Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,867/hd at 669 lb · 17 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $263.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 739 lb · 15 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.00/cwt ≈ $1,903/hd at 758 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	318	321	245
Feeder cattle	172	163	70
Slaughter cattle	47	45	35
Replacement cattle	18	8	4

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,504	-30.00
548 value added	548	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,617	—
675	675	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,890	+10.00
739 value added	739	15	263.00	$263.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557 value added	557	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,838	-16.00
615	615	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,876	—
651	651	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,920	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,040	—
373–375	374	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,346	-5.00
525	525	9	313.00	$313.00	$1,643	—
620 value added	620	4	282.00	$282.00	$1,748	—
669 value added	669	17	279.00	$279.00	$1,867	—
708	708	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,805	-30.00
758 value added	758	13	251.00	$251.00	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	-7.52
400	400	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,180	—
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	+10.00
545 value added	545	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,553	—
555–585	570	4	260.00–285.00	$272.83	$1,555	-3.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	280.00–290.00	$285.27	$1,055	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	—	—	1	380.00	$380.00	$969	+10.00
355	355	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	-50.00
400	400	—	—	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,460	+5.00
565–580	576	—	—	4	285.00–305.00	$300.10	$1,729	—
605	605	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,754	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,505	—
1130	1130	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	315.00	$315.00	$756	—
250	250	1	330.00	$330.00	$825	—
330	330	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,072	—
370	370	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,166	—
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	+30.00
455	455	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,365	+0.21
505	505	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,313	-5.00
770	770	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,886	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,128	—
325 fancy	325	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,528	—
335	335	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,374	—
397	397	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,548	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1325	1027	85-90%	12	74.00–130.00	$104.03	$1,068	—
955–1235	1097	85-90%	3	132.00–137.00	$135.12	$1,482	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1395	1242	80-85%	3	130.00–139.00	$135.49	$1,683	—
1080–1520	1248	80-85%	4	145.00–154.00	$149.00	$1,860	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1495	1335	75-80%	2	127.50–138.00	$133.38	$1,781	—
1420	1420	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,130	—
1300–1960	1630	75-80%	2	164.00–180.00	$170.38	$2,777	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1900	1777	3	160.00–171.50	$165.21	$2,936	+14.21
1270–2165	1820	3	149.50–152.00	$150.54	$2,740	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1100	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	137.00–150.00	$142.96	$1,451
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,514

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,784

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,691
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,769
1210–1255	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	140.00–155.00	$147.64	$1,820

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,208
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,568

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
162	162	3	80.00	$80.00	$130	+2.16
250	250	1	62.00	$62.00	$155	+7.00
265–290	277	3	51.00–57.50	$54.43	$151	-0.57
306–390	336	15	50.00–59.00	$55.43	$186	—
326–385	338	5	65.00	$65.00	$220	—
415	415	1	59.00	$59.00	$245	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	200.00	$200.00	—
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1260	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,209.94	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	38.00–70.00	$46.00	-1.67
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	-45.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
79	79	4	120.00	$120.00	+65.00
88	88	4	130.00	$130.00	+98.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–399	369	13	10.00–35.00	$19.87	$73	-22.63
380	380	1	51.00	$51.00	$194	+8.50
413–475	429	8	24.00–30.00	$25.66	$110	—
440	440	1	60.00	$60.00	$264	—
420–470	461	15	41.00–48.50	$45.80	$211	-9.20
550	550	1	46.00	$46.00	$253	—

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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.