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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.00/cwt ≈ $1,908/hd at 712 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 328 388
Feeder cattle 109 85 215
Slaughter cattle 38 27 55
Replacement cattle 14 — 34

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 —
450 450 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,440 —
450–480 465 2 337.50–345.00 $341.13 $1,586 —
525 525 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,685 —
767 value added 767 4 266.00 $266.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,802 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
330 330 2 335.00–365.00 $350.00 $1,155 —
358 358 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,199 —
435–446 442 9 324.00–333.00 $326.95 $1,445 —
525 525 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 —
600 600 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,824 —
712 value added 712 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 345.00 $345.00 $932 —
320 320 2 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
350 350 1 275.00 $275.00 $962 —
418 418 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,200 —
485 value added 485 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,392 —
605 605 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,379 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 —
350–370 363 4 347.50–372.50 $362.66 $1,316 —
385 385 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,280 —
420 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
495 495 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,594 +22.00
530 530 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,558 +32.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 +45.00
367–390 375 3 308.00–335.00 $325.63 $1,221 +25.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1385 1095 80-85% 5 120.00–141.00 $135.35 $1,482 —
1050–1655 1306 80-85% 5 147.00–155.00 $151.27 $1,976 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1210 1059 85-90% 7 82.00–131.00 $118.39 $1,254 +20.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1540 1431 75-80% 4 148.00–159.00 $150.59 $2,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1585 1515 3 151.50–165.00 $157.41 $2,385 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1205 1148 (<2 yrs)Open 2 215.00–231.00 $223.40 $2,565
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 (<2 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,666
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,629
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 (<2 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,162
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,170

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1060 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 147.00–177.50 $163.59 $1,505
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,764

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1275 1095 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 215.00–216.00 $215.42 $2,359
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,806

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–190 167 9 80.00–87.50 $84.83 $142 +29.83
215–230 223 2 57.50–59.00 $58.28 $130 -27.60
205–290 243 24 83.00–87.00 $84.38 $205 -1.50
300–360 317 4 66.00–81.00 $76.26 $242 +7.63
405 405 1 61.00 $61.00 $247 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 30.00 $30.00 $112 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 +40.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 70.00 $70.00 +20.00
40 40 3 100.00–150.00 $128.33 +38.33
50 50 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 +35.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 15.00 $15.00 -16.00
33–37 35 5 35.00 $35.00 +4.00
35 35 2 30.00 $30.00 -1.00
58 58 6 59.50 $59.50 +49.50
67–69 68 12 63.00–69.00 $66.96 -13.04
82 82 6 81.00 $81.00 +31.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 56.00 $56.00 $207 +32.13
435 435 1 63.00 $63.00 $274 +14.69

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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.