Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $332.66/cwt +27.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 630 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $325.08/cwt ≈ $1,547/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	336	318	336
Feeder cattle	200	172	137
Slaughter cattle	34	47	42
Replacement cattle	20	18	15

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 value added	388	9	418.00	$418.00	$1,622	—
497 value added	497	7	363.00	$363.00	$1,804	—
513–540	516	8	330.00–335.00	$330.65	$1,706	—
625–640 value added	626	20	325.00–337.00	$336.39	$2,106	—
640	640	7	322.00	$322.00	$2,061	+17.00
690 value added	690	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	330.00	$330.00	$940	—
300	300	1	320.00	$320.00	$960	—
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	—
475–490	476	18	310.00–326.00	$325.08	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,424	—
485	485	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,600	+10.00
570	570	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,852	—
757	757	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	-10.00
415–422	418	8	335.00–355.00	$347.42	$1,452	—
499	499	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,497	—
518	518	3	303.00	$303.00	$1,570	-10.00
575 value added	575	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,840	—
605	605	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,845	—
727 value added	727	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	+20.00
426 value added	426	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,374	—
427	427	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,313	+12.50
461 value added	461	6	322.00	$322.00	$1,484	—
520–545	537	3	270.00–283.00	$278.80	$1,497	—
675	675	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,735	—
770	770	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	275.00–300.00	$287.79	$944	—
495	495	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,361	—
515	515	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,365	—
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,488	+10.00
540	540	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,890	—
580	580	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	—	—	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,018	-10.00
510	510	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,632	—
590	590	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	-20.10
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	157.50	$157.50	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,424	±0.00
835	835	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1275	973	85-90%	7	80.00–120.00	$103.82	$1,010	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1380	1058	80-85%	6	130.00–138.00	$132.28	$1,400	—
1250	1250	80-85%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1460	1385	75-80%	2	128.00–132.00	$129.89	$1,799	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,869	—
1920	1920	1	168.50	$168.50	$3,235	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1195	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	150.00–164.00	$156.13	$1,660

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,734

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,743

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–195	150	12	75.00–105.00	$93.01	$140	+13.01
230–280	263	17	75.00–85.00	$79.75	$210	+17.75
345	345	1	71.00	$71.00	$245	+6.00
415	415	1	65.00	$65.00	$270	+6.00
425	425	1	35.00	$35.00	$149	-24.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	40.00	$40.00	$68	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	-60.00
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-100.00
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	-10.00
80	80	2	170.00	$170.00	+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
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
930–1100	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,072.91	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–920	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,566.67	—
725–950	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,726.87	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–910	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00–2,150.00	$2,126.38	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	47.50–65.00	$57.38	+11.38
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	+25.00
30	30	3	100.00–140.00	$115.00	+75.00
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	140.00–350.00	$223.33	—
100	100	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
28	28	3	30.00	$30.00	—
35	35	5	45.00	$45.00	—
47	47	3	30.00	$30.00	—
63	63	5	70.00	$70.00	-50.00
63	63	2	55.00	$55.00	-65.00
75	75	2	65.00	$65.00	-55.00
78	78	2	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
88	88	2	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
90	90	2	90.00	$90.00	-40.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	50.00	$50.00	$118	—
300	300	1	57.50	$57.50	$172	—
395	395	1	65.00	$65.00	$257	+14.00
455	455	1	62.50	$62.50	$284	+16.70
515	515	1	64.00	$64.00	$330	—

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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.