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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 375 262
Feeder cattle 65 211 151
Slaughter cattle 81 35 57
Replacement cattle 7 10 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 2.00 higher , slaughter bulls too few to trend . Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with an 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
370–390 378 4 212.50–217.50 $215.58 $815 +12.97
430 430 1 222.50 $222.50 $957 +22.50
470 value added 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
550 value added 550 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 —
652 value added 652 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 117.50 $117.50 $476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 207.50 $207.50 $685 —
355 355 4 212.50 $212.50 $754 +7.77
405 405 1 212.50 $212.50 $861 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 418 3 180.00–199.00 $192.87 $806 +7.87
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 -4.10
670 670 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 +11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 +30.00
615 615 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 —
610 610 1 144.00 $144.00 $878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 210.00 $210.00 $850 +13.00
500–530 524 5 190.00–195.00 $194.05 $1,017 —
550 550 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,062 +14.00
628 628 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 172.00 $172.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1160 1050 80-85% 3 74.00–88.00 $81.29 $854 —
970–1470 1184 80-85% 17 90.00–100.00 $94.90 $1,124 —
1000–1325 1207 80-85% 5 101.00–107.00 $102.81 $1,241 +18.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1215 1084 85-90% 11 50.00–78.00 $67.87 $736 —
940–1445 1116 85-90% 10 82.00–94.00 $87.42 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,448 —
1450–1855 1720 75-80% 3 93.00–100.00 $96.92 $1,667 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–2305 1514 7 107.50–119.00 $114.79 $1,738 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $796
875–1015 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 88.00–97.00 $92.17 $871
1075 1075 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $860
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $800
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $711
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $387

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–195 133 23 60.00–90.00 $73.77 $98 +53.77
205–284 242 16 60.00–64.00 $61.45 $149 -4.53
260–293 282 3 35.00–50.00 $39.61 $112 +8.61
340 340 2 19.00 $19.00 $65 —
380–390 385 6 21.00–26.00 $23.47 $90 —
403 403 4 22.50 $22.50 $91 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 180.00 $180.00 —
150 150 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +70.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 -70.00
75 75 1 140.00 $140.00 -40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
36 36 8 52.50 $52.50 -15.71
80–85 84 6 55.00–65.00 $63.42 +13.42

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 17.00 $17.00 $56 —
452–456 455 17 12.00–13.00 $12.71 $58 —
527–549 534 12 13.00–13.50 $13.33 $71 —
620 620 1 18.00 $18.00 $112 —

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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.