Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $311.46/cwt +36.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.91/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 374 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.93/cwt -27.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	356	278	311
Feeder cattle	138	63	231
Slaughter cattle	63	55	47
Replacement cattle	8	10	5

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
270	270	1	325.00	$325.00	$878	—
315	315	1	300.00	$300.00	$945	—
371	371	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,113	—
412	412	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,112	—
515	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–473 value added	467	5	337.50–340.00	$338.99	$1,583	—
480	480	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,512	—
602	602	3	291.00	$291.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 value added	430	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,010	—
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–387 value added	374	13	295.00–298.00	$296.91	$1,110	—
405–410	406	4	260.00–265.00	$263.74	$1,071	-26.26
460–487	471	10	250.00–255.00	$252.93	$1,191	-27.07
500	500	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	270.00	$270.00	$783	+15.00
415–425	420	2	225.00–240.00	$232.59	$977	+12.59
470–495	473	8	225.00–240.00	$238.04	$1,126	+1.79
630	630	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	210.00	$210.00	$766	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	7	342.50	$342.50	$1,216	—
465–487	475	13	305.00–325.00	$311.46	$1,479	+36.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	310.00–330.00	$320.09	$858	+20.09
300	300	1	310.00	$310.00	$930	+20.00
375–380	378	2	285.00–300.00	$292.45	$1,105	—
408–430	415	3	285.00–300.00	$290.18	$1,204	+2.05
455–475	463	3	270.00–285.00	$276.60	$1,281	+21.60
515–520	518	2	250.00–265.00	$257.54	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	275.00	$275.00	$811	—
330	330	1	270.00	$270.00	$891	-5.00
430	430	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,140	—
500	500	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,175	—
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1290	1143	80-85%	3	105.00–110.00	$108.41	$1,239	—
1165–1290	1232	80-85%	3	140.00–145.00	$141.75	$1,746	—
1015–1720	1305	80-85%	15	115.00–131.00	$121.07	$1,580	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1020	885	85-90%	8	115.00–122.00	$117.69	$1,042	—
695–1050	918	85-90%	8	95.00–112.00	$100.76	$925	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,994	—
1455	1455	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,819	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,381	—
1390–1900	1723	6	141.00–159.00	$152.60	$2,629	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,188

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,000

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,228

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
106–155	114	6	25.00–35.00	$27.26	$31	-27.34
103–143	123	15	40.00–64.00	$51.80	$64	-2.80
110–160	150	5	70.00–75.00	$70.73	$106	—
225–245	235	8	75.00–76.00	$75.48	$177	+19.79
435	435	2	68.00	$68.00	$296	+7.00
510	510	1	57.00	$57.00	$291	—
710	710	1	46.00	$46.00	$327	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	5.00	$5.00	$24	—

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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
810–1080	971	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,070.85	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	17	8.00	$8.00	—
39	39	9	10.00	$10.00	—
48	48	10	5.00	$5.00	—
65	65	1	20.00	$20.00	-5.00
71–78	75	11	75.00	$75.00	+25.00
80–85	82	9	17.00–30.00	$19.70	-30.30
98	98	3	25.00	$25.00	-25.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	55.00	$55.00	$143	—
310–395	361	9	44.00–58.00	$50.28	$182	-10.75
394	394	6	30.00	$30.00	$118	—
400–473	441	27	37.50–65.00	$56.66	$250	-7.46
495	495	1	66.00	$66.00	$327	—
518	518	2	66.00	$66.00	$342	—
520	520	2	66.00	$66.00	$343	—

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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.