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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 326 315
Feeder cattle 216 191 114
Slaughter cattle 73 69 34
Replacement cattle 21 19 21

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
301 301 4 182.50 $182.50 $549 +17.50
365–370 368 6 184.00–187.50 $185.16 $681 +22.68
400 400 6 182.00 $182.00 $728 +17.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +10.00
370 370 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $610 +18.23
440 440 1 167.50 $167.50 $737 +31.99
582–590 585 3 135.00–145.00 $141.64 $829 +4.64
624 624 4 140.00 $140.00 $874 —
705 705 2 134.00 $134.00 $945 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 102.50 $102.50 $682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 147.50 $147.50 $472 -11.09
394 value added 394 7 165.00 $165.00 $650 —
422 value added 422 6 157.00 $157.00 $663 —
440–447 445 3 130.00–143.00 $138.71 $617 -7.54
505–512 509 6 130.00–134.00 $131.34 $669 —
710 value added 710 6 126.00 $126.00 $895 —
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 125.00 $125.00 $362 -12.38
300–325 313 3 120.00–135.00 $130.21 $408 -2.23
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -1.89
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 4 105.00 $105.00 $664 —
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $482 —
660 660 1 90.00 $90.00 $594 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 147.50 $147.50 $755 -5.50
552 552 6 144.00 $144.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $595 —
455–480 468 2 130.00–137.50 $133.85 $626 -1.20
705 705 1 103.00 $103.00 $726 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $514 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1250 1158 80-85% 3 59.00–65.00 $61.41 $711 —
1000–1860 1277 80-85% 28 68.00–81.00 $74.52 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–990 870 85-90% 11 65.00–74.00 $68.41 $595 —
805–990 892 85-90% 11 50.00–60.00 $54.83 $489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1860 1487 7 71.00–93.00 $86.82 $1,291 —
1610–1950 1772 3 96.00–103.00 $100.22 $1,776 —
2010 2010 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,492 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–855 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $759

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–965 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 75.00–83.00 $79.45 $743
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $734
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $663
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $558

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–190 152 36 80.00–122.50 $87.02 $132 —
105–194 169 9 70.00–77.00 $75.74 $128 —
190 190 1 50.00 $50.00 $95 —
215–270 245 25 80.00–100.00 $84.59 $207 +13.23
225–275 251 28 70.00–78.00 $77.08 $193 —
278–285 280 3 40.00–50.00 $46.61 $131 —
510 510 1 76.00 $76.00 $388 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 27.50 $27.50 $70 —
480 480 1 21.00 $21.00 $101 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635–775 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $654.96 —
800–870 838 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–850.00 $764.80 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
610–980 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,050.00 $917.13 -346.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -50.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 100.00 $100.00 $335 —
360–375 364 6 90.00–110.00 $104.90 $382 +7.40
420 420 1 102.50 $102.50 $430 —
522 value added 522 36 119.00 $119.00 $621 —
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 77.50 $77.50 -32.50
60 60 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
35 35 7 49.00 $49.00 +14.00
43 43 2 47.50 $47.50 +12.50
58 58 2 57.50 $57.50 -7.50
60 60 1 50.00 $50.00 -15.00
80 80 2 100.00 $100.00 +35.00
90–95 92 3 65.00–90.00 $73.64 +6.11

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 72.00 $72.00 $284 —
420 420 1 71.00 $71.00 $298 —
580 580 2 68.00 $68.00 $394 —
685 685 1 70.00 $70.00 $480 —

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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.