heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$345.00/cwt+8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 555 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$309.00/cwt-32.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 643 lb · 10 head
Orangeburg, SC 5-weight heifers brought $345/cwt on 200 head. SC 5-weight heifers are down $47/cwt from their early July peak of $375.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
200
635
429
Feeder cattle
115
501
216
Slaughter cattle
33
28
33
Replacement cattle
9
26
13
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. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.
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.
Cattle Market
No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.