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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $210.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 615 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 494 403 451
Feeder cattle 93 215 191
Slaughter cattle 84 55 56
Replacement cattle 17 34 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 200.00–220.00 $210.45 $585 -22.05
340 340 1 205.00 $205.00 $697 -26.30
355 355 5 212.50–215.00 $214.00 $760 -9.23
405–435 413 4 185.00–210.00 $203.41 $840 -26.59
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 -25.00
512–515 514 7 186.00–190.00 $187.14 $962 -27.07
615 615 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 +7.50
685 685 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
410 410 5 225.00 $225.00 $922 —
543 value added 543 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 235.00 $235.00 $576 -15.00
350–395 375 4 210.00–227.50 $219.46 $823 -20.54
418 418 3 235.00 $235.00 $982 +12.50
495 495 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,099 -4.31
500 500 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,012 -34.15
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 —— 1 250.00 $250.00 $638 —
355 355 —— 1 257.50 $257.50 $914 -12.50
400 400 —— 1 240.00 $240.00 $960 -11.08
450 450 —— 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,102 -5.00
860 860 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1280 993 85-90% 14 50.00–123.00 $107.56 $1,068 -1.80
810–1385 1109 85-90% 23 125.00–147.00 $133.75 $1,483 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1450 1244 80-85% 7 143.00–160.00 $151.63 $1,886 —
1000–1970 1453 80-85% 23 121.00–141.00 $134.00 $1,947 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1690 1348 75-80% 6 130.00–136.00 $131.56 $1,773 —
1190–1690 1439 75-80% 4 140.00–152.00 $142.73 $2,054 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–2035 1610 4 182.50–190.00 $187.27 $3,015 —
1430–1875 1653 2 160.00–171.00 $166.24 $2,748 +34.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,569

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1130–1380 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 125.00–132.00 $128.15 $1,608
1375–1475 1417 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 125.00–131.00 $127.27 $1,803
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185–1220 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $1,438
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,675
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,090
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,007
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $556

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103 103 1 12.50 $12.50 $13 -111.29
104–160 124 9 40.00–55.00 $46.93 $58 -76.86
100–195 147 48 60.00–82.00 $71.21 $105 -52.58
212 212 3 15.00 $15.00 $32 -71.81
205–290 241 20 50.00–75.00 $68.96 $166 -17.85
330 330 1 50.00 $50.00 $165 —
401 401 4 70.00 $70.00 $281 —
400–433 428 7 36.00–44.00 $42.93 $184 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 13.00 $13.00 $40 —
485–490 488 2 5.00–10.00 $7.51 $37 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 140.00 $140.00 +70.00
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 +15.00
70 70 1 235.00 $235.00 +162.50
90 90 1 100.00 $100.00 ±0.00
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 -8.75
150 150 1 220.00 $220.00 —
180 180 1 200.00 $200.00 —
200 200 1 260.00 $260.00 —
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 9 31.00–70.00 $57.89 +1.22
30 30 26 40.00–95.00 $68.75 +2.08
30 30 1 105.00 $105.00 +38.33
40 40 1 105.00 $105.00 +31.00
40 40 9 50.00–80.00 $67.22 -6.78
50 50 4 85.00–100.00 $91.25 +5.00
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 +18.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 -55.00
50 50 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -30.00
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 -30.00
90 90 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 -10.00
90 90 —— 2 120.00–150.00 $135.00 +5.00
100 100 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -90.00
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 150.00 $150.00 -60.00
100–120 110 —— 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 -55.00
150 150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 -65.00
150 150 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 160.00 $160.00 -25.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
33–35 34 14 25.00–30.00 $26.85 —
52 52 9 5.00 $5.00 -60.00
75 75 5 60.00 $60.00 -70.00
89 89 16 80.00–85.00 $81.56 -48.44
90 90 7 75.00 $75.00 -55.00
90 90 2 90.00 $90.00 -40.00
99 99 4 20.00 $20.00 -110.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 33.00 $33.00 $78 —
355–387 381 17 5.00–11.00 $5.66 $22 -39.34
385 385 1 22.50 $22.50 $87 -22.50
388 388 6 43.00 $43.00 $167 -2.00
422 422 5 5.00 $5.00 $21 —
450 450 1 30.00 $30.00 $135 —
437–490 451 18 42.00–44.00 $43.19 $195 —
507–535 515 7 41.00–49.00 $46.63 $240 —
550 550 1 3.50 $3.50 $19 —
630 630 1 43.50 $43.50 $274 —

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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.