Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.35/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 436 lb · 62 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.25/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 325 lb · 52 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.69/cwt +15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 323 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	914	670	572
Feeder cattle	734	550	444
Slaughter cattle	150	100	110
Replacement cattle	30	20	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1 to 7 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4 to 7 higher. Demand was higher; market activity and buyer interest were high. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was above average. 2 sheep

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225 fancy	213	2	182.50–190.00	$186.03	$396	—
210–240	224	7	157.50–175.00	$170.42	$382	+6.68
250–285	271	13	155.00–177.50	$164.93	$447	+3.33
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	-35.34
324 fancy	324	37	183.00	$183.00	$593	+3.00
300–345	327	12	155.00–169.00	$161.44	$528	-3.90
330–335	333	2	125.00–150.00	$137.41	$458	-27.93
375 thin fleshed	375	1	144.00	$144.00	$540	—
378 fancy	378	26	182.50	$182.50	$690	—
350–395	380	15	150.00–172.00	$156.29	$594	-3.01
390	390	1	146.00	$146.00	$569	-13.30
405 thin fleshed	405	1	147.50	$147.50	$597	—
400–435	418	2	142.50–145.00	$143.80	$601	-13.51
405–445	430	3	154.00–166.00	$159.13	$684	+1.82
443 fancy	443	35	181.75	$181.75	$805	—
455 thin fleshed	455	1	146.00	$146.00	$664	—
450–495	480	6	150.00–160.00	$153.16	$735	-0.16
500–545	519	10	141.00–156.00	$148.57	$771	-1.23
529 fancy	529	15	169.50	$169.50	$897	—
560 fancy	560	1	160.00	$160.00	$896	—
555–595	579	5	140.00–156.00	$145.89	$845	-0.99
620	620	1	128.00	$128.00	$794	-17.47
600–640	623	4	137.00–140.00	$139.02	$866	-6.45
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	+1.00
700	700	1	123.00	$123.00	$861	-0.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	178	3	132.50–150.00	$143.27	$255	+23.27
200–240	225	4	120.00–145.00	$134.28	$302	+4.28
250–295	270	6	115.00–150.00	$138.63	$374	+14.46
310–335	325	4	117.50–145.00	$134.69	$438	+7.28
350–390	368	7	135.00–147.00	$142.44	$524	+6.05
410–435	423	2	124.00–135.00	$129.34	$547	-15.66
460–490	471	4	130.00–147.00	$135.40	$638	-0.81
610–620	617	3	117.00–123.00	$120.66	$744	-9.34
670–685	678	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$888	—
775	775	1	113.00	$113.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	107.50	$107.50	$371	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—
570	570	1	98.00	$98.00	$559	—
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	152.50	$152.50	$244	+17.50
235	235	1	135.00	$135.00	$317	+1.19
280–285	283	3	135.00–137.50	$135.84	$384	-4.16
308–341 fancy	323	45	150.25–153.25	$151.84	$490	—
300–340	325	5	130.00–140.00	$134.71	$438	+0.57
325	325	1	128.00	$128.00	$416	-6.14
362 fancy	362	16	147.25	$147.25	$533	—
350–390	371	14	130.00–142.00	$135.56	$503	-2.46
388	388	4	124.00	$124.00	$481	-14.02
400–445	421	17	126.00–136.00	$132.68	$559	-4.54
441 fancy	441	45	146.00	$146.00	$644	—
465	465	1	124.00	$124.00	$577	-11.31
450–495	470	21	126.00–136.00	$131.44	$618	-3.87
505–530	515	13	121.00–133.00	$127.31	$656	-1.81
600–635	616	7	117.00–124.00	$122.73	$756	-2.24
678	678	2	123.00	$123.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	120.00–130.00	$125.20	$235	+6.50
205–245	224	7	115.00–130.00	$122.39	$274	+3.93
250–295	279	9	115.00–132.50	$126.07	$352	+9.72
305–345	328	10	115.00–127.50	$122.50	$402	+2.14
355–385	371	9	110.00–127.50	$120.05	$445	-1.43
410–430	421	5	115.00–124.00	$119.28	$502	-1.26
440	440	1	115.00	$115.00	$506	-5.54
450–495	477	5	122.00–129.00	$124.75	$595	+2.72
500–505	503	2	113.00–117.00	$114.99	$578	—
615–630	623	2	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$726	+3.87
790–795	793	2	108.00–113.00	$110.49	$876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	100.00	$100.00	$195	—
225–240	233	3	100.00–115.00	$108.18	$252	+5.71
260–265	263	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$279	—
315–320	318	3	102.50–110.00	$106.66	$339	—
380–390	387	3	100.00–115.00	$109.12	$422	-0.88
410–435	423	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$467	—
460–475	467	3	100.00–111.00	$104.55	$488	-0.45
500–515	508	2	100.00–110.00	$104.93	$533	-5.07
605 thin fleshed	605	1	86.00	$86.00	$520	+4.00
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617	+9.56
670	670	2	102.00–106.00	$104.00	$697	+4.00
690	690	1	94.00	$94.00	$649	-6.00
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	—
825	825	1	108.00	$108.00	$891	—
845 thin fleshed	845	1	90.00	$90.00	$760	—
885	885	1	104.00	$104.00	$920	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–175	173	2	100.00–102.50	$101.23	$175	-8.77
210–245	228	2	110.00	$110.00	$251	—
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
340	340	1	112.50	$112.50	$382	—
380 thin fleshed	380	1	87.00	$87.00	$331	—
390	390	1	112.50	$112.50	$439	+17.50
415	415	1	101.00	$101.00	$419	+1.00
475	475	1	111.00	$111.00	$527	+6.19
510	510	2	101.00–104.00	$102.50	$523	—
520	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
610 thin fleshed	610	1	87.50	$87.50	$534	—
655–690	678	3	99.00–101.00	$100.32	$680	—
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	+10.00
755–790	773	2	96.00–103.00	$99.42	$769	+0.91
860	860	1	87.00	$87.00	$748	-18.00

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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 thin fleshed	400	1	147.50	$147.50	$590	—
415–420	418	2	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$594	-11.19
400–445	429	17	149.00–161.00	$152.30	$653	-0.90
450–485	464	6	149.00–153.00	$151.15	$701	-1.98
460–485	471	5	145.00–148.00	$146.58	$690	-6.55
500–520	510	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$686	-13.96
500–540	518	10	136.00–151.00	$141.77	$734	-6.68
560–565	563	2	139.00–143.00	$141.01	$794	-4.89
565–585	575	2	127.00–133.00	$130.05	$748	-15.85
600–630	613	3	134.00–138.00	$135.97	$833	-4.72
600–635	618	2	119.00–130.00	$124.66	$770	-16.03
620	620	1	123.00	$123.00	$763	-17.69
650	650	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$848	-7.50
725–735	730	2	116.00	$116.00	$847	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	9	130.00–147.00	$143.06	$611	+8.89
450–490	468	15	120.00–148.00	$137.50	$644	+7.50
510–535	522	9	114.00–135.00	$121.74	$635	-0.85
550–595	578	8	116.00–137.00	$127.35	$736	—
615–645	629	4	118.00–128.00	$123.98	$780	-1.53
670–695	681	5	115.00–126.00	$119.78	$816	-6.59
700–730	715	2	116.00–118.00	$117.02	$837	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	100.00–113.00	$106.50	$469	+6.50
455–495	480	3	110.00–114.00	$112.12	$538	-0.38
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
540 thin fleshed	540	1	89.00	$89.00	$481	—
580	580	1	85.00	$85.00	$493	—
645	645	1	109.00	$109.00	$703	—
695	695	1	111.00	$111.00	$771	+11.00
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	432	3	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$454	—
495	495	1	114.00	$114.00	$564	—
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	+5.00
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	+3.00
780	780	1	108.00	$108.00	$842	—
800–830	815	2	102.00–103.00	$102.51	$835	—
885 thin fleshed	885	1	94.00	$94.00	$832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1530	1108	80-85%	54	56.00–68.00	$61.59	$682	—
1105–1165	1128	80-85%	3	69.00–71.00	$70.34	$793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–880	799	85-90%	7	36.00–45.00	$42.73	$341	—
790–1160	928	85-90%	6	10.00–34.00	$21.25	$197	-19.81
780–1260	978	85-90%	21	49.00–55.00	$53.00	$518	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1570	1279	75-80%	19	56.00–67.00	$62.92	$805	—
1105–1585	1362	75-80%	5	44.00–55.00	$50.86	$693	-13.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1180	1093	2	72.00–73.00	$72.54	$793	—
1215–1855	1540	11	84.00–94.00	$89.33	$1,376	—
1700	1700	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,751	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	340.00	$340.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1260	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–750.00	$707.90
915–1370	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	525.00–925.00	$748.37
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–620	608	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	370.00–400.00	$385.31
740–815	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	437.00–550.00	$496.23
760–825	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	456.00–600.00	$530.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–815	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	485.00–925.00	$672.22	+72.22
735–840	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–875.00	$805.00	+205.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1105–1200	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.