Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.31/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 476 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.71/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 522 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.84/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	548	800	559
Feeder cattle	421	608	407
Slaughter cattle	116	140	134
Replacement cattle	11	52	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality mostly plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	-7.50
330–335	333	4	145.00–156.00	$149.02	$496	+9.02
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	-10.61
365–395	382	3	150.00–155.00	$151.59	$579	+0.98
400–435	414	9	139.00–154.00	$146.88	$608	+14.44
455–498	481	6	141.00–150.00	$144.37	$694	+2.64
500–533	520	6	138.00–144.00	$141.03	$733	+2.29
530	530	1	132.00	$132.00	$700	-6.74
550–570	560	6	136.00–141.00	$139.33	$780	+5.19
606	606	1	123.00	$123.00	$745	-10.66
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—
705	705	1	118.00	$118.00	$832	-3.00
725	725	2	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$870	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	-7.16
305–335	322	3	140.00–145.00	$141.58	$456	+10.50
360–395	380	8	120.00–145.00	$140.01	$532	+2.21
405–445	425	2	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$555	+6.11
470–490	483	3	120.00–138.00	$127.70	$617	-4.43
525–530	528	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$693	+17.26
555–590	572	3	120.00–132.00	$127.43	$729	-2.91
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	—
375–390	383	2	110.00	$110.00	$421	—
730 thin fleshed	730	1	87.00	$87.00	$635	—
745	745	1	102.00	$102.00	$760	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	±0.00
300	300	1	95.00	$95.00	$285	—
790	790	1	95.00	$95.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	3	130.00–141.00	$133.71	$508	+0.88
405–445	427	12	125.00–131.00	$128.44	$548	-0.25
450–498	474	23	124.00–131.00	$127.24	$603	-1.82
470–498	488	5	120.00–123.00	$122.02	$595	-7.04
500–540	521	18	122.00–129.00	$126.31	$658	+2.76
535	535	1	115.00	$115.00	$615	-8.55
550–580	559	9	119.00–128.00	$122.21	$683	+0.90
650	650	1	101.00	$101.00	$656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	117.50	$117.50	$206	-0.07
225	225	1	122.50	$122.50	$276	+7.50
280 thin fleshed	280	1	95.00	$95.00	$266	—
295	295	1	122.50	$122.50	$361	+5.12
300–335	316	5	115.00–125.00	$120.50	$381	-1.96
370–395	387	11	112.50–124.00	$118.41	$458	-4.46
400–425	412	6	111.00–120.00	$116.22	$479	-0.97
455–490	475	4	116.00–123.00	$120.03	$570	-0.74
515	515	1	113.00	$113.00	$582	-2.64
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-3.77
635	635	1	109.00	$109.00	$692	-4.00
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	87.50	$87.50	$197	—
300	300	1	80.00	$80.00	$240	—
335 thin fleshed	335	1	90.00	$90.00	$302	—
340–345	343	2	110.00	$110.00	$377	—
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	+4.97
420–430	423	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$458	+8.35
455–495	472	5	99.00–110.00	$104.08	$491	—
480	480	1	96.00	$96.00	$461	—
530	530	1	94.00	$94.00	$498	+8.00
540	540	1	99.00	$99.00	$535	+13.00
595	595	1	107.00	$107.00	$637	-3.00
605–625	615	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$550	-17.51
600–645	620	4	102.00–107.00	$104.49	$648	-2.51
625 thin fleshed	625	1	89.00	$89.00	$556	—
650–655	653	2	101.00–104.00	$102.49	$669	-0.51
865–870	868	2	82.50–95.00	$88.73	$770	-18.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 thin fleshed	345	1	93.00	$93.00	$321	-2.00
350	350	1	102.50	$102.50	$359	-1.89
415–440	426	4	100.00–112.50	$106.80	$455	-4.50
460–480	470	2	100.00–102.50	$101.28	$476	-6.57
505–540	519	4	104.00–111.00	$107.46	$558	+19.46
520 thin fleshed	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	+3.32
600 thin fleshed	600	1	80.00	$80.00	$480	—
610	610	1	99.00	$99.00	$604	-4.51
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	-8.51
650	650	1	101.00	$101.00	$656	-0.65
700 thin fleshed	700	1	82.00	$82.00	$574	-8.00
705	705	1	97.00	$97.00	$684	±0.00
765 thin fleshed	765	1	81.00	$81.00	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	14	139.00–150.00	$144.52	$611	+2.11
430–435	433	2	136.00	$136.00	$589	-6.41
450–490	465	5	139.00–140.00	$139.59	$649	+1.09
455–495	483	5	119.00–137.00	$131.53	$635	-2.49
500–535	527	8	120.00–128.00	$126.90	$669	-7.49
515–540	528	5	132.00–137.00	$133.80	$706	-0.59
550–565	557	3	132.00–133.00	$132.66	$739	+10.28
560–588	582	10	122.00–132.00	$129.31	$753	+6.93
605–635	618	4	115.00–125.00	$120.01	$742	-8.32
618–630	623	4	125.00–129.00	$126.76	$790	+3.39
725	725	1	111.00	$111.00	$805	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	6	119.00–137.50	$128.69	$547	-3.75
450–495	476	17	117.00–138.00	$130.84	$623	-1.15
505–545	526	9	119.00–131.00	$126.97	$668	-0.54
550–590	569	8	120.00–131.00	$126.71	$721	-1.84
570	570	1	113.00	$113.00	$644	-15.55
605–645	622	3	127.00–128.00	$127.32	$792	+4.07
650–680	660	3	116.00–124.00	$119.61	$789	+1.88
710–730	720	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$817	+0.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	92.00	$92.00	$373	—
410	410	1	90.00	$90.00	$369	-17.50
435–445	440	2	100.00–111.00	$105.56	$464	-1.94
465	465	1	90.00	$90.00	$418	+10.00
475 thin fleshed	475	1	90.00	$90.00	$428	—
465–495	480	2	100.00–104.00	$102.06	$490	+22.06
500	500	1	80.00	$80.00	$400	—
525	525	1	107.00	$107.00	$562	—
550	550	1	85.00	$85.00	$468	-25.00
565	565	1	108.00	$108.00	$610	-2.00
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	-14.94
610–640	622	3	104.00–106.00	$105.34	$655	+0.40
690	690	1	92.00	$92.00	$635	—
700–745	726	7	100.00–106.00	$103.54	$752	+0.06
735	735	1	92.00	$92.00	$676	-11.48
750	750	1	99.00	$99.00	$742	-1.69
805	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	—
830	830	1	97.50	$97.50	$809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	-8.00
510 thin fleshed	510	1	82.50	$82.50	$421	—
515	515	1	108.00	$108.00	$556	—
585–590	588	2	100.00–109.00	$104.52	$615	—
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—
690	690	1	107.00	$107.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1510	1115	80-85%	39	58.00–68.00	$63.64	$710	-6.69
890–1390	1144	80-85%	15	69.00–76.00	$71.58	$819	+9.97
1265	1265	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$721	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1640	1300	75-80%	18	60.00–68.00	$65.17	$847	—
1315	1315	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$736	-7.57
1270–1565	1396	75-80%	8	69.00–76.00	$70.90	$990	+18.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–835	803	85-90%	2	42.00	$42.00	$337	-18.00
805	805	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$491	+1.00
790–1075	902	85-90%	11	46.00–56.00	$53.02	$478	—
910–1005	955	85-90%	4	20.00–30.00	$25.09	$240	-27.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1660	1247	7	90.00–96.00	$93.44	$1,165	—
1310–2240	1775	2	100.00–104.00	$102.52	$1,820	—
2490–2725	2608	2	52.00–69.00	$60.12	$1,568	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690 thin fleshed	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	352.00	$352.00
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	492.00	$492.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	644.00	$644.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565 thin fleshed	565	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	266.00	$266.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	+308.53

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	72.50	$72.50	$304	—

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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.