Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $317.50/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 381 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 355 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 437 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	381	262	446
Feeder cattle	191	90	284
Slaughter cattle	60	40	52
Replacement cattle	20	5	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons due to reporter illness last week. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	8	305.00	$305.00	$924	—
381 value added	381	23	317.50	$317.50	$1,210	—
449 value added	449	15	291.00	$291.00	$1,307	—
509	509	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	272.50–275.00	$273.83	$1,021	+18.83
508–510	508	5	237.50–245.00	$239.00	$1,214	—
700	700	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	212.50	$212.50	$712	+2.50
410	410	3	240.00	$240.00	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	4	235.00–245.00	$242.41	$785	—
355 value added	355	17	273.00	$273.00	$969	—
437 value added	437	16	250.00	$250.00	$1,092	—
475	475	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,116	—
518	518	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,204	—
630	630	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	230.00	$230.00	$575	—
320–325	323	2	220.00–230.00	$224.96	$727	+24.96
368–390	373	5	210.00–220.00	$213.57	$797	+3.57
410–415	413	2	217.50–225.00	$221.27	$914	+4.11
532–540	536	4	192.50–195.00	$193.76	$1,039	-12.82
612–640	621	6	180.00–185.00	$183.28	$1,138	—
712–725	721	6	160.00–177.00	$171.40	$1,236	-3.60
780	780	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,346	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	160.00	$160.00	$584	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	260.50	$260.50	$768	—
380–390	385	2	250.00–275.00	$262.34	$1,010	+12.34
410–445	429	4	250.00–255.00	$253.30	$1,087	+13.30
510	510	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,211	±0.00
670–675	671	7	172.50–180.00	$177.85	$1,193	-2.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	—
500–510	508	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,067	+30.00
570	570	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,268	—
600	600	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,110	—
650	650	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,000	—
355	355	1	280.00	$280.00	$994	+10.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	132.50	$132.50	$384	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1545	1111	85-90%	8	76.00–89.00	$84.26	$936	—
875–1625	1232	85-90%	19	90.00–110.00	$95.63	$1,178	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	80-85%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,109	—
1165–1410	1291	80-85%	4	94.00–105.00	$98.89	$1,277	—
1215–1450	1357	80-85%	3	91.00–93.00	$92.01	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1790	1429	9	95.00–115.00	$107.14	$1,531	—
1435–1710	1573	2	120.00–131.00	$125.02	$1,967	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$731
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,193

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$728

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$620
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,199

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–110	107	3	32.50–35.00	$34.14	$37	-50.86
120–175	157	8	55.00–75.00	$64.19	$101	—
150–165	160	3	20.00	$20.00	$32	—
255	255	1	82.50	$82.50	$210	+48.56
310–378	363	9	51.00–82.50	$54.91	$199	—
405–420	410	6	36.00–48.00	$43.90	$180	+9.59
443	443	2	55.00	$55.00	$244	—
500	500	1	44.00	$44.00	$220	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1245	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,475.00–2,300.00	$1,908.99	—
1100–1120	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00–2,350.00	$2,312.16	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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	$70.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
23	23	12	2.00	$2.00	-27.46
63–65	64	5	10.00–14.00	$12.37	-67.63
75	75	2	19.00	$19.00	-61.00
83	83	3	17.00	$17.00	-63.00
98	98	2	50.00	$50.00	-30.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–391	381	9	34.00–36.00	$35.14	$134	+17.62
396	396	7	19.00	$19.00	$75	+1.48
430–479	456	14	40.00–47.00	$44.28	$202	—
515–525	524	9	43.00–46.00	$44.66	$234	+8.69

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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.