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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.50/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 486 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $139.63/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 480 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.00/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 566 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 391 374
Feeder cattle 243 314 261
Slaughter cattle 97 38 49
Replacement cattle 30 6 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. Moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 177.50 $177.50 $674 —
395 value added 395 3 176.00 $176.00 $695 —
420–441 438 8 170.00–171.00 $170.88 $748 —
450 fancy 450 1 188.00 $188.00 $846 —
484–497 489 12 159.00–167.00 $163.62 $800 —
640 value added 640 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $399 —
300–340 320 2 142.50–145.00 $143.67 $460 -1.33
360–385 363 8 140.00–150.00 $143.10 $519 +0.53
610 610 3 146.00 $146.00 $891 +2.00
615 value added 615 2 149.00 $149.00 $916 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 —
275–290 283 2 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $361 -5.00
355–395 368 3 120.00–135.00 $129.64 $477 +2.13
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282 +7.47
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
385 385 1 117.50 $117.50 $452 +0.02
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 140.00 $140.00 $531 —
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 +6.34
430 value added 430 6 152.00 $152.00 $654 —
461 value added 461 3 141.00 $141.00 $650 —
554–595 value added 572 9 130.00–141.00 $135.92 $777 —
675 675 5 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 —
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 —
335 335 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $360 —
350–360 355 2 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $400 —
450–470 458 3 105.00–112.50 $108.34 $496 +5.73
525 525 1 102.50 $102.50 $538 -0.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 +2.50
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 +11.63
470–485 478 2 122.50–125.00 $123.73 $591 +7.10
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 120.00 $120.00 $258 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 +17.96
365 365 1 122.50 $122.50 $447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 140.00–142.50 $141.29 $600 +8.77
470 value added 470 3 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
460–489 485 7 136.00–142.50 $141.62 $687 +14.11
520–540 525 4 132.50–135.00 $134.36 $705 +14.36
560 value added 560 4 138.00 $138.00 $773 —
570 570 6 133.00 $133.00 $758 +10.50
625 625 1 122.50 $122.50 $766 -3.50
782 782 4 115.00 $115.00 $899 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 424 5 120.00–125.00 $123.00 $522 +4.95
450 450 1 117.50 $117.50 $529 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 430 3 105.00 $105.00 $452 —
460 460 1 112.50 $112.50 $518 —
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–442 fancy 438 3 171.00–172.50 $171.49 $751 —
475 475 1 155.00 $155.00 $736 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1080 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 90.00–95.00 $92.60 $961 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1340 976 85-90% 15 42.00–64.00 $53.77 $525 -30.28
780–1365 1088 85-90% 6 69.00–75.00 $70.48 $767 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1190 993 80-85% 7 60.00–70.00 $64.24 $638 —
1070–1155 1113 80-85% 2 97.00–105.00 $100.85 $1,122 —
925–1530 1176 80-85% 8 72.00–83.00 $75.96 $893 +6.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,124 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1455 1122 3 66.00–84.00 $75.37 $846 —
1200–1575 1392 3 88.00–105.00 $97.10 $1,352 -4.90

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–820 778 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 39.00–44.00 $42.01 $327
715–900 814 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 48.00–58.00 $53.42 $435
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–930 872 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 60.00–63.00 $61.07 $533
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–795 760 (<2 yrs)Open 2 75.00–100.00 $86.92 $661

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103–128 109 16 25.00–37.00 $31.96 $35 —
108–121 114 20 52.00–60.00 $55.77 $64 -56.30
100–190 140 34 62.50–100.00 $79.84 $112 -32.23
200–280 231 10 74.00–92.50 $79.30 $183 -16.58
305 305 1 74.00 $74.00 $226 —
335 335 1 30.00 $30.00 $100 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 563 2 5.00–13.00 $8.91 $50 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 2 160.00–200.00 $180.00 -11.67
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 —
125 125 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1045 916 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 775.00–900.00 $848.65 —
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–740 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–725.00 $711.69 —
700–750 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 70.00 $70.00 +25.00
45 45 1 140.00 $140.00 +95.00
45 45 1 130.00 $130.00 +85.00
50 50 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 +55.00
50 50 2 80.00 $80.00 +5.00
85 85 1 90.00 $90.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00 +70.00
125–145 135 2 190.00–275.00 $235.65 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 20.00 $20.00 —
51–53 52 11 40.00–65.00 $51.13 -18.87
65 65 1 45.00 $45.00 -10.00
70 70 1 80.00 $80.00 +25.00
80–85 83 3 65.00–95.00 $85.40 +5.40
88 88 3 25.00 $25.00 -55.00
90–93 92 3 85.00–100.00 $95.11 +15.11

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 35.00–45.00 $40.24 $148 —
420 420 1 44.00 $44.00 $185 —
500 500 1 48.00 $48.00 $240 +5.00
655 655 1 56.00 $56.00 $367 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 130.00 $130.00 —

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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.