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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 520 457
Feeder cattle 125 287 208
Slaughter cattle 101 75 78
Replacement cattle 7 15 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 3 185.00–195.00 $189.94 $788 +8.02
450–490 467 3 175.00–190.00 $183.11 $855 —
500–545 529 4 175.00–190.00 $182.40 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 435 3 210.00–215.00 $211.63 $921 —
450 450 1 217.50 $217.50 $979 +7.50
545 545 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,131 —
560–570 568 4 200.00–207.50 $205.65 $1,168 -7.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 210.00 $210.00 $857 ±0.00
502 502 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 190.00–200.00 $195.03 $649 —
400–440 420 2 190.00–195.00 $192.38 $808 -8.28
470–480 475 2 190.00–195.00 $192.53 $915 -9.97
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 -9.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 437 3 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $786 +9.92
535–545 540 2 170.00–180.00 $175.05 $945 —
565–580 573 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 5 200.00–215.00 $209.21 $678 +6.07
380 380 2 225.00 $225.00 $855 —
430–440 435 2 195.00–202.50 $198.71 $864 —
460–480 470 2 190.00–200.00 $194.89 $916 -18.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 6 180.00–195.00 $185.94 $688 +15.11
405–435 420 2 170.00–180.00 $175.18 $736 -4.82
570–590 582 3 170.00–180.00 $175.01 $1,019 -9.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,266 —
860–1680 1153 80-85% 17 72.00–84.00 $78.86 $909 —
1050–1600 1273 80-85% 23 86.00–100.00 $89.47 $1,139 +6.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–990 893 85-90% 17 68.00–81.00 $73.79 $659 —
920 920 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1435 1425 75-80% 2 85.00–87.00 $86.01 $1,226 +4.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1665 1331 9 90.00–107.00 $98.62 $1,313 —
1540 1540 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,694 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–790 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 97.50–105.00 $100.74 $730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1285 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 92.50 $92.50 $1,053

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108–113 110 25 27.50–45.00 $36.34 $40 -11.16
100–115 114 11 50.00–75.00 $52.00 $59 +4.50
101–163 115 14 105.00–170.00 $135.08 $155 +87.58
210–225 214 16 100.00–140.00 $124.53 $266 +47.12
335–395 365 2 100.00–102.50 $101.15 $369 —
725 725 1 75.00 $75.00 $544 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 35.00 $35.00 $88 —
480 480 1 26.00 $26.00 $125 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 180.00 $180.00 —
100–120 108 5 210.00–230.00 $223.00 —
175 175 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
630 630 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 70.00–80.00 $75.00 —
50 50 4 90.00–110.00 $96.25 —
60 60 4 120.00–130.00 $122.50 —
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 5 150.00–160.00 $156.00 —
100 100 2 180.00 $180.00 —
120–140 130 2 240.00 $240.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
23 23 2 30.00 $30.00 -21.10
38 38 2 40.00 $40.00 -11.10
53 53 2 40.00 $40.00 -12.99
60 60 1 30.00 $30.00 -22.99
66 66 4 50.00 $50.00 -5.00
70–75 72 10 25.00–35.00 $30.00 -25.00
78 78 2 90.00 $90.00 +20.00
80 80 1 55.00 $55.00 -15.00
85 85 2 100.00 $100.00 +30.00
88 88 6 25.00 $25.00 -45.00
90–98 92 20 12.00–35.00 $18.56 -66.44

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 20.00 $20.00 $79 -33.00
415 415 1 74.00 $74.00 $307 +19.64
465–490 478 2 62.00–66.00 $64.05 $306 —
635 635 3 74.00 $74.00 $470 —

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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.