Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.47/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 469 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.64/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 477 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.72/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 569 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	906	548	278
Feeder cattle	602	421	212
Slaughter cattle	255	116	60
Replacement cattle	49	11	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current sheep receipts 8. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady, while bulls were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was mostly 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
235	235	1	137.00	$137.00	$322	—
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
265	265	2	140.00	$140.00	$371	-10.00
260–295	278	7	150.00–160.00	$155.37	$432	+5.37
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	-9.02
300–345	314	10	147.50–158.00	$153.22	$481	+4.20
355–395	367	7	147.50–158.00	$151.51	$556	+11.51
360–395	373	4	135.00–147.00	$142.84	$533	+2.84
375 thin fleshed	375	1	142.50	$142.50	$534	—
405–438	417	11	140.00–154.00	$149.09	$622	+2.21
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	-6.88
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	-9.37
455–484	479	6	139.00–146.00	$140.11	$671	-4.26
495	495	1	131.00	$131.00	$648	-13.37
500–548	521	18	133.00–150.00	$138.20	$720	-2.83
555–565	558	3	129.00	$129.00	$720	-10.33
550–591	583	5	133.00–139.00	$134.13	$782	-5.20
608–635	614	13	128.00–131.00	$130.44	$801	+7.44
663	663	5	127.50	$127.50	$845	-2.50
755	755	1	121.00	$121.00	$914	—
820	820	2	119.00	$119.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	122.50	$122.50	$239	—
215–245	232	3	130.00–137.50	$132.54	$307	—
260–295	279	4	125.00–135.00	$129.84	$362	-0.16
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362	-26.58
300–345	321	6	122.50–145.00	$135.59	$435	-5.99
355–395	374	12	120.00–144.00	$135.11	$505	-4.90
440	440	2	135.00	$135.00	$594	+4.48
460–480	469	7	123.00–134.00	$131.17	$615	+3.47
505–540	525	5	129.00–132.00	$130.61	$686	-0.65
565–590	579	4	124.00–130.00	$126.98	$735	-0.45
600–640	623	4	114.00–126.00	$122.43	$763	+1.43
690	690	1	121.00	$121.00	$835	—
785	785	1	114.00	$114.00	$895	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155 thin fleshed	155	1	97.50	$97.50	$151	—
375–390	383	3	100.00–110.00	$106.07	$406	—
890	890	1	94.00	$94.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	97.50–105.00	$101.25	$633	—
845 thin fleshed	845	1	90.00	$90.00	$760	—

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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	140.00	$140.00	$224	—
260–290	277	3	115.00–128.00	$120.76	$335	—
330–335	333	2	120.00	$120.00	$400	—
355–370	363	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$474	-3.22
350–395	369	6	117.50–125.00	$122.52	$452	-11.19
415–445	431	14	124.00–131.00	$127.49	$549	-0.95
450–490	467	20	124.00–129.00	$125.14	$584	-2.10
480–485	483	3	117.00–122.00	$119.99	$580	-2.03
510–545	523	13	118.00–126.00	$121.68	$636	-4.63
525–530	528	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$612	-10.31
550–565	559	6	122.00–126.00	$123.66	$691	+1.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	127.50	$127.50	$217	+10.00
250–295	279	7	115.00–122.50	$120.65	$337	-1.85
305–345	326	7	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$392	-0.39
350–390	377	9	115.00–129.00	$121.36	$458	+2.95
405–445	433	8	112.50–122.00	$117.76	$510	+1.54
465–495	481	5	118.00–122.40	$120.10	$578	+0.07
515–545	527	3	114.00–117.00	$115.31	$608	+2.31
555	555	1	92.00	$92.00	$511	-18.00
565–590	580	5	114.00–116.00	$115.39	$669	+5.39
610–640	626	6	109.00–115.00	$111.19	$696	+2.19
695	695	1	112.00	$112.00	$778	+2.00
710	710	1	114.00	$114.00	$809	—
805	805	1	108.00	$108.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 thin fleshed	205	1	95.00	$95.00	$195	—
270	270	1	105.00	$105.00	$284	—
350–370	360	5	107.50–112.50	$110.49	$398	+7.99
415–425	420	2	100.00–107.50	$103.79	$436	-3.01
485	485	1	107.50	$107.50	$521	+6.22
500–535	516	5	102.50–107.50	$104.98	$542	-2.48
515–520 thin fleshed	518	2	81.00–82.50	$81.75	$423	-8.25
550	550	1	92.50	$92.50	$509	-16.50
575 thin fleshed	575	1	91.00	$91.00	$523	—
560–595	581	5	98.00–110.00	$104.72	$608	-4.28
610	610	1	82.50	$82.50	$503	-16.50
605–620 thin fleshed	613	2	82.00–82.50	$82.25	$504	+2.25
600–640	616	7	96.00–107.00	$102.42	$631	+3.42
655–690	673	2	95.00–105.00	$99.87	$672	-1.13
695	695	1	81.00	$81.00	$563	—
705 thin fleshed	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	+8.00
715	715	1	107.00	$107.00	$765	+10.00
740	740	1	86.00	$86.00	$636	-11.00
760	760	1	101.00	$101.00	$768	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	112.50	$112.50	$276	+25.00
340	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	-5.00
370–395	383	2	107.50–110.00	$108.79	$417	-1.21
405–435	420	2	100.00–102.50	$101.29	$425	-7.06
460–495	478	5	100.00–110.00	$105.55	$505	+9.55
510–545	528	4	102.50–110.00	$106.42	$562	+12.42
550	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	—
570–590	578	3	97.50–105.00	$101.21	$585	-5.79
600–630	611	5	100.00–104.00	$102.00	$623	+12.51
605–635	623	3	85.00–87.50	$85.84	$535	-18.65
660 thin fleshed	660	1	82.50	$82.50	$544	—
680	680	1	86.00	$86.00	$585	-16.49
685–695	690	2	98.00–107.50	$102.78	$709	—
740	740	1	103.00	$103.00	$762	—
740	740	1	85.00	$85.00	$629	—
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	—
805–815	810	2	97.00–100.00	$98.49	$798	—
870	870	1	103.00	$103.00	$896	+14.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	10	127.50–138.00	$133.09	$571	+4.40
450–495	477	19	122.50–135.00	$130.64	$623	-0.20
500–545	527	16	117.50–132.00	$125.15	$660	-1.82
565 thin fleshed	565	1	112.50	$112.50	$636	—
550–595	569	17	115.00–130.00	$125.44	$714	-1.27
610–640	626	8	115.00–125.00	$119.17	$746	-8.15
655–695	670	11	115.00–121.00	$117.75	$789	-1.86
700–715	709	4	110.00–113.00	$111.38	$790	-2.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	419	6	140.00–143.00	$140.48	$589	-4.04
410–440	430	3	135.00–137.50	$135.79	$584	-0.21
465–485	477	3	132.00–139.00	$134.45	$641	+2.92
510 thin fleshed	510	1	130.00	$130.00	$663	—
500–545	511	7	133.00–134.00	$133.42	$682	+6.52
500–545	526	9	115.00–131.00	$126.80	$667	-0.10
555–595	574	7	118.00–129.00	$124.57	$715	-4.74
600–610	605	2	127.00	$127.00	$768	+6.99
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	+4.99
600–640	619	4	116.00–125.00	$121.68	$753	+1.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	105.00	$105.00	$520	+2.94
520–540	530	5	105.00–110.00	$107.77	$571	+0.77
545	545	1	95.00	$95.00	$518	-12.00
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-3.00
610	610	1	80.00	$80.00	$488	-10.00
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	-5.34
660	660	1	85.00	$85.00	$561	-7.00
655–695	676	7	102.50–111.00	$107.26	$725	+15.26
700–745	722	5	97.50–110.00	$101.55	$733	-1.99
765–785	775	4	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$833	+8.51
785	785	1	91.00	$91.00	$714	-8.00
835	835	1	99.00	$99.00	$827	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
505 thin fleshed	505	1	97.50	$97.50	$492	+15.00
585	585	1	105.00	$105.00	$614	+0.48
595 thin fleshed	595	1	80.00	$80.00	$476	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	+3.00
705–735	722	3	100.00–110.00	$105.27	$760	—
755–765	760	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$828	—
795 thin fleshed	795	1	95.00	$95.00	$755	—
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	—
845 thin fleshed	845	1	92.50	$92.50	$782	—
885	885	1	97.50	$97.50	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1505	1126	80-85%	97	59.00–68.00	$63.70	$717	+0.06
1060–1520	1256	80-85%	13	69.00–76.00	$71.72	$901	+14.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–960	870	85-90%	2	20.00–30.00	$25.52	$222	—
860–1140	1013	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.90	$435	—
575–1405	1033	85-90%	49	48.00–59.00	$54.49	$563	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$630	-24.90
1100–1625	1372	75-80%	41	60.00–68.00	$64.79	$889	-6.11
1275–1745	1455	75-80%	8	69.00–75.00	$70.75	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1860	1513	5	69.00–84.00	$76.09	$1,151	—
1050–2330	1639	14	85.00–97.00	$92.07	$1,509	—
1480–2180	1764	8	98.00–106.00	$100.16	$1,767	-2.36

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–810 thin fleshed	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	445.00–560.00	$494.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–865	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	588.00–616.00	$601.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
880–930 thin fleshed	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	623.00–661.00	$636.31
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
925–1005	963	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–700.00	$644.26
910–1055 thin fleshed	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–739.00	$682.37
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1270–1490	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,192.00	$1,103.65
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–805 thin fleshed	756	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	451.00–500.00	$487.30

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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
830–835 thin fleshed	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–1,000.00	$875.38	—
825–855	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–975.00	$913.62	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
915–975 thin fleshed	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–650.00	$637.90	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
640–730	681	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–850.00	$788.90	—
690 thin fleshed	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
780	780	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	-350.00
780 thin fleshed	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	78.00	$78.00	$441	—

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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.