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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.36/cwt ≈ $631/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.73/cwt ≈ $596/hd at 415 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 440 593
Feeder cattle 168 216 425
Slaughter cattle 63 73 57
Replacement cattle 10 21 14

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
313 313 9 174.00 $174.00 $545 -8.50
350–370 360 2 167.50–175.00 $171.35 $617 -13.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 -15.00
410–430 425 4 130.00–136.00 $134.24 $571 -33.26
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 115.00–120.00 $117.38 $309 —
305–340 318 3 110.00–120.00 $115.03 $366 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $453 —
530–545 537 3 110.00–115.00 $113.31 $608 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 120.00–135.00 $128.05 $352 +3.05
305–332 319 4 120.00–130.00 $126.26 $403 -3.95
355–395 385 9 120.00–135.00 $132.73 $511 —
405–410 408 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $479 —
455–480 468 3 115.00–120.00 $118.38 $554 —
550–595 565 4 112.00–120.00 $116.74 $660 -1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 146.00 $146.00 $564 —
425 425 1 138.00 $138.00 $586 -0.71
455–492 470 16 132.00–137.50 $134.36 $631 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -1.34
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 100.00–105.00 $102.40 $438 —
480–495 488 2 90.00–95.00 $92.54 $452 -8.99
634 634 5 92.50 $92.50 $586 —
750 750 2 99.00 $99.00 $742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 360 3 112.50–115.00 $113.34 $408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 120.00 $120.00 $512 -22.46
456–465 458 6 130.00–132.00 $131.66 $603 -2.19
520 520 2 123.00–127.50 $125.25 $651 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
735 735 1 112.50 $112.50 $827 +9.50
772 772 4 110.00 $110.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–420 415 12 140.00–145.00 $143.73 $596 —
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 2 90.00–95.00 $92.47 $421 —
610–640 625 2 90.00–91.00 $90.51 $566 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $599 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $586 —
1005–1755 1239 80-85% 27 60.00–88.00 $74.17 $919 —
1310–1455 1383 80-85% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.90 $1,271 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–910 816 85-90% 9 45.00–55.00 $48.82 $398 —
745–975 887 85-90% 9 60.00–68.00 $64.59 $573 +9.76
955–960 958 85-90% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.50 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1475 1395 75-80% 2 69.00–72.00 $70.59 $985 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1400 1290 2 71.00–80.00 $75.12 $969 —
1230–1680 1423 3 95.00–104.00 $98.85 $1,407 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–910 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 82.50–98.00 $91.21 $739
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–910 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 75.00–78.00 $76.69 $621
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $845

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $874
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 74.00 $74.00 $474

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–180 135 15 88.00–110.00 $98.41 $133 —
155 155 1 70.00 $70.00 $108 -17.02
205–275 250 9 82.00–89.00 $86.01 $215 +8.93
255 255 1 74.00 $74.00 $189 -3.08
300 300 1 84.00 $84.00 $252 —
308 308 4 76.00 $76.00 $234 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1165 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,105.19 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
21 21 5 27.00 $27.00 -22.00
50 50 2 55.00 $55.00 -2.50
80–82 81 5 70.00–100.00 $88.18 -11.82

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 70.00 $70.00 $312 -1.00
465 465 1 76.00 $76.00 $353 —
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 —

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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.