Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.57/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 473 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $130.61/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 374 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.33/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 471 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	752	906	613
Feeder cattle	471	602	436
Slaughter cattle	218	255	162
Replacement cattle	63	49	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 4 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while bulls were 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were 1.00 to 9.00 lower, while bulls and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	218	3	117.50–125.00	$120.74	$263	-11.80
260–285	272	3	117.50–135.00	$129.42	$352	-0.42
300–340	317	10	125.00–142.50	$134.82	$427	+19.82
305–340	322	3	120.00–122.50	$120.88	$389	-14.71
350–385	362	3	119.00–121.00	$119.97	$434	-15.14
355–395	377	13	120.00–140.00	$133.06	$502	-2.05
420–425	423	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$555	-3.74
465–495	483	8	125.00–135.00	$130.86	$632	-0.31
505–530	519	4	120.00–126.00	$123.50	$641	-7.11
550–585	569	8	115.00–127.50	$121.85	$693	-5.13
605–635	613	7	114.00–126.00	$121.09	$742	-1.34
655–695	678	4	113.00–123.00	$117.00	$793	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	144.00	$144.00	$367	+4.00
315–340	332	3	145.00–150.00	$146.58	$487	-6.64
350–395	373	2	145.00–147.50	$146.33	$546	+3.49
400–425	413	2	140.00	$140.00	$578	-9.09
495	495	1	140.00	$140.00	$693	+9.00
500–540	523	7	130.00–136.00	$132.71	$694	-5.49
550–595	578	6	129.00–135.00	$131.81	$762	-2.32
600–640	618	3	127.50–132.50	$129.95	$803	-0.49
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	-10.44
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
755	755	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	110.00	$110.00	$300	—
290 thin fleshed	290	1	85.00	$85.00	$246	—
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	—
320	320	1	87.50	$87.50	$280	—
380–390	385	2	102.50–114.00	$108.18	$416	+2.11
455–490	477	5	105.00–112.50	$109.55	$523	—
555–585	570	2	100.00–112.50	$106.41	$607	—
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	107.50	$107.50	$199	—
375–380	378	2	100.00–107.50	$103.77	$392	—
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
550	550	1	112.00	$112.00	$616	—
605 thin fleshed	605	1	95.00	$95.00	$575	—
615	615	1	107.50	$107.50	$661	+6.25
715	715	1	106.00	$106.00	$758	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	100.00	$100.00	$240	-12.50
255	255	2	90.00–97.50	$93.75	$239	—
250–270	260	2	112.50–117.50	$114.90	$299	—
310–325	318	2	80.00–92.50	$86.40	$275	-18.60
315–345	333	5	100.00–112.50	$105.89	$353	+0.89
360–395	381	5	100.00–112.50	$106.53	$406	-2.26
400–425	414	4	100.00–110.00	$105.55	$437	+4.26
455–480	467	3	105.00–110.00	$108.38	$506	+2.83
455–495	475	2	94.00–95.00	$94.48	$449	-11.07
510	510	1	90.00	$90.00	$459	-16.42
510–520	518	4	103.00–110.00	$108.24	$561	+1.82
555–595	571	11	97.50–110.00	$102.71	$586	+1.50
600–635	618	2	90.00–97.00	$93.40	$577	+7.56
620–645	633	2	100.00	$100.00	$633	+14.16
635 thin fleshed	635	1	80.00	$80.00	$508	—
665–690	680	5	102.00–107.50	$104.09	$708	+18.09
695	695	1	91.00	$91.00	$632	-11.78
740–745	743	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$784	+2.50
775	775	1	85.00	$85.00	$659	-15.00
775–785	780	2	99.00–106.00	$102.48	$799	+2.48
805 thin fleshed	805	1	88.00	$88.00	$708	—
820	820	1	97.00	$97.00	$795	-1.49
885	885	1	100.00	$100.00	$885	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	115.00	$115.00	$207	—
295	295	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$317	+2.50
310–340	325	3	100.00–110.00	$104.05	$338	—
355–395	377	9	100.00–112.50	$104.93	$396	-5.56
380 thin fleshed	380	1	90.00	$90.00	$342	—
400–435	424	4	102.50–106.00	$104.67	$444	+0.88
455–490	471	6	100.00–110.00	$103.06	$485	-4.44
450–495 thin fleshed	476	4	90.00–95.00	$93.10	$443	—
490	490	1	80.00	$80.00	$392	-27.50
500–545	518	6	105.00–111.00	$108.66	$563	+3.68
520 thin fleshed	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	+8.25
550 thin fleshed	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	+4.00
555–575	565	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$590	+11.99
585	585	1	90.00	$90.00	$526	-14.72
600 thin fleshed	600	1	94.00	$94.00	$564	+11.75
615	615	1	92.50	$92.50	$569	-9.92
605–640	623	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$638	+0.01
680–695	688	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$715	+22.99
740	740	1	104.00	$104.00	$770	+18.00
750–765	758	2	96.00–99.00	$97.51	$739	-3.49
795 thin fleshed	795	1	85.00	$85.00	$676	—
820–825	823	2	100.00–107.00	$103.51	$852	—
870–885	875	4	98.00–105.00	$100.50	$879	—
895	895	1	93.00	$93.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	3	120.00–127.50	$124.17	$236	-3.33
255–295	269	5	118.00–127.50	$121.04	$326	+0.39
315–340	326	5	115.00–125.00	$120.05	$391	-0.06
350–395	376	9	115.00–126.00	$120.30	$452	-1.06
410–435	420	3	112.50–120.00	$117.56	$494	-0.20
450–475	463	2	117.50–122.50	$119.93	$555	-0.17
500–540	525	4	113.00–116.00	$115.03	$604	-0.28
560–595	582	6	112.50–117.00	$115.09	$670	-0.30
600–645	615	3	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$683	-0.17
660–685	673	2	110.00	$110.00	$740	-2.00
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	-4.00
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	+30.00
380	380	1	129.00	$129.00	$490	+6.48
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	-7.49
400–440	423	11	124.00–133.00	$127.79	$541	+0.30
450–495	469	11	126.00–132.00	$128.76	$604	+3.62
475–485	480	2	116.00–123.00	$119.46	$573	-0.53
500–545	522	12	118.00–126.00	$121.22	$633	-0.46
560–565	563	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$681	-2.66
590	590	1	117.00	$117.00	$690	-6.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	6	120.00–136.00	$130.57	$565	-2.52
440	440	1	117.50	$117.50	$517	-15.59
450–495	473	20	120.00–134.00	$127.57	$603	-3.07
500–545	519	9	115.00–128.00	$122.35	$635	-2.80
555–590	573	5	115.00–127.00	$121.05	$694	-4.39
605–640	622	6	114.00–124.00	$118.45	$737	-0.72
660–665	662	3	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$768	-1.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	136.00	$136.00	$590	+0.21
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	+4.21
505–530	518	10	131.00–134.00	$131.94	$683	-1.48
520	520	1	128.00	$128.00	$666	+1.20
560	560	1	132.00	$132.00	$739	+7.43
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	-4.57

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	97.50	$97.50	$463	-7.50
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	+5.00
510–545	528	2	104.00–110.00	$106.90	$564	-0.87
550–580	568	3	105.00–110.00	$108.30	$615	+3.30
605–645	624	4	100.00–110.00	$106.28	$663	+26.28
680–685	683	2	107.00–111.00	$109.01	$745	+1.75
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	-12.51
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	+9.00
795	795	1	92.00	$92.00	$731	+1.00
855 thin fleshed	855	1	92.00	$92.00	$787	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	100.00–108.00	$103.79	$439	+3.79
455	455	1	108.00	$108.00	$491	—
505	505	1	107.50	$107.50	$543	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	—
655	655	1	112.00	$112.00	$734	+2.00
715	715	1	88.00	$88.00	$629	-17.27
785–790	788	2	98.00–101.00	$99.50	$784	-9.51
850 thin fleshed	850	1	86.00	$86.00	$731	—
860	860	1	92.50	$92.50	$796	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1210	1109	80-85%	4	56.00–60.00	$58.27	$646	-5.43
880–1560	1171	80-85%	62	61.00–70.00	$65.34	$765	—
1135–1645	1304	80-85%	13	70.00–77.00	$72.48	$945	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$412	—
555–785	678	85-90%	6	10.00–34.00	$25.84	$175	—
845–1045	962	85-90%	5	37.00–45.00	$40.86	$393	—
700–1330	1042	85-90%	64	48.00–60.00	$56.11	$585	+1.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$641	—
1050–1785	1370	75-80%	29	62.00–69.00	$66.15	$906	+20.15
1240–1680	1400	75-80%	9	70.00–76.00	$72.25	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1425	1235	3	82.00–83.00	$82.38	$1,017	—
1035–2190	1580	10	84.00–94.00	$90.81	$1,435	—
1320–2215	1858	6	100.00–110.00	$104.16	$1,935	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	757.00	$757.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	761.00	$761.00
895 thin fleshed	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
845–950	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	575.00–825.00	$700.24
970–1010 thin fleshed	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	582.00–606.00	$594.24
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1045–1145	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–775.00	$695.11
945–1380	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	675.00–1,000.00	$845.53
1505 fancy	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
735–845	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	553.00–675.00	$619.60
825–855	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	470.00–525.00	$497.01

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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
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1035–1095	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,075.00	$977.82	—
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735 thin fleshed	735	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	—
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
810–815	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	1	92.00	$92.00	$782	—

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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.