Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.05/cwt +24.87 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 386 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.28/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 485 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.92/cwt ≈ $856/hd at 510 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	329	161
Feeder cattle	270	221	11
Slaughter cattle	43	49	76
Replacement cattle	20	3	4

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
365 fancy	365	1	195.00	$195.00	$712	—
355–377	371	6	163.00–175.00	$166.06	$616	-20.63
505–511	510	20	156.00–170.00	$167.92	$856	—
590	590	1	152.50	$152.50	$900	—
611 value added	611	5	158.00	$158.00	$965	+5.50
615–645	633	3	142.00–152.50	$147.44	$933	—
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	+1.02
750	750	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	145.00–155.00	$150.07	$503	-9.93
365–375	370	2	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$564	-12.47
465–495	480	2	150.00–152.50	$151.21	$726	-1.25
515–525	520	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$741	+2.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	135.00–140.00	$137.61	$389	—
355–385	370	2	130.00–140.00	$135.20	$500	+3.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	14	145.00–151.00	$149.75	$485	+4.75
385 value added	385	17	166.50	$166.50	$641	—
350–393	386	19	145.00–163.00	$159.96	$617	+21.78
405–435	410	16	140.00–152.00	$149.25	$612	+11.75
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	+10.29
462–495 value added	485	22	151.00–159.00	$153.43	$744	—
521–536	527	8	132.00–138.00	$135.71	$715	-0.39
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	+0.38
635–641	640	4	137.00–139.00	$137.50	$880	+9.44
660 value added	660	9	138.50	$138.50	$914	—
760	760	1	122.50	$122.50	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	229	5	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$298	—
250–295	271	10	125.00–135.00	$128.09	$347	—
300–345	325	3	125.00–135.00	$129.77	$422	—
350–395	374	7	120.00–130.00	$125.27	$469	+2.67
450–480	465	3	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$557	—
555–570	563	2	114.00–118.00	$116.03	$653	—
760	760	1	97.50	$97.50	$741	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	267	3	110.00–115.00	$113.38	$303	—
355–360	358	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$403	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	—
510–545	528	3	95.00–100.00	$98.28	$519	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	406	4	160.00–165.00	$163.72	$665	-1.28
460–490	470	3	155.00–167.50	$162.34	$763	—
503–520	510	5	150.00–155.00	$151.43	$772	—
560	560	1	152.00	$152.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	7	140.00–152.50	$144.75	$608	—
460–465	463	2	135.00–145.00	$139.97	$648	-3.34
590	590	1	135.00	$135.00	$796	—
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	-10.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–680	665	2	90.00–92.50	$91.22	$607	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1145	1063	80-85%	5	52.50–65.00	$57.77	$614	—
1010–1690	1289	80-85%	26	70.00–85.00	$75.47	$973	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–960	905	85-90%	2	46.00–50.00	$47.88	$433	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1960	1748	2	90.00–95.00	$92.80	$1,622	—
2045	2045	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,616	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–785	749	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	92.50–97.00	$94.56	$708

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$776
750–790	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	103.00–110.00	$106.59	$821
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	102.50	$102.50	$892

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1110	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	85.00–102.50	$94.06	$1,009
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,012

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
169–185	172	6	67.50–77.50	$75.70	$130	-14.30
275	275	1	87.50	$87.50	$241	+7.50

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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
985–1175	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,221.25	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–740	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$787.24	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–985	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–650.00	$627.90	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	-25.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	±0.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	35.00	$35.00	-15.00
45	45	1	45.00	$45.00	-5.00
56	56	4	52.50	$52.50	—
63	63	2	45.00	$45.00	—
70	70	1	35.00	$35.00	—
100	100	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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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.