Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.84/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 525 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,069/hd at 611 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $198.00/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 620 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	520	368	218
Feeder cattle	287	54	125
Slaughter cattle	75	82	50
Replacement cattle	15	9	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	215.00	$215.00	$774	—
456	456	5	210.00	$210.00	$958	—
500	500	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,075	—
560	560	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,193	—
620	620	12	198.00	$198.00	$1,228	—
675	675	8	186.00	$186.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	230.00	$230.00	$702	—
485–494	493	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	—
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	—
410–445	425	3	170.00–190.00	$181.92	$773	+6.92
580	580	1	170.00	$170.00	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	379	9	205.00–207.50	$206.36	$782	+1.36
430–437	432	7	190.00–205.00	$200.66	$867	+0.66
465	465	2	202.50	$202.50	$942	—
504–539	525	17	185.00–193.00	$189.84	$997	—
585	585	5	184.00	$184.00	$1,076	—
611	611	12	175.00	$175.00	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
343	343	6	171.00	$171.00	$587	—
370–385	378	2	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$671	—
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	±0.00
605	605	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	210.00	$210.00	$668	—
355	355	1	210.00	$210.00	$746	—
420	420	1	210.00	$210.00	$882	—
465	465	5	210.00	$210.00	$976	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	329	3	200.00–210.00	$203.14	$668	—
468	468	7	213.00	$213.00	$997	-12.00
515	515	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	—
560	560	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	—
300–335	317	3	180.00–190.00	$183.32	$581	-9.18
372–375	373	6	170.00–171.00	$170.83	$637	—
425–440	433	2	180.00	$180.00	$779	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
570	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	225.00	$225.00	$742	—
370	370	1	220.00	$220.00	$814	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1135	1077	80-85%	6	65.00–79.00	$75.88	$817	—
1140–1465	1283	80-85%	6	80.00–86.00	$83.16	$1,067	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1240	1023	85-90%	6	65.00–76.00	$71.20	$728	—
1095–1120	1105	85-90%	3	79.00–82.00	$80.33	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1515	1423	75-80%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.60	$1,161	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,263	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1355	1155	4	75.00–97.00	$85.50	$988	—
1450–1870	1660	2	102.00–107.00	$104.82	$1,740	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–740	735	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	132.00–135.00	$132.48	$974
875–935	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–74.00	$69.65	$630
925–1080	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	77.00–83.00	$79.34	$785

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$445

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–980	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	77.00–85.00	$80.97	$788

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$471

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	3	47.50	$47.50	$63	+0.46
115–175	134	4	55.00–70.00	$60.51	$81	+13.47
125–183	141	22	72.50–100.00	$82.81	$117	+35.77
205–262	245	22	70.00–85.00	$77.41	$190	—
238–275	257	4	53.00–67.50	$57.35	$147	—
453	453	2	63.00	$63.00	$285	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	2	72.00	$72.00	$79	—
225	225	1	37.00	$37.00	$83	—
215–265	228	7	35.00–40.00	$38.53	$88	—
305	305	1	60.00	$60.00	$183	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	16	143.00	$143.00	$619	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	9	45.00–60.00	$51.10	+11.10
51–57	53	8	50.00–55.00	$52.99	+42.99
70	70	1	55.00	$55.00	+35.00
85	85	5	70.00	$70.00	+61.50
95	95	5	85.00	$85.00	-60.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–239	232	8	35.00–45.00	$38.94	$90	—
388	388	3	53.00	$53.00	$206	—
402–475	429	11	54.00–55.00	$54.36	$233	—
442–450	446	6	39.00–53.00	$46.06	$205	—
500–563	543	9	58.00	$58.00	$315	+19.87

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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.