Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.00/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 539 lb · 10 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.00/cwt ≈ $1,679/hd at 577 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	200	302	422
Feeder cattle	114	89	219
Slaughter cattle	38	52	60
Replacement cattle	1	13	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.50 higher both based on limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with light buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 value added	510	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,504	—
577	577	10	291.00	$291.00	$1,679	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	5	259.00	$259.00	$1,538	—
705	705	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570 value added	570	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	—
610	610	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,078	±0.00
437–445	440	3	240.00–261.00	$253.92	$1,117	-18.52
520–545	533	2	217.00–217.50	$217.24	$1,158	-18.88
520–546	540	8	225.00–235.00	$233.19	$1,259	-2.93
591 value added	591	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,306	—
611–630	618	6	216.00–220.00	$218.02	$1,347	-6.98
755	755	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	300.00	$300.00	$630	—
280	280	1	325.00	$325.00	$910	—
310–340	320	3	320.00–330.00	$323.23	$1,034	-14.18
370–375	373	2	295.00–310.00	$302.45	$1,128	—
406	406	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,177	-65.00
458–462	460	5	276.00–277.00	$276.60	$1,272	-15.86
550	550	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	330.00–342.50	$337.67	$1,104	—
380	380	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,216	—
410	410	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,271	+9.33
460	460	2	300.00–315.00	$307.50	$1,414	—
510	510	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	—
550	550	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	360.00	$360.00	$990	-10.00
325 fancy	325	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	±0.00
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	—
430	430	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,484	—
665	665	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,328	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	300.00	$300.00	$780	—
490	490	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,298	—
545	545	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,308	+10.00
550	550	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	—
610	610	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,327	—
785	785	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,766	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	80-85%	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,744	—
1010–1285	1148	80-85%	2	118.00–123.00	$120.20	$1,380	—
1090–1660	1329	80-85%	11	130.00–151.00	$139.98	$1,860	+7.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1755	1503	75-80%	7	131.00–142.00	$135.26	$2,033	—
2055	2055	75-80%	1	102.00	$102.00	$2,096	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1140	965	85-90%	3	82.50–117.50	$104.03	$1,004	+14.86
1065–1225	1128	85-90%	4	127.00–130.00	$128.24	$1,447	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1622–1725	1674	2	154.00–169.00	$161.73	$2,707	—
1905–2095	2000	2	174.00–175.00	$174.52	$3,490	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,238

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–195	134	5	80.00–95.00	$88.32	$118	+30.04
165	165	1	10.00	$10.00	$16	—
200–285	241	4	60.00–95.00	$76.68	$185	—
275	275	1	30.00	$30.00	$82	-25.00
320–330	325	2	65.00–80.00	$72.38	$235	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
161	161	1	10.00	$10.00	$16	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.00
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-16.67
50	50	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	+18.33
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	80.00	$80.00	+18.89

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	110.00	$110.00	+10.00
90	90	1	105.00	$105.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	10.00	$10.00	—
33–39	37	6	17.00–35.00	$29.65	—
60	60	2	12.00	$12.00	-23.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	30.00	$30.00	$92	—
465	465	2	65.00	$65.00	$302	+17.57
544	544	4	77.00	$77.00	$419	+39.50
710–775	743	2	72.00–77.50	$74.63	$555	+9.63

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	—
60	60	3	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.