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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.27/cwt ≈ $945/hd at 539 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.12/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 429 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.70/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 642 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 484 378 308
Feeder cattle 224 181 219
Slaughter cattle 73 96 41
Replacement cattle 28 20 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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
281 value added 281 4 196.00 $196.00 $551 —
330 fancy 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 +2.50
392 value added 392 5 197.00 $197.00 $772 —
535–546 value added 539 24 170.00–178.50 $175.27 $945 —
638–646 value added 642 12 145.50–160.00 $152.70 $980 —
710 value added 710 5 135.00 $135.00 $958 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 —
265 265 2 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $355 +1.60
300–325 313 2 137.50–140.00 $138.70 $434 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $508 -9.88
405 405 1 146.00 $146.00 $591 -6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 4 169.00 $169.00 $541 +9.00
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +2.50
424–440 value added 428 11 152.50–165.00 $161.50 $691 —
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -6.71
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 +16.57
497 value added 497 9 159.00 $159.00 $790 —
508 value added 508 8 158.00 $158.00 $803 —
552–555 553 6 134.00–135.00 $134.33 $743 —
642–646 value added 644 10 131.00–145.50 $139.72 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 125.00 $125.00 $281 —
260 260 1 127.50 $127.50 $332 —
307–315 310 3 135.00–142.50 $139.96 $434 +6.27
400–440 419 4 115.00–125.00 $120.01 $503 —
590–595 591 4 115.00–122.00 $120.24 $711 -0.92
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 135.00–145.00 $139.95 $665 —
510 value added 510 2 143.00 $143.00 $729 —
500–545 527 3 130.00–135.00 $133.42 $703 -2.31
555–580 565 11 125.00–134.00 $132.06 $746 —
655 655 2 121.00 $121.00 $793 —
770 770 3 114.50 $114.50 $882 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 583 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $597 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $549 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 175.00 $175.00 $770 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1530 1208 80-85% 6 51.00–60.00 $55.28 $668 -1.02
1000–1865 1306 80-85% 28 65.00–80.00 $70.22 $917 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–995 884 85-90% 9 65.00–74.00 $69.88 $618 +16.17
760–985 884 85-90% 8 50.00–60.00 $54.69 $483 +0.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1850 1722 75-80% 6 64.50–69.00 $67.16 $1,156 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 76.00 $76.00 $764 —
1435–1780 1578 4 91.00–111.00 $101.11 $1,596 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–905 833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 70.00–80.00 $74.56 $621

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–175 169 4 85.00–95.00 $89.81 $152 -3.51
200–285 229 28 78.00–85.00 $81.40 $186 -4.62
320 320 1 82.50 $82.50 $264 -2.50
415 415 1 88.00 $88.00 $365 —
545 545 1 89.00 $89.00 $485 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 90.00 $90.00 $189 —
400 400 1 20.00 $20.00 $80 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 -75.00
150 150 1 250.00 $250.00 -75.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–920 759 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 600.00–875.00 $764.64 —
780–1010 891 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 700.00–950.00 $838.87 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
925–1115 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,050.00 $962.92 —
1030–1310 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,125.00 $1,041.50 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 60.00 $60.00 -26.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +11.67
60 60 1 160.00 $160.00 +40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
21–23 22 24 30.00–33.00 $31.43 -1.07
57 57 11 43.00–47.00 $44.09 +4.09
60–68 65 23 41.00–67.00 $61.62 -7.45
70–79 73 48 63.00–67.00 $64.82 -4.25
80–85 81 6 80.00–82.50 $82.06 +2.06
90 90 2 75.00 $75.00 -5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 85.00 $85.00 $400 —
665 665 1 84.00 $84.00 $559 —

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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.