Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

1,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.82/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 581 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.25/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.16/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 477 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,029	752	570
Feeder cattle	724	471	439
Slaughter cattle	260	218	101
Replacement cattle	45	63	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady, while bulls were 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	11	145.00–167.50	$150.18	$421	+6.18
300–320	312	3	147.50–157.50	$151.67	$473	+5.09
355–370	364	4	145.00–160.00	$151.20	$550	+4.87
375–395	385	2	140.00–142.00	$141.03	$543	-5.30
410–445	423	8	140.00–155.00	$145.20	$614	+5.20
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	—
450–490	468	19	140.00–147.00	$143.87	$673	+3.87
505–540	515	16	134.00–144.50	$138.89	$715	+6.18
515–530	523	2	117.50–120.00	$118.73	$621	-13.98
550–598	580	40	132.00–141.00	$136.59	$792	+4.78
586–593	588	7	130.00–132.00	$131.42	$773	-0.39
625	625	1	118.00	$118.00	$738	-11.95
600–641	630	13	128.00–136.00	$130.90	$825	+0.95
663	663	6	131.50	$131.50	$872	—
680	680	1	119.00	$119.00	$809	—
700–710	707	3	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$853	+0.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–175	163	4	122.50–135.00	$128.54	$210	—
200–235	216	7	120.00–132.50	$127.33	$275	+6.59
260–290	275	6	125.00–145.00	$133.47	$367	+4.05
305–325	315	3	120.00	$120.00	$378	-14.82
330–345	339	4	130.00–140.00	$136.85	$464	+15.97
360–385	373	2	117.50–122.50	$120.08	$448	-12.98
365–390	377	16	130.00–143.00	$137.46	$518	+4.40
410–435	416	5	125.00–138.00	$129.70	$540	-1.56
475–480	478	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$609	-3.35
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	-1.85
655–670	662	3	120.00–127.00	$122.33	$810	+5.33
815–825	820	2	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	102.50–115.00	$108.86	$316	—
340–345	343	2	110.00	$110.00	$377	—
405	405	1	107.50	$107.50	$435	-2.50
450	450	1	93.00	$93.00	$418	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—
565–595	580	2	105.00–110.00	$107.56	$624	-4.44
650	650	1	103.00	$103.00	$670	—
795	795	1	108.00	$108.00	$859	—
870	870	1	106.00	$106.00	$922	—
895 thin fleshed	895	1	80.00	$80.00	$716	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	115.00	$115.00	$253	—
255–265	260	2	100.00–102.50	$101.27	$263	-8.73
375	375	1	107.50	$107.50	$403	-0.68
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	+0.45
540–545	543	2	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$586	—
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	132.50	$132.50	$252	—
215	215	2	130.00–132.50	$131.25	$282	—
270	270	1	132.50	$132.50	$358	—
315–345	330	5	129.00–136.00	$132.79	$438	-17.21
365–375	370	2	133.00–135.00	$133.99	$496	+4.99
365–390	378	2	120.00–126.00	$123.10	$465	-5.90
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-5.00
400–445	423	25	124.00–137.00	$127.54	$539	-0.25
460–480	470	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$569	-7.78
450–495	477	29	124.00–131.00	$127.59	$609	+8.13
500–545	523	31	118.00–127.50	$123.75	$647	+2.53
535–540	538	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$621	-5.72
550–590	572	20	118.00–127.00	$122.68	$702	+1.68
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	-2.00
605–640	620	9	116.00–122.00	$118.55	$735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	—
165–180	172	3	117.50–130.00	$124.34	$214	+0.17
200–225	208	4	120.00–125.00	$121.96	$254	—
250–295	266	4	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$326	+1.40
300–340	318	8	115.00–127.50	$122.08	$388	+2.03
350–395	372	13	115.00–127.50	$122.18	$455	+1.88
410–440	432	9	114.00–122.00	$119.58	$517	+2.02
475–485	480	6	119.00–123.00	$120.99	$581	+1.06
515–535	525	2	113.00–115.00	$113.98	$598	-1.05
560–595	578	5	112.00–116.00	$114.58	$662	-0.51
615–640	628	2	108.00–116.00	$111.92	$703	+0.90
683	683	5	108.60	$108.60	$742	-1.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	+2.50
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	-4.05
370 thin fleshed	370	1	90.00	$90.00	$333	±0.00
365–395	383	4	100.00–108.00	$104.55	$400	-0.38
405–435	421	9	100.00–110.00	$105.76	$445	+1.09
450	450	1	95.00	$95.00	$428	-8.06
450–490	470	6	100.00–113.00	$106.88	$502	+3.82
480 thin fleshed	480	1	95.00	$95.00	$456	+1.90
510–540	530	4	97.50–105.00	$101.83	$540	-6.83
570	570	1	90.00	$90.00	$513	-14.49
560–585	571	4	102.50–112.00	$107.39	$613	+2.90
595	595	1	95.00	$95.00	$565	+5.00
615–640	628	2	106.00–110.00	$108.04	$678	+5.61
655	655	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$671	-1.49
700–710	705	2	86.00–97.00	$91.46	$645	-12.54
710 thin fleshed	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—
710–720	715	2	100.00–106.00	$103.02	$737	-0.98
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	+7.49
810–840	825	2	98.00	$98.00	$808	-5.51
855–895	882	3	95.00–105.00	$99.08	$874	-1.42
885	885	1	95.00	$95.00	$841	-5.50
895 thin fleshed	895	1	88.00	$88.00	$788	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	110.00	$110.00	$187	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	-4.90
330–340	335	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$373	+5.38
360–390	377	3	100.00–107.50	$102.59	$387	-3.94
420–445	432	3	100.00–110.00	$105.73	$457	+0.18
470–475	473	2	95.00–97.50	$96.26	$455	+1.78
460–495	477	3	103.00–105.00	$104.31	$498	+9.83
530–540	535	2	110.00	$110.00	$588	+1.76
560–595	573	3	80.00–95.00	$87.65	$502	-15.06
550–595	577	3	100.00–110.00	$103.44	$597	+0.73
640	640	1	96.00	$96.00	$614	-4.00
655–680	668	2	99.00–105.00	$102.06	$682	-2.03
700–745	723	4	100.00–108.00	$104.16	$753	-1.34
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	+5.00
765 thin fleshed	765	1	84.00	$84.00	$643	—
750–790	771	4	99.00–107.50	$103.93	$801	+18.93
815–845	828	3	102.00–108.00	$104.63	$866	+7.63
850–865	858	2	99.00–104.00	$101.52	$871	+1.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	412	3	115.00–122.50	$118.48	$488	-12.09
400–445	424	9	130.00–142.50	$134.73	$571	+4.16
450–475	463	2	122.50	$122.50	$567	-5.07
450–490	472	10	126.00–139.00	$131.89	$623	+4.32
500–540	525	6	120.00–132.50	$127.12	$667	+4.77
540	540	1	114.00	$114.00	$616	-8.35
550–595	579	15	117.50–132.00	$126.24	$731	+5.19
600–645	617	10	115.00–127.00	$120.73	$745	+2.28
655–685	673	11	117.00–126.00	$120.07	$808	+4.07
690–695	693	2	111.00–114.00	$112.51	$780	-3.49
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—
755–775	765	2	108.00–118.00	$113.07	$865	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	10	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$606	+6.01
410–445	428	2	130.00–139.00	$134.32	$575	-1.68
450–490	466	7	140.00–143.00	$141.12	$658	—
465–480	473	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$627	—
515	515	1	126.00	$126.00	$649	-5.94
505–545	523	13	134.00–143.00	$137.09	$717	+9.09
550–590	573	6	127.00–131.00	$129.16	$740	+9.16
560–595	576	7	128.00–135.00	$132.71	$764	+12.71
600–645	617	10	128.00–133.00	$130.57	$806	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	—
665	665	1	118.00	$118.00	$785	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$476	—
480–495	488	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$524	-2.54
500–540	521	6	100.00–110.00	$106.62	$555	-0.28
555–580	568	5	100.00–112.00	$106.41	$604	-1.89
625	625	2	100.00	$100.00	$625	-6.28
640	640	1	80.00	$80.00	$512	-26.28
645 thin fleshed	645	2	90.00–92.50	$91.25	$589	—
665	665	1	112.00	$112.00	$745	+2.99
700–720	711	4	101.00–104.00	$102.38	$728	—
740–745	743	2	80.00–91.00	$85.48	$635	—
770	770	1	80.00	$80.00	$616	-15.00
760–790	775	2	97.50–101.00	$99.28	$769	+4.28
800–835	818	2	97.00–100.00	$98.53	$806	—
855 thin fleshed	855	1	80.00	$80.00	$684	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	107.50	$107.50	$570	±0.00
680	680	1	112.00	$112.00	$762	±0.00
725 thin fleshed	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	—
765–775	770	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$774	+1.00
835	835	1	93.00	$93.00	$777	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1470	1131	80-85%	74	60.00–70.00	$64.97	$735	+6.70
1085–1475	1226	80-85%	8	52.00–58.00	$55.34	$678	—
1035–1475	1278	80-85%	16	71.00–77.00	$73.02	$933	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–815	772	85-90%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.35	$474	—
640–915	790	85-90%	5	10.00–35.00	$28.56	$226	—
620–1090	916	85-90%	15	38.00–45.00	$42.64	$391	—
685–1390	1017	85-90%	66	48.00–59.00	$54.56	$555	-1.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1815	1326	75-80%	27	60.00–70.00	$66.92	$887	—
1130–1960	1462	75-80%	13	71.00–76.00	$73.12	$1,069	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1730	1315	4	70.00–76.00	$73.56	$967	—
1035–2080	1681	8	84.00–97.00	$88.98	$1,496	—
1205–2200	1704	11	98.00–107.00	$101.38	$1,728	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000–1450	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	675.00–987.00	$839.93
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	752.00	$752.00
1240–1335	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–1,000.00	$870.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770 thin fleshed	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	501.00	$501.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	616.00	$616.00

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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
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—
985–1170	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–1,175.00	$1,026.22	+26.22
1015–1125	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,100.00	$917.51	-60.31
975–1170	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,165.34	+187.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
580–835	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–1,000.00	$890.02	-9.98
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	-375.00
705–770	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–425.00	$413.05	-486.95
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	-75.00

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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.