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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 202 248 233
Feeder cattle 100 160 100
Slaughter cattle 30 47 40
Replacement cattle 10 5 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were too few comparable sales to establish trends. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 115.00 $115.00 $230 —
418 value added 418 6 123.00 $123.00 $514 —
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 value added 387 2 167.50 $167.50 $648 —
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
560 value added 560 3 170.00 $170.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 458 3 150.00 $150.00 $687 —
582 value added 582 2 150.00 $150.00 $873 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 62.50 $62.50 $184 —
345 345 1 60.00 $60.00 $207 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 142.50 $142.50 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 value added 337 2 143.00 $143.00 $482 —
424 value added 424 2 142.50 $142.50 $604 —
468 value added 468 5 153.00 $153.00 $716 —
475 475 1 147.50 $147.50 $701 —
510–530 value added 520 4 145.00–151.00 $147.94 $769 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +13.76
563 value added 563 4 145.00 $145.00 $816 —
655 value added 655 3 132.00 $132.00 $865 —
960 960 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 —
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
555–580 568 2 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $611 —
770 770 1 72.50 $72.50 $558 —
965 965 1 82.00 $82.00 $791 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 77.50 $77.50 $473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 -10.00
472 value added 472 4 148.00 $148.00 $699 —
503 503 4 145.00 $145.00 $729 —
550 value added 550 6 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 135.00–145.00 $139.83 $601 —
455–467 value added 461 4 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $634 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 2 117.50 $117.50 $699 —
767 767 2 100.00 $100.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 2 110.00 $110.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1145 929 85-90% 6 50.00–65.00 $57.13 $531 —
960–1525 1181 85-90% 7 66.00–72.00 $67.96 $803 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1400 1395 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.50 $983 —
1590–1705 1648 80-85% 2 62.50–65.00 $63.79 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1690 1648 75-80% 2 72.00–84.00 $78.15 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 80.00 $80.00 $868 —
1315–1755 1445 5 90.00–100.00 $95.32 $1,377 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555–975 784 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 51.00–62.50 $54.35 $426
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $402

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 95.00 $95.00 $660

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104–198 134 20 20.00–82.00 $66.08 $89 —
203–255 219 4 80.00–85.00 $82.39 $180 -5.11
325–340 333 2 62.50–67.00 $64.70 $215 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00 -25.00
150 150 2 210.00–220.00 $215.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 740.00 $740.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 45.00 $45.00 +20.00
53 53 2 57.50 $57.50 +27.50
65 65 4 60.00–62.50 $61.25 +6.25
71–79 75 9 60.00–115.00 $92.00 +42.00
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 -40.00
80–87 84 6 50.00–95.00 $73.44 +13.44
90–97 95 5 42.50–85.00 $76.05 +16.05
100 100 1 65.00 $65.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 45.00–50.00 $47.50 $150 —
495 495 1 61.00 $61.00 $302 +9.00

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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.