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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.34/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 438 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 277 249
Feeder cattle 135 128 157
Slaughter cattle 31 60 34
Replacement cattle 13 5 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 325.00 $325.00 $959 —
413 value added 413 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,280 —
539 value added 539 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 280.00 $280.00 $826 —
425 425 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 +20.00
592 592 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,436 -17.09
700 value added 700 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 250.00 $250.00 $800 +15.00
530 530 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,073 -33.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 -25.00
365–375 370 3 230.00–240.00 $236.71 $876 -20.74
430 value added 430 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,043 —
410–446 440 10 227.50–233.00 $231.89 $1,020 -1.43
475 475 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 —
500–520 517 6 200.00–222.50 $203.63 $1,053 -16.37
560 560 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 -20.00
618 value added 618 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 3 260.00–270.00 $266.83 $886 —
443 value added 443 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,130 —
480 480 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 —
650 650 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 220.00 $220.00 $737 +7.60
410 410 1 225.00 $225.00 $922 +20.00
530 530 3 187.50 $187.50 $994 -3.19
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 —— 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,102 +17.50
480–497 494 —— 5 265.00–275.00 $273.06 $1,349 —
615 615 —— 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 —
685 685 —— 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 —
1035 1035 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
515–530 523 2 290.00–300.00 $295.07 $1,543 —
550 550 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 -15.00
535 535 2 220.00–230.00 $225.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 85-90% 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,009 —
975–1215 1111 85-90% 8 102.50–115.00 $109.49 $1,216 +1.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,554 —
1010–1645 1286 80-85% 5 116.00–127.00 $121.29 $1,560 —
1200–1425 1313 80-85% 2 109.00–113.00 $110.83 $1,455 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,600 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1995 1604 4 130.00–142.00 $135.14 $2,168 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695–770 732 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 80.00–95.00 $90.01 $659
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 (<2 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,402
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $662

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,645

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 40.00 $40.00 $70 -23.97
160–195 184 7 74.00–90.00 $79.16 $146 +15.19
215–230 226 4 73.00–80.00 $74.66 $169 -5.05
345 345 2 50.00 $50.00 $172 —
375–393 384 6 46.50–61.00 $53.58 $206 +0.24
400 400 1 47.00 $47.00 $188 -6.70
465 465 2 80.00 $80.00 $372 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 80.00 $80.00 +10.00
70 70 1 50.00 $50.00 -20.00
100 100 1 190.00 $190.00 +70.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1655 1655 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 17 166.00 $166.00 $649 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 10 35.00–42.50 $38.95 +8.95
20 20 1 20.00 $20.00 -10.00
30 30 6 46.00–55.00 $49.67 +12.17
40 40 1 130.00 $130.00 +65.00
40 40 1 95.00 $95.00 +30.00
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 +67.50
60 60 1 95.00 $95.00 +32.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 50.00 $50.00 —
60 60 1 40.00 $40.00 -35.00
80 80 1 85.00 $85.00 +10.00
100 100 2 140.00–180.00 $160.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 32.50 $32.50 $73 —
230 230 1 65.00 $65.00 $150 —
275 275 1 41.00 $41.00 $113 —
350 350 1 35.00 $35.00 $122 —
390 390 2 47.00 $47.00 $183 —
402–482 429 20 45.00–50.00 $46.84 $201 -5.77
430 430 1 30.00 $30.00 $129 -22.61
525–590 551 4 48.00–53.00 $51.01 $281 —
675 675 1 53.00 $53.00 $358 —
855 855 1 50.00 $50.00 $428 —

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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.