Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.50/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 817 lb · 11 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 700 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	484	286
Feeder cattle	104	224	157
Slaughter cattle	59	73	55
Replacement cattle	13	28	14

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$733	—
455	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	—
630 value added	630	6	138.50	$138.50	$873	-14.20
700 value added	700	10	136.00	$136.00	$952	+1.00
817 value added	817	11	129.50	$129.50	$1,058	—
857 value added	857	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	145.00–150.00	$147.56	$477	-5.00
355–380	368	2	140.00–150.00	$145.17	$534	—
455	455	1	145.00	$145.00	$660	—
776 value added	776	7	128.00	$128.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	3	110.00–114.00	$112.09	$418	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	130.00–135.00	$132.34	$355	-1.66
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	145.00–152.50	$148.80	$558	+3.80
410–440	425	2	140.00–145.00	$142.59	$606	-2.41
555–580	565	3	135.00–147.50	$139.92	$791	+5.59

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	120.00–122.50	$121.20	$321	—
430	430	1	117.50	$117.50	$505	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	117.50	$117.50	$899	+7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	145.00–150.00	$147.41	$634	—
470–485	478	2	140.00–147.50	$143.81	$687	+3.86
510–535	523	2	121.00–140.00	$130.27	$681	-3.15
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$523	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$551	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1620	1210	80-85%	10	51.00–68.00	$61.66	$746	+6.38
1145–1680	1311	80-85%	23	71.00–88.00	$77.66	$1,018	+7.44
1510–1800	1655	80-85%	2	91.00–92.50	$91.82	$1,520	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1460	1398	75-80%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.52	$916	—
1380–1545	1478	75-80%	5	78.00–83.00	$81.29	$1,201	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–910	845	85-90%	3	51.00–56.00	$54.09	$457	—
940–985	965	85-90%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.29	$707	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,061	—
1585–2210	1898	2	76.00–89.00	$83.57	$1,586	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–825	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–65.00	$61.54	$457

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–920	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–84.00	$82.24	$677

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,068
1155–1165	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	105.00–127.50	$115.03	$1,334
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,237

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$507

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–190	171	8	55.00–75.00	$65.29	$112	-24.52
200–288	255	19	53.00–75.00	$68.93	$176	—
325	325	1	81.00	$81.00	$263	-1.50
350	350	1	40.00	$40.00	$140	—
340–375	358	2	70.00–71.00	$70.52	$252	—
485	485	1	50.00	$50.00	$242	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	35.00	$35.00	$56	—
335	335	1	20.00	$20.00	$67	—
590	590	1	25.00	$25.00	$148	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	35.00	$35.00	-25.00
30	30	7	50.00–65.00	$57.86	-2.14
40	40	4	70.00	$70.00	+10.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	-30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
17	17	3	20.00	$20.00	-11.43
51–53	52	8	20.00–37.50	$26.72	-17.37
58	58	4	55.00	$55.00	+10.91
59	59	7	135.00	$135.00	+90.91
60	60	6	85.00	$85.00	+40.91
62–68	66	8	25.00–35.00	$31.46	-30.16
68–69	68	9	45.00–50.00	$47.24	-14.38
70	70	2	32.50	$32.50	-32.32
80–85	83	4	30.00–35.00	$32.42	-49.64
85	85	3	50.00	$50.00	-32.06

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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.