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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.45/cwt +12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 629 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 553 442
Feeder cattle 102 426 162
Slaughter cattle 41 55 75
Replacement cattle 5 26 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 225.00 $225.00 $945 +18.80
590 590 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 —
620–630 625 2 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $1,282 +13.20
644 value added 644 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 $709 +1.16
405–440 423 3 220.00–230.00 $223.19 $944 —
475–495 485 2 210.00–225.00 $217.35 $1,054 —
500 value added 500 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,138 —
566 566 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,223 -2.00
600 600 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
640 value added 640 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,389 —
700 700 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 -15.00
315 315 1 215.00 $215.00 $677 +5.00
367 367 2 215.00 $215.00 $789 +7.50
420 420 1 195.00 $195.00 $819 -11.72
580 580 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,004 —
550 550 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 —— 1 225.00 $225.00 $518 —
395 395 —— 4 220.00 $220.00 $869 -0.77
472 472 —— 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,015 —
900 900 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 83.00 $83.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 —— 1 240.00 $240.00 $984 +2.86
455 455 —— 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,015 —
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,261 —
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1360 1011 85-90% 14 62.50–98.00 $85.79 $867 —
880–1485 1168 85-90% 3 104.00–110.00 $106.78 $1,247 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,276 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,806 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1865 1660 3 95.00–125.00 $114.45 $1,900 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 35.00 $35.00 $37 -72.27
105–195 136 20 50.00–190.00 $121.58 $165 +14.31
200–245 230 5 50.00–150.00 $104.00 $239 —
355 355 1 45.00 $45.00 $160 -17.00
366–398 377 6 49.00–50.00 $49.65 $187 -12.35
400–440 427 3 54.00–58.00 $56.75 $242 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 80.00 $80.00 $96 —
140 140 1 47.50 $47.50 $66 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 -5.00
60 60 1 180.00 $180.00 +55.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 +100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -99.26

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 45.00 $45.00 -5.00
20 20 2 65.00–77.50 $71.25 +21.25
30 30 2 30.00–80.00 $55.00 -16.67
30 30 1 100.00 $100.00 +28.33
40 40 1 100.00 $100.00 +40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 80.00–147.50 $113.75 —
50 50 3 110.00–150.00 $133.33 —
80 80 2 250.00 $250.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
73 73 6 90.00 $90.00 —
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 —
80–88 82 11 90.00–150.00 $112.58 —
95 95 1 50.00 $50.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 30.00 $30.00 $68 —
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 —
345 345 1 42.50 $42.50 $147 —
442–470 444 15 50.00 $50.00 $222 —
438–485 454 3 17.50–20.00 $19.11 $87 -44.41
430–488 459 4 41.00–45.00 $43.13 $198 -20.39
505–573 531 9 33.00–48.00 $45.19 $240 -19.16
730 730 1 59.00 $59.00 $431 —

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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.