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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $405.05/cwt ≈ $1,693/hd at 418 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $424.98/cwt +14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 373 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 361 0
Feeder cattle 215 189 0
Slaughter cattle 34 55 0
Replacement cattle 68 19 0

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
470 470 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 -30.00
554–555 554 7 300.00–310.00 $308.57 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 —
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 —
727 727 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 -32.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,398 +5.00
345 fancy 345 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,656 —
372–385 373 13 410.00–420.00 $419.21 $1,564 +8.81
375 fancy 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
408–410 408 8 400.00–410.00 $401.26 $1,637 —
457 457 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,782 -10.00
510 510 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 +9.36
515 fancy 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 —
560 560 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 —
674 674 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 360.00–370.00 $365.09 $1,022 —
370 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 -7.75
441 441 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,676 +26.35
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 —
462 462 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,686 +5.27
510–520 515 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $1,429 -7.48
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 -47.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
355 355 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 +5.00
415–440 428 2 320.00–330.00 $324.85 $1,390 —
455–475 465 2 320.00–330.00 $325.11 $1,512 -14.89
560 560 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,176 —
305–340 323 2 450.00–460.00 $455.27 $1,471 +40.27
315–335 fancy 325 2 500.00–510.00 $504.85 $1,641 —
355–380 368 2 400.00–430.00 $415.51 $1,529 -4.49
411–430 418 14 400.00–415.00 $405.05 $1,693 —
495 495 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,930 —
784 784 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,493 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 —— 1 390.00 $390.00 $858 +2.17
260–265 263 —— 2 385.00–405.00 $394.90 $1,039 —
416 416 —— 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,560 -5.00
420 420 —— 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 -40.00
465 465 —— 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 -27.23
548 548 —— 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,589 -25.00
571–581 576 —— 6 304.00–305.00 $304.50 $1,754 —
595 595 —— 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 —
955 955 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 —— 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
260–295 278 —— 2 340.00–360.00 $349.37 $971 +14.37
360 360 —— 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 —
465 465 —— 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 +20.00
825–1070 923 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 170.00–210.00 $185.00 $1,708 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1380 1005 85-90% 11 80.00–120.00 $99.78 $1,003 —
1080–1190 1135 85-90% 2 130.00–131.00 $130.48 $1,481 +0.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1680 1308 80-85% 11 135.00–146.00 $139.67 $1,827 —
1075–1645 1360 80-85% 2 148.00–151.00 $149.81 $2,037 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,167 +0.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1930 1930 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,899 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,373

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 881 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 60 2,700.00–3,600.00 $3,079.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,950

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–170 131 14 80.00–100.00 $85.34 $112 -12.15
100–195 142 15 60.00–75.00 $70.83 $101 -26.66
219 219 8 70.00 $70.00 $153 -14.66
215–250 227 12 75.00–100.00 $88.70 $201 +4.04
395 395 2 70.00 $70.00 $276 —
418 418 2 71.00 $71.00 $297 —
595 595 1 70.00 $70.00 $416 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 80.00 $80.00 $84 —
150 150 1 50.00 $50.00 $75 —
480 480 1 5.00 $5.00 $24 —
690 690 1 7.00 $7.00 $48 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 185.00 $185.00 -1.67
70 70 1 200.00 $200.00 +10.00
100 100 1 270.00 $270.00 —
170 170 1 310.00 $310.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 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 4 20.00–32.50 $27.50 -32.50
20 20 4 35.00–50.00 $40.63 -19.37
30 30 1 120.00 $120.00 +47.00
30 30 7 45.00–60.00 $50.36 -22.64
40 40 2 105.00–120.00 $112.50 +39.50
40 40 3 60.00–80.00 $66.67 -6.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 -1.67
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 -11.67
60 60 3 160.00–180.00 $170.00 +60.00
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 -10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 15.00 $15.00 -50.00
54 54 4 65.00 $65.00 +12.50
55 55 2 35.00 $35.00 -17.50
60–69 65 9 72.00–75.00 $73.23 +13.23
73–75 74 7 65.00–70.00 $67.89 -7.11
78 78 3 100.00 $100.00 +25.00
83 83 4 100.00 $100.00 +25.00
84 84 6 75.00 $75.00 ±0.00
90–95 93 3 75.00–85.00 $78.21 +3.21
95 95 3 110.00–115.00 $111.67 +36.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 64.00–67.50 $65.68 $250 —
460–470 463 3 67.00–70.00 $68.99 $319 —
628 628 2 75.00 $75.00 $471 —

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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.