Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.30/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.11/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 570 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.35/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	441	455	470
Feeder cattle	333	352	320
Slaughter cattle	100	87	140
Replacement cattle	8	16	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current sheep receipts 1 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	150.00–155.00	$152.62	$488	-2.46
355–395	373	5	150.00–155.00	$151.48	$565	+10.18
400–448	422	17	144.00–161.00	$152.76	$645	+5.71
450–485	468	6	143.00–152.50	$147.50	$690	-3.55
450–495	473	2	130.00–140.00	$134.76	$637	-16.29
500–545	525	11	138.00–152.50	$143.93	$756	-4.38
558–595	566	11	139.00–148.00	$144.96	$820	-1.50
610–640	626	5	134.00–141.00	$139.43	$873	-4.46
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	+1.00
800–835	828	5	123.00–130.00	$127.44	$1,055	+0.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	122.50	$122.50	$190	—
210 thin fleshed	210	1	125.00	$125.00	$262	—
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	+7.50
335 thin fleshed	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	-8.00
330–345	338	2	130.00–140.00	$135.11	$457	+15.11
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	+3.69
450–480	468	4	125.00–140.00	$134.22	$628	+3.30
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	—
540–545	543	3	125.00–132.50	$129.99	$706	—
580	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	+7.26
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	—
685	685	1	120.00	$120.00	$822	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	2	100.00–115.00	$107.70	$499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	115.00	$115.00	$402	-17.50
360–390	379	8	130.00–145.00	$138.91	$526	+6.41
400–445	421	12	130.00–144.00	$140.51	$592	+20.51
450–495	467	22	126.00–145.00	$139.30	$651	+3.10
510	510	1	115.00	$115.00	$586	-16.02
500–545	525	20	119.00–136.00	$129.02	$677	-2.00
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	-10.64
550–595	571	21	124.00–135.00	$129.73	$741	+3.09
605–645	622	14	119.00–132.00	$128.28	$798	+2.55
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	-3.83
650–690	674	4	120.00–128.00	$124.72	$841	+9.72

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165 thin fleshed	165	1	92.50	$92.50	$153	—
300	300	2	97.50–100.00	$98.75	$296	-1.25
360–385	373	2	100.00–107.00	$103.38	$386	—
410–445	428	2	90.00–100.00	$94.80	$406	-11.41
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	-4.68
505	505	1	112.00	$112.00	$566	-0.51
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-7.50
620–645	632	3	110.00–112.50	$110.82	$700	+4.55
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	-1.75
660	660	1	94.00	$94.00	$620	-12.75
830	830	1	84.00	$84.00	$697	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$397	-3.57
450–485	465	4	112.50–122.00	$116.70	$543	-1.60
530–540	537	3	112.50–115.00	$113.51	$610	-1.49
595 thin fleshed	595	1	114.00	$114.00	$678	—
610–645	626	4	112.50–121.00	$116.68	$730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230 thin fleshed	223	2	95.00–97.50	$96.21	$215	—
350	350	1	112.50	$112.50	$394	—
410 thin fleshed	410	1	87.50	$87.50	$359	-2.50
535	535	1	101.00	$101.00	$540	-1.50
635	635	1	107.50	$107.50	$683	—
705	705	1	106.00	$106.00	$747	—
755 thin fleshed	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	135.00–140.00	$137.53	$605	+9.47
445 thin fleshed	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	-0.64
450–495	467	7	127.50–142.50	$135.65	$633	+1.90
500–545	521	9	124.00–130.00	$128.12	$668	-3.05
525 thin fleshed	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	-4.31
550–570	560	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$675	+5.51
550–595	566	6	117.50–131.00	$123.88	$701	+8.88
600–625	610	6	117.50–125.00	$121.20	$739	-3.57
645	645	2	116.00	$116.00	$748	+1.00
665–685	677	5	113.00–119.00	$116.19	$787	-7.81
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	6	145.00–157.50	$150.41	$629	+15.41
450–455	453	2	145.00–160.00	$152.54	$691	+0.04
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	-12.50
525–535	530	2	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$644	-18.16
530	530	1	134.00	$134.00	$710	-5.65
610–620	615	2	123.00–126.00	$124.51	$766	-5.69
780	780	1	126.00	$126.00	$983	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	2	97.50–110.00	$103.78	$491	-11.22
530–535	533	2	105.00–112.50	$108.77	$580	+2.52
575–590	583	2	112.50–115.00	$113.77	$663	+1.27
605	605	1	105.00	$105.00	$635	-2.44
700–720	710	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$742	—
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	-16.00
760–765	763	2	102.00–110.00	$106.01	$809	+0.01
880	880	1	97.00	$97.00	$854	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	108.00	$108.00	$545	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	+8.00
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	+8.00
705	705	1	104.00	$104.00	$733	—
765–785	775	2	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$833	+3.48
805 thin fleshed	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—
835–845	840	2	106.00	$106.00	$890	—
885	885	1	97.00	$97.00	$858	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$550	—
595–1365	954	85-90%	13	38.00–62.00	$44.88	$428	—
700–1580	1123	85-90%	24	53.00–62.00	$57.84	$650	—
1190	1190	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$357	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1575	1255	80-85%	27	62.00–72.00	$67.94	$853	—
1145–1570	1399	80-85%	5	74.00–80.00	$76.23	$1,066	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$666	—
1255–1675	1460	75-80%	6	73.00–84.00	$77.58	$1,133	—
1110–2155	1532	75-80%	15	62.00–72.00	$66.36	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1405	1375	2	80.00–86.00	$82.93	$1,140	—
1990	1990	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,771	—

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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
875–1295	1087	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,325.00	$1,145.02	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
445	445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	95.00	$95.00	$898	—

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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.