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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.75/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 790 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.49/cwt +23.99 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 475 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $149.47/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 374 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 262 294
Feeder cattle 326 151 192
Slaughter cattle 81 57 63
Replacement cattle 16

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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 158.00 $158.00 $608
420 420 4 165.00 $165.00 $693
438 value added 438 8 188.00 $188.00 $823
485 fancy 485 2 184.00 $184.00 $892 +8.00
485 485 5 165.00 $165.00 $800
522 522 2 172.00 $172.00 $898
537 value added 537 11 184.00 $184.00 $988
568–573 value added 571 9 174.00–176.00 $175.12 $1,000
681 681 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,083
790 value added 790 65 155.75 $155.75 $1,230
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455
365–395 374 21 145.00–155.00 $149.47 $559 +1.97
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282
320–340 334 4 112.00–125.00 $119.37 $399 +17.73
420 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483 +12.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344
310–335 323 3 130.00–136.00 $131.92 $426
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 151.00 $151.00 $604
408 value added 408 5 161.00 $161.00 $657
465–492 value added 475 28 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $815
502 fancy 502 6 159.00 $159.00 $798 +7.01
560 560 3 145.00 $145.00 $812
590 value added 590 6 159.00 $159.00 $938
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224 224 4 122.50 $122.50 $274
307–340 314 9 125.00–132.00 $130.72 $410 -4.28
351–375 359 6 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $478 -6.74
455–466 464 6 120.00–130.00 $128.37 $596
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623
707 707 2 114.00 $114.00 $806
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 3 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $363
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -5.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 470 3 125.00–142.00 $136.57 $642
490 value added 490 8 143.00 $143.00 $701
507–525 512 4 125.00–135.00 $132.43 $678 -2.57
575–580 578 3 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $708
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 -5.00
610–635 623 2 101.00–105.00 $102.96 $641

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1230 1095 80-85% 5 57.00–70.00 $63.94 $700
1005–1650 1247 80-85% 34 75.00–91.00 $82.04 $1,023
1415–1610 1513 80-85% 2 94.00–98.00 $95.87 $1,451
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–950 771 85-90% 15 50.00–67.00 $58.43 $450
810–985 924 85-90% 8 75.00–85.00 $77.56 $717

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1295 1150 2 83.00–92.00 $88.07 $1,013
1330–1555 1437 3 99.00–106.00 $103.69 $1,490

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 80.00 $80.00 $108 -5.00
115–188 158 5 60.00–70.00 $61.96 $98 -23.06
325 325 1 72.50 $72.50 $236 -13.88
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
128–180 149 5 80.00–90.00 $84.49

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 12.00 $12.00 $41

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 320.00 $320.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 25.00 $25.00
30 30 4 50.00–60.00 $53.75
40 40 6 70.00–80.00 $73.33
40 40 7 30.00–35.00 $31.43

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00
80 80 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00
80 80 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 12.50 $12.50 -22.50
35–36 36 8 32.00–37.50 $35.47 +0.47
58 58 2 45.00 $45.00 -55.00
60–63 62 3 62.50–75.00 $66.53 -33.47

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 70.00 $70.00 $192
345 345 2 40.00 $40.00 $138
545–565 555 2 40.00–65.00 $52.73 $293
640 640 1 70.00 $70.00 $448

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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.