Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.02/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 468 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.06/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.94/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 681 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	841	577	519
Feeder cattle	721	442	431
Slaughter cattle	100	110	75
Replacement cattle	20	25	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. while bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	147.50	$147.50	$406	-12.59
305–340	324	5	147.50	$147.50	$478	-13.60
365–380	372	3	149.00–150.00	$149.67	$557	-6.06
420–440	429	8	145.00–158.00	$147.26	$632	-7.21
455–493	478	15	146.00–155.00	$146.84	$702	-0.40
510–546	525	12	138.00–147.50	$144.00	$756	+2.24
550–594	582	9	134.00–137.50	$134.69	$784	+6.22
603–643	615	14	129.00–142.00	$136.39	$839	+5.11
660–692	681	27	132.00–137.50	$135.94	$926	-3.95
725–745	735	4	126.00–131.00	$128.02	$941	+7.02
750	750	1	121.00	$121.00	$908	-9.80
750–790	779	21	125.00–132.00	$129.09	$1,006	-1.71
825–848	839	19	128.00–130.00	$129.58	$1,087	-5.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	140.00	$140.00	$252	—
205–225	217	3	135.00–142.50	$139.27	$302	—
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	—
260–290	275	5	135.00–145.00	$139.45	$383	—
325	325	1	117.50	$117.50	$382	-17.18
315–335	327	5	130.00–145.00	$140.51	$459	+5.83
350–395	375	23	127.50–145.00	$138.06	$518	+3.06
365–385 thin fleshed	375	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$441	—
400–435 thin fleshed	418	2	117.50–120.00	$118.70	$496	—
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
445	445	1	140.00	$140.00	$623	—
450–480	460	5	130.00–142.50	$136.02	$626	+7.95
485 thin fleshed	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	-5.00
505–520	513	2	130.00–132.50	$131.23	$673	+13.73
560 thin fleshed	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—
570–580	575	2	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$719	-4.60
585	585	1	117.50	$117.50	$687	-2.50
600–645	627	3	119.00–124.00	$121.03	$759	+9.03
650–690	670	4	120.00–127.50	$123.10	$825	+2.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	92.50	$92.50	$204	—
260–285 thin fleshed	273	2	85.00–90.00	$87.39	$239	—
295	295	1	80.00	$80.00	$236	—
305 thin fleshed	305	1	95.00	$95.00	$290	—
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	—
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
465–490	478	2	100.00–107.50	$103.65	$495	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	—
580–595	588	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$618	-3.21
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	+3.00
650–680	662	3	105.00–112.50	$109.19	$723	+1.92
670	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	-12.27

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	112.50	$112.50	$248	—
285 thin fleshed	285	1	92.50	$92.50	$264	—
345 thin fleshed	345	1	95.00	$95.00	$328	—
360	360	1	80.00	$80.00	$288	-31.37
360–385 thin fleshed	373	2	80.00	$80.00	$298	-4.97
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	-1.61
620	620	1	112.50	$112.50	$698	+7.50
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	+25.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	127.50	$127.50	$389	-4.50
350–395	373	4	132.50–149.00	$137.26	$512	+0.47
400–445	425	11	125.00–135.00	$129.71	$551	-7.16
450–485	466	25	125.00–135.00	$131.22	$611	-2.84
460–490	480	3	120.00	$120.00	$576	-14.06
500–515	508	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$571	-14.48
505–546	525	25	118.00–129.50	$124.99	$656	-1.95
555–595	567	20	117.50–128.00	$122.05	$692	-4.12
600–635	624	15	117.00–123.00	$121.32	$757	-1.68
665–696	675	13	119.00–122.00	$121.05	$817	—
719	719	5	113.00	$113.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	-5.00
270–285	278	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$341	+7.57
310–335	318	7	115.00–127.50	$120.52	$383	—
355–395	378	9	115.00–127.50	$120.44	$455	-4.58
400–440	420	13	115.00–123.00	$118.68	$498	—
465–495	485	4	115.00–122.50	$119.34	$579	+4.34
505	505	1	92.50	$92.50	$467	-21.50
500–535	520	11	115.00–117.50	$115.69	$602	+1.69
550–585	571	7	112.00–116.00	$114.87	$656	-0.13
615–646	631	2	110.00–114.00	$111.95	$706	-2.74
778–780	779	4	114.50–116.00	$114.88	$895	+5.88

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	107.50	$107.50	$310	+2.70
290 thin fleshed	290	1	80.00	$80.00	$232	—
335 thin fleshed	335	1	85.00	$85.00	$285	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	85.00	$85.00	$314	—
370–395	380	3	100.00–107.50	$104.22	$396	-4.93
415	415	1	80.00	$80.00	$332	-10.90
410–430	418	3	105.00–110.00	$106.71	$446	+15.81
455–480	463	3	98.00–112.50	$105.86	$490	+25.86
455–495	475	2	97.50	$97.50	$463	+17.50
500–520	508	6	100.00–110.00	$104.18	$529	+0.99
550–590	574	4	100.00–112.50	$103.64	$595	+0.23
595	595	1	97.50	$97.50	$580	-5.91
610	610	1	97.50	$97.50	$595	-10.34
605–635	620	2	107.50	$107.50	$666	+20.50
675–685	680	3	100.00	$100.00	$680	+0.45
695	695	1	97.50	$97.50	$678	-2.05
705–720	713	2	87.50–90.00	$88.76	$633	+1.26
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	-2.50
845	845	1	100.00	$100.00	$845	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	100.00	$100.00	$180	-10.00
230	230	1	87.50	$87.50	$201	—
315	315	1	107.50	$107.50	$339	—
370–385	378	2	95.00	$95.00	$359	—
380 thin fleshed	380	1	87.50	$87.50	$332	-7.50
375–390	383	2	107.50–110.00	$108.73	$416	—
425–435	428	3	110.00–112.50	$110.83	$474	+30.83
450 thin fleshed	450	1	90.00	$90.00	$405	+0.02
455	455	1	85.00	$85.00	$387	-22.51
470–495	486	4	100.00–112.50	$106.94	$520	-0.57
500 thin fleshed	500	1	90.00	$90.00	$450	—
510–545	532	3	107.50–110.00	$109.15	$581	+7.12
555–585	570	3	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$613	-0.04
605–615 thin fleshed	610	2	80.00–87.50	$83.72	$511	-5.04
620	620	1	102.50	$102.50	$636	-4.62
650–670	660	2	102.50–104.00	$103.24	$681	+3.24
655–665 thin fleshed	660	2	90.00	$90.00	$594	—
660	660	1	80.00	$80.00	$528	-20.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-1.00
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—
800 thin fleshed	800	1	95.00	$95.00	$760	—
805	805	1	103.00	$103.00	$829	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 thin fleshed	430	1	122.50	$122.50	$527	—
405–445	433	11	125.00–142.00	$134.09	$581	+16.59
450–485	469	4	117.50–127.50	$121.34	$569	+6.34
450–495	477	16	122.50–138.00	$129.83	$619	-1.95
490	490	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$594	+3.75
495 thin fleshed	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
505–540	526	12	117.50–132.50	$125.69	$661	-0.47
540–545	543	2	120.00–123.00	$121.51	$660	-4.65
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	+4.00
550–595	571	11	120.00–127.00	$122.43	$699	+6.43
575 thin fleshed	575	1	115.00	$115.00	$661	—
565–590	578	2	117.50–120.00	$118.78	$687	-7.97
600–635	620	3	117.00–120.00	$118.33	$734	-1.67
605–645	625	4	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$727	-3.75
670	670	1	117.50	$117.50	$787	-10.00
690 thin fleshed	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	-1.00
810	810	1	107.50	$107.50	$871	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$439	-0.03
460–490	476	4	100.00–110.00	$107.43	$511	+2.43
510–540	522	3	100.00–110.00	$106.55	$556	+14.05
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	±0.00
550–585	571	4	100.00–110.00	$106.96	$611	+11.96
600–645	619	7	100.00–112.50	$106.78	$661	+2.42
610–645	628	2	80.00–87.50	$83.85	$527	-20.51
655–660	658	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$691	-5.02
695	695	1	85.00	$85.00	$591	-10.00
705–725	715	2	97.50–105.00	$101.30	$724	+21.30
725–740	733	2	92.50–95.00	$93.76	$687	+13.76
750	750	1	92.50	$92.50	$694	—
760–765	763	2	102.50–104.00	$103.25	$788	—
810	810	1	102.50	$102.50	$830	+14.99
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	+7.49
895	895	1	102.50	$102.50	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	80.00	$80.00	$320	—
540	540	1	80.00	$80.00	$432	-26.52
610–645	630	5	100.00–105.00	$101.51	$640	—
645 thin fleshed	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	—
660–685	673	2	105.00–112.50	$108.68	$731	+7.44
710–720	715	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$783	+12.00
740 thin fleshed	740	1	80.00	$80.00	$592	-10.00
765–770	768	3	105.00–107.50	$105.84	$813	—
800–815	808	2	99.00–105.00	$101.97	$824	—
850	850	1	105.00	$105.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	418	5	150.00–154.00	$151.62	$634	-1.69
455	455	1	152.00	$152.00	$692	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	-8.00
500–505	503	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$649	+1.39
525	525	1	134.00	$134.00	$704	+6.39
605	605	1	117.50	$117.50	$711	—
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–890	835	85-90%	7	10.00–32.00	$26.48	$221	—
675–1365	994	85-90%	18	35.00–48.00	$44.03	$438	-9.71
695–1510	1116	85-90%	23	51.00–58.00	$54.96	$613	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1610	1288	80-85%	20	58.00–67.00	$60.62	$781	—
1385	1385	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$748	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1655	1429	75-80%	8	58.00–62.00	$59.29	$847	—
1305–1665	1509	75-80%	8	55.00–57.00	$55.87	$843	-16.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1595	1330	5	54.00–84.00	$71.89	$956	—
1010–2100	1686	7	85.00–93.00	$88.73	$1,496	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	490.00	$490.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1145	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	810.00–950.00	$884.56
880–1435	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	475.00–850.00	$756.93
1170–1570	1423	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,025.00	$916.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	360.00	$360.00

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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
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
990	990	Aged (>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
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	75.00	$75.00	$446	—
615	615	1	75.00	$75.00	$461	—

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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.