Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.65/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.52/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 523 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.53/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 418 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	739	824	872
Feeder cattle	609	696	717
Slaughter cattle	85	120	135
Replacement cattle	45	8	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while bulls were 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were 1.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mixed. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to good. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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
325	325	1	147.50	$147.50	$479	-1.22
310–340	330	7	150.00–160.00	$154.64	$510	+5.92
350–385	369	6	150.00–160.00	$155.02	$572	-2.48
375–380	378	2	145.00–147.50	$146.24	$553	-11.26
400–440	422	12	145.00–158.00	$153.63	$648	+4.50
450–495	474	4	152.00–154.00	$152.90	$725	+2.67
500–545	523	25	135.00–156.00	$147.52	$772	+4.99
550–595	570	15	135.00–147.00	$141.96	$809	+4.77
600–645	618	9	127.50–136.00	$132.63	$820	+1.12
655	655	3	135.00	$135.00	$884	+5.67
705–740	723	2	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$915	-4.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	132.00	$132.00	$251	+4.50
215 thin fleshed	215	1	117.50	$117.50	$253	—
210–235	223	4	127.50–137.50	$132.53	$296	+0.03
260–280	270	4	125.00–145.00	$136.85	$369	+3.74
275	275	1	120.00	$120.00	$330	-13.11
305–345	329	5	127.50–140.00	$132.93	$437	+1.83
345	345	1	117.50	$117.50	$405	-13.60
350–395	371	15	122.50–145.00	$132.94	$493	-1.35
410 thin fleshed	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	—
420–430	425	3	130.00–140.00	$133.29	$566	+1.45
425	425	1	117.50	$117.50	$499	-14.34
465–490	473	5	125.00–140.00	$134.99	$639	+5.75
495 thin fleshed	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	—
520	520	1	127.50	$127.50	$663	-1.22
565	565	1	132.50	$132.50	$749	+4.46
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	+3.00
875	875	1	112.00	$112.00	$980	-2.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	117.50	$117.50	$347	—
315–340	328	2	100.00–105.00	$102.40	$336	-3.79
345	345	1	87.50	$87.50	$302	-18.69
355 thin fleshed	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	—
350–395	366	4	105.00–112.50	$108.85	$398	-3.63
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
510–520	515	2	83.00–95.00	$88.94	$458	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	—
290 thin fleshed	290	1	85.00	$85.00	$246	±0.00
320–335	325	3	100.00–112.50	$105.82	$344	-11.68
390–395	393	2	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$413	—
495	495	1	105.00	$105.00	$520	—
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	+4.95
615 thin fleshed	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	80.00	$80.00	$128	—
265	265	1	95.00	$95.00	$252	-11.66
255–295 thin fleshed	275	2	80.00–90.00	$85.36	$235	+0.36
285–295	290	2	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$305	-1.57
310–335	323	2	85.00–87.50	$86.30	$279	-21.65
315–335	325	2	100.00–109.00	$104.64	$340	-3.31
365–370	368	2	85.00–92.50	$88.78	$327	+0.07
365–380	373	2	107.50–110.00	$108.72	$406	+20.01
400–435	413	6	100.00–110.00	$104.38	$431	+19.38
425 thin fleshed	425	1	90.00	$90.00	$382	—
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340	-27.60
440–445	443	2	80.00–90.00	$85.03	$377	-22.57
450–485	465	3	80.00–90.00	$85.70	$399	-4.30
470–490	483	4	105.00–110.00	$107.54	$519	+0.04
505–545	526	15	100.00–112.50	$107.61	$566	+1.68
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	-9.53
550–595	581	10	100.00–112.50	$106.35	$618	+1.82
620	620	1	80.00	$80.00	$496	-27.60
615–625	622	3	100.00–107.50	$102.81	$639	-4.79
650–680	664	7	97.50–110.00	$103.27	$686	+0.38
675–685	678	3	80.00–82.50	$80.83	$548	-6.60
715–725	720	2	103.00–107.50	$105.23	$758	—
740	740	1	85.00	$85.00	$629	—
760	760	1	107.50	$107.50	$817	+5.03
785	785	1	90.00	$90.00	$706	-12.47
865	865	1	80.00	$80.00	$692	-4.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	+7.50
260–280	270	2	120.00	$120.00	$324	+1.12
305–345	325	2	120.00–125.00	$122.65	$399	+6.63
350–395	381	11	115.00–125.00	$119.48	$455	+3.94
400–440	418	16	112.50–122.50	$117.53	$491	-1.41
450–495	468	11	112.50–120.00	$116.69	$546	-3.12
505–545	521	9	112.50–115.00	$113.72	$592	-0.04
555–595	570	10	112.00–116.00	$114.15	$651	-0.39
625–630	628	2	111.00–115.00	$113.01	$710	+0.01
650–675	663	3	110.00–115.00	$113.37	$752	+0.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	4	132.50–135.00	$133.10	$496	—
400–445	418	8	125.00–137.50	$129.23	$540	—
460–480	470	2	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$599	+2.73
455–495	475	2	120.00–122.50	$121.20	$576	-3.52
503–545	523	23	117.50–129.50	$124.64	$652	+3.10
540–548	547	6	115.00	$115.00	$629	-6.54
550–575	566	6	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$676	-0.61
600–645	617	3	116.00–119.00	$117.37	$724	-0.63
650–658	656	4	118.00–121.00	$120.26	$789	—
660–690	675	2	113.00–115.00	$113.98	$769	—
733	733	3	117.00	$117.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185 thin fleshed	185	1	92.50	$92.50	$171	—
225	225	1	82.50	$82.50	$186	—
240 thin fleshed	240	1	97.50	$97.50	$234	—
270 thin fleshed	270	2	80.00	$80.00	$216	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	—
300–340	322	3	110.00	$110.00	$354	+2.50
355–375	365	3	100.00–112.50	$107.52	$392	+27.52
400–420	410	3	100.00–112.50	$105.73	$433	-3.19
400–430 thin fleshed	415	4	87.50–97.50	$93.09	$386	+3.26
445	445	1	85.00	$85.00	$378	-23.92
460–465 thin fleshed	463	2	85.00–87.50	$86.24	$399	-7.48
460–495	475	6	107.50–112.50	$109.54	$520	+1.84
480	480	1	80.00	$80.00	$384	-27.70
500–525	514	9	97.50–110.00	$104.21	$536	-0.78
510–545 thin fleshed	527	3	85.00–97.50	$91.57	$483	+6.57
565	565	1	82.50	$82.50	$466	-22.47
555–590 thin fleshed	573	2	80.00–92.50	$86.06	$493	-7.65
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	-14.97
585	585	1	105.00	$105.00	$614	+0.03
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	+2.60
600–610 thin fleshed	605	2	87.50	$87.50	$529	+5.00
615–640	628	3	100.00–111.00	$105.37	$662	-1.29
675	675	2	100.00–107.50	$103.75	$700	-1.27
665–690	678	2	87.50–95.00	$91.18	$618	-13.84
680 thin fleshed	680	1	80.00	$80.00	$544	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	+6.00
750	750	1	98.00	$98.00	$735	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	117.50	$117.50	$482	-15.75
405–435	419	6	125.00–142.50	$130.10	$545	-3.15
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	+5.00
455–495	477	11	120.00–135.00	$128.83	$615	+13.01
500–540	517	9	120.00–130.00	$123.90	$641	-2.35
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	-1.24
545 thin fleshed	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	±0.00
550	550	1	112.00	$112.00	$616	-3.00
565 thin fleshed	565	1	117.50	$117.50	$664	+2.50
565–585	575	2	122.50–127.50	$124.96	$719	-1.91
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	-1.36
605–640	627	3	115.00–120.00	$116.69	$732	-5.26
630 thin fleshed	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	±0.00
730	730	1	112.50	$112.50	$821	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	4	100.00–115.00	$108.21	$454	-1.79
455–490	473	2	92.50–117.50	$104.54	$494	+14.54
455–495	475	4	100.00–112.50	$108.23	$514	+18.23
500–540	521	4	105.00–112.50	$110.05	$573	+7.59
525	525	1	92.50	$92.50	$486	-9.96
535	535	1	85.00	$85.00	$455	-17.46
580	580	2	107.50–110.00	$108.75	$631	+21.20
580	580	1	97.00	$97.00	$563	+9.45
610 thin fleshed	610	1	97.50	$97.50	$595	+10.00
605–625	615	4	100.00–112.50	$106.35	$654	-3.67
655–675	664	4	100.00–110.00	$107.48	$714	+1.50
815	815	1	90.00	$90.00	$734	-10.00
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	4	147.50–152.50	$150.83	$650	+2.49
450–490	464	8	146.00–159.00	$150.01	$696	+10.01
500–535	516	7	137.50–145.00	$140.63	$726	+2.06
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	—
600–625	613	2	127.50–130.00	$128.78	$789	+0.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	100.00	$100.00	$415	-7.72
455–495	470	4	100.00–110.00	$107.58	$506	±0.00
495 thin fleshed	495	1	80.00	$80.00	$396	-10.00
525	525	1	90.00	$90.00	$472	-19.19
515–535	527	3	105.00–110.00	$106.69	$562	-2.50
565–570	568	2	110.00	$110.00	$625	-5.00
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	-13.87
620–630	625	2	102.50–112.50	$107.46	$672	-1.41
660	660	1	82.50	$82.50	$544	-22.64
740–745	743	2	97.50–110.00	$103.77	$771	+0.78
780	780	1	97.50	$97.50	$760	-7.50
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$437	—
605–1105	865	85-90%	14	35.00–44.00	$40.12	$347	-2.35
705–1000	880	85-90%	5	20.00–34.00	$27.89	$245	-14.58
705–1065	888	85-90%	16	45.00–54.00	$50.00	$444	+7.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1465	1070	80-85%	25	55.00–64.00	$58.40	$625	—
1225	1225	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$808	—
1240	1240	80-85%	1	44.00	$44.00	$546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1480	1324	75-80%	4	56.00–64.00	$59.24	$784	—
1305–1610	1458	75-80%	2	66.00–68.00	$67.10	$978	+8.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1450	1240	4	62.00–79.00	$72.10	$894	—
1215–1945	1649	6	83.00–90.00	$86.00	$1,418	-1.64
1835–1900	1868	2	94.00–96.00	$95.02	$1,775	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
970–1235	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–1,050.00	$875.71
1080–1230	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$946.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	330.00	$330.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
765–825	802	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	350.00–500.00	$426.56

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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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
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
885–1155	1009	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,350.00	$1,140.16	—
885–1140	1011	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,375.00	$1,193.97	—
930–1095	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,274.75	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1080 thin fleshed	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
530	530	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	460.00	$460.00	—
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
850 thin fleshed	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.