Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.50/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 335 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.40/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 472 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.55/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 417 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	630	812	907
Feeder cattle	483	699	619
Slaughter cattle	133	97	203
Replacement cattle	14	16	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 3 to4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 2 to 15.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	7	140.00–160.00	$146.22	$396	-4.14
310	310	1	137.50	$137.50	$426	-13.08
330 thin fleshed	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	—
305–345	337	20	140.00–165.00	$154.98	$522	+4.40
350–395	376	19	137.00–164.00	$146.35	$550	-1.54
400–445	432	9	135.00–150.00	$143.96	$622	-2.50
470–495	481	4	137.00–144.00	$140.48	$676	-0.60
509–520	512	6	136.00–139.00	$137.99	$707	+6.47
750	750	2	121.00	$121.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	122.50	$122.50	$220	-7.50
210–240	225	2	130.00–132.50	$131.33	$295	—
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	+10.00
320–340	330	3	120.00–135.00	$130.15	$429	+1.55
355–380	370	3	130.00–137.50	$134.09	$496	+4.80
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	+7.02
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	-0.85
550–583	571	8	121.00–128.00	$124.23	$709	+0.79
605–610	608	2	117.00	$117.00	$711	-4.33
680–698	692	9	113.00–119.00	$115.10	$796	-7.18
795	795	1	111.00	$111.00	$882	—
800	800	2	112.00	$112.00	$896	-3.00
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	105.00	$105.00	$268	—
345	345	1	105.00	$105.00	$362	-7.50
355	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	-16.33
390	390	1	95.00	$95.00	$370	-11.33
465 thin fleshed	465	1	92.50	$92.50	$430	—
560–585	575	4	105.00–109.00	$106.51	$612	—
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	-15.00
670–685	680	3	100.00–110.00	$103.69	$705	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	110.00	$110.00	$385	+6.99
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	±0.00
490	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441	-13.00
630–635	633	3	95.00–110.00	$104.99	$665	-0.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	4	117.50–125.00	$122.60	$336	+1.42
315–345	334	6	115.00–125.00	$119.17	$398	-4.08
365–390	377	6	115.00–127.50	$121.97	$460	+2.07
400–445	427	17	113.00–130.00	$121.70	$520	+0.45
450–495	472	20	112.50–124.00	$118.40	$559	+1.28
545	545	1	118.00	$118.00	$643	+3.47
550–595	569	11	112.00–117.00	$114.21	$650	-0.42
600–610	605	3	111.00–114.00	$111.99	$678	-1.14
708	708	2	113.00	$113.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	—
270–275	273	2	129.00–135.00	$132.03	$360	+0.73
320–345	333	2	130.00	$130.00	$433	-2.15
355–395	379	11	130.00–135.00	$132.23	$501	+1.52
400–435	417	9	128.00–133.00	$130.45	$544	+0.88
450–495	462	6	126.00–132.00	$130.11	$601	+2.52
513–525	519	8	117.00–119.00	$118.38	$614	-0.24
575	575	2	116.00	$116.00	$667	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	112.50	$112.50	$270	+12.50
275	275	1	112.50	$112.50	$309	—
355	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	-17.46
360–375	367	3	95.00–112.50	$105.70	$388	-1.76
445	445	1	112.00	$112.00	$498	+9.50
455–490	473	4	100.00–111.00	$103.45	$489	+1.76
505–540	516	7	90.00–111.00	$102.19	$527	-7.81
560–595	578	6	97.50–111.00	$105.03	$607	-6.46
645	645	1	102.00	$102.00	$658	-0.72
655–690	678	4	95.00–108.00	$103.48	$702	-0.51
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	+8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	+10.00
370–395	380	4	100.00–105.00	$103.12	$392	-1.88
400–440	423	5	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$444	+4.99
480–485	483	2	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$522	+4.69
485	485	1	90.00	$90.00	$436	-13.32
515–545	526	6	100.00–108.00	$104.19	$548	-4.48
565–575	570	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$630	+3.75
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	-16.75
615–620	618	2	102.00–110.00	$106.02	$655	+0.32
665–695	675	3	100.00–101.00	$100.67	$680	-2.79
730	730	1	102.00	$102.00	$745	+9.01
855	855	1	94.00	$94.00	$804	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—
400–445	426	8	117.50–132.50	$124.34	$530	-0.13
450–495	473	18	113.00–132.00	$123.41	$584	-3.32
500–545	525	17	114.00–126.00	$119.89	$629	-0.61
555–595	574	14	114.00–120.00	$116.20	$667	-1.66
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	417	19	135.00–156.00	$143.55	$599	+4.36
450–455	454	5	134.00–142.00	$138.01	$627	-2.30

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$446	—
455	455	1	90.00	$90.00	$410	-17.49
485	485	1	102.50	$102.50	$497	-4.99
500–520	509	5	100.00–112.50	$106.51	$542	+1.74
540	540	1	90.00	$90.00	$486	-14.77
550–560	555	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$602	+3.07
625	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562	-14.74
600–645	628	4	90.00–110.00	$100.84	$633	-3.90
655	655	1	109.00	$109.00	$714	+10.14
700–705	702	3	95.00–99.00	$97.00	$681	+1.56
760	760	1	103.00	$103.00	$783	+8.00
845	845	1	94.00	$94.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 thin fleshed	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
505–515	510	2	90.00–100.00	$95.05	$485	+5.05
555–595	569	5	90.00–109.00	$103.03	$586	+3.03
600–605	602	5	104.00–111.00	$109.40	$659	+9.40
760 thin fleshed	760	1	92.00	$92.00	$699	—
800	800	1	95.00	$95.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1365	977	85-90%	21	29.00–42.00	$36.01	$352	—
675–1475	1119	85-90%	30	42.00–48.00	$45.00	$504	-3.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1340	1141	80-85%	19	48.00–58.00	$52.24	$596	—
1080–1480	1268	80-85%	4	59.00–61.00	$60.20	$763	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1600	1398	75-80%	9	44.00–54.00	$49.68	$695	—
1165–1670	1451	75-80%	6	42.00–47.00	$44.97	$653	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1705	1395	6	55.00–77.00	$71.00	$990	—
1550–1915	1766	8	78.00–86.00	$81.41	$1,438	+2.14

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	507.00	$507.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	536.00	$536.00
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	592.00	$592.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	67.50	$67.50	$314	—

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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.