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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.40/cwt -29.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 540 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.76/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 618 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 502 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 270 511
Feeder cattle 183 135 288
Slaughter cattle 49 31 69
Replacement cattle 7 13 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of mostly 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
375 375 4 303.00 $303.00 $1,136 —
539 value added 539 16 280.00 $280.00 $1,509 -37.00
505–545 542 13 290.00–297.00 $296.50 $1,607 —
550 value added 550 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,474 —
553 553 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,493 —
737 737 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 388 5 280.00–290.00 $287.99 $1,117 —
444 value added 444 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,243 —
460 460 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 —
786 786 12 209.00–210.00 $209.75 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 265.00 $265.00 $721 —
320–340 330 2 235.00–240.00 $237.42 $783 +12.42
375 375 1 230.00 $230.00 $862 -6.71
410–445 428 3 222.50–230.00 $225.73 $966 -6.16
450–462 460 6 230.00–233.00 $232.51 $1,070 -2.49
519–525 519 13 222.00–234.00 $233.07 $1,210 +29.44
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 +10.00
603–630 614 5 214.00–221.00 $216.87 $1,332 —
619 value added 619 19 218.00 $218.00 $1,349 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,003 —
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 ±0.00
502 502 17 245.00 $245.00 $1,230 —
566 value added 566 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,358 —
651 651 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,432 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 215.00 $215.00 $796 —
435 435 1 215.00 $215.00 $935 -10.00
500 500 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 +27.50
546 value added 546 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,158 —
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,406 —
625 625 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 260.00–280.00 $269.93 $980 -12.57
410–425 418 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,129 —
450–480 473 4 260.00–275.00 $270.16 $1,278 -2.90
543 543 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 240.00 $240.00 $696 —
300–330 315 2 235.00–250.00 $242.86 $765 +2.86
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1225 985 85-90% 13 72.00–97.50 $88.93 $876 —
900–1405 1083 85-90% 12 95.00–115.00 $104.77 $1,135 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,401 —
1000–1315 1205 80-85% 3 110.00–112.00 $110.72 $1,334 —
965–1850 1242 80-85% 10 116.00–121.00 $118.11 $1,467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1845 1563 4 131.00–150.00 $143.70 $2,246 —
1900 1900 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,280 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $945
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620 620 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $744

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 55.00 $55.00 $66 —
101–175 132 15 60.00–120.00 $95.48 $126 —
205–250 230 4 60.00–110.00 $77.79 $179 +3.13
270 270 1 50.00 $50.00 $135 —
472–490 477 4 50.00–57.50 $55.57 $265 -24.43

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–160 143 2 5.00–6.00 $5.56 $8 —
215 215 1 13.00 $13.00 $28 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 -5.00
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 +90.00
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 +50.00
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 -50.00
100–140 120 4 160.00–285.00 $211.25 +21.25
140 140 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 +1,000.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 +5.00
60 60 1 95.00 $95.00 ±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 —— 1 95.00 $95.00 +55.00
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 +30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 6 10.00 $10.00 —
20–23 22 3 10.00–15.00 $13.48 —
39 39 4 11.00 $11.00 —
40–47 44 9 15.00–30.00 $18.04 —
75 75 1 70.00 $70.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 10.00 $10.00 $20 -22.50
245 245 1 40.00 $40.00 $98 -25.00
350 350 1 22.00 $22.00 $77 -13.00
685 685 1 49.00 $49.00 $336 -4.00

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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.