Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.89/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 423 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.94/cwt ≈ $502/hd at 372 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.28/cwt ≈ $572/hd at 371 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	239	332
Feeder cattle	255	106	229
Slaughter cattle	89	98	85
Replacement cattle	40	35	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 9.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	154.00–160.00	$156.04	$527	+20.04
350–395	371	15	146.00–164.00	$154.28	$572	—
405–435	421	6	145.00–164.00	$155.31	$654	—
455–495	474	5	143.00–151.00	$146.00	$692	—
510–533	526	5	142.50–148.00	$143.86	$757	+11.37
565–575	570	2	134.00–141.00	$137.47	$784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	3	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$365	+2.12
305–340	323	2	120.00–125.00	$122.64	$396	+7.64
360–395	375	5	130.00–140.00	$133.92	$502	—
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	+5.93

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	90.00	$90.00	$198	—
220–240	230	2	100.00–105.00	$102.39	$235	+12.39
275 thin fleshed	275	1	80.00	$80.00	$220	—
310	310	1	95.00	$95.00	$294	—
370–390	380	2	110.00	$110.00	$418	+10.00
380 thin fleshed	380	1	90.00	$90.00	$342	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	5	130.00–137.00	$131.96	$429	—
350–395	372	15	128.00–144.00	$134.94	$502	—
400–440	423	16	125.00–144.00	$132.89	$562	+9.89
480	480	1	122.00	$122.00	$586	—
465–495	483	4	125.00–126.00	$125.25	$605	—
500–525	512	7	119.00–125.00	$122.28	$626	—
570	570	1	119.00	$119.00	$678	—
615	615	2	122.00	$122.00	$750	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–180	168	3	101.00–107.50	$103.47	$174	—
270	270	1	107.50	$107.50	$290	—
280	280	1	97.50	$97.50	$273	—
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	95.00	$95.00	$323	+13.00
340–345	343	2	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$317	—
370	370	1	100.00	$100.00	$370	—
375	375	1	90.00	$90.00	$338	—
400–445	423	3	102.50–106.00	$104.48	$442	—
480	480	1	80.00	$80.00	$384	-14.00
480	480	1	108.00	$108.00	$518	+14.00
515–545	530	2	106.00–110.00	$107.94	$572	+6.91
550–560	555	2	104.00–108.00	$105.98	$588	—
645	645	1	101.00	$101.00	$651	-1.99
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552	—
685–690	688	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$698	—
820	820	1	85.00	$85.00	$697	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	117.50	$117.50	$223	—
265	265	1	125.00	$125.00	$331	—
300–335	313	3	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$381	+6.78
350–395	377	6	119.00–127.00	$122.67	$462	+5.23
425	425	1	122.50	$122.50	$521	—
450–475	463	6	112.00–122.00	$117.94	$546	+3.22
505–520	512	3	110.00–114.00	$111.66	$572	+0.17
555	555	1	116.00	$116.00	$644	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 thin fleshed	285	1	82.50	$82.50	$235	-2.50
330	330	1	111.00	$111.00	$366	—
350	350	1	101.00	$101.00	$354	—
385 thin fleshed	385	1	95.00	$95.00	$366	—
425	425	1	105.00	$105.00	$446	-4.00
425–440 thin fleshed	433	2	89.00–90.00	$89.51	$388	—
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—
505–525	515	2	108.00	$108.00	$556	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	80.00	$80.00	$440	—
680	680	1	101.00	$101.00	$687	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	421	9	140.00–157.00	$150.98	$636	+14.98
460–485	473	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$631	—
450–495	475	11	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$677	—
505–545	525	5	136.00–144.00	$141.55	$743	+11.55
535	535	1	128.00	$128.00	$685	-2.00
550	550	1	136.00	$136.00	$748	+15.00
595	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	+3.00
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
615–625	620	2	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$790	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	125.00–127.50	$126.29	$391	—
365	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420	—
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	-11.00
465	465	1	133.00	$133.00	$618	—
520–535	528	2	115.00–127.00	$121.09	$639	—
550–590	565	5	130.00–132.00	$130.80	$739	+11.80
605–640	618	3	113.00–124.00	$118.25	$731	—
650–685	668	5	110.00–121.00	$115.15	$769	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	438	3	100.00–105.00	$102.35	$448	—
495	495	1	108.00	$108.00	$535	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	—
815 thin fleshed	815	1	94.00	$94.00	$766	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	100.00–110.00	$104.83	$451	-0.17
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-2.00
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	—
770	770	1	106.00	$106.00	$816	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–955	769	85-90%	5	40.00–43.00	$41.12	$316	—
505–1110	822	85-90%	3	24.00–30.00	$27.05	$222	-26.66
705–1250	928	85-90%	19	46.00–58.00	$54.43	$505	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1500	1064	80-85%	17	59.00–71.00	$63.76	$678	-12.10
1030–1955	1479	80-85%	9	72.00–82.00	$75.87	$1,122	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1560	1352	75-80%	12	62.00–69.00	$65.82	$890	-2.40
1820–1840	1830	75-80%	2	77.00–81.00	$79.01	$1,446	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1213	2	72.00–73.00	$72.59	$881	—
1275–2025	1553	7	81.00–92.00	$88.91	$1,381	-14.85
1660–2205	1933	2	100.00–103.00	$101.29	$1,958	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
915–930	923	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$649.80
885–1320	1011	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–875.00	$735.50
900–1525	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	725.00–1,125.00	$920.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580	580	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	210.00	$210.00
605–835	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	330.00–700.00	$544.55
655–830	752	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	340.00–600.00	$483.17

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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
845–895	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–825.00	$698.32	—
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
560	560	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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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.