Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.86/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 478 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.74/cwt +11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 571 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.85/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 470 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	384	501
Feeder cattle	394	255	376
Slaughter cattle	103	89	100
Replacement cattle	20	40	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 3. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
270–290	280	2	154.00–160.00	$157.11	$440	—
330–345	338	2	155.00–157.00	$155.98	$527	-0.06
350–395	369	11	158.00–178.00	$170.00	$627	+15.72
400–420	412	3	151.00–169.00	$161.26	$664	+5.95
455–475	467	3	142.50–161.00	$150.21	$701	+4.21
565–580	573	4	145.00–151.00	$147.73	$846	+10.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	125.00–136.00	$130.37	$280	—
250–275	265	4	120.00–140.00	$129.81	$344	-5.31
305–345	326	6	120.00–138.00	$128.73	$420	+6.09
360–385	370	4	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$500	+1.18
410–445	428	2	128.00–140.00	$133.75	$572	—
675	675	1	126.00	$126.00	$850	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	112.50	$112.50	$321	—
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	+5.00
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	±0.00
410	410	1	95.00	$95.00	$390	—
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
620 thin fleshed	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	5	130.00–151.00	$137.14	$388	—
320–345	333	9	129.00–140.00	$135.11	$450	+3.15
350–395	374	12	131.00–140.00	$136.28	$510	+1.34
400–445	424	10	125.00–137.00	$131.97	$560	-0.92
430	430	1	124.00	$124.00	$533	-8.89
450–490	470	15	126.00–136.00	$132.85	$624	+10.85
500–545	525	12	118.00–133.00	$124.93	$656	+2.65
550–590	567	6	123.00–132.00	$128.71	$730	+9.71
600–615	606	4	118.00–128.00	$123.71	$750	+1.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	117.50–120.00	$118.78	$261	—
255	255	1	120.00	$120.00	$306	-5.00
330	330	1	112.50	$112.50	$371	-9.28
350–395	373	11	115.00–127.50	$120.92	$451	-1.75
400–430	412	7	114.00–127.00	$119.52	$492	-2.98
445 thin fleshed	445	1	95.00	$95.00	$423	—
470–495	481	12	114.00–125.00	$120.15	$578	+2.21
510–535	520	3	112.00–124.00	$115.96	$603	+4.30
555–575	567	3	115.00–117.50	$115.82	$657	-0.18
670	670	1	111.00	$111.00	$744	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	—
230	230	1	102.50	$102.50	$236	—
260	260	2	110.00	$110.00	$286	+2.50
295 thin fleshed	295	1	80.00	$80.00	$236	—
325–335	330	2	87.50–90.00	$88.73	$293	-3.75
330	330	1	110.00	$110.00	$363	+17.52
325–345 thin fleshed	335	2	80.00–95.00	$87.72	$294	-7.28
355–380	368	2	110.00	$110.00	$405	+10.00
500–520	510	2	105.00–112.00	$108.57	$554	+0.63
560–570	565	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$607	+1.54
665	665	1	100.00	$100.00	$665	+15.00
700 thin fleshed	700	1	82.00	$82.00	$574	—
700	700	1	101.00	$101.00	$707	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290 thin fleshed	268	3	80.00–95.00	$86.37	$231	+3.87
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	-1.00
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	+9.00
375–385 thin fleshed	380	2	90.00	$90.00	$342	-5.00
420 thin fleshed	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	-9.51
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	±0.00
530	530	1	102.00	$102.00	$541	-6.00
560–590	575	2	103.00	$103.00	$592	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	161.00	$161.00	$588	—
405–445	425	14	155.00–170.00	$162.13	$689	+11.15
455–495	478	24	139.00–158.00	$148.86	$712	+6.36
500–545	518	11	130.00–146.00	$140.17	$726	-1.38
555–595	571	22	133.00–148.00	$141.74	$809	+5.74
600–640	616	7	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$825	+6.37
710–740	728	6	122.00–127.00	$123.31	$898	—
765	765	1	119.00	$119.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	142.50	$142.50	$499	+27.50
425–445	435	2	120.00–135.00	$127.67	$555	+7.67
480–495	489	6	120.00–135.00	$126.56	$619	-6.44
510–540	520	3	130.00	$130.00	$676	+8.91
550–575	563	4	122.00–130.00	$126.96	$715	-3.84
605–625	615	2	113.00–121.00	$116.93	$719	-1.32
650–695	673	2	120.00–122.00	$121.03	$815	+5.88
735	735	1	118.00	$118.00	$867	—
795	795	2	114.00–118.00	$116.00	$922	—
810	810	1	108.00	$108.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	102.50–110.00	$106.25	$515	—
555	555	1	102.00	$102.00	$566	+2.00
760	760	1	103.00	$103.00	$783	-3.00
835 thin fleshed	835	1	92.00	$92.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	103.00	$103.00	$515	—
580	580	1	102.00	$102.00	$592	—
755	755	1	102.00	$102.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1160	1036	80-85%	4	46.00–58.00	$53.82	$558	—
815–1530	1116	80-85%	34	59.00–69.00	$62.40	$696	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–995	814	85-90%	4	35.00–43.00	$38.84	$316	+11.79
850–1015	915	85-90%	3	20.00–30.00	$26.30	$241	-28.13
670–1385	1040	85-90%	19	47.00–58.00	$55.38	$576	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1530	1290	75-80%	2	56.00	$56.00	$722	—
1025–1955	1448	75-80%	15	59.00–68.00	$64.24	$930	—
1870	1870	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,384	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2255	1677	10	81.00–95.00	$87.12	$1,461	—
1575–2310	1819	4	96.00–100.00	$96.98	$1,764	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–825	684	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	260.00–475.00	$386.00
745–845	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–500.00	$464.86
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1100	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–940.00	$774.39
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.