Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.99/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 427 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.47/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 472 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.89/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 527 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 554 653
Feeder cattle 421 421 511
Slaughter cattle 119 125 134
Replacement cattle 68 8 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 1 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 4 147.00–156.00 $153.20 $426 —
305–330 315 3 148.00–155.00 $151.57 $477 +2.63
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 -8.94
360–395 382 6 140.00–153.00 $147.56 $564 -4.77
405–445 427 12 140.00–150.00 $145.91 $623 -3.67
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 -11.66
450–490 471 10 142.00–150.00 $145.79 $687 -0.87
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 -6.81
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 -4.81
550–580 564 9 135.00–149.00 $144.53 $815 +3.64
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 -10.89
630–640 635 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $838 -3.81
650–685 668 2 131.00–134.00 $132.54 $885 +2.21
710–725 717 3 122.00–131.00 $127.70 $916 +0.21
735 735 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 -13.49
765–770 768 2 123.00–126.00 $124.50 $956 -0.23
855–870 863 2 118.00–124.00 $120.97 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 132.50 $132.50 $318 —
265–295 280 2 130.00–137.50 $133.55 $374 +12.55
300–340 321 8 130.00–143.00 $137.63 $442 -3.88
365 thin fleshed 365 1 115.00 $115.00 $420 -5.00
350–395 375 13 125.00–145.00 $134.76 $505 -3.20
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
560–570 565 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $706 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 thin fleshed 255 1 80.00 $80.00 $204 —
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 —
405–425 thin fleshed 415 2 85.00 $85.00 $353 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 102.50 $102.50 $374 -7.50
370 370 1 92.50 $92.50 $342 -17.50
420 420 1 92.50 $92.50 $388 -17.50
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 +19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 -0.25
315–345 328 4 133.00–137.50 $134.82 $442 +1.73
350–380 360 9 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $477 -3.85
395 395 1 128.00 $128.00 $506 -1.00
400–445 427 19 125.00–137.00 $129.41 $553 -0.72
430 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520 -9.13
450–495 472 16 124.00–138.00 $129.47 $611 -3.64
500–540 525 14 119.00–125.00 $122.87 $645 -4.44
540 540 2 115.00 $115.00 $621 -12.31
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 -8.37
565–590 574 12 119.00–127.00 $122.89 $705 -2.48
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 -5.72
610–645 624 8 117.00–123.00 $119.23 $744 -1.49
650–680 665 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $781 -1.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 127.50 $127.50 $223 +2.50
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 -3.09
315–335 324 4 113.00–128.00 $120.48 $390 -2.47
355–385 371 7 117.50–127.50 $122.66 $455 +3.57
420–445 433 2 115.00–122.00 $118.40 $513 +0.57
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 -2.83
450–490 474 4 115.00–127.00 $121.89 $578 +4.06
510 510 1 116.00 $116.00 $592 +0.49
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 -1.15
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 +2.51
750 750 2 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 102.50 $102.50 $246 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 97.50 $97.50 $385 —
410 410 1 102.50 $102.50 $420 —
495 495 1 105.00 $105.00 $520 —
500–535 518 3 110.00 $110.00 $570 +6.44
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —
565–595 581 5 100.00–111.00 $105.37 $612 —
610–625 618 3 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $664 -3.50
655–675 667 3 102.00–106.00 $104.32 $696 +24.32
680 680 1 92.00 $92.00 $626 +12.00
725 725 1 106.00 $106.00 $768 ±0.00
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 +1.14
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 -13.86
505–540 527 3 104.00–111.00 $106.91 $563 +2.25
570 570 1 97.50 $97.50 $556 -8.07
625 625 1 104.00 $104.00 $650 -1.50
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
650–670 660 2 105.00–107.00 $105.98 $699 —
720 thin fleshed 720 1 87.50 $87.50 $630 -1.50
775 775 1 103.00 $103.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 thin fleshed 405 1 117.50 $117.50 $476 —
410–445 428 6 125.00–138.00 $133.85 $573 +0.39
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -13.46
450–485 467 12 122.50–138.00 $132.30 $618 +12.80
505–545 536 7 117.50–132.00 $126.85 $680 +8.85
555–585 572 6 122.00–130.00 $125.74 $719 +11.74
580 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 +5.00
600–645 621 10 117.50–127.00 $123.67 $768 +0.94
655–675 666 4 120.00–125.00 $122.25 $814 +0.29
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $589 -1.51
460–480 473 4 130.00–138.00 $133.53 $632 -6.12
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 +9.00
505–540 524 6 134.00–140.00 $136.34 $714 -1.35
520–540 532 3 130.00 $130.00 $692 -7.69
550–595 565 4 122.00–133.00 $127.96 $723 -2.04
565–575 570 4 134.00–138.00 $135.49 $772 +5.49
615–630 623 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $807 +4.48
630–645 638 3 119.00–126.00 $123.70 $789 -1.31
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 90.00 $90.00 $360 -15.00
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 +5.00
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 +11.00
555–570 560 3 100.00–111.00 $104.56 $586 -2.34
640 640 2 105.00–112.00 $108.50 $694 +1.06
650 650 1 99.00 $99.00 $644 -12.50
660 660 1 91.00 $91.00 $601 -20.50
735 735 1 97.50 $97.50 $717 +11.50
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
775 thin fleshed 775 1 96.00 $96.00 $744 —
805 thin fleshed 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 102.50 $102.50 $441 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 ±0.00
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
715–730 723 2 100.00 $100.00 $723 —
790 790 1 107.00 $107.00 $845 -0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1150 1100 80-85% 2 56.00 $56.00 $616 -12.26
815–1385 1106 80-85% 45 58.00–72.00 $65.66 $726 -2.60
945–1800 1281 80-85% 12 73.00–78.00 $74.53 $955 -0.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–920 773 85-90% 3 22.00–30.00 $27.86 $215 -5.51
660–1115 834 85-90% 9 38.00–48.00 $42.93 $358 +0.82
725–1080 870 85-90% 12 50.00–58.00 $53.33 $464 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1565 1363 75-80% 10 60.00–72.00 $68.56 $934 +0.55
1205–1620 1395 75-80% 6 74.00–76.00 $74.49 $1,039 +0.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2105 1427 15 91.00–102.00 $96.79 $1,381 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1000–1135 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–850.00 $743.68
1025–1455 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 725.00–1,675.00 $1,278.80
890–1535 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 775.00–1,775.00 $1,292.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1145 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,600.00 $1,319.68 —
905–1295 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–1,100.00 $863.05 —
915–1280 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,267.23 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620 620 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 62.50 $62.50 $366 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 84.00 $84.00 $378 —
640 640 1 84.00 $84.00 $538 —

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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.