Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.02/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 374 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.76/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 425 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.27/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	725	724	440
Feeder cattle	525	522	342
Slaughter cattle	186	160	88
Replacement cattle	14	42	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was above average. 3 hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	285	5	154.00–162.50	$157.23	$448	-1.09
295	295	1	146.00	$146.00	$431	-12.32
300–345	322	17	150.00–163.00	$157.92	$509	+1.72
350–395	374	35	148.00–164.00	$155.02	$580	+0.70
405–445	423	15	145.00–159.00	$152.58	$645	-1.42
450–495	474	16	145.00–156.00	$150.35	$713	—
485	485	1	144.00	$144.00	$698	—
500	500	1	132.00	$132.00	$660	-7.58
500–548	524	25	138.00–156.00	$146.25	$766	+6.67
545 thin fleshed	545	1	134.00	$134.00	$730	—
550–592	574	7	137.00–147.00	$144.89	$832	-1.11
605–640	619	5	128.00–145.00	$133.78	$828	-2.21
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	-10.99
650	650	1	124.00	$124.00	$806	-4.00
660	660	1	134.00	$134.00	$884	+6.00
715–740	727	3	118.00–126.00	$122.38	$890	-0.08
765	765	1	127.00	$127.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	272	5	137.50–145.00	$141.30	$384	+3.76
320–345	335	4	118.00–140.00	$133.14	$446	-1.10
370–390	382	3	125.00–145.00	$132.31	$505	-4.26
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	-4.00
450–495	475	6	135.00–144.00	$140.33	$667	+10.88
510	510	1	122.00	$122.00	$622	-8.00
555	555	1	126.00	$126.00	$699	-5.49
660–695	678	2	114.00–123.00	$118.38	$803	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	112.50	$112.50	$259	+2.50
270 thin fleshed	270	1	90.00	$90.00	$243	—
360	360	1	110.00	$110.00	$396	+12.50
390	390	1	95.00	$95.00	$370	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	103.00	$103.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
275–295	286	7	128.00–140.00	$133.58	$382	—
305–340	320	11	130.00–136.00	$132.30	$423	+0.81
350–395	379	23	128.00–135.00	$130.80	$496	+0.29
400	400	1	124.00	$124.00	$496	-4.29
400–445	426	28	125.00–132.00	$128.93	$549	+0.64
450–495	466	13	125.00–132.00	$128.51	$599	+1.39
450–495	475	3	123.00–124.00	$123.65	$587	-3.47
500–540	521	19	119.00–128.00	$124.61	$649	+1.99
555–588	577	8	118.00–130.00	$123.74	$714	+1.46
605–610	608	2	116.00–136.00	$126.04	$766	+7.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	127.50	$127.50	$242	—
215–240	226	4	117.50–127.50	$122.53	$277	—
250–285	274	4	121.00–127.50	$124.23	$340	+2.16
300–345	321	7	120.00–127.50	$123.52	$396	+4.45
350–395	375	11	115.00–127.50	$122.44	$459	+2.38
405–445	425	5	115.00–124.00	$121.08	$515	+3.43
455–495	477	10	122.00–127.00	$123.92	$591	+4.31
525–545	533	3	110.00–124.00	$115.96	$618	+2.93
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	+0.35
600–635	616	8	108.00–115.00	$112.50	$693	+0.07

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	1	92.50	$92.50	$278	—
345	345	1	90.00	$90.00	$310	—
380–395	388	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$422	+3.02
400–445	423	2	102.50–112.00	$107.50	$455	+5.00
475–495	485	3	107.50–110.00	$108.85	$528	+5.47
505 thin fleshed	505	1	90.00	$90.00	$454	—
590	590	1	104.00	$104.00	$614	+7.00
605–645	620	3	100.00–110.00	$105.22	$652	+1.43
650	650	1	83.00	$83.00	$540	-20.00
665	665	1	103.00	$103.00	$685	±0.00
685 thin fleshed	685	1	90.00	$90.00	$616	—
725–745	733	3	97.00–106.00	$100.33	$735	-3.30
735	735	1	87.00	$87.00	$639	-16.63
755	755	1	97.00	$97.00	$732	-10.00
775 thin fleshed	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—
805	805	1	87.00	$87.00	$700	—
825 thin fleshed	825	1	85.00	$85.00	$701	—

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	—
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	+1.86
470	470	1	102.50	$102.50	$482	+3.50
490 thin fleshed	490	1	92.00	$92.00	$451	—
500 thin fleshed	500	1	95.00	$95.00	$475	—
540–545	543	2	100.00	$100.00	$543	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	91.00	$91.00	$500	-4.00
565	565	1	106.00	$106.00	$599	+4.94
610 thin fleshed	610	1	80.00	$80.00	$488	±0.00

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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	426	23	145.00–154.00	$148.89	$634	-1.23
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	-10.12
450–475	461	4	120.00–144.00	$135.27	$624	-2.23
450–495	463	9	145.00–152.00	$148.79	$689	+11.29
470	470	1	144.00	$144.00	$677	-2.21
495 thin fleshed	495	1	144.00	$144.00	$713	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-5.00
500–545	520	14	135.00–145.00	$139.18	$724	+7.18
560–580	567	3	128.00–133.00	$131.19	$744	-0.04
550–580	568	6	135.00–143.00	$138.47	$787	+7.24
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	-2.84
600–620	612	3	129.00–132.00	$130.34	$798	+0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	4	125.00–143.00	$137.01	$577	+2.39
450–495	478	10	115.00–142.00	$136.35	$652	+3.63
505–535	524	5	115.00–133.00	$122.23	$640	-6.05
555–590	570	7	115.00–134.00	$128.30	$731	-2.30
615–645	627	5	114.00–124.00	$119.74	$751	-0.87
660–695	679	4	109.00–121.00	$115.04	$781	-3.69
715–730	723	2	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$810	-1.04
750–765	758	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$853	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	+20.00
515	515	1	85.00	$85.00	$438	-25.00
500–545	523	2	110.00	$110.00	$575	±0.00
630–640	635	2	104.00–110.00	$106.98	$679	+5.14
660–675	668	3	105.00–110.00	$107.68	$719	+1.03
705 thin fleshed	705	1	97.00	$97.00	$684	—
700–735	718	2	103.00–108.00	$105.44	$757	+5.44
880 thin fleshed	880	1	97.00	$97.00	$854	—
900–930	913	3	95.00–105.00	$101.38	$926	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1620	1149	80-85%	65	56.00–68.00	$63.44	$729	-8.07
1070–1980	1257	80-85%	13	69.00–77.00	$71.99	$905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–925	740	85-90%	5	22.00–31.00	$27.39	$203	-31.20
735–845	799	85-90%	4	64.00–70.00	$68.11	$544	—
555–1010	832	85-90%	11	35.00–45.00	$40.62	$338	-10.00
640–1320	1015	85-90%	39	45.00–56.00	$51.77	$525	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$628	—
880–1705	1328	75-80%	22	56.00–68.00	$62.19	$826	+10.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1310	1243	2	45.00–66.00	$54.93	$683	—
1075–1880	1495	16	80.00–94.00	$86.42	$1,292	—
1650	1650	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,584	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1390	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–850.00	$760.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	310.00	$310.00

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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
1000–1170	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$938.81	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.