Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.59/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 388 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $193.55/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	495	369	287
Feeder cattle	253	137	168
Slaughter cattle	82	73	63
Replacement cattle	36	33	10

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
245	245	1	195.00	$195.00	$478	—
360–375	368	3	200.00–210.00	$204.10	$751	+11.53
394 value added	394	11	220.00	$220.00	$867	+1.28
455	455	4	207.50–210.00	$208.13	$947	—
516	516	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,011	—
565	565	1	155.00	$155.00	$876	—
605 value added	605	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,258	—
765	765	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,293	—
863	863	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	185.00–195.00	$190.05	$481	—
305–320	313	2	175.00–185.00	$180.12	$564	—
353–380	362	3	177.00–185.00	$179.80	$651	+9.80
410	410	3	180.00	$180.00	$738	—
470–490	480	2	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$876	—
535	535	2	182.00	$182.00	$974	—
560	560	3	175.00–180.00	$176.67	$989	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	$340	—
385	385	1	165.00	$165.00	$635	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	7	206.00	$206.00	$700	—
390	390	1	180.00	$180.00	$702	—
417–440	426	8	180.00–185.00	$181.87	$775	+11.87
473–495	488	9	175.00–186.00	$182.44	$890	+9.94
530	530	7	177.00	$177.00	$938	—
750	750	7	158.00	$158.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$358	—
310–340	320	3	160.00–175.00	$170.16	$545	+21.59
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	+20.00
415	415	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$612	-3.85
460–495	478	2	145.00–155.00	$150.18	$718	—
525–530	528	2	150.00–162.50	$156.28	$825	—
550	550	3	157.00	$157.00	$864	—
610	610	3	145.00	$145.00	$884	+5.00
652–655	653	4	145.00–159.00	$155.49	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$471	—
500	500	1	107.50	$107.50	$538	-12.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	140.00	$140.00	$357	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	4	206.00	$206.00	$900	+16.00
472–474	473	10	192.50–194.00	$193.55	$915	-1.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
460–480	465	4	172.50–182.00	$179.55	$835	+2.05
565–570	568	2	160.00–162.50	$161.26	$916	—
605–615	610	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$930	—
805	805	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1275	1120	80-85%	11	60.00–78.00	$72.89	$816	—
990–1395	1153	80-85%	21	81.00–91.00	$85.90	$990	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,367	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–945	886	85-90%	8	79.00–87.50	$81.27	$720	—
755–985	912	85-90%	11	58.00–75.00	$65.94	$601	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1705	1479	75-80%	6	78.00–88.00	$83.96	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1430	1196	4	90.00–95.00	$92.65	$1,108	+11.63
1105–1945	1515	14	98.00–116.00	$108.78	$1,648	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1040	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	97.50–100.00	$98.59	$912
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,092

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$690
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$776

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–195	151	36	57.50–80.00	$66.97	$101	+0.31
175	175	1	52.50	$52.50	$92	-14.16
202–255	213	6	61.00–64.00	$62.77	$134	+0.23
355	355	2	71.00	$71.00	$252	—
370	370	1	50.00	$50.00	$185	—
455–480	460	5	64.00–70.00	$65.25	$300	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1085	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,085.12	—
900–1210	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,216.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–850	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–900.00	$773.60	—
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	55.00–70.00	$63.50	—
50	50	8	85.00–100.00	$90.63	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	—
100	100	4	140.00–160.00	$152.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–68	63	5	30.00–45.00	$38.35	-2.65
75–78	77	5	35.00–60.00	$50.23	+10.23
80–85	81	8	50.00	$50.00	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–385	352	4	58.00–69.00	$62.98	$222	—
393	393	10	41.00	$41.00	$161	-12.00
435	435	1	17.00	$17.00	$74	-20.19
468–475	471	11	55.00	$55.00	$259	—
515	515	1	54.00	$54.00	$278	+9.00
600	600	1	71.00	$71.00	$426	—

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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.