Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.81/cwt ≈ $773/hd at 509 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $550/hd at 393 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	262	316	264
Feeder cattle	151	164	126
Slaughter cattle	57	65	30
Replacement cattle	16	40	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	141.00	$141.00	$350	—
389	389	5	147.50	$147.50	$574	-5.07
485	485	3	146.00	$146.00	$708	—
535	535	1	148.00	$148.00	$792	—
660–680	672	5	141.00–148.00	$143.75	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
300–310	305	3	100.00–105.00	$101.64	$310	—
375–395	392	7	115.00–120.00	$119.32	$468	—
405	405	1	102.50	$102.50	$415	—
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 fancy	470	3	176.00	$176.00	$827	—
540 fancy	540	8	179.50	$179.50	$969	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	135.00	$135.00	$479	—
450–480	465	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$593	+2.42
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	—
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	—
763	763	2	119.00	$119.00	$908	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	147.50	$147.50	$715	—
503–515 fancy	509	10	149.00–155.00	$151.99	$774	—
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
620 value added	620	4	133.00	$133.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	135.00	$135.00	$464	—
393	393	10	140.00	$140.00	$550	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
370	370	3	110.00	$110.00	$407	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	115.00	$115.00	$552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–445	416	3	122.50–125.00	$123.39	$513	+8.39
570	570	4	120.00	$120.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	145.00	$145.00	$624	—
520	520	1	135.00	$135.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	102.50	$102.50	$502	-15.00
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2010	1301	80-85%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.86	$974	—
1015–2090	1338	80-85%	10	77.00–88.00	$80.32	$1,075	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1430	1066	85-90%	7	62.00–67.00	$64.00	$682	—
955–1760	1321	85-90%	6	69.00–76.00	$73.59	$972	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$831	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770	1770	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,735	+1.00

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–625	620	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–70.00	$65.04	$403
675–750	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–72.00	$68.68	$490

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	87.50	$87.50	$735
815–960	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	92.50–95.00	$93.65	$832

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	37.50	$37.50	$272
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	48.00	$48.00	$389

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$873
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$843

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$528
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	52.50	$52.50	$478

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	66.00	$66.00	$538
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	72.50	$72.50	$616

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$484

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123–175	149	4	85.00	$85.00	$127	—
110–195	156	16	67.50–90.00	$85.02	$133	-18.56
160	160	1	75.00	$75.00	$120	-28.58
200–290	250	7	77.00–90.00	$84.55	$211	—
300–340	313	3	80.00–90.00	$86.38	$270	+0.38
345	345	1	65.00	$65.00	$224	-21.00
407	407	2	80.00	$80.00	$326	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	12.00	$12.00	$61	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	35.00	$35.00	—
60	60	4	100.00	$100.00	—
73	73	4	65.00	$65.00	—
123	123	2	85.00	$85.00	—

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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.