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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.69/cwt +14.36 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 375 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $146.00/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 590 lb · 24 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.50/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 753 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 326 359
Feeder cattle 221 207 205
Slaughter cattle 49 68 46
Replacement cattle 3 23 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
350–390 375 24 175.00–192.50 $186.69 $700 +14.36
415 415 6 182.50 $182.50 $757 +4.20
460–491 483 12 165.00–177.00 $171.99 $831 —
646 value added 646 7 152.50 $152.50 $985 —
660–690 675 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $938 +1.48
753 value added 753 13 147.50 $147.50 $1,111 —
810 value added 810 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 +25.00
325 325 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 +10.00
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +20.00
442–447 443 7 165.00–166.00 $165.71 $734 +24.71
475–490 483 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $736 -2.54
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -8.66
590 value added 590 24 146.00 $146.00 $861 —
610–630 620 2 125.00–134.00 $129.43 $802 +4.43
680 680 1 128.00 $128.00 $870 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 3 130.00–135.00 $131.68 $490 —
455–470 463 2 125.00–135.00 $130.08 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 +7.56
360–395 371 9 135.00–139.00 $138.18 $513 +3.09
400–430 410 3 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $564 +3.00
470–475 473 8 135.00–142.50 $139.71 $661 +4.97
510–535 523 2 130.00–142.50 $136.10 $712 +7.68
550–570 555 11 128.00–134.00 $131.62 $730 +5.96
604–623 614 6 124.00–132.00 $128.06 $786 +3.06
705 705 1 122.50 $122.50 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 120.00–125.00 $122.60 $460 —
400–445 423 2 120.00–125.00 $122.63 $519 +1.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 473 9 140.00–145.00 $143.31 $678 +4.01
535–545 540 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $716 -3.67
605–643 622 12 128.00–131.00 $130.15 $810 +4.69
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 125.00–129.00 $126.93 $539 +11.78
632 632 5 112.50 $112.50 $711 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 165.00 $165.00 $726 -2.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $986 —
1060–1530 1190 80-85% 5 50.00–65.00 $58.70 $699 —
1055–1880 1379 80-85% 10 70.00–77.00 $72.66 $1,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–970 871 85-90% 6 51.00–61.00 $55.40 $483 -5.04
935–985 965 85-90% 4 68.00–70.00 $68.99 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1680 1546 75-80% 4 67.00–70.00 $68.18 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1630 1371 6 91.00–110.00 $102.15 $1,400 +18.49
1345–1825 1546 5 79.50–87.00 $83.98 $1,298 -8.51

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $792

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $520

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–140 124 8 52.50–76.00 $68.56 $85 -13.84
155–175 162 3 90.00 $90.00 $146 +25.00
201–202 201 12 47.50–51.00 $49.54 $100 -2.19
280 280 1 80.00 $80.00 $224 —
325–385 354 7 50.00–70.00 $53.10 $188 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 27.50 $27.50 $48 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 +85.00
100 100 1 180.00 $180.00 +15.00
200 200 1 370.00 $370.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 485.00 $485.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 13 103.00 $103.00 $387 —
410 410 1 75.00 $75.00 $308 —
585 585 1 80.00 $80.00 $468 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 3 70.00–85.00 $75.00 —
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 140.00 $140.00 —
80 80 1 170.00 $170.00 —
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
38 38 3 50.00 $50.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 7 44.00–59.00 $53.63 $225 —
555 555 1 63.00 $63.00 $350 —
753 753 2 59.00 $59.00 $444 —
895 895 1 54.00 $54.00 $483 —

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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.