Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.33/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 522 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 372 872 626
Feeder cattle 293 717 475
Slaughter cattle 61 135 120
Replacement cattle 18 20 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was down slightly. 1 hog

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 132.50 $132.50 $338 +11.82
330 330 1 132.50 $132.50 $437 +6.94
355–390 373 5 110.00–130.00 $122.63 $457 -0.91
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +11.26
480 480 1 117.00 $117.00 $562 -6.04
515–540 528 2 114.00–126.00 $119.86 $633 -1.14
550–585 573 6 115.00–124.00 $119.19 $683 +3.16
605–640 624 4 112.00–124.00 $117.66 $734 +2.66
655–690 668 3 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $768 ±0.00
710 710 1 119.00 $119.00 $845 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 +5.82
305–345 333 4 137.50–144.00 $140.64 $468 +0.51
380–395 388 2 137.00–143.00 $140.06 $543 +8.06
465–490 480 4 130.00–135.00 $133.23 $640 -4.22
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 +5.34
565 565 1 132.00 $132.00 $746 +12.00
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 110.00 $110.00 $209 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 -0.52
675 675 1 106.00 $106.00 $716 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 -0.63
600 600 1 104.00 $104.00 $624 —
785 785 1 92.00 $92.00 $722 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 100.00 $100.00 $200 -4.85
265–290 278 2 95.00–105.00 $99.77 $277 -7.71
425 425 1 104.00 $104.00 $442 -0.99
445 445 1 90.00 $90.00 $400 +1.63
455–475 463 6 95.00–110.00 $103.31 $478 -1.02
485 485 1 88.00 $88.00 $427 +0.97
500–545 513 6 98.00–107.00 $103.63 $532 +18.63
520 520 1 90.00 $90.00 $468 +5.00
575 thin fleshed 575 1 84.00 $84.00 $483 -1.00
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 -2.49
625–638 633 4 97.00–107.00 $104.28 $660 +6.36
690 690 1 86.00 $86.00 $593 -2.45
700–705 703 2 87.00–100.00 $93.52 $657 -1.98
745 thin fleshed 745 1 89.00 $89.00 $663 —
770–780 773 3 97.00–99.00 $97.66 $755 +13.66
808–820 812 3 91.00–92.00 $91.66 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 +4.42
355–390 373 5 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $459 +5.75
400–445 418 3 112.00–123.00 $116.87 $489 +3.61
450–490 465 9 112.00–130.00 $117.80 $548 +6.08
500–545 524 9 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $594 +1.04
555–585 571 4 110.00–121.00 $113.57 $648 +1.90
655–675 665 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 373 4 95.00–106.00 $101.80 $380 -1.77
450–475 456 4 104.00–110.00 $107.21 $489 +4.44
505–540 519 4 94.00–105.00 $98.72 $512 -3.07
525–545 thin fleshed 535 2 90.00 $90.00 $482 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 98.00 $98.00 $583 +8.00
595 595 2 97.50–98.00 $97.75 $582 -6.98
610–630 615 4 100.00–106.00 $104.46 $642 +3.46
615 thin fleshed 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 —
640 640 1 91.00 $91.00 $582 —
665–680 673 2 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $619 -4.98
680 thin fleshed 680 1 85.00 $85.00 $578 -5.00
770 thin fleshed 770 1 84.00 $84.00 $647 —
795 795 1 95.00 $95.00 $755 —
805 thin fleshed 805 1 83.00 $83.00 $668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 126.00 $126.00 $416 —
350–385 372 3 126.00–130.00 $128.32 $477 +1.32
400–415 408 2 126.00–136.00 $131.09 $535 +10.57
460–465 463 2 125.00–129.00 $127.01 $588 +3.37
470 470 1 118.00 $118.00 $555 -5.64
505–540 519 4 116.00–118.00 $116.76 $606 —
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 127.50 $127.50 $453 —
405–445 422 5 117.50–130.00 $124.51 $525 +2.74
455–485 470 5 117.50–118.00 $117.60 $553 -3.56
500–545 522 19 110.00–124.00 $118.33 $618 +2.52
550–590 564 7 115.00–126.00 $118.57 $669 +6.58
605–625 615 4 112.00–116.00 $113.48 $698 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 -14.33
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -4.33
450 thin fleshed 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 ±0.00
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 +1.53
505–515 510 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $523 -1.11
550–555 553 2 107.50–110.00 $108.76 $601 +19.26
550–590 570 2 85.00–94.00 $89.34 $509 -15.03
603–605 604 4 109.00–110.00 $109.25 $660 +14.25
610–640 630 3 90.00–94.00 $92.71 $584 +2.31
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 -10.00
650–690 671 6 99.00–108.00 $104.51 $701 +4.51
700–740 724 4 97.00–99.00 $98.01 $710 —
760–785 773 2 94.00–95.00 $94.51 $731 —
800 800 1 92.00 $92.00 $736 —
880 880 1 88.00 $88.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 432 5 131.00–143.00 $137.53 $594 -4.20
450–485 470 5 131.00–137.00 $134.57 $632 +0.30
505–540 523 2 119.00–123.00 $121.07 $633 —
525 525 1 128.00 $128.00 $672 —
555–565 560 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $658 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 -0.52
550–590 567 3 102.50–110.00 $107.53 $610 +6.16
600–635 615 3 93.00–109.00 $103.47 $636 +2.17
655 655 1 101.00 $101.00 $662 +4.49
690 thin fleshed 690 1 83.00 $83.00 $573 -4.99
735 735 1 103.00 $103.00 $757 +2.00
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1460 1220 80-85% 11 54.00–64.00 $59.96 $732 —
990–1410 1224 80-85% 10 66.00–70.00 $68.17 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–945 870 85-90% 7 31.00–45.00 $40.22 $350 —
750–1165 997 85-90% 8 46.00–57.00 $51.11 $510 +10.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1620 1403 75-80% 6 56.00–62.00 $59.40 $833 +2.15
1180–1530 1428 75-80% 6 65.00–68.00 $66.51 $950 +9.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1455 1405 2 64.00–67.00 $65.55 $921 —
1405–1995 1695 6 78.00–86.00 $83.18 $1,410 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 456.00 $456.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 386.00 $386.00
685–810 758 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 281.00–550.00 $444.79
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–950 927 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–675.00 $609.08
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.