Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.63/cwt -14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 533 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.00/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 533 lb · 13 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.00/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 975 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	229	276	229
Feeder cattle	125	115	125
Slaughter cattle	50	47	50
Replacement cattle	15	21	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–440	417	5	160.00–164.00	$161.69	$674	-13.31
478	478	12	152.00	$152.00	$727	-18.29
525–546	533	14	150.00–151.00	$150.63	$803	-14.37
554	554	6	148.00	$148.00	$820	—
975	975	13	124.00	$124.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	—
330	330	2	110.00–117.50	$113.75	$375	—
500	500	1	117.50	$117.50	$588	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	137.00	$137.00	$747	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	131.00	$131.00	$544	-3.40
455	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592	-3.26
533	533	13	130.00	$130.00	$693	-1.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	127.50	$127.50	$414	—
477–490	479	11	121.00–129.00	$127.51	$611	—
525	525	2	122.50	$122.50	$643	—
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	-4.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
395	395	1	125.00	$125.00	$494	—
448	448	4	125.00	$125.00	$560	—
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	100.00	$100.00	$250	—
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	—
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	-5.00
535	535	1	102.50	$102.50	$548	-7.50
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$600	+1.74
585	585	1	122.51	$122.51	$717	—
707	707	3	105.50	$105.50	$746	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	132.50	$132.50	$629	—
545	545	1	122.50	$122.50	$668	—
645	645	2	123.00	$123.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	149.00	$149.00	$723	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	112.50	$112.50	$495	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	68.00	$68.00	$653	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–890	870	85-90%	5	43.00–55.00	$48.04	$418	—
890–1625	1188	85-90%	13	60.00–70.00	$63.98	$760	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1245	1020	80-85%	5	65.00–76.00	$69.41	$708	—
995–1230	1113	80-85%	4	55.00–63.00	$60.34	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1820	1820	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1720	1451	4	63.00–83.00	$75.30	$1,093	+5.57
1610–1885	1733	3	85.00–91.00	$88.50	$1,534	+2.62

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1205	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	55.00–75.00	$64.53	$649

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1375	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–71.00	$68.41	$828

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	52.00	$52.00	$452
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$741

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$568

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195–198	197	3	96.00–97.00	$96.33	$190	—
215–265	234	9	77.50–105.00	$93.07	$218	-2.92
255	255	1	70.00	$70.00	$178	—
340	340	1	50.00	$50.00	$170	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	14.00	$14.00	$76	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	+70.00
150–175	163	2	265.00–375.00	$320.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	101.00	$101.00	$434	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	70.00–80.00	$74.17	+44.17
75	75	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	+40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	-30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
29	29	4	29.00	$29.00	-6.00
35	35	1	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
45	45	6	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
75	75	1	65.00	$65.00	-23.77
95	95	1	95.00	$95.00	+17.50

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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.