Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $360.30/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 583 lb · 17 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $332.00/cwt ≈ $2,417/hd at 728 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	284	275	420
Feeder cattle	84	124	202
Slaughter cattle	41	38	87
Replacement cattle	8	60	13

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
550–589 value added	583	17	359.00–370.00	$360.30	$2,101	+10.30
728 value added	728	12	332.00	$332.00	$2,417	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	—
430	430	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,247	—
570	570	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,568	—
695	695	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,981	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,332	—
515	515	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,674	+5.00
619	619	6	304.00	$304.00	$1,882	—
648 value added	648	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,009	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	350.00	$350.00	$752	+10.00
332	332	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,129	—
395	395	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,244	—
512	512	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,331	-18.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–368	367	4	300.00–315.00	$311.27	$1,142	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	350.00	$350.00	$910	—
412–430	416	5	350.00–360.00	$357.93	$1,489	—
467	467	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,681	—
531	531	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,487	-0.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,404	—
443	443	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,122	—
430	430	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,312	+25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	80-85%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,882	—
990–1610	1314	80-85%	10	129.00–140.00	$134.65	$1,769	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1040	936	85-90%	6	65.00–121.00	$94.98	$889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1545	1312	75-80%	3	133.00–145.00	$140.01	$1,837	—
1405–1440	1423	75-80%	2	147.00–151.00	$148.98	$2,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	177.50	$177.50	$2,565	—
1940	1940	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,852	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,431
965–1335	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–203.00	$181.35	$2,071

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–850	818	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–245.00	$221.61	$1,813

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–180	133	11	95.00–160.00	$126.60	$168	—
113–185	145	12	60.00–90.00	$84.06	$122	—
213–295	239	12	87.00–112.50	$91.94	$220	—
235–289	270	19	79.00–81.00	$80.55	$217	-20.39
301	301	4	100.00	$100.00	$301	—
370	370	1	60.00	$60.00	$222	-35.00
445–475	460	2	70.00–97.50	$84.20	$387	—
605	605	1	41.00	$41.00	$248	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	87.50	$87.50	$114	—
235–285	255	3	20.00–37.50	$31.19	$80	—
310	310	1	28.00	$28.00	$87	—
670	670	1	5.00	$5.00	$34	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	12	50.00	$50.00	—
48	48	3	45.00	$45.00	—
50	50	4	45.00	$45.00	-97.87
55	55	2	20.00	$20.00	-122.87
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	-137.87
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	-72.87
72–76	75	9	90.00–140.00	$122.23	-20.64
77	77	3	60.00	$60.00	-82.87
80–81	81	14	125.00–135.00	$130.74	-12.13
93–96	95	13	117.50–180.00	$165.93	+40.93

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–218	214	4	95.00–100.00	$97.45	$209	—
280	280	1	30.00	$30.00	$84	—
340	340	1	65.00	$65.00	$221	—
345	345	2	87.50	$87.50	$302	—
405–456	446	5	55.00–56.00	$55.82	$249	-4.18
585–590	588	2	84.00–95.00	$89.48	$526	—
705	705	2	70.00	$70.00	$494	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	—
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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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.