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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.47/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 323 386
Feeder cattle 128 169 142
Slaughter cattle 54 73 53
Replacement cattle 11 12 3

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
338 338 3 167.50 $167.50 $566 —
360 fancy 360 2 182.50 $182.50 $657 —
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
408–446 427 12 152.50–165.00 $160.47 $685 -6.53
460 fancy 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
480 480 2 160.00 $160.00 $768 -5.00
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 155.00 $155.00 $426 ±0.00
380–385 383 2 140.00–150.00 $145.03 $555 -4.97
525–543 537 3 145.00–150.00 $148.37 $797 +5.87
585 585 1 138.00 $138.00 $807 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355–375 365 2 125.00–135.00 $129.86 $474 —
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
563 563 2 125.00 $125.00 $704 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 125.00 $125.00 $350 ±0.00
400–435 417 3 106.00–115.00 $112.12 $468 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 -13.00
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
540 540 3 141.00 $141.00 $761 -7.00
566 566 4 132.00 $132.00 $747 +2.00
615 615 1 127.50 $127.50 $784 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 135.00 $135.00 $358 —
365 365 2 142.50 $142.50 $520 +12.41
400–402 402 4 130.00–136.00 $134.51 $541 +12.01
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
535 535 1 127.50 $127.50 $682 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 112.50 $112.50 $495 +2.50
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 +10.00
542 542 3 116.00 $116.00 $629 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 110.00 $110.00 $292 —
390 390 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $419 +7.50
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 158.00–162.50 $160.25 $665 —
535 535 2 157.00 $157.00 $840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $537 +7.49
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +11.23
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1260 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 117.50–121.00 $119.28 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 142.50–145.00 $143.80 $683 -11.20
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 87.50 $87.50 $678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1185 986 85-90% 10 46.00–59.00 $52.34 $516 —
970–1315 1138 85-90% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.54 $700 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1490 1242 80-85% 6 50.00–67.00 $61.90 $769 —
1035–1450 1243 80-85% 2 69.00–77.00 $73.67 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1955 1698 75-80% 7 68.00–79.00 $70.59 $1,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1231 4 73.00–80.00 $76.60 $943 —
1225–2140 1546 5 85.00–103.00 $93.74 $1,449 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 (<2 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $537
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $550
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 55.00 $55.00 $487
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 72.50 $72.50 $602
830 830 (<2 yrs)Open 1 87.00 $87.00 $722

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 71.00 $71.00 $643
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $819
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 42.00 $42.00 $334

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 4 190.00 $190.00 $247 —
107–175 142 10 100.00–130.00 $111.32 $158 —
100–182 155 13 75.00–100.00 $89.97 $139 -18.05
130–175 157 5 40.00–60.00 $46.62 $73 -61.40
212–239 230 9 125.00 $125.00 $288 +23.56
215–285 250 2 90.00–92.00 $91.14 $228 —
320 320 1 45.00 $45.00 $144 -50.87
300–360 330 2 85.00 $85.00 $280 -10.87

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 20.00 $20.00 $23 —
230 230 1 65.00 $65.00 $150 —
380 380 1 5.00 $5.00 $19 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 —
50 50 1 107.50 $107.50 —
75 75 3 120.00 $120.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 100.00 $100.00 -137.50
100–125 113 2 190.00–210.00 $200.00 -100.00
150 150 1 350.00 $350.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 3 35.00 $35.00 -45.00
38 38 6 35.00 $35.00 -45.00
56 56 4 30.00 $30.00 -51.34
59 59 6 50.00 $50.00 -31.34
70–77 75 4 20.00–50.00 $43.02 -76.98
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 -95.00
95–98 96 8 90.00–140.00 $102.40 -17.60

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–285 238 3 40.00–60.00 $52.03 $124 +17.03
295 295 1 20.00 $20.00 $59 —
580 580 1 57.00 $57.00 $331 +1.51
590 590 1 64.00 $64.00 $378 +8.51

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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.