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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.06/cwt +21.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 464 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 661 491 394
Feeder cattle 295 257 125
Slaughter cattle 62 37 101
Replacement cattle 34 5 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offerings of plain to average 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 3 250.00–260.00 $253.31 $1,109 -1.69
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,004 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 369 4 250.00–265.00 $253.61 $936 +13.61
415–440 427 8 245.00–267.50 $250.93 $1,071 +8.43
460–480 464 11 255.00–260.00 $259.06 $1,202 +21.06
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 —
565 565 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 230.00 $230.00 $552 —
320 320 1 230.00 $230.00 $736 -0.19
352 352 2 230.00 $230.00 $810 —
460 460 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,070 +5.45
465 465 1 212.50 $212.50 $988 -14.55
530 530 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 -1.08
530 530 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 -16.08
590 590 7 200.00–215.00 $212.86 $1,256 +12.86
635 635 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 202.50 $202.50 $861 -8.50
490 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 —
575 575 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 —
620–635 628 2 170.00–192.50 $181.38 $1,139 +3.88
668–680 670 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 +5.22
380 380 1 260.00 $260.00 $988 +7.02
428–445 433 5 250.00–260.00 $253.06 $1,096 +1.01
488 488 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,342 +42.50
525 525 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,116 —
527 527 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,186 —
560 560 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,190 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 240.00 $240.00 $799 +30.00
385 385 1 215.00 $215.00 $828 +15.00
418 418 3 220.00 $220.00 $920 +8.74
490 490 2 200.00 $200.00 $980 —
580 580 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 -2.50
612–624 618 6 185.00–190.00 $187.48 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1200 894 85-90% 19 67.50–100.00 $87.88 $786 +1.72
805–1225 1011 85-90% 10 105.00–120.00 $110.74 $1,120 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1365 1152 80-85% 10 98.00–111.00 $106.69 $1,229 —
1220–1640 1363 80-85% 5 113.00–115.00 $113.58 $1,548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1635 1470 75-80% 4 113.00–120.00 $116.74 $1,716 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,175 —
1425–1965 1695 2 114.00–119.00 $116.90 $1,981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,084
790–1105 904 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 102.50–160.00 $134.48 $1,216
850–1085 949 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 109.00–140.00 $124.11 $1,178
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,119
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1235 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 135.00–160.00 $143.20 $1,651
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,677
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 121.00 $121.00 $950

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–160 121 31 80.00–160.00 $112.84 $137 +62.84
215–275 237 8 75.00–115.00 $86.51 $205 -12.50
240 240 1 42.50 $42.50 $102 -56.51
253 253 2 25.00 $25.00 $63 -25.00
310–375 340 10 50.00–100.00 $64.76 $220 —
359–377 367 39 41.00–44.00 $41.76 $153 -4.24
420 420 1 40.00 $40.00 $168 -12.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 3 100.00–130.00 $115.00 -25.00
40 40 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.00
40 40 4 120.00–180.00 $150.00 +40.00
50 50 2 125.00 $125.00 +25.00
50 50 1 200.00 $200.00 +100.00
60 60 2 140.00–180.00 $160.00 +60.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
975–1070 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,425.00–1,625.00 $1,523.97 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 55.00 $55.00 +2.50
30 30 1 50.00 $50.00 -25.00
40 40 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 +22.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 55.00 $55.00 -30.00
60 60 1 120.00 $120.00 -30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
38 38 6 50.00 $50.00 +35.00
39 39 9 32.50 $32.50 +17.50
46 46 10 60.00 $60.00 +45.00
52–54 53 47 40.00–47.50 $45.75 -9.25
60 60 2 30.00 $30.00 -25.00
68 68 8 60.00 $60.00 -40.00
70–73 71 13 115.00–160.00 $143.24 +43.24
73 73 4 60.00 $60.00 -40.00
90–95 93 4 120.00–160.00 $140.05 +40.05
95 95 2 40.00 $40.00 -60.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–388 355 4 40.00–65.00 $50.74 $180 +10.74
378 378 3 35.00 $35.00 $132 -5.00
390 390 1 11.00 $11.00 $43 -9.00
419 419 4 10.00 $10.00 $42 -12.00
408–458 452 20 20.00–35.00 $24.90 $113 -11.02
470 470 2 50.00 $50.00 $235 +14.08
535 535 5 34.00 $34.00 $182 -6.04
565–590 577 3 52.00–63.00 $55.59 $321 —

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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.