Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 587 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 690 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	472	310	318
Feeder cattle	172	170	191
Slaughter cattle	78	50	69
Replacement cattle	21	40	19

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	+5.00
315–340 value added	326	7	215.00–220.00	$217.24	$708	—
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
376–380 value added	377	4	220.00–225.00	$223.74	$843	+34.85
478	478	3	187.50	$187.50	$896	+12.50
641 value added	641	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,167	—
711	711	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	3	125.00–135.00	$130.07	$299	—
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	—
365	365	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	$487	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	+25.00
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	+28.02
350–380	365	2	145.00–155.00	$149.79	$547	+19.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	2	182.50	$182.50	$551	—
384	384	4	175.00	$175.00	$672	+25.00
415–422	418	5	165.00–167.00	$165.81	$693	+25.81
587	587	18	163.00	$163.00	$957	+18.00
690 value added	690	13	151.00	$151.00	$1,042	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–430	408	5	135.00–145.00	$137.11	$559	—
475 value added	475	2	155.00	$155.00	$736	—
510 value added	510	4	152.50	$152.50	$778	—
515–530	523	2	135.00–141.00	$138.04	$722	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	-2.50
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	+10.00
410–415	413	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$526	—
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	+9.00
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	120.00	$120.00	$258	—
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	+17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	2	167.50	$167.50	$698	—
488–490	488	5	170.00–172.00	$171.60	$837	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	182.50	$182.50	$849	—
703	703	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,012	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	+15.00
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	+5.42
585	585	1	132.50	$132.50	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1360	1109	80-85%	7	68.00–73.00	$71.13	$789	-1.27
970–1565	1267	80-85%	23	77.00–88.00	$80.39	$1,019	-4.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–980	821	85-90%	8	50.00–69.00	$60.18	$494	—
775–950	863	85-90%	2	77.00–78.00	$77.45	$668	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1590	1525	75-80%	3	75.00–78.00	$76.36	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1815	1426	4	100.00–104.00	$101.52	$1,448	—
1215–2115	1528	4	81.00–95.00	$88.65	$1,355	-3.81

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	$627

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	87.00	$87.00	$561
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$665
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$405
620–765	682	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	67.00–76.00	$72.79	$496
730–915	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	79.00–102.00	$86.87	$687

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1125	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	92.50	$92.50	$967

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–165	132	13	79.00–105.00	$93.48	$123	+81.79
125–150	142	3	50.00–60.00	$57.06	$81	+45.37
220	220	1	42.50	$42.50	$94	—
237–295	272	9	55.00–67.00	$62.73	$171	—
280	280	1	20.00	$20.00	$56	—
329–372	349	47	55.00–62.00	$57.60	$201	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	20.00–30.00	$24.95	$64	—
385	385	1	11.00	$11.00	$42	—
500–520	510	2	7.00–10.00	$8.47	$43	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–710	648	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–650.00	$577.70	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180–1210	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,430.00	$1,414.81	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	20.00	$20.00	+7.50
50	50	2	40.00	$40.00	-21.00
66	66	6	16.00	$16.00	-14.00
80	80	2	52.50	$52.50	+22.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	20.00–25.00	$22.41	$62	—
321–386	349	31	30.00–39.00	$33.87	$118	-16.13
360–385	373	2	54.00–57.00	$55.45	$207	+10.45
410–465	428	16	30.00–44.00	$38.81	$166	-16.19
424–479	453	40	58.00–61.00	$58.88	$267	—
514–565	523	12	53.00–63.00	$59.79	$313	—

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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.