Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.99/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 481 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.67/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 579 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.86/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	428	446	686
Feeder cattle	308	322	506
Slaughter cattle	90	80	150
Replacement cattle	30	44	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady with some steer and bull calves 10 higher. Demand was moderate to slightly higher; market activity and buyer interest were mostly 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	—
305	305	1	144.00	$144.00	$439	-6.21
345	345	5	151.00	$151.00	$521	+9.00
360	360	1	135.00	$135.00	$486	-16.57
355–395	374	9	145.00–164.00	$153.73	$575	+2.16
400–415	407	3	151.00–154.00	$153.00	$623	+9.83
455	455	1	160.00	$160.00	$728	+27.00
518	518	2	130.00	$130.00	$673	±0.00
545	545	4	136.00	$136.00	$741	±0.00
613	613	3	130.00	$130.00	$797	—
653	653	5	130.00	$130.00	$849	—
700–740	707	6	118.00–123.00	$120.61	$853	+5.61
755	755	2	119.50	$119.50	$902	—
863	863	2	113.00	$113.00	$975	—
958	958	4	99.00	$99.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	115.00–142.50	$129.07	$278	+7.44
250	250	1	142.50	$142.50	$356	+10.92
320–345	334	4	130.00–140.00	$135.53	$453	-4.44
360–380	370	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$520	+13.86
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	+7.51
515–525	520	2	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$637	-5.50
565–590	578	2	120.00–126.00	$123.06	$711	-6.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	105.00	$105.00	$299	—
290 thin fleshed	290	1	95.00	$95.00	$276	—
335	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	-12.50
350 thin fleshed	350	1	90.00	$90.00	$315	—
350–375	363	2	105.00	$105.00	$381	+2.43
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-2.50
520 thin fleshed	520	1	80.00	$80.00	$416	—
605–630	618	2	100.00–102.00	$100.98	$624	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	107.50	$107.50	$231	—
265 thin fleshed	265	1	95.00	$95.00	$252	—
295	295	1	97.50	$97.50	$288	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	80.00	$80.00	$296	—
390	390	1	82.50	$82.50	$322	—
485	485	1	102.50	$102.50	$497	-3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	113.00	$113.00	$226	-9.50
275–295	283	3	116.00–120.00	$118.68	$336	+2.24
310–340	323	8	110.00–124.00	$118.64	$383	-2.97
355–395	375	6	112.00–124.00	$117.29	$440	-2.29
415–430	422	3	110.00–122.00	$115.60	$488	-3.20
450–490	478	5	108.00–120.00	$116.31	$556	+2.16
510–545	526	4	109.00–115.00	$113.05	$595	+1.80
550–597	579	13	110.00–113.00	$111.67	$647	+1.17
665	665	1	112.00	$112.00	$745	+4.00
720–733	727	4	108.00–111.50	$109.73	$798	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	126.00	$126.00	$359	—
405	405	1	121.00	$121.00	$490	-5.97
425–440	430	3	126.00–127.00	$126.67	$545	-0.30
450–488	481	13	123.00–130.00	$124.99	$601	+1.99
500–503	502	4	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$592	—
549	549	5	113.00	$113.00	$620	—
628	628	3	116.50	$116.50	$732	—
665	665	5	113.00	$113.00	$751	—
725	725	1	111.00	$111.00	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	97.50–102.50	$100.10	$188	-2.40
255–285	270	2	105.00–110.00	$107.64	$291	+2.64
305	305	1	80.00	$80.00	$244	—
350	350	1	106.00	$106.00	$371	—
355–385	370	2	84.00–87.50	$85.82	$318	—
410–440	427	3	100.00–110.00	$104.39	$446	+16.72
470–485	477	3	102.00–108.00	$104.98	$501	-3.22
470–495 thin fleshed	483	2	80.00–90.00	$84.87	$410	—
535	535	1	107.00	$107.00	$572	+3.75
570–595	579	4	100.00–111.00	$103.74	$601	-1.00
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	-3.00
610 thin fleshed	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	—
615	615	1	85.00	$85.00	$523	-21.80
635	635	1	106.00	$106.00	$673	+24.00
683	683	2	101.00	$101.00	$690	-4.00
745 thin fleshed	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	—
800	800	2	100.00	$100.00	$800	-2.00
820	820	1	80.00	$80.00	$656	-22.00
890	890	1	88.00	$88.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	—
370 thin fleshed	370	2	84.00–90.00	$87.00	$322	-4.27
375	375	1	102.00	$102.00	$382	-9.00
405 thin fleshed	405	1	80.00	$80.00	$324	-10.00
480	480	1	102.00	$102.00	$490	-6.00
530 thin fleshed	530	1	80.00	$80.00	$424	-5.07
618	618	2	104.00	$104.00	$643	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	8	143.00–156.00	$149.82	$632	+9.70
450–495	478	3	137.00–155.00	$143.33	$685	+16.86
530	530	1	126.00	$126.00	$668	+5.00
510–549	539	6	137.00	$137.00	$738	+16.00
565–585	575	2	123.00–130.00	$126.44	$727	+2.44
575	575	1	134.00	$134.00	$770	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—
445	445	2	120.00–132.00	$126.00	$561	-5.28
460–495	477	3	122.00–132.00	$126.46	$603	+9.71
520–525	522	3	120.00–122.00	$120.67	$630	-2.69
565–575	570	3	118.00–122.00	$120.65	$688	-2.22
600–630	612	3	111.00–123.00	$115.28	$706	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	90.00	$90.00	$423	—
500–525	513	2	106.00–110.00	$107.95	$554	-1.05
625	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562	-10.00
673	673	2	96.00	$96.00	$646	-11.48
740 thin fleshed	740	1	82.00	$82.00	$607	—
750	750	1	98.00	$98.00	$735	—
760–775	768	2	85.00–89.00	$86.98	$668	—
870	870	1	94.00	$94.00	$818	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475 thin fleshed	475	1	80.00	$80.00	$380	—
535	535	1	96.00	$96.00	$514	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1650	1109	80-85%	31	56.00–68.00	$62.96	$698	—
940–1555	1214	80-85%	13	68.00–77.00	$71.84	$872	+2.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$435	+1.00
615–785	727	85-90%	3	18.00–23.00	$20.52	$149	-38.48
635–1195	829	85-90%	7	34.00–45.00	$40.52	$336	—
695–1485	928	85-90%	11	48.00–55.00	$51.62	$479	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1400	1390	75-80%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.50	$952	—
1275–1630	1453	75-80%	2	66.00	$66.00	$959	-4.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1240	1175	3	68.00–75.00	$72.12	$847	—
1580	1580	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,153	-12.67
1090–2040	1588	8	78.00–94.00	$87.47	$1,389	+1.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1065	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–800.00	$663.56
920–1065	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–750.00	$645.72
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50
985–1135	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–825.00	$762.17
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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 $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
695–835	772	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	471.00–575.00	$521.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–735	693	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00–750.00	$644.40	—
620–840	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–700.00	$657.53	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.