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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.00/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 384 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.00/cwt +25.31 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 456 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.43/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 511 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 287 326
Feeder cattle 170 112 207
Slaughter cattle 37 68 68
Replacement cattle 11 5 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales with active buyer participation.. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 value added 280 2 205.00 $205.00 $574 —
375–390 value added 384 8 200.00 $200.00 $768 —
384 384 8 170.00 $170.00 $653 -17.91
501 value added 501 4 193.00 $193.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
655 value added 655 2 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 —
455 455 1 112.50 $112.50 $512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 6 168.00 $168.00 $610 —
375 375 3 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
412 412 9 148.00 $148.00 $610 —
456 value added 456 12 167.00 $167.00 $762 —
604 value added 604 3 140.00 $140.00 $846 —
740 740 4 134.00 $134.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 -6.32
375 375 3 132.50 $132.50 $497 -4.80
505–520 value added 511 8 136.00–140.00 $138.47 $708 —
512 512 3 142.00 $142.00 $727 +12.00
575 575 1 137.50 $137.50 $791 —
712 712 2 126.00 $126.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
250–295 277 3 110.00–115.00 $111.72 $309 —
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
565–570 568 2 100.00 $100.00 $568 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 —
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 ±0.00
405–410 408 2 122.50–124.00 $123.25 $503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 8 164.00 $164.00 $774 +12.31
565–592 588 6 139.00–144.00 $139.80 $822 +14.80
685–698 692 4 128.00–137.00 $132.54 $917 —
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 +6.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 104.00 $104.00 $868 —
1170–1210 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 90.00–95.00 $91.66 $1,089 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 —
460 460 1 132.50 $132.50 $610 +17.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 113.00 $113.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1155 1012 85-90% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.31 $782 —
1025–1140 1065 85-90% 3 66.00–73.00 $70.74 $753 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $669 —
1145–1170 1158 80-85% 2 82.00–95.00 $88.57 $1,026 +26.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2090 1663 2 97.50–100.00 $98.43 $1,637 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715 715 (<2 yrs)Open 1 72.50 $72.50 $518

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1210–1240 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 80.00–86.00 $82.96 $1,016
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,046
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $468
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $566

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
187 187 3 77.50 $77.50 $145 -13.40
195 195 1 57.50 $57.50 $112 -33.40
208–240 221 17 67.50–80.00 $72.18 $160 -13.91
310 310 1 70.00 $70.00 $217 -6.75
339–374 357 26 55.00–60.00 $57.21 $204 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 20.00–27.50 $23.83 $56 -0.43
275 275 1 12.00 $12.00 $33 —
425 425 1 38.00 $38.00 $162 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 -5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 75.00 $75.00 —
85 85 1 85.00 $85.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 10.00 $10.00 -14.00
33 33 2 10.00 $10.00 -3.00
65 65 1 12.50 $12.50 -19.50
78 78 2 25.00 $25.00 -17.98
78 78 2 40.00 $40.00 -2.98
85 85 2 27.50 $27.50 -52.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 60.00 $60.00 $273 —

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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.