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North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction Market Report

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.46/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 553 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.19/cwt +20.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 544 lb · 99 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 627 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 1,194 829
Feeder cattle 976 1,194 829

Market comments — USDA reporter

Stanly County Livestock Market Norwood, NC Weaned Graded Feeder Calf Sale All consignments must be weaned at least 45 days and have two rounds of vaccinations per market protocol; heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply).

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–466 464 34 170.00–195.00 $191.40 $888 +25.02
543–544 544 99 155.00–191.00 $185.19 $1,007 +20.94
627 627 58 172.00 $172.00 $1,078 +22.53
651–671 667 76 149.50–162.50 $159.83 $1,066 +13.58
728 728 68 146.25 $146.25 $1,065 -1.16
752–775 766 51 134.00–146.00 $141.15 $1,081 —
839–842 839 54 128.00–141.00 $139.55 $1,171 +5.45
914–944 930 13 123.00–125.50 $124.13 $1,154 -10.50
1005–1030 1022 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,257 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 9 191.00 $191.00 $875 +46.00
535–548 537 11 157.00–186.00 $180.62 $970 +22.62
638 638 6 141.00–158.00 $152.33 $972 +18.33
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–475 460 6 142.00–169.00 $164.35 $756 —
548 548 9 140.00 $140.00 $767 —
665 665 2 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 +8.00
835 835 1 118.00 $118.00 $985 +1.00
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–468 467 61 138.00–164.00 $161.90 $756 +13.63
552–558 553 111 130.00–155.00 $150.46 $832 +9.96
627 627 80 141.00 $141.00 $884 +6.50
652–681 673 49 137.00–138.00 $137.28 $924 -1.47
741 741 61 127.25 $127.25 $943 -6.38
753 753 9 124.50 $124.50 $937 —
834–842 835 23 119.00–119.50 $119.43 $997 -4.32
910–935 925 5 118.00–119.00 $118.61 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–465 453 20 130.00–159.00 $154.54 $700 —
534 534 7 125.00 $125.00 $668 -7.27
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 +12.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 125.00 $125.00 $579 +8.00
540 540 8 114.00 $114.00 $616 +3.00
638 638 2 106.00 $106.00 $676 ±0.00
775 775 1 104.00 $104.00 $806 —

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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.