Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.80/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $184.07/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 543 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $218.38/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 615 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	511	247
Feeder cattle	235	288	122
Slaughter cattle	52	69	31
Replacement cattle	22	18	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. ** A light demand for cattle with excessive hair **

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	4	205.00	$205.00	$512	—
310–340	324	4	200.00–210.00	$204.79	$664	-15.21
361	361	5	222.50	$222.50	$803	+18.87
425	425	2	225.00	$225.00	$956	—
437 value added	437	7	237.50	$237.50	$1,038	+16.50
463 value added	463	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,102	+18.00
510 value added	510	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,160	-5.50
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	-10.00
585 fancy	585	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,287	—
605–620 value added	615	10	216.00–221.00	$218.38	$1,343	+11.38
705	705	6	181.00	$181.00	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	+12.62
385	385	1	192.50	$192.50	$741	—
425–430	428	2	181.00–187.50	$184.27	$789	—
637	637	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,115	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	182.50	$182.50	$593	—
545	545	1	165.00	$165.00	$899	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	180.00–185.00	$182.42	$690	—
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	±0.00
475–490	483	8	178.00–185.00	$181.45	$876	-6.86
500–540	519	16	172.50–177.00	$175.80	$912	+0.80
560	560	5	172.50–181.00	$177.60	$995	+3.78
604–635	612	8	162.00–165.00	$164.22	$1,005	-12.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	190.00–195.00	$192.56	$641	-2.44
338 value added	338	5	215.00	$215.00	$727	—
375–376 value added	376	9	215.00–217.50	$215.83	$812	—
417	417	2	207.50	$207.50	$865	—
485	485	4	190.00	$190.00	$922	—
502	502	4	191.00	$191.00	$959	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$479	+22.43
330–345	338	3	168.00–174.00	$170.62	$577	—
350–390	369	5	160.00–172.00	$164.51	$607	+5.53
401–430	411	3	165.00–172.50	$169.88	$698	—
465–480	472	3	163.00–168.00	$165.31	$780	+2.89
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	+15.00
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	423	8	180.00–190.00	$186.92	$791	+4.42
480–485	483	2	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$882	-3.73
541–545	543	13	181.00–186.00	$184.07	$1,000	—
560	560	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,050	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$750	—
630	630	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	-1.25
658	658	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	220.00	$220.00	$957	+15.00
490	490	1	200.00	$200.00	$980	±0.00
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1865	1234	80-85%	18	90.00–104.00	$94.22	$1,163	—
1020–1700	1235	80-85%	7	63.00–87.00	$81.13	$1,002	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–950	813	85-90%	7	60.00–85.00	$78.77	$640	—
830–980	915	85-90%	3	87.00–93.00	$89.53	$819	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1650	1484	75-80%	4	91.00–96.00	$94.02	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1495	1249	4	94.00–104.00	$97.76	$1,221	+4.39
1280–2165	1665	3	111.00–126.00	$121.29	$2,019	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640–980	812	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	80.00–114.00	$102.95	$836

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–775	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–139.00	$128.29	$943

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1115	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00–144.00	$141.94	$1,537

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1195	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	92.00–109.00	$99.79	$1,101

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,007

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$675

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
101–190	127	23	75.00–120.00	$87.00	$110	—
105–185	137	10	50.00–65.00	$60.74	$83	—
230–260	245	2	30.00–35.00	$32.65	$80	-9.33

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	5.00	$5.00	$17	—
485	485	1	6.00	$6.00	$29	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	-40.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	240.00	$240.00	+90.00
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	+13.50
40	40	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	+31.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	60.00–70.00	$66.67	-28.33
80	80	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-12.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
29	29	7	35.00	$35.00	—
38	38	2	32.50	$32.50	—
80–85	83	2	35.00–50.00	$42.27	-52.73
90	90	2	70.00	$70.00	-25.00
95	95	4	48.00	$48.00	-47.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
178	178	2	10.00	$10.00	$18	—
265	265	1	13.00	$13.00	$34	—
310–372	359	10	9.00–22.00	$17.71	$64	-20.12
400–468	441	11	9.00–15.00	$12.88	$57	-13.20
510–542	530	24	10.00–14.00	$13.18	$70	—

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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.