Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.77/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $402/hd at 328 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.63/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 515 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.90/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $468/hd at 378 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	573	1,296	397
Feeder cattle	383	955	290
Slaughter cattle	125	246	100
Replacement cattle	65	95	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, boning type were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5.00 lower with the exception of five-weight heifers being 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly 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
250–280	270	3	150.00–157.00	$152.73	$412	-1.54
305–345	333	5	159.00–165.00	$161.76	$539	+7.06
355–390	373	2	146.00–147.50	$146.71	$547	-8.89
360–395	381	8	148.00–160.00	$154.82	$590	+8.58
420–445	431	8	146.00–156.00	$150.98	$651	-7.03
450 thin fleshed	450	1	143.00	$143.00	$644	—
460–495	485	5	146.00–158.00	$152.62	$740	-15.70
500–535	519	4	146.00–155.00	$151.81	$788	-4.08
550–575	564	5	135.00–145.00	$139.45	$786	-15.17
600–640	616	6	131.00–136.00	$134.11	$826	-5.89
705–740	723	3	119.00–122.00	$120.64	$872	-4.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	—
215–230	223	3	118.00–130.00	$125.88	$281	-3.41
250–270	260	4	127.50–145.00	$138.87	$361	+3.83
305–345	326	6	121.00–141.00	$126.29	$412	-7.82
360–395	379	9	127.50–146.00	$139.41	$528	+5.97
430–440	437	3	140.00–142.50	$140.82	$615	-0.90
460–480	471	5	127.00–144.00	$135.00	$636	-9.02
505–530	518	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$671	-0.49
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	-3.00
600–640	620	2	118.00–124.00	$120.90	$750	—
675–680	678	2	119.00–122.00	$120.49	$817	+2.99
700–705	703	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$777	—
885	885	1	106.00	$106.00	$938	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$169	—
370–380	375	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$403	+0.91
380	380	1	80.00	$80.00	$304	-26.56
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	80.00	$80.00	$392	—
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	+10.00
560	560	1	83.00	$83.00	$465	—
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	—
685	685	1	82.00	$82.00	$562	—
695 thin fleshed	695	1	80.00	$80.00	$556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	117.00	$117.00	$222	—
230–245	239	4	114.00–122.50	$118.49	$283	-5.22
260–290	273	5	115.00–129.00	$119.92	$327	-4.21
300–345	327	15	116.00–128.00	$123.62	$404	+3.66
335 thin fleshed	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	—
355–395	378	14	116.00–129.00	$123.90	$468	+2.06
400–440	419	12	111.00–127.00	$118.43	$496	-4.33
450–495	471	4	113.00–125.00	$119.06	$561	-2.59
500	500	1	117.00	$117.00	$585	+3.05
560	560	1	111.00	$111.00	$622	-4.17
645	645	1	113.00	$113.00	$729	+3.00
650–655	653	2	109.00–114.00	$111.49	$728	+2.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	131.00	$131.00	$367	-5.77
310 thin fleshed	310	1	129.00	$129.00	$400	—
300–340	323	4	129.00–136.00	$131.93	$426	-3.83
370–390	380	3	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$498	-2.42
400–445	427	8	125.00–132.00	$128.02	$547	-3.76
450–490	465	12	126.00–130.00	$128.56	$598	-0.49
500–535	515	14	118.00–128.00	$123.63	$637	+1.14
550–575	566	5	123.00–128.00	$123.97	$702	+10.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	80.00	$80.00	$200	-15.00
330 thin fleshed	330	1	92.50	$92.50	$305	+12.50
370	370	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$379	-3.31
355–385 thin fleshed	373	3	90.00–91.00	$90.34	$337	+0.34
410	410	1	87.50	$87.50	$359	-19.96
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	±0.00
475 thin fleshed	475	1	95.00	$95.00	$451	+5.00
500–525 thin fleshed	513	2	80.00–84.00	$81.95	$420	-10.59
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	-0.04
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	-4.00
815	815	1	82.00	$82.00	$668	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	102.50–103.00	$102.75	$214	-5.94
370 thin fleshed	370	1	93.00	$93.00	$344	—
390–395	393	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$413	-2.70
560–590	575	4	100.00–107.00	$104.20	$599	+1.23
615	615	1	94.00	$94.00	$578	-6.83
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	+4.17
665 thin fleshed	665	1	92.00	$92.00	$612	—
785–790	788	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$816	+0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	414	12	145.00–156.00	$148.89	$616	-5.40
415	415	1	146.00	$146.00	$606	-8.29
450–460	457	5	145.00–153.00	$150.83	$689	-1.57
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	-22.40
500–543	532	10	135.00–149.00	$139.09	$740	+13.71
590	590	1	134.00	$134.00	$791	-5.49
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	-4.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	435	7	130.00–145.00	$138.20	$601	-3.34
450–495	485	8	130.00–141.00	$135.93	$659	+0.34
505–520	515	3	125.00–131.00	$128.65	$663	+2.09
555	555	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$685	-1.32
600–640	625	4	121.00–127.00	$123.48	$772	+1.93
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	+1.12

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	+4.30
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	+10.00
595 thin fleshed	595	1	80.00	$80.00	$476	-10.00
615	615	1	101.00	$101.00	$621	+1.00
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	-26.63
685 thin fleshed	685	1	90.00	$90.00	$616	—
695	695	1	107.00	$107.00	$744	+11.00
730	730	1	106.00	$106.00	$774	+26.00
815	815	1	101.00	$101.00	$823	±0.00
850–865 thin fleshed	858	2	80.00–82.00	$80.99	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 thin fleshed	410	1	97.00	$97.00	$398	—
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	-1.48
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	-10.00
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	-15.00
605	605	1	107.00	$107.00	$647	—
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	+0.62
715–720 thin fleshed	718	2	82.00–89.00	$85.51	$614	—
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-7.62
805 thin fleshed	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	+9.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$568	-9.84
870–1450	1170	80-85%	36	58.00–68.00	$63.78	$746	—
1060–1580	1297	80-85%	10	69.00–73.00	$70.28	$912	+1.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–900	782	85-90%	3	30.00–33.00	$30.93	$242	—
800–850	825	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$60.97	$503	—
590–1255	858	85-90%	11	35.00–45.00	$41.80	$359	-0.61
725–1335	1030	85-90%	10	46.00–55.00	$52.13	$537	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1820	1346	75-80%	15	60.00–68.00	$64.66	$870	+12.49
1320–1645	1430	75-80%	5	69.00–72.00	$69.76	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1260	1165	5	67.00–77.00	$71.84	$837	—
1485–1775	1625	5	80.00–86.00	$83.35	$1,354	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–795	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	325.00–425.00	$383.46
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
565–790	689	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	425.00–575.00	$521.32
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
690–830	754	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	400.00–575.00	$508.39
755–835	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–600.00	$548.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1135	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	475.00–725.00	$613.39
865–1205	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–800.00	$617.25

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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
880–975	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	740.00–1,125.00	$981.46	+250.11
930–1150	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,200.00	$990.69	—
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–785	731	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–660.00	$595.77	+1.86
670–840	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–850.00	$694.70	+53.15
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	-135.00

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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.