Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.13/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $499/hd at 422 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.89/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $496/hd at 329 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.24/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 672 932
Feeder cattle 474 543 671
Slaughter cattle 184 104 181
Replacement cattle 35 25 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady with lighter steer and bull calves up 10.00 to 15.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 160.00 $160.00 $304 —
215 215 1 157.50 $157.50 $339 +17.50
285 285 2 150.00 $150.00 $428 +12.50
305–345 329 13 145.00–163.00 $150.89 $496 +7.60
350–395 374 12 143.00–159.00 $150.12 $561 +4.95
400–435 419 6 135.00–151.00 $146.49 $614 +8.02
455–490 471 7 141.00–148.00 $144.26 $679 +7.80
500–540 521 6 134.00–141.00 $137.15 $715 +3.55
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 -7.38
603–610 607 8 130.00–134.50 $132.26 $803 +3.88
678 678 2 130.00 $130.00 $881 +6.00
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +8.00
802 802 3 120.00 $120.00 $962 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 140.00 $140.00 $217 +10.00
205–249 227 6 130.00–145.00 $132.70 $301 +17.70
250–290 269 8 120.00–142.50 $131.70 $354 +4.17
300–345 319 7 117.50–141.00 $130.34 $416 +4.13
355–390 378 9 115.00–141.00 $129.90 $491 +3.75
400–435 420 4 112.50–132.00 $123.40 $518 —
475 475 1 132.00 $132.00 $627 +5.00
525–545 535 3 120.00–128.00 $124.28 $665 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 275 5 100.00–112.50 $108.60 $299 -1.40
350 thin fleshed 350 1 80.00 $80.00 $280 —
350–390 367 3 100.00 $100.00 $367 -5.95
370 370 1 82.50 $82.50 $305 -23.45
590 590 1 90.00 $90.00 $531 —
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 +5.00
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 ±0.00
710 710 1 81.00 $81.00 $575 -15.00
760 thin fleshed 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 thin fleshed 195 1 92.50 $92.50 $180 —
260–270 thin fleshed 265 2 90.00–95.00 $92.45 $245 —
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 —
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 -10.00
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 90.00 $90.00 $356 —
410–440 425 2 105.00–110.00 $107.41 $456 —
465 465 1 102.50 $102.50 $477 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 80.00 $80.00 $376 —
520 520 1 102.50 $102.50 $533 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 —
610–630 620 2 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $633 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 175 2 122.50 $122.50 $214 —
230–240 235 3 112.50 $112.50 $264 -7.50
255–295 274 4 107.50–120.00 $113.71 $312 +11.21
310–345 323 10 112.00–124.00 $118.31 $382 +4.25
350–390 368 11 112.50–125.00 $119.31 $439 +1.50
400–445 422 17 111.00–123.00 $118.13 $499 +0.88
455–495 477 12 110.00–121.00 $115.19 $549 -3.02
500–535 522 3 112.00–115.00 $112.96 $590 -0.46
550–585 568 3 115.00–121.00 $118.04 $670 +3.54
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 100.00 $100.00 $160 —
215–230 223 2 105.00–112.50 $108.88 $243 -1.12
275 thin fleshed 275 1 90.00 $90.00 $248 —
300 300 1 80.00 $80.00 $240 -10.00
300–340 thin fleshed 315 3 80.00–87.50 $82.70 $261 —
300–345 323 2 100.00–108.00 $103.72 $335 +13.72
370–385 378 2 102.50–110.00 $106.18 $401 +1.78
380 thin fleshed 380 1 80.00 $80.00 $304 -2.50
400–405 thin fleshed 403 2 80.00–90.00 $84.97 $342 +4.97
400–440 416 5 100.00–110.00 $104.29 $434 +0.57
405–445 430 3 85.00–92.00 $87.20 $375 +1.38
450–495 468 6 80.00–96.00 $89.75 $420 +9.75
455–495 478 5 105.00–110.00 $108.96 $521 +6.17
500–545 518 5 100.00–110.00 $103.95 $538 -1.33
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 +5.07
580 580 1 85.00 $85.00 $493 -16.99
570–595 584 4 101.00–103.00 $102.37 $598 +0.38
595 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 -21.99
605 605 1 80.00 $80.00 $484 -13.89
620 620 1 107.00 $107.00 $663 +13.11
630 630 1 91.00 $91.00 $573 +5.89
660–690 677 3 95.00–100.00 $98.03 $664 +8.03
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 +2.00
730 730 1 84.00 $84.00 $613 -14.00
765 thin fleshed 765 1 82.00 $82.00 $627 +1.00
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 -4.00
810 810 1 97.00 $97.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 178 2 147.50–160.00 $153.31 $273 —
345 345 1 144.00 $144.00 $497 —
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
380 380 1 128.00 $128.00 $486 —
375–395 385 2 120.00–123.00 $121.54 $468 —
425–430 427 3 124.00–127.00 $125.33 $535 -1.03
435 435 1 122.00 $122.00 $531 -4.36
450–485 459 7 120.00–125.00 $123.97 $569 +1.59
480–499 495 5 119.00–123.00 $122.22 $605 -0.16
500–540 522 9 117.00–124.00 $120.38 $628 +1.92
555–585 573 3 118.00–120.00 $119.33 $684 -0.44
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 +4.00
605 605 1 113.00 $113.00 $684 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 100.00 $100.00 $215 —
255 thin fleshed 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 —
280 280 1 95.00 $95.00 $266 -13.75
330 330 1 90.00 $90.00 $297 -10.00
350–360 thin fleshed 355 2 80.00–90.00 $85.07 $302 —
370 370 1 111.00 $111.00 $411 +6.54
405–410 thin fleshed 408 3 80.00–90.00 $83.31 $340 —
400–430 420 3 101.00–105.00 $103.73 $436 +1.23
460–485 473 2 100.00–110.00 $104.87 $496 -0.13
455–495 thin fleshed 475 2 90.00–92.50 $91.30 $434 —
505 505 1 106.00 $106.00 $535 —
500–520 thin fleshed 508 3 80.00–90.00 $86.72 $441 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 97.50 $97.50 $580 —
600–635 thin fleshed 615 4 80.00–93.50 $86.44 $532 —
665 665 1 98.00 $98.00 $652 —
670 670 1 88.00 $88.00 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 424 5 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $541 +4.25
450–495 469 8 111.00–134.00 $124.21 $583 +1.04
505–545 524 6 113.00–131.00 $123.08 $645 +0.71
555–585 566 4 120.00–126.00 $122.77 $695 +1.93
605–615 610 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $711 -1.36
650–665 657 3 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $762 +5.00
710–715 713 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 423 5 139.00–148.00 $143.45 $607 +2.92
450–490 464 7 137.00–146.00 $141.39 $656 +1.61
480–490 485 3 120.00–134.00 $129.38 $627 -10.40
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 +1.60
505–510 508 3 134.00–136.00 $134.67 $684 +4.27
550–580 565 2 125.00–128.00 $126.46 $714 -2.85
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 5 100.00–110.00 $106.00 $453 -0.43
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
500 500 1 95.00 $95.00 $475 -11.42
565 thin fleshed 565 1 90.00 $90.00 $508 —
580 580 1 107.00 $107.00 $621 +2.06
600 600 1 89.00 $89.00 $534 -3.00
600–605 603 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $615 +9.99
665–685 675 3 103.00–106.00 $105.00 $709 +0.78
675 thin fleshed 675 1 84.00 $84.00 $567 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 520 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $546 +0.05
555–585 thin fleshed 567 3 80.00–94.00 $84.61 $480 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
580 580 1 90.00 $90.00 $522 —
610 610 1 111.00 $111.00 $677 +6.00
615–640 thin fleshed 632 3 86.00–90.00 $88.65 $560 —
680 thin fleshed 680 2 80.00–86.00 $83.00 $564 —
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 +2.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1125 1039 80-85% 4 46.00–50.00 $49.03 $509 —
735–1605 1168 80-85% 59 53.00–64.00 $58.35 $682 —
1230–1630 1437 80-85% 12 65.00–72.00 $67.71 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1185 973 85-90% 17 30.00–45.00 $39.08 $380 —
745–1250 973 85-90% 18 45.00–52.00 $48.41 $471 —
835–1160 988 85-90% 3 10.00–23.00 $16.51 $163 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1575 1457 75-80% 15 54.00–63.00 $59.56 $868 —
1105–2020 1676 75-80% 11 44.00–50.00 $46.97 $787 —
1910 1910 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,242 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1985 1593 10 77.00–90.00 $82.58 $1,315 —
1160–1860 1600 3 58.00–74.00 $67.03 $1,072 -14.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
985–1145 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $926.08
885–1335 1129 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 560.00–800.00 $673.00
1240–1385 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–900.00 $851.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
925–1245 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–925.00 $848.56 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
940–1375 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,225.00 $1,163.26 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
565 565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 460.00 $460.00 —
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 67.00 $67.00 $208 —

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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.