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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $166.23/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 614 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 326 306
Feeder cattle 130 125 128
Slaughter cattle 45 56 54
Replacement cattle 6 3 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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
410–425 418 2 185.00–200.00 $192.63 $805 +2.63
455–490 478 4 190.00–195.00 $191.81 $917 —
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
602–645 614 8 191.00–192.50 $191.58 $1,176 +20.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 429 4 185.00–190.00 $187.54 $805 +5.91
470–495 474 9 175.00–187.50 $181.12 $859 —
520–535 529 5 180.00 $180.00 $952 —
580 580 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 -8.26
602–630 614 17 162.00–172.00 $166.23 $1,021 -6.27
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 202.50 $202.50 $638 -15.00
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 —
475 475 3 192.00 $192.00 $912 -10.43
500 500 1 182.50 $182.50 $912 -13.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 227.50 $227.50 $528 —
410 410 3 222.50 $222.50 $912 +10.00
450–486 468 8 208.00–212.50 $210.16 $984 —
507 507 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
350–385 362 3 182.50–207.50 $198.63 $719 —
480 480 1 185.00 $185.00 $888 —
530 530 4 170.00 $170.00 $901 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1150 983 85-90% 9 63.00–78.00 $73.40 $722 -15.60
860–1410 1231 85-90% 14 82.00–97.50 $87.07 $1,072 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1200 1165 80-85% 2 75.00–82.00 $78.61 $916 —
1200–1535 1390 80-85% 3 92.00–94.00 $92.74 $1,289 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,902 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $549

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–855 778 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 87.00–97.50 $91.73 $714
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 81.00 $81.00 $652
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $752

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 108.00 $108.00 $810

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 65.00 $65.00 $88 +51.24
100–195 148 29 85.00–135.00 $111.59 $165 —
200–283 244 16 80.00–120.00 $95.33 $233 —
310 310 2 101.00 $101.00 $313 —
315 315 1 42.00 $42.00 $132 —
346 346 10 40.00 $40.00 $138 —
411–473 442 73 45.00–46.00 $45.56 $201 -28.44
449–474 464 10 46.00 $46.00 $213 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 20.00 $20.00 $54 —
300 300 2 75.00 $75.00 $225 +55.00
430 430 1 20.00 $20.00 $86 —
550 550 1 12.00 $12.00 $66 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 80.00 $80.00 +75.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 85.00 $85.00 $170 —
210–255 233 2 50.00–55.00 $52.26 $122 —
340–385 365 3 31.00–42.00 $37.88 $138 +32.88
370 370 2 42.00 $42.00 $155 +37.00
478 478 3 52.50 $52.50 $251 +24.87
528–580 545 3 49.00–50.00 $49.35 $269 -0.72
565–566 566 5 40.00–42.00 $40.40 $229 —

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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.