Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $232.49/cwt ≈ $1,558/hd at 670 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 469 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $318.21/cwt +23.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 490 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	269	261
Feeder cattle	221	156	93
Slaughter cattle	53	38	45
Replacement cattle	10	21	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
387	387	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,238	—
408–440	416	4	305.00–322.50	$317.87	$1,322	+57.87
462–495	469	5	290.00–295.00	$293.94	$1,379	+43.94
510	510	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,454	—
600–622	615	13	264.00–265.00	$264.30	$1,625	+9.30
669–670	670	18	220.00–245.00	$232.49	$1,558	—
752	752	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426 value added	426	4	344.00	$344.00	$1,465	—
470–497	490	14	315.00–325.00	$318.21	$1,559	+23.21
503	503	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,584	+34.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	290.00–295.00	$292.50	$1,038	—
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	—
550	550	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,336	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	4	285.00–310.00	$297.60	$961	+35.97
350–382	374	4	280.00–295.00	$283.51	$1,060	—
430	430	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,226	—
469–470	469	14	260.00	$260.00	$1,219	+10.00
510–525	512	8	253.00–260.00	$253.90	$1,300	—
560–566	564	8	241.00–245.00	$243.51	$1,373	—
615	615	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	245.00	$245.00	$674	—
375–385	380	2	240.00–250.00	$245.07	$931	+18.91
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	+7.34
518	518	8	243.00	$243.00	$1,259	+18.00
565–596	593	11	230.00–243.00	$241.87	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	233.00	$233.00	$489	—
435	435	1	225.00	$225.00	$979	+24.00
465	465	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,014	+8.00
540	540	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,161	+7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	295.00–300.00	$297.50	$803	—
310–315	314	5	285.00–290.00	$289.01	$907	+61.51
380–390	385	2	275.00–280.00	$277.53	$1,068	—
400–440	425	3	255.00–270.00	$263.59	$1,120	+13.59
455	455	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	+35.56
510	510	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	+55.00
560	560	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,166	+30.00
510	510	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,402	+35.00
560	560	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,540	+27.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	320.00–335.00	$327.41	$1,326	+27.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1025	1013	80-85%	2	130.00–132.50	$131.27	$1,330	—
1025–1150	1072	80-85%	3	98.00–105.00	$102.02	$1,094	+5.89
1010–1560	1206	80-85%	27	110.00–125.00	$116.42	$1,404	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–980	960	85-90%	3	112.00–116.00	$114.37	$1,098	+22.61
935–1040	988	85-90%	2	85.00–100.00	$92.90	$918	+1.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1455	1400	75-80%	3	114.00–121.00	$116.58	$1,632	—
1615	1615	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,180	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1490	1335	2	122.50–125.00	$123.60	$1,650	—
1580–1750	1665	2	130.00–134.00	$132.10	$2,199	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
762	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,356

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–955	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	120.00–125.00	$121.76	$1,099

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$921
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,425

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	80.00–100.00	$86.50	$231	—
273	273	3	73.00	$73.00	$199	—
320–365	337	3	75.00–85.00	$79.78	$269	—
410–445	428	2	75.00–90.00	$82.19	$352	—
400–475	437	11	66.00–70.00	$66.67	$291	—
565	565	1	68.00	$68.00	$384	+9.00
635	635	1	68.00	$68.00	$432	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	45.00	$45.00	$124	—
355	355	1	22.50	$22.50	$80	—
525	525	1	11.00	$11.00	$58	—
730	730	1	5.00	$5.00	$36	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	9	120.00–130.00	$123.33	+63.33
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	—
110	110	1	177.50	$177.50	—

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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
950–980	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,101.55	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	150.00	$150.00	$975	—
875	875	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,356	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	4	95.00–110.00	$106.25	+57.92

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	+16.67
120	120	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245–270	258	2	50.00–55.00	$52.38	$135	—
300	300	1	17.50	$17.50	$52	—
305–387	364	7	62.50–64.00	$63.64	$232	—
338–397	366	10	38.50–47.00	$45.43	$166	—
403–450	421	20	40.00–56.00	$44.05	$185	—
415–470	450	6	62.00–67.00	$64.21	$289	—
510	510	1	47.50	$47.50	$242	—
518	518	5	66.00	$66.00	$342	—

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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.