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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.00/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 655 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.50/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 655 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.73/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 519 285 268
Feeder cattle 324 145 192
Slaughter cattle 89 77 45
Replacement cattle 13 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week. Average 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
343 343 3 177.50 $177.50 $609 +2.35
385 385 1 195.00 $195.00 $751 +10.00
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 —
510–511 511 8 167.50–176.00 $174.94 $894 —
568 568 7 163.50 $163.50 $929 +5.22
643 value added 643 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,138 —
655 value added 655 29 165.50 $165.50 $1,084 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
320–335 328 2 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $508 —
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 +20.00
520–535 528 2 150.00–156.00 $152.96 $808 —
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 +2.50
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
305–330 318 2 140.00 $140.00 $445 —
421 value added 421 8 168.00 $168.00 $707 —
430 430 3 156.00 $156.00 $671 —
460–495 474 10 140.00–147.50 $142.96 $678 —
500 500 2 135.00 $135.00 $675 -5.00
583 value added 583 10 160.00 $160.00 $933 —
605 605 4 137.00 $137.00 $829 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
655 value added 655 46 153.50 $153.50 $1,005 —
710 710 4 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
753 753 2 120.00 $120.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 5 117.50–130.00 $125.27 $406 —
360–385 372 3 120.00–130.00 $123.32 $459 —
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
485 485 1 117.50 $117.50 $570 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 110.00–112.50 $111.17 $309 —
380 380 1 112.50 $112.50 $428 —
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
470–471 471 7 130.00–150.00 $144.29 $680 -15.71
555–560 558 2 140.00–147.50 $143.73 $802 —
680 680 2 120.00 $120.00 $816 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 -2.50
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -16.84
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 -4.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1515 1264 80-85% 18 54.00–66.00 $61.23 $774 —
1075–1875 1290 80-85% 37 69.00–80.00 $72.69 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–950 863 85-90% 8 50.00–64.00 $55.30 $477 —
905–990 953 85-90% 3 67.00–74.00 $70.31 $670 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1585 1523 75-80% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.92 $943 -12.49
1520–1540 1530 75-80% 2 68.00–73.00 $70.52 $1,079 -3.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 79.00 $79.00 $940 —
1455–1895 1666 4 93.00–101.00 $96.20 $1,603 +2.64

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 (<2 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $775

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1095 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 75.00–76.00 $75.48 $793
1025–1150 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 78.00–79.00 $78.47 $854
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $544
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $703
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 87.00 $87.00 $974

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 30.00 $30.00 $38 ±0.00
198 198 2 88.00 $88.00 $174 +31.85
203–285 249 15 81.00–105.00 $91.91 $229 —
378 378 2 37.50 $37.50 $142 —
425 425 1 50.00 $50.00 $212 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 12.00 $12.00 $41 —
500 500 1 14.00 $14.00 $70 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 5 85.00–110.00 $98.00 -14.50
75 75 3 120.00–125.00 $121.67 +9.17
100 100 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070–1215 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–875.00 $815.02 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1320 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,000.00 $986.64 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 5 118.00 $118.00 $289 +18.00
425 425 1 92.50 $92.50 $393 —
592 value added 592 82 142.50 $142.50 $844 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 8 35.00–55.00 $42.50 —
50 50 6 70.00–75.00 $72.50 -47.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 100.00 $100.00 —
75 75 6 120.00–140.00 $126.67 —
100 100 1 95.00 $95.00 -55.00
125 125 1 160.00 $160.00 +10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
32–33 33 11 42.50–45.00 $43.62 +18.62
43 43 6 45.00 $45.00 -8.26
64 64 4 70.00 $70.00 +46.40
77 77 3 90.00 $90.00 +20.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 30.00 $30.00 $62 —
335–365 350 2 23.00–32.50 $27.55 $96 -6.24
430–445 438 2 35.00–45.00 $39.91 $175 +8.91
505 505 1 70.00 $70.00 $354 —

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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.