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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 205 270
Feeder cattle 100 88 135
Slaughter cattle 44 27 31
Replacement cattle 13 6 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
508 508 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,549 —
575 575 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 4 330.00–340.00 $332.55 $1,174 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 240.00–255.00 $252.00 $983 +22.00
430 430 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,010 -15.00
470 470 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 -35.00
515–517 516 3 200.00–225.00 $208.31 $1,075 —
585–592 590 3 200.00–215.00 $210.04 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 -15.00
540 540 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,323 —
590 590 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —
685 685 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 330.00 $330.00 $990 —
540 540 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 ±0.00
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 —— 3 350.00–365.00 $354.69 $1,341 —
372–395 380 —— 3 335.00–340.00 $338.27 $1,285 —
405–408 407 —— 5 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $1,465 —
410 410 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
466 466 —— 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,631 —
505 505 —— 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 —
545 545 —— 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,662 —
610 610 —— 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,616 +10.00
638 638 —— 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,531 -15.00
705 705 —— 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 —
1040 1040 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 330.00 $330.00 $940 —
330 330 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,089 —
360 360 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 —
470 470 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,386 +20.00
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 —— 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 -5.00
395 395 —— 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 -5.00
960 960 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1540 1291 80-85% 10 122.00–135.00 $130.19 $1,681 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,854 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1710 1474 75-80% 8 118.00–135.00 $126.19 $1,860 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1225 1140 85-90% 2 127.00–134.00 $130.76 $1,491 —
900–1445 1151 85-90% 5 69.00–113.00 $90.56 $1,042 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,806 —
1295–1770 1508 3 164.00–173.00 $166.97 $2,518 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–910 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 100.00–112.00 $106.20 $935

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,744
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,717
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,256
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,455
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 120.00 $120.00 $936

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655 655 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,114

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
111–187 130 21 70.00–100.00 $85.10 $111 +3.46
123–175 134 5 50.00–60.00 $55.52 $74 -26.12
215–250 228 8 81.00–85.00 $83.93 $191 +4.05
220–278 259 3 40.00–55.00 $50.75 $131 —
358–370 360 5 50.00–52.50 $50.51 $182 —
405 405 3 52.00 $52.00 $211 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123–125 124 3 50.00–60.00 $53.37 $66 —
220 220 1 10.00 $10.00 $22 —
495 495 1 3.00 $3.00 $15 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +95.00
50 50 1 70.00 $70.00 +15.00
80 80 1 170.00 $170.00 +25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1645 1645 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 80.00 $80.00 ±0.00
30 30 1 40.00 $40.00 -40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 95.00–120.00 $105.00 +5.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 20.00 $20.00 -15.00
68 68 3 60.00 $60.00 +15.00
85 85 1 50.00 $50.00 +5.00
93 93 5 100.00–140.00 $124.00 +99.00
95 95 2 80.00 $80.00 +55.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 50.00 $50.00 $165 —
332–398 354 9 12.00–15.00 $13.88 $49 —
357 357 3 41.00 $41.00 $146 —
415–490 448 10 11.00–30.00 $19.89 $89 —
428–488 451 20 41.00–45.00 $42.00 $189 —

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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.