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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.00/cwt ≈ $1,560/hd at 500 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 415 313
Feeder cattle 137 155 104
Slaughter cattle 67 86 55
Replacement cattle 8 32 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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
500 500 17 312.00 $312.00 $1,560 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,100 —
420 420 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,292 —
465 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
622 622 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,648 —
715 715 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 305.00 $305.00 $680 —
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 —
390 390 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,014 +17.50
415 415 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,017 +10.03
415–420 419 5 250.00–265.00 $262.03 $1,098 +27.06
460 460 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 +35.00
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 +25.00
562 562 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,293 +2.50
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 -20.00
710 710 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,331 —
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 310.00 $310.00 $728 —
310–330 320 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $968 +2.42
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 +25.27
405–408 407 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,140 +1.58
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 —
440–445 443 2 235.00–245.00 $239.97 $1,063 +22.51
567 567 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,205 —
630 630 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
305 305 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,022 —
375–395 385 2 320.00–335.00 $327.31 $1,260 —
411–420 413 5 270.00–275.00 $273.98 $1,132 —
440 440 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 —
480–492 489 8 280.00–285.00 $284.39 $1,391 +4.35
580–590 583 3 240.00–245.00 $241.69 $1,409 +9.13
695 695 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,546 —
765 765 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,112 —
315 315 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 +22.50
355–372 370 8 360.00–390.00 $386.40 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 ±0.00
530 530 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 —
583 583 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,253 —
621 621 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,317 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1285 903 85-90% 10 67.50–110.00 $93.34 $843 +13.42
980–1405 1143 85-90% 8 115.00–118.00 $116.89 $1,336 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1340 1175 80-85% 2 102.50–115.00 $107.87 $1,267 +1.97
1035–1735 1312 80-85% 16 120.00–144.00 $125.97 $1,653 +9.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1715 1468 75-80% 2 122.00–123.00 $122.58 $1,799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1625 1423 4 112.00–134.00 $125.17 $1,781 —
1515–2230 1904 4 141.00–149.00 $144.86 $2,758 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1355 1355 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,856

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,176
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,473
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1545 1545 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,823

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,984
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,304

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 80.00 $80.00 $88 —
245–268 262 7 75.00–86.00 $79.06 $207 -6.41
300–355 327 20 70.00–80.00 $73.13 $239 +28.13
505 505 1 62.00 $62.00 $313 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 15.00 $15.00 $21 —
305 305 1 100.00 $100.00 $305 +62.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 -10.00
50 50 3 170.00–190.00 $181.67 +28.34
60 60 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 -12.50
120 120 1 270.00 $270.00 +20.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 +50.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 145.00 $145.00 +36.67
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +20.00
70 70 1 195.00 $195.00 +65.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
11 11 9 14.00 $14.00 -28.50
12 12 9 12.00 $12.00 -30.50
24 24 4 12.00 $12.00 -30.50
30 30 1 22.50 $22.50 -20.00
42–45 43 12 35.00 $35.00 -7.50
53 53 6 50.00 $50.00 -15.00
60 60 2 10.00 $10.00 -55.00
61–65 62 7 40.00–52.75 $50.83 -14.17
88 88 4 30.00 $30.00 —
89 89 6 95.00 $95.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 30.00 $30.00 $126 -9.10
535 535 1 58.00 $58.00 $310 +8.00

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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.