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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $371.56/cwt ≈ $1,691/hd at 455 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.44/cwt +15.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 423 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.76/cwt ≈ $1,660/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 339 308
Feeder cattle 145 106 154
Slaughter cattle 53 63 53
Replacement cattle 11 12 27

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,415 —
405–415 407 9 390.00–398.00 $391.81 $1,595 —
452–473 455 24 370.00–382.00 $371.56 $1,691 —
522–536 524 6 349.00–372.00 $368.08 $1,929 +11.08
562 562 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,967 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 +20.00
665 665 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —
667 667 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,041 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 440.00 $440.00 $924 —
290 290 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,189 —
305 305 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,281 —
350 fancy 350 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 —
395 395 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 -10.00
403–430 412 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,442 +0.03
426 value added 426 13 369.00 $369.00 $1,572 —
500–540 524 11 300.00–323.00 $316.76 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,340 +32.50
450 450 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,490 +1.00
487 487 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,422 -13.00
545 545 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 440.00 $440.00 $880 —
200–205 203 2 400.00–415.00 $407.59 $827 —
250–275 260 4 405.00–420.00 $413.77 $1,076 —
250–295 fancy 273 2 460.00–480.00 $469.17 $1,281 —
300–325 fancy 310 3 475.00–500.00 $484.70 $1,503 —
315 315 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 —
375 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 —
480 value added 480 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,714 —
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 -52.76
590 590 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 -32.56
635 635 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 335.00 $335.00 $904 +5.04
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1210 1132 80-85% 3 159.00–167.00 $162.91 $1,844 —
920–1570 1204 80-85% 14 130.00–150.00 $142.20 $1,712 +3.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1500 1093 85-90% 13 71.00–138.00 $114.77 $1,254 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1500 1398 75-80% 4 142.50–148.00 $145.00 $2,027 -13.46
1310–1545 1428 75-80% 2 155.00–161.00 $157.75 $2,253 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,039 —
1730 1730 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,460 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $861

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,619
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,961
1275–1535 1402 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 137.50–157.00 $145.90 $2,046
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,289
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,445
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610 610 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 160.00 $160.00 $976

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 30.00 $30.00 $46 —
165–170 166 5 57.50–60.00 $58.01 $96 —
170 170 1 87.00 $87.00 $148 —
205–290 233 6 72.00–87.00 $83.13 $194 —
340–365 353 2 40.00–56.00 $47.72 $168 —
385 385 1 77.00 $77.00 $296 —
570 570 1 54.00 $54.00 $308 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 20.00 $20.00 $26 —
200 200 1 19.00 $19.00 $38 —
545 545 1 17.00 $17.00 $93 —
735 735 1 5.00 $5.00 $37 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 140.00 $140.00 -50.00
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 -20.00
50 50 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 +17.50
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 ±0.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 35.00 $35.00 —
20 20 1 45.00 $45.00 —
30 30 2 50.00–85.00 $67.50 —
30 30 1 105.00 $105.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 85.00 $85.00 -45.00
90 90 1 290.00 $290.00 +99.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 10.00 $10.00 -18.57
37 37 5 30.00 $30.00 +1.43
40–43 42 6 21.00–30.00 $27.14 +13.81
50 50 1 40.00 $40.00 +10.00
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 ±0.00
71 71 4 57.50 $57.50 +27.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–388 377 5 31.00–38.00 $32.24 $122 +9.25
402–432 421 11 26.00–36.00 $30.93 $130 -16.07
445 445 1 43.00 $43.00 $191 -14.00
410–470 455 7 52.00–64.00 $56.63 $258 —
540–545 541 4 40.00–50.00 $47.48 $257 -14.02
625 625 1 59.00 $59.00 $369 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 —

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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.