Cattle Market Pulse

Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Orangeburg Stockyards report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.23/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 364 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.50/cwt +12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $499/hd at 315 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.79/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 667 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 363 254
Feeder cattle 222 231 172
Slaughter cattle 50 74 30
Replacement cattle 5 7 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable sales to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle, and numerous value added groups sold with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
308 value added 308 10 186.00 $186.00 $573 —
358 value added 358 11 180.00 $180.00 $644 —
360–380 375 6 163.00–165.00 $163.65 $614 -1.32
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +5.00
430–440 value added 433 11 173.00–176.50 $175.53 $760 —
507–525 value added 519 9 160.00–167.50 $162.44 $843 —
555 value added 555 4 163.00 $163.00 $905 —
645 value added 645 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 ±0.00
495 value added 495 2 154.00 $154.00 $762 —
520 value added 520 3 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 -5.00
637 value added 637 2 134.00 $134.00 $854 —
1000 1000 1 80.00 $80.00 $800 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 147.50 $147.50 $435 +7.50
305–335 320 2 135.00–145.00 $140.23 $449 +0.23
407 value added 407 2 135.00 $135.00 $549 —
450 value added 450 3 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
615 615 1 112.50 $112.50 $692 -17.50
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 117.00 $117.00 $439 —
905 905 1 80.00 $80.00 $724 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 73.00 $73.00 $449 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 16 158.50 $158.50 $499 —
380–385 383 2 145.00 $145.00 $555 -5.00
383 value added 383 9 156.00 $156.00 $597 —
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 +1.67
445 value added 445 6 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
490 value added 490 3 145.00 $145.00 $710 —
507–533 value added 523 5 140.00–148.00 $143.10 $748 —
556–587 value added 573 9 144.00–145.00 $144.57 $828 —
610 value added 610 6 141.00 $141.00 $860 -9.00
658–690 value added 667 15 138.00–146.00 $143.79 $959 —
904 value added 904 5 103.00 $103.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 value added 280 3 137.50 $137.50 $385 —
352 value added 352 7 144.00 $144.00 $507 —
385–395 392 3 135.00–142.50 $139.16 $546 +9.16
463–482 value added 471 5 137.00–141.00 $139.36 $656 —
600–612 value added 610 6 125.00–127.50 $125.41 $765 —
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 130.00 $130.00 $280 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 —— 3 154.00 $154.00 $721 —
625 625 —— 1 127.50 $127.50 $797 —
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 127.50 $127.50 $574 —
555 555 1 122.50 $122.50 $680 —
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 77.50 $77.50 $450 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1280 1058 85-90% 15 52.00–69.00 $61.73 $653 —
850–1650 1249 85-90% 15 70.00–78.00 $73.66 $920 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1265 1258 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.50 $950 —
1505–1550 1528 80-85% 2 70.00–74.00 $71.97 $1,100 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1850 1744 5 95.00–118.00 $104.94 $1,830 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 44.00 $44.00 $323

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 20.00 $20.00 $22 —
105–150 127 27 50.00–100.00 $76.11 $97 —
109–138 127 27 30.00–45.00 $37.73 $48 —
205–275 231 20 90.00–108.00 $103.76 $240 -0.85
314–373 354 38 64.00–75.00 $67.17 $238 —
430 430 1 70.00 $70.00 $301 -5.00
745 745 1 45.00 $45.00 $335 —

↑ Back to top

Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 10.00 $10.00 $46 —
565 565 1 5.00 $5.00 $28 ±0.00

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 45.00 $45.00 —
35 35 1 80.00 $80.00 —
40 40 1 55.00 $55.00 —
40–45 43 2 60.00 $60.00 —
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 ±0.00
60 60 1 130.00 $130.00 +5.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 150.00 $150.00 -40.00

↑ Back to top

Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
77 77 6 20.00 $20.00 -35.00
80 80 1 45.00 $45.00 ±0.00
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 -110.00
97 97 3 75.00 $75.00 -45.00

↑ Back to top

Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 2 66.00 $66.00 $388 —
635 635 1 66.00 $66.00 $419 —

↑ Back to top

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.