Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.59/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 567 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.37/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 371 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.53/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 469 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 914 1,066
Feeder cattle 614 734 846
Slaughter cattle 88 150 120
Replacement cattle 26 30 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 2 to 7 lower. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 153.00 $153.00 $436 -11.93
300–345 327 3 155.00–156.00 $155.31 $508 -6.13
355–380 366 5 155.00–158.00 $156.75 $574 +0.46
408–445 427 10 144.00–152.50 $149.30 $638 -9.83
455–490 472 13 143.00–154.00 $146.11 $690 -7.05
505–530 517 9 138.00–150.00 $143.33 $741 -5.24
555–595 574 8 136.00–146.00 $142.21 $816 -3.68
605–640 626 5 125.00–140.00 $130.57 $817 -8.45
650–695 665 5 121.00–132.00 $125.80 $837 -8.20
715–735 722 3 117.00–124.00 $119.99 $866 -3.01
750–795 770 3 116.00–123.00 $118.60 $913 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 4 134.00–141.00 $136.97 $581 +7.63
455–485 475 4 130.00–138.00 $133.49 $634 -1.91
500–545 520 7 126.00–134.00 $129.74 $675 —
550–595 568 4 130.00–135.00 $132.00 $750 —
620–640 628 3 115.00–119.00 $117.64 $739 -3.02
650–690 668 3 110.00–118.00 $115.00 $768 -15.99
705–740 723 2 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 -5.00
300–340 316 8 128.00–136.00 $132.25 $418 -2.46
350–395 371 14 127.00–138.00 $133.37 $495 -2.19
405–440 428 11 130.00–135.00 $131.90 $565 -0.78
450–490 469 14 121.00–132.00 $126.53 $593 -4.91
500–547 522 12 123.00–129.00 $126.64 $661 -0.67
550–585 562 12 121.00–127.50 $125.57 $706 —
605–624 614 9 122.00–126.50 $125.28 $769 +2.55
652–691 673 13 119.00–126.00 $124.33 $837 +1.33
713 713 3 120.00 $120.00 $856 —
770–795 785 4 107.00–117.00 $112.51 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 120.00–126.00 $122.95 $357 -3.12
300–340 328 4 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $400 -0.52
350–385 367 5 120.00–125.00 $121.79 $447 +1.74
405–445 426 5 122.00–125.00 $123.71 $527 +4.43
450–490 464 7 114.00–126.00 $119.24 $553 -5.51
510–535 522 3 119.00–124.00 $122.37 $639 +7.38
550–595 575 13 110.00–126.00 $117.79 $677 —
625–630 628 2 110.00–117.00 $113.49 $713 -3.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 105.00–107.50 $106.30 $388 -2.82
405–435 418 5 109.00–112.00 $110.38 $461 -0.13
505–530 518 2 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $557 +2.63
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 -7.00
690 690 1 95.00 $95.00 $656 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 —
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
305 fancy 305 1 163.00 $163.00 $497 —
305–345 328 9 150.00–158.00 $154.75 $508 —
365 fancy 365 1 158.00 $158.00 $577 —
350–395 374 7 140.00–155.00 $144.34 $540 —
400–445 424 7 139.00–145.00 $141.42 $600 -10.88
450–485 468 13 134.00–146.00 $141.43 $662 -5.15
505–540 525 8 134.00–142.50 $137.33 $721 -4.44
550–595 567 18 130.00–139.00 $134.59 $763 -6.42
600–645 617 7 127.00–135.00 $131.54 $812 +6.88
655–680 665 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $796 -10.83
750–790 761 4 107.00–113.00 $109.47 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
355–390 378 4 132.50–137.50 $136.26 $515 —
415–445 427 3 127.50–136.00 $132.06 $564 -11.00
465–490 478 2 116.00–123.00 $119.41 $571 -18.09
570–590 577 8 115.00–124.00 $121.63 $702 -5.72
605–615 610 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $753 -0.48
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 -7.78
715 715 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $751 -12.02
755–780 768 2 102.00–108.00 $105.05 $807 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $375 —
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
400–405 403 2 110.00 $110.00 $443 +4.88
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 -4.00
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1270 1057 80-85% 22 54.00–65.00 $58.99 $624 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1475 1311 75-80% 21 59.00–67.00 $64.35 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $170 —
720–1085 903 85-90% 4 45.00–54.00 $50.16 $453 +28.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1315 1044 5 77.00–86.00 $81.22 $848 —
1095–1825 1439 6 85.00–92.00 $89.45 $1,287 —
1770 1770 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,699 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–1230 1034 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 808.00–1,197.00 $1,099.69 +99.69

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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.