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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	465	262	294
Feeder cattle	326	151	192
Slaughter cattle	81	57	63
Replacement cattle	—	16	—

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
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	485	5	165.00	$165.00	$800	—
485 fancy	485	2	184.00	$184.00	$892	+8.00
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Boars

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

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Families

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

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Kids

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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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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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Pigs

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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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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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.