Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.22/cwt +16.60 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 581 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $134.56/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 374 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.83/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 462 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	718	852	592
Feeder cattle	470	675	476
Slaughter cattle	200	150	110
Replacement cattle	48	27	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 3.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average, with a few attractive cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	157.50	$157.50	$433	-3.35
300–335	319	5	144.00–157.50	$147.91	$472	+1.61
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	-26.30
350–390	370	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$550	+18.68
370	370	1	140.00	$140.00	$518	+10.00
405–445	430	4	140.00–147.50	$144.14	$620	-7.53
445	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	-16.67
456–475	462	15	142.00–159.50	$153.83	$711	+6.31
515	515	1	133.00	$133.00	$685	-2.35
500–530	516	4	136.00–144.00	$140.19	$723	+4.84
520 value added	520	10	156.00	$156.00	$811	—
550–585	570	3	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$783	+2.95
583 value added	583	20	151.00	$151.00	$880	—
600–645	616	5	130.00–134.00	$131.57	$810	+2.06
645 value added	645	7	145.00	$145.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	130.00–140.00	$134.73	$307	+6.18
275	275	1	137.50	$137.50	$378	+4.09
305–345	328	11	120.00–140.00	$135.52	$445	+5.15
350–360	355	2	117.50	$117.50	$417	-10.50
355–395	377	14	130.00–142.50	$137.00	$516	+9.00
405–435	416	6	122.50–140.00	$132.45	$551	-2.32
450–490	471	7	131.00–140.00	$134.64	$634	+4.51
500–540	520	2	120.00	$120.00	$624	-8.07
555–595	574	4	117.50–132.00	$125.04	$718	+10.04
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-4.48
680–695	688	5	117.00–126.00	$120.20	$827	-0.80
705–740	727	3	112.00–115.00	$113.69	$827	-2.31
750	750	1	112.50	$112.50	$844	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	-7.50
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	—
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—
710	710	1	109.98	$109.98	$781	—
745 thin fleshed	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
775	775	1	103.00	$103.00	$798	—
810–840	825	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$846	—
865	865	1	102.00	$102.00	$882	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	112.50	$112.50	$349	+22.50
365	365	1	105.00	$105.00	$383	+19.83
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	—
700 thin fleshed	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	—
715–745	732	3	100.00–110.00	$104.93	$768	—
875	875	1	106.00	$106.00	$928	—
875	875	1	88.00	$88.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	123.00	$123.00	$504	-6.45
400–445	431	11	125.00–133.00	$128.88	$555	-0.57
450–485	468	12	125.00–133.00	$130.23	$609	+3.80
500–535	519	10	118.00–127.00	$122.00	$633	-0.15
550–565	558	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$645	+2.01
550–575	564	6	117.50–122.00	$120.57	$680	-0.13
620	620	2	116.00	$116.00	$719	-2.48
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	-3.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	3	105.00–112.50	$108.35	$339	-1.65
370 thin fleshed	370	1	80.00	$80.00	$296	—
375–395	385	2	100.00–102.50	$101.22	$390	-4.60
415	415	1	82.50	$82.50	$342	-24.59
405–435	423	3	100.00–104.00	$102.13	$432	-4.96
470 thin fleshed	470	1	97.50	$97.50	$458	—
480–490	484	4	100.00–110.00	$105.61	$511	+13.99
510	510	1	90.00	$90.00	$459	-17.04
540	540	1	105.00	$105.00	$567	+17.65
575	575	1	85.00	$85.00	$489	-22.87
565–595	580	2	110.00–112.50	$111.22	$645	+3.35
605–615	610	2	107.00–111.00	$108.98	$665	+2.25
650–685	668	2	100.00–106.00	$103.08	$689	+18.08
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	+10.00
700–737	727	5	90.00–93.00	$92.02	$669	+2.02
780 thin fleshed	780	1	85.00	$85.00	$663	—
785–795	792	3	88.00–96.00	$91.31	$723	—
805–830	818	2	89.00–92.50	$90.72	$742	—
825 thin fleshed	825	1	85.00	$85.00	$701	—
860	860	1	97.00	$97.00	$834	—
875	875	1	92.00	$92.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	120.00	$120.00	$180	—
210	210	1	116.00	$116.00	$244	-9.00
255–295	275	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	$325	-3.31
305–340	325	3	115.00–121.00	$118.78	$386	-1.41
370–395	385	3	124.00–127.00	$125.36	$483	+3.72
405–435	423	3	115.00–122.00	$119.60	$506	+0.70
440 thin fleshed	440	1	117.50	$117.50	$517	—
460–495	480	7	115.00–122.00	$117.85	$566	-1.08
505–540	525	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$605	+0.35
555–590	578	4	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$665	+1.23
605	605	1	109.00	$109.00	$659	-3.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	112.50	$112.50	$236	+4.97
370–395	383	2	100.00–110.00	$104.84	$402	-2.68
385 thin fleshed	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	+5.83
405	405	1	100.00	$100.00	$405	-5.72
415 thin fleshed	415	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	$353	-4.08
470–490	482	3	100.00–112.50	$105.82	$510	+15.82
480–485 thin fleshed	483	2	90.00–97.50	$93.77	$453	+5.51
505–525 thin fleshed	515	2	90.00–92.50	$91.27	$470	+11.27
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	+3.04
555	555	1	90.00	$90.00	$500	-15.79
560–590	575	4	110.00–112.00	$110.73	$637	+4.94
590 thin fleshed	590	1	80.00	$80.00	$472	—
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	-16.00
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	-20.28
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627	-5.28
665–690 thin fleshed	678	2	80.00–86.00	$83.06	$563	—
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	115.00	$115.00	$489	-10.51
400–445	427	13	122.50–135.00	$129.33	$552	+3.82
450–485	467	8	120.00–135.00	$128.29	$599	+3.18
515–520 thin fleshed	518	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$602	—
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	-10.90
500–545	531	11	120.00–129.00	$124.43	$661	-1.47
550–585	564	6	115.00–123.00	$118.77	$670	-6.44
590 thin fleshed	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	—
605–645	621	4	113.00–120.00	$116.68	$725	-6.42

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	5	110.00–112.50	$110.48	$462	+3.89
445	445	1	95.00	$95.00	$423	-11.59
475	475	1	92.50	$92.50	$439	-14.19
450–495	478	7	100.00–110.00	$106.79	$510	+0.10
515–540	528	3	100.00–110.00	$106.66	$563	-0.01
550	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	-15.99
560–590	577	9	100.00–111.00	$104.95	$606	-1.04
585	585	1	90.00	$90.00	$526	-15.99
615	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	-24.88
615–635	623	6	97.00–110.00	$102.80	$640	-2.08
665	665	1	103.00	$103.00	$685	+0.02
710–735	726	4	99.00–100.00	$99.25	$721	+9.25
720–740	730	3	92.00–95.00	$94.00	$686	+4.00
765 thin fleshed	765	1	82.50	$82.50	$631	—
870	870	1	80.00	$80.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	3	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$455	+2.51
470–475	473	2	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$497	—
480 thin fleshed	480	1	90.00	$90.00	$432	—
580	580	1	112.50	$112.50	$652	—
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	-20.00
675	675	1	87.50	$87.50	$591	—
660–695	681	4	107.00–112.50	$110.11	$750	—
760–775 thin fleshed	768	2	85.00–88.00	$86.51	$664	—
760–795	778	2	97.00–103.00	$99.93	$777	+2.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	132.50	$132.50	$530	-17.50
410–445	426	8	139.00–142.50	$140.30	$598	+26.30
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	-4.49
475	475	1	144.00	$144.00	$684	+19.51
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	-14.19
565	565	1	132.00	$132.00	$746	+3.02
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	+8.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–770	743	85-90%	2	67.50	$67.50	$502	+20.26
560–1125	843	85-90%	5	20.00–37.00	$26.87	$227	—
635–1250	860	85-90%	15	38.00–54.00	$47.89	$412	-10.64
600–1180	906	85-90%	58	55.00–65.00	$61.25	$555	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1225	1068	80-85%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.87	$671	-5.50
870–1630	1091	80-85%	61	66.00–78.00	$71.67	$782	+3.30
995–1400	1144	80-85%	13	80.00–88.00	$82.87	$948	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1445	1233	75-80%	2	56.00–62.00	$58.48	$721	-1.52
1100–1710	1328	75-80%	27	66.00–78.00	$73.02	$970	—
1390–1590	1490	75-80%	2	80.00–86.00	$82.80	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2435	1511	7	90.00–100.00	$95.94	$1,450	—
1530	1530	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,193	—
1770	1770	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,841	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	522.00	$522.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–900 thin fleshed	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–625.00	$591.93
885–940	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.12
935 thin fleshed	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
950–1030	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–950.00	$806.06
1005–1045	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.49
920–1190	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	700.00–1,050.00	$885.49

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–700	653	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	375.00–550.00	$468.87
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–690	645	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–320.00	$255.81	—
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
630–820	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	370.00–625.00	$514.21	—
710–740	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$675.52	—

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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.