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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.39/cwt -18.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 582 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $341.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 486 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 425 358
Feeder cattle 207 245 211
Slaughter cattle 32 48 62
Replacement cattle 3 7 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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
343 343 3 447.00 $447.00 $1,533 —
395 395 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 -30.00
420–435 428 2 400.00–415.00 $407.63 $1,745 —
480 480 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,896 —
546 546 3 369.00 $369.00 $2,015 —
646 646 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,245 —
650 650 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,294 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,122 —
352–390 362 4 330.00–355.00 $347.05 $1,256 —
425 425 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
495 495 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,658 —
515–535 525 2 270.00–280.00 $275.10 $1,444 —
612 612 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,760 —
670 670 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 390.00–410.00 $400.32 $1,241 —
420 420 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,554 —
490 490 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,911 -2.00
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 +7.53
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 —
675 675 6 327.00 $327.00 $2,207 —
770 770 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,329 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 5 405.00–430.00 $411.31 $1,304 -28.69
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 -15.31
430–435 434 5 390.00–400.00 $391.98 $1,701 +3.64
573 value added 573 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,063 —
569–596 585 19 331.00–342.00 $335.51 $1,963 -24.49
625 625 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,031 —
692 692 7 309.00 $309.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 3 330.00–360.00 $346.35 $980 —
310–335 323 2 300.00–330.00 $314.42 $1,016 —
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 —
402–430 411 6 300.00–330.00 $308.44 $1,268 —
486 486 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,657 +1.00
510–545 532 3 270.00–295.00 $284.86 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,186 -10.00
355 355 2 380.00–395.00 $387.50 $1,376 -2.50
450 450 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 —
476 value added 476 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,737 +4.71
500 value added 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —
570 value added 570 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,824 —
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
600–615 605 3 295.00–305.00 $301.61 $1,825 —
683 683 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,069 —
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 —
355 355 —— 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,189 —
405–407 407 —— 8 342.50–345.00 $342.81 $1,395 —
495 495 —— 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 —
680 680 —— 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,014 +20.00
450 450 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 -30.00
548 value added 548 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,863 —
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 +40.00
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 +15.00
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -60.00
320 fancy 320 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,392 —
355–360 358 2 420.00–430.00 $424.97 $1,521 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1385 1224 80-85% 5 148.00–157.00 $151.19 $1,851 —
1000–1465 1230 80-85% 4 138.00–145.00 $141.08 $1,735 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–900 890 85-90% 2 132.50–142.50 $137.56 $1,224 +34.66
785–1475 1055 85-90% 5 70.00–127.00 $98.39 $1,038 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1365 1337 75-80% 3 153.00–156.00 $154.99 $2,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2145 1740 2 173.00–174.00 $173.62 $3,021 —
2095 2095 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,918 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–135 116 4 50.00–77.50 $68.47 $79 +18.47
110–155 124 21 80.00–110.00 $88.09 $109 +38.09
245 245 1 85.00 $85.00 $208 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 8.00 $8.00 $29 —
450 450 1 10.00 $10.00 $45 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 320.00 $320.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,855.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
46 46 9 45.00 $45.00 +25.00
50 50 1 50.00 $50.00 -30.00
55 55 5 40.00 $40.00 -5.00
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 +30.00
60 60 1 10.00 $10.00 -20.00
65 65 6 55.00 $55.00 -47.36
75 75 3 65.00 $65.00 -20.00
80 80 5 75.00 $75.00 +5.00
90–95 93 4 115.00–135.00 $125.27 +8.74
90–95 93 4 70.00–80.00 $74.86 -41.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 74.00 $74.00 $314 —

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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.