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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 465 312
Feeder cattle 118 326 189
Slaughter cattle 80 81 57
Replacement cattle 30 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were too few comparable sales to establish feeder cattle trends. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average 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
547 value added 547 2 149.00 $149.00 $815 -35.00
667 value added 667 8 137.00 $137.00 $914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 122.50 $122.50 $347 -12.50
357–380 371 5 110.00–123.00 $115.01 $427 -14.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 value added 570 2 142.50 $142.50 $812 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 125.00 $125.00 $406 +5.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 value added 522 4 152.00 $152.00 $793 —
620–640 value added 634 7 120.00–132.00 $128.65 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —
392 392 3 121.00 $121.00 $474 —
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 —
810 810 1 70.00 $70.00 $567 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 value added 563 3 119.00 $119.00 $670 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 115.00 $115.00 $374 +2.60
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
490 490 1 80.00 $80.00 $392 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 value added 544 5 119.00 $119.00 $647 —
565 value added 565 4 116.00 $116.00 $655 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 130.00–131.00 $130.48 $548 —
457 457 4 132.00 $132.00 $603 —
450–465 458 2 95.00–127.50 $111.52 $511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 132.00 $132.00 $594 -4.57
615 615 1 102.50 $102.50 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1365 1071 85-90% 7 61.00–70.00 $65.03 $696 —
970–1380 1146 85-90% 23 71.00–85.00 $78.88 $904 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1670 1317 80-85% 20 76.00–90.00 $85.16 $1,122 —
1170–1655 1327 80-85% 9 92.50–106.00 $98.37 $1,305 —
1750 1750 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,278 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1780 1658 75-80% 4 74.00–76.00 $75.24 $1,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1130 1035 2 71.00–72.00 $71.55 $741 —
2160 2160 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,944 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1565 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 80.00–104.00 $93.26 $1,086

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104–170 129 29 65.00–95.00 $83.98 $108 +3.98
175–195 185 2 55.00–56.00 $55.53 $103 -6.43
215 215 1 79.00 $79.00 $170 —
235–245 240 4 40.00–50.00 $45.10 $108 —
335 335 1 45.00 $45.00 $151 -27.50
345 345 1 100.00 $100.00 $345 +27.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 120.00 $120.00 —
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 —
150 150 1 290.00 $290.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 430.00 $430.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 30.00 $30.00 $158 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 95.00 $95.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 —
175 175 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 325.00 $325.00 —
200 200 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 4 80.00–90.00 $87.50 +20.97
92–93 92 5 95.00 $95.00 +28.47

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 47.50 $47.50 $78 —
310–360 335 3 30.00–32.50 $30.83 $103 -9.17
400–443 425 7 20.00–39.00 $33.07 $141 —
429–487 454 11 36.00–39.50 $38.06 $173 —
495 495 2 40.00 $40.00 $198 —
520 520 1 43.00 $43.00 $224 —
515–538 527 14 35.00–43.00 $36.89 $194 —

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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.