Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.50/cwt ≈ $1,429/hd at 555 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt ≈ $1,531/hd at 638 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	196	296	115
Feeder cattle	115	151	31
Slaughter cattle	46	44	30
Replacement cattle	9	6	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	+44.00
510	510	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,454	±0.00
595	595	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,592	-19.50
686	686	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,722	—
790	790	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,304	—
405	405	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,559	+22.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	5	305.00	$305.00	$714	-11.52
350–398	388	5	260.00–295.00	$288.69	$1,120	—
555	555	12	257.50	$257.50	$1,429	—
638 value added	638	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,531	—
650	650	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	240.00–247.50	$243.75	$1,158	-22.25
516	516	4	222.50	$222.50	$1,148	+0.50
565 value added	565	4	222.50	$222.50	$1,257	—
590	590	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,239	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	±0.00
420	420	1	225.00	$225.00	$945	+5.64
745	745	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,304	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	217	3	360.00–370.00	$363.08	$788	+13.08
300–320	310	3	320.00–340.00	$329.89	$1,023	—
585 value added	585	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	$748	—
500	500	—	—	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	-5.00
945	945	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,465	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1200	940	85-90%	13	62.00–107.50	$85.70	$806	—
1010–1110	1044	85-90%	4	110.00–120.00	$113.63	$1,186	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$896	—
1125–1555	1316	80-85%	7	125.00–141.00	$129.30	$1,702	-3.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1465	1400	75-80%	4	120.00–145.00	$131.50	$1,841	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1685	1596	4	140.00–161.00	$154.27	$2,462	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,218
880–1070	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	124.00–130.00	$127.29	$1,241
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,128

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,566
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,904

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,475

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	—
115	115	1	70.00	$70.00	$80	—
195	195	1	77.50	$77.50	$151	+3.38
210–295	250	9	70.00–105.00	$85.08	$213	—
325–365	343	4	50.00–55.00	$51.33	$176	+7.33

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	55.00	$55.00	$140	—
535	535	1	8.00	$8.00	$43	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	170.00–280.00	$230.00	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	105.00	$105.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

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

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
68	68	2	27.50	$27.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	65.00	$65.00	$104	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-190.00

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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.