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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.28/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 550 lb · 104 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.74/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 480 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.29/cwt +31.29 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 383 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 266 329
Feeder cattle 284 170 221
Slaughter cattle 52 37 49
Replacement cattle 8 11 3

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
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
295 value added 295 1 225.00 $225.00 $664 +20.00
307–325 value added 319 6 220.00–231.00 $223.53 $713 —
330–340 335 2 210.00–215.00 $212.54 $712 —
368–395 value added 381 12 215.00–224.00 $220.48 $840 +20.48
375–390 386 6 197.50–210.00 $207.90 $802 +37.90
473–497 value added 480 20 200.00–221.00 $214.74 $1,031 —
615 615 1 155.00 $155.00 $953 —
690 value added 690 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,156 —
775 775 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 3 150.00–162.50 $154.25 $545 —
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 —
670 670 1 117.50 $117.50 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 —
320 320 1 115.00 $115.00 $368 —
558 558 3 120.00 $120.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 6 196.00 $196.00 $627 —
325–345 336 8 181.00–185.00 $182.00 $612 —
376 value added 376 15 189.00 $189.00 $711 +21.00
385–390 388 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $568 -8.49
432 432 4 147.50 $147.50 $637 -0.50
434 value added 434 12 192.00 $192.00 $833 —
460 value added 460 1 172.50 $172.50 $794 +5.50
450–480 465 2 150.00–167.50 $158.47 $737 —
508–518 512 8 145.00–152.50 $148.41 $760 —
520 value added 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 —
550 value added 550 102 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
555–570 563 2 132.50–142.50 $137.43 $774 —
650 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
260–290 277 4 130.00–135.00 $133.17 $369 —
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 +15.00
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 -2.50
405–415 410 3 120.00–130.00 $126.67 $519 —
450–480 465 2 120.00 $120.00 $558 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 110.00 $110.00 $278 -1.72
330 330 1 105.00 $105.00 $346 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.50 $117.50 $347 —
440 440 1 112.00 $112.00 $493 -11.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 417 3 177.50–182.50 $180.08 $751 —
425 fancy 425 1 195.00 $195.00 $829 —
465–490 478 2 175.00–187.50 $181.41 $867 —
540 540 1 170.00 $170.00 $918 —
555 value added 555 1 177.50 $177.50 $985 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 132.50 $132.50 $543 —
465–480 473 2 117.50–120.00 $118.73 $562 -13.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1265 1200 80-85% 3 53.00–67.00 $61.96 $744 —
1045–1700 1250 80-85% 21 70.00–80.00 $74.97 $937 —
1410–1775 1557 80-85% 3 84.00–85.00 $84.38 $1,314 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–960 819 85-90% 6 48.00–65.00 $57.82 $474 —
680–970 834 85-90% 5 70.00–76.00 $72.72 $606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1020 1010 2 90.00–94.00 $91.98 $929 —
1080–1550 1334 4 97.00–108.00 $101.26 $1,351 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $639
705–880 771 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 90.00–95.00 $92.03 $710
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $736
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–760 758 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 62.50–67.50 $64.99 $493

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 30.00 $30.00 $42 —
108–198 152 31 50.00–69.00 $62.73 $95 -14.77
120–183 154 4 75.00–85.00 $81.92 $126 +4.42
215–250 223 14 60.00–69.00 $65.75 $147 -6.43
220–238 232 5 70.00–80.00 $77.30 $179 +5.12
305–306 306 7 90.00–100.00 $94.28 $288 +24.28
349 349 4 62.50 $62.50 $218 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 47.50 $47.50 $102 +23.67
680 680 1 5.00 $5.00 $34 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 84.00 $84.00 $743 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 —
100 100 4 50.00–70.00 $60.00 —
120 120 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 25.00 $25.00 +15.00
55 55 5 35.00 $35.00 +22.50
62 62 3 40.00 $40.00 +27.50
65 65 2 20.00 $20.00 +7.50
88 88 5 30.00 $30.00 +2.50
93 93 2 30.00 $30.00 +2.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 42.50 $42.50 $138 —

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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.