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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 314 194 307
Feeder cattle 102 69 97
Slaughter cattle 32 48 41
Replacement cattle 14 3 9

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,153 —
530 value added 530 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,597 —
550–588 569 4 410.00–420.00 $414.83 $2,360 —
650 650 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 —
550–585 577 5 390.00–395.00 $393.04 $2,268 —
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 —
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,104 —
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 —
350 350 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 -25.27
415 415 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,618 —
465 465 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 —
500–530 520 3 340.00–360.00 $346.41 $1,801 -10.35
585 value added 585 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,960 —
645 645 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 —
785 785 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,570 —
530 530 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,961 —
629–640 value added 632 4 395.00–400.00 $398.73 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,200 —
410–430 420 2 360.00–370.00 $365.12 $1,534 —
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,040 —
450 450 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,272 +20.00
640–645 643 3 350.00–360.00 $353.32 $2,272 —
725 725 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 —
765 765 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,587 —
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 —
510 510 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 -40.00
800–810 803 4 260.00–280.00 $274.95 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 405.00 $405.00 $972 +55.00
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 —
650 650 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,982 —
770 770 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1725 1188 80-85% 4 147.50–158.00 $156.19 $1,856 —
865–1540 1232 80-85% 6 160.00–172.50 $165.86 $2,043 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1460 1360 75-80% 3 165.00–177.50 $172.84 $2,351 —
1455–1490 1473 75-80% 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $2,217 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1080 982 85-90% 3 85.00–132.50 $109.80 $1,078 —
1355 1355 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1680 1445 2 177.00–177.50 $177.21 $2,561 —
1785 1785 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,284 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,640.00 $2,640.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,715.00 $1,715.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,945.00 $1,945.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101–180 124 11 75.00–135.00 $99.48 $123 —
183 183 2 37.50 $37.50 $69 -24.35
235–290 254 4 62.50–77.50 $68.68 $174 —
310–373 348 7 56.00–100.00 $66.45 $231 -13.55
420 420 4 55.00 $55.00 $231 —
406–480 431 10 57.00–72.50 $66.26 $286 —
520 520 1 55.00 $55.00 $286 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 100.00 $100.00 $150 —
370 370 2 15.00 $15.00 $56 —
415 415 1 12.00 $12.00 $50 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 60.00 $60.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255–1330 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,600.00–4,300.00 $3,960.15 —
1340–1460 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,600.00–4,700.00 $4,647.86 —
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 5,300.00 $5,300.00 —
1495 1495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–30 25 Kids (<1 yr)Open 4 35.00–70.00 $56.25 —
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 —
60 60 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 2 60.00 $60.00 —
46 46 4 35.00 $35.00 —
55 55 1 55.00 $55.00 +17.50
58 58 2 35.00 $35.00 -2.50
68 68 2 50.00 $50.00 +12.50
74 74 4 40.00 $40.00 +30.00
74 74 7 65.00 $65.00 +55.00
81 81 5 60.00 $60.00 +50.00
90 90 1 35.00 $35.00 +25.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 47.00 $47.00 $121 —
315–375 353 17 25.00–35.00 $32.73 $116 —
340–398 375 5 18.00–20.00 $19.27 $72 —
376–390 378 23 44.00–55.00 $53.03 $200 —
445–473 464 18 44.00–67.00 $49.67 $230 —
478–483 480 6 35.00–37.50 $35.84 $172 —
520–538 530 15 47.00–50.00 $47.98 $254 —
675 675 1 65.00 $65.00 $439 —

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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.