	—

↑ Back to top

Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	133	3	300.00–340.00	$323.33	—

↑ Back to top

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.