Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.41/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 467 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.02/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.49/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	648	502	748
Feeder cattle	428	376	553
Slaughter cattle	165	101	170
Replacement cattle	55	25	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	135.00	$135.00	$364	-22.03
315–345	330	2	155.00–156.00	$155.52	$513	+10.57
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	-12.45
350–390	371	7	145.00–154.00	$148.37	$550	-2.93
375–395	385	2	141.00–143.00	$142.03	$547	-9.27
415–445	428	3	145.00–150.00	$146.73	$628	+4.71
470–490	480	2	136.00–143.00	$139.43	$669	-7.32
500–540	525	6	134.00–138.00	$136.22	$715	+14.22
601	601	4	131.00	$131.00	$787	+10.25
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	-5.25
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	-5.00
785	785	1	114.00	$114.00	$895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	120.00–137.50	$128.65	$287	-1.68
250–295	276	5	120.00–135.00	$126.65	$350	-0.26
315–335	327	3	135.00–143.00	$139.42	$456	+15.48
355–395	376	6	130.00–143.00	$133.81	$503	-1.73
450–495	465	3	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$616	+2.44
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	—
675	675	1	109.00	$109.00	$736	-11.97
860	860	1	108.00	$108.00	$929	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	102.50	$102.50	$200	—
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	—
350–395	373	2	102.50–110.00	$106.02	$395	—
385 thin fleshed	385	1	80.00	$80.00	$308	—
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	+15.00
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	+7.49
670	670	1	101.00	$101.00	$677	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—
810	810	1	102.00	$102.00	$826	—
895	895	1	94.00	$94.00	$841	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	97.50–107.50	$101.99	$227	+19.49
280 thin fleshed	280	1	92.50	$92.50	$259	—
310 thin fleshed	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
330–345	338	2	100.00–112.50	$106.11	$359	—
370–380	375	2	99.00–105.00	$101.96	$382	-3.51
375–390	383	2	87.50–90.00	$88.77	$340	-16.70
415–440	423	3	100.00–110.00	$103.92	$440	-6.08
430 thin fleshed	430	1	89.00	$89.00	$383	—
465	465	1	92.00	$92.00	$428	+0.37
475–490	483	3	102.00–109.00	$105.35	$509	+0.35
510–545	531	8	90.00–110.00	$103.94	$552	-2.09
540	540	1	85.00	$85.00	$459	-5.00
550–595	573	5	106.00–111.00	$107.36	$615	+4.97
555–595	574	4	85.00–96.00	$92.71	$532	-9.68
605–625	615	2	85.00–90.00	$87.54	$538	-17.57
600–645	622	9	100.00–107.00	$104.80	$652	+13.07
650–675	663	2	92.00–95.00	$93.53	$620	-10.76
670	670	1	97.00	$97.00	$650	-7.29
705–725	715	3	80.00–90.00	$83.38	$596	-10.62
720	720	1	99.00	$99.00	$713	+5.00
745 thin fleshed	745	1	92.00	$92.00	$685	—
765–785	775	2	94.00	$94.00	$728	-2.00
810	810	1	84.00	$84.00	$680	—
860	860	1	87.00	$87.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	5	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$331	-1.83
305–345	328	6	116.00–126.00	$120.48	$395	-5.53
350–380	365	4	115.00–126.00	$117.86	$430	-4.80
400–445	425	9	116.00–126.00	$123.40	$524	+2.12
450–495	467	16	112.50–124.00	$118.41	$553	+1.32
500–545	517	10	109.00–120.00	$112.65	$582	-4.30
550–555	553	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$600	-7.50
605	605	3	108.00	$108.00	$653	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	—
290 thin fleshed	290	1	125.00	$125.00	$362	—
300	300	1	120.00	$120.00	$360	-10.03
330	330	1	132.50	$132.50	$437	+2.47
370–380	372	5	128.00–131.00	$129.61	$482	+11.61
415–425	420	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$520	-2.81
405–445	426	13	123.00–130.00	$127.52	$543	+0.97
460–495	478	3	115.00–121.00	$118.73	$568	-6.98
490	490	1	124.00	$124.00	$608	-1.71
500	500	1	113.00	$113.00	$565	-7.29
505–515	508	3	118.00–121.00	$119.68	$608	-0.61
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-5.00
580	580	1	111.00	$111.00	$644	-4.00
640	640	1	121.00	$121.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 thin fleshed	180	1	80.00	$80.00	$144	—
205 thin fleshed	205	1	92.50	$92.50	$190	—
225	225	1	100.00	$100.00	$225	—
280–285	283	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$290	—
280–290 thin fleshed	285	2	85.00–92.50	$88.82	$253	—
355–380	367	3	100.00–112.50	$107.38	$394	+7.38
350–395 thin fleshed	373	2	80.00–85.00	$82.65	$308	—
400–410 thin fleshed	405	2	80.00–92.50	$86.17	$349	—
405–445	422	3	100.00–110.00	$105.16	$444	-3.84
450	450	1	90.00	$90.00	$405	+10.00
455–495	475	2	102.50–106.00	$104.32	$496	+24.32
485 thin fleshed	485	1	80.00	$80.00	$388	-10.00
490	490	1	85.00	$85.00	$416	-15.00
500 thin fleshed	500	1	88.00	$88.00	$440	—
510–545	528	2	105.00–108.00	$106.55	$563	—
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	—
570	570	1	95.00	$95.00	$542	—
585–595	590	2	107.00	$107.00	$631	—
605	605	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$632	-1.50
725 thin fleshed	725	1	88.00	$88.00	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	+20.00
455	455	1	80.00	$80.00	$364	-30.00
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	-10.00
490 thin fleshed	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441	—
505 thin fleshed	505	1	90.00	$90.00	$454	—
525	525	1	94.00	$94.00	$494	-6.00
520–540	530	3	100.00–110.00	$103.40	$548	+3.40
530–540	535	2	80.00–90.00	$85.05	$455	-14.95
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	—
550–585	565	4	100.00–110.00	$103.20	$583	—
570–585 thin fleshed	578	2	90.00–93.00	$91.48	$529	—
610	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	-15.00
605–640	618	3	102.00–109.00	$105.68	$653	-4.32
660–690	677	5	100.00–108.00	$104.17	$705	-5.83
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	-14.67
755–790	770	7	90.00–94.00	$92.13	$709	+2.55
820	820	1	95.00	$95.00	$779	—
820	820	1	88.00	$88.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	132.50–135.00	$133.76	$568	+4.56
465–495	479	6	118.00–132.00	$127.19	$609	+6.14
500–540	526	12	113.00–128.00	$122.49	$644	-0.59
550–590	570	9	112.00–120.00	$117.34	$669	-7.69
605–615	610	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$708	-3.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
400–430	414	9	139.00–153.00	$146.75	$608	+2.41
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	-24.34
450–480	463	8	135.00–143.00	$138.56	$642	-1.58
480–490	485	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$638	+0.03
505	505	1	132.00	$132.00	$667	+1.32
500–535	513	6	122.00–129.00	$124.88	$641	-5.80
555–590	573	2	116.00–124.00	$119.88	$687	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–520 thin fleshed	515	2	90.00	$90.00	$464	—
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	—
565–580	573	2	100.00–106.00	$103.04	$590	—
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	—
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	-12.53
775 thin fleshed	775	1	86.00	$86.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$450	—
810–1495	1170	80-85%	57	54.00–64.00	$58.90	$689	—
965–1520	1264	80-85%	11	65.00–73.00	$67.74	$856	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1095	883	85-90%	15	30.00–45.00	$40.11	$354	+0.50
785–1150	901	85-90%	7	10.00–26.00	$19.77	$178	-1.67
695–1520	967	85-90%	20	45.00–53.00	$49.80	$482	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1775	1479	75-80%	17	54.00–64.00	$58.21	$861	—
1490–1710	1600	75-80%	2	52.00	$52.00	$832	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1805	1441	12	29.00–76.00	$62.25	$897	-13.91
1090–2215	1681	8	78.00–90.00	$83.22	$1,399	+0.43

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	366.00	$366.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–980	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–700.00	$682.25
800–1140	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	400.00–935.00	$726.45
995–1135	1036	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–800.00	$648.85
925–1325	1101	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	550.00–850.00	$710.91
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–720	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	382.00–475.00	$427.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
765–800	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–775.00	$709.19
795–805	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	430.00–525.00	$477.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	-150.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
980–1260	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–1,125.00	$964.78	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00	—
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.