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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 313 279
Feeder cattle 90 104 112
Slaughter cattle 40 55 68
Replacement cattle 5 5 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 260.00 $260.00 $650 —
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 +20.00
405 405 1 245.00 $245.00 $992 +5.00
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 +13.14
630 630 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
447 447 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,062 +7.50
510 510 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 ±0.00
710 710 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 fancy 327 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 200.00 $200.00 $610 -12.50
370 370 3 210.00 $210.00 $777 -1.28
425–440 432 3 215.00–219.00 $217.16 $938 +10.72
460–470 463 4 195.00–215.00 $200.08 $926 -12.42
510–520 515 6 202.50–208.00 $206.58 $1,064 —
725 725 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 245.00 $245.00 $710 —
385 385 1 230.00 $230.00 $886 —
425 425 4 231.00 $231.00 $982 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 205.00 $205.00 $584 —
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 -10.00
525–545 538 3 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $942 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
575 575 1 124.00 $124.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 —
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
465–467 467 5 235.00–250.00 $247.01 $1,154 +12.01
507 507 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,204 -2.50
650 650 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 -22.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 235.00 $235.00 $646 —
350 350 1 215.00 $215.00 $752 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 ±0.00
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 -24.64
640 640 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,261 —
727 727 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 270.00 $270.00 $945 —
739 739 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,419 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1065 915 85-90% 11 75.00–90.00 $84.19 $770 —
950–1475 1195 85-90% 12 93.00–111.00 $100.49 $1,201 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1595 1396 80-85% 6 95.00–111.00 $101.88 $1,422 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,534 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 85.00 $85.00 $106 +5.45
260–290 270 3 30.00–41.00 $33.94 $92 +6.99
300 300 1 43.00 $43.00 $129 -2.58
315 315 1 39.00 $39.00 $123 -6.58
300–388 344 13 30.00–37.00 $33.31 $115 -2.68
401–460 407 16 30.00–38.00 $34.31 $140 +13.12

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 1 30.00 $30.00 $62 —
270 270 2 50.00–55.00 $52.50 $142 —
355 355 1 55.00 $55.00 $195 +39.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
653 653 3 132.50 $132.50 $865 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
31–35 33 15 27.00–32.00 $29.46 —
82 82 3 80.00 $80.00 +40.00
91 91 7 80.00 $80.00 ±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 37.50 $37.50 $141 —
360–393 380 5 16.00–20.00 $17.52 $67 —
411 411 4 20.00 $20.00 $82 —
428–467 442 24 27.00–35.00 $30.84 $136 —
510 510 1 16.00 $16.00 $82 —
508–544 532 13 32.00–37.00 $35.97 $191 —
640 640 1 37.00 $37.00 $237 —

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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.