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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 276 440 353
Feeder cattle 115 313 256
Slaughter cattle 47 63 54
Replacement cattle 21 12 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
341 341 3 170.00 $170.00 $580 —
360–380 373 3 155.00–160.00 $156.61 $584 -7.16
405 405 2 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
463–470 465 5 167.50–171.00 $170.29 $792 +8.90
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 +15.00
620–645 639 4 142.50–144.00 $143.64 $918 -1.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–268 264 3 135.00–150.00 $145.16 $383 -14.84
310–335 318 3 137.50–150.00 $141.88 $451 —
610 610 5 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 ±0.00
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 -6.52
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 115.00 $115.00 $264 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 +2.55
433–438 435 5 134.00–135.00 $134.40 $585 -3.10
455–495 469 7 131.00–135.00 $133.26 $625 +0.84
520–545 533 6 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $701 —
561 561 5 136.00 $136.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.50 $132.50 $477 +8.77
405–425 415 2 127.50–132.50 $129.94 $539 +10.04
550–585 557 5 120.00–125.00 $124.01 $691 +4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 —
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 130.00 $130.00 $273 —
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 -20.32
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -2.00
500–545 523 2 130.00–138.00 $133.83 $700 -1.17
580 580 1 132.50 $132.50 $768 +0.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 3 122.00 $122.00 $581 -0.54
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–960 853 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 68.00–87.50 $76.52 $653 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
645 645 1 107.50 $107.50 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1800 1157 80-85% 8 51.00–63.00 $58.09 $672 —
1005–1870 1380 80-85% 9 62.00–79.00 $67.99 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1090 974 85-90% 6 40.00–60.00 $53.42 $520 -15.62
1105–1550 1345 85-90% 4 63.00–68.00 $65.30 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–2415 1473 4 61.00–80.00 $69.73 $1,027 —
1245–1975 1721 4 83.00–90.00 $85.88 $1,478 +5.27

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–775 708 (<2 yrs)Open 2 82.50–87.50 $84.76 $600
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $701
955–1275 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 61.00–73.00 $68.60 $733
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.50 $97.50 $760
1165–1420 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 68.00–70.00 $69.10 $893
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 47.50 $47.50 $318

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $654
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 62.00 $62.00 $753

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 72.50 $72.50 $551

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113–145 126 13 80.00–97.50 $84.26 $106 +3.76
200–293 237 18 89.00–117.50 $95.99 $227 —
500 500 1 76.00 $76.00 $380 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
258 258 2 90.00 $90.00 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 8.00 $8.00 $64 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 —
125 125 1 210.00 $210.00 —
125 125 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1405 1405 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 3 30.00 $30.00 —
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 —
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 —— 1 75.00 $75.00 —
125 125 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 225.00 $225.00 —
125 125 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
23 23 9 35.00 $35.00 —
38 38 2 55.00 $55.00 —
58 58 11 40.00–50.00 $46.36 -113.64
63–65 64 12 50.00–75.00 $68.66 -81.34
70 70 1 35.00 $35.00 -115.00
75–78 77 3 55.00–105.00 $88.77 -51.23
80 80 3 62.50 $62.50 -77.50
94 94 4 77.50 $77.50 +9.80

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 75.00 $75.00 $409 -5.00

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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.