Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.47/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 572 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.95/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 523 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $94.07/cwt -15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $307/hd at 326 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 779 739 372
Feeder cattle 18 609 293
Slaughter cattle 153 85 61
Replacement cattle 608 45 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 127.50 $127.50 $236 -4.50
205–240 227 3 125.00–132.50 $128.40 $291 -4.13
235 thin fleshed 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282 +2.50
250–295 274 7 125.00–132.50 $129.32 $354 +9.32
280 280 1 122.50 $122.50 $343 +2.50
275–290 thin fleshed 286 4 117.50–122.50 $120.03 $343 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
305–325 313 3 125.00–130.00 $128.38 $402 -4.55
315–340 330 3 117.50–122.50 $119.99 $396 -12.94
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -12.94
360 thin fleshed 360 1 122.50 $122.50 $441 —
370–395 385 5 125.00–145.00 $134.96 $520 +2.02
400–440 430 13 125.00–141.00 $134.67 $579 +1.38
450–470 458 3 125.00–140.00 $132.58 $607 -2.41
455–470 thin fleshed 463 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $544 +2.54
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -14.99
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 +2.50
560–575 562 7 123.00–133.00 $124.46 $699 -8.04
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
815 815 1 113.00 $113.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 +7.50
355–395 369 4 149.00–155.00 $153.52 $566 -1.50
415–440 428 5 145.00–151.00 $147.23 $630 -6.40
475–480 478 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $722 -1.91
500–525 510 4 144.00–151.00 $147.96 $755 +0.44
565–580 573 4 137.00–144.00 $139.99 $802 -1.97
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 -6.63
610–645 628 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $870 +5.88
655–685 670 2 131.00–138.00 $134.42 $901 -0.58
720–745 733 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $935 +1.05
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 80.00 $80.00 $144 —
255–265 260 2 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $292 -5.05
300–315 308 3 100.00–112.50 $107.43 $331 +5.03
360–395 378 2 85.00–90.00 $87.62 $331 -21.23
380–385 383 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $412 -1.37
395 395 1 97.50 $97.50 $385 -11.35
425 425 1 85.00 $85.00 $361 -25.00
425–430 428 2 100.00–107.50 $103.73 $444 -6.27
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 +11.06
525 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 +1.06
600–632 625 5 104.00–112.00 $105.94 $662 —
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 97.50 $97.50 $327 —
380 thin fleshed 380 1 80.00 $80.00 $304 —
575 thin fleshed 575 1 85.00 $85.00 $489 —
595 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 —
610 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
705 705 1 102.50 $102.50 $723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 110.00 $110.00 $182 —
265–295 279 4 102.50–110.00 $108.15 $302 -1.85
275–295 thin fleshed 285 3 90.00–95.00 $91.73 $261 +11.73
300–340 thin fleshed 319 7 80.00–97.50 $89.75 $286 —
310–345 333 5 100.00–105.00 $100.93 $336 -9.07
340 340 1 90.00 $90.00 $306 -20.00
350 350 1 92.50 $92.50 $324 -15.02
350–385 thin fleshed 368 4 80.00–90.00 $82.52 $304 —
355–395 379 5 100.00–110.00 $105.09 $398 -2.43
405–415 thin fleshed 412 3 85.00–90.00 $88.32 $364 -4.77
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 +25.00
450–474 469 6 100.00–105.00 $103.77 $487 -5.77
515 thin fleshed 515 1 95.00 $95.00 $489 +3.43
515–540 523 5 100.00–110.00 $103.35 $541 -0.86
550–590 565 4 100.00–110.00 $104.35 $590 +21.85
570 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 -2.50
610 thin fleshed 610 1 80.00 $80.00 $488 -7.50
638–640 639 4 108.00–110.00 $109.50 $700 +4.13
660 660 4 95.00 $95.00 $627 -8.75
655–690 667 3 103.00–106.00 $104.04 $694 +0.29
675 thin fleshed 675 1 84.00 $84.00 $567 +4.00
710–743 727 4 97.00–103.00 $100.00 $727 ±0.00
755 thin fleshed 755 1 86.00 $86.00 $649 —
870 thin fleshed 870 1 80.00 $80.00 $696 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 225 3 100.00–110.00 $104.81 $236 —
250 250 1 80.00 $80.00 $200 -15.00
250–295 280 8 100.00–112.50 $104.53 $293 -0.56
315–340 thin fleshed 328 2 80.00–90.00 $85.19 $279 —
305–345 331 4 90.00–110.00 $101.50 $336 -3.14
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 +1.22
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 +11.22
370 thin fleshed 370 1 90.00 $90.00 $333 —
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 -14.38
405–440 425 10 100.00–110.00 $103.77 $441 +23.77
430–440 435 2 82.50–90.00 $86.21 $375 +1.18
475 475 1 80.00 $80.00 $380 -27.54
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 -17.61
515 515 2 110.00 $110.00 $566 +2.39
560–585 571 5 100.00–110.00 $106.02 $605 -0.33
575–595 584 4 80.00–97.50 $84.94 $496 -21.41
610 610 1 108.00 $108.00 $659 +28.00
605–645 620 3 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $564 +11.00
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 +1.73
730–735 733 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $737 +15.50
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 -27.50
770 thin fleshed 770 1 82.00 $82.00 $631 —
815 815 1 80.00 $80.00 $652 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 -9.23
410–445 424 4 124.00–130.00 $126.42 $536 -2.81
455 455 1 122.00 $122.00 $555 -5.45
475–483 481 4 123.00–125.00 $123.49 $594 +2.29
505–545 523 13 117.00–125.00 $119.95 $627 -4.69
555–573 563 9 117.00–121.00 $119.35 $672 -0.14
580–588 586 6 114.00–116.00 $114.66 $672 -4.83
600–625 612 3 116.00–118.00 $117.32 $718 -0.05
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 -4.37
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 -5.26
655–666 664 7 114.00–114.50 $114.43 $760 -5.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $273 -2.47
265–295 280 2 117.50–120.00 $118.68 $332 -1.32
410–445 428 4 115.00–122.00 $119.74 $512 +2.21
455–495 478 6 117.00–120.00 $118.32 $566 +1.63
500–545 520 6 112.00–115.00 $112.64 $586 -1.08
555–585 576 10 112.00–116.00 $113.30 $653 -0.85
640–645 643 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $717 -1.50
689 689 4 112.00 $112.00 $772 -1.37

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 80.00–90.00 $85.15 $352 -23.06
415–440 430 3 100.00–112.50 $104.22 $448 -3.99
475 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 -13.23
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 +1.77
515–525 520 2 80.00–95.00 $87.43 $455 -22.62
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 +25.00
565 565 2 90.00 $90.00 $508 -18.75
555–595 577 10 100.00–110.00 $105.85 $611 -2.90
605–615 610 7 100.00–110.00 $105.35 $643 -1.00
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 -11.35
650–692 678 10 100.00–111.00 $106.95 $725 -0.53
690 690 1 87.50 $87.50 $604 -19.98
705 705 1 93.00 $93.00 $656 —
710 thin fleshed 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
750–770 760 2 96.00–97.00 $96.49 $733 —
790 790 1 83.00 $83.00 $656 —
810 810 1 85.00 $85.00 $688 -5.00
845 845 1 98.00 $98.00 $828 -2.00
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
895 thin fleshed 895 1 83.00 $83.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 6 125.00–142.50 $133.86 $562 +3.76
420–430 425 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $499 -12.63
450 450 1 115.00 $115.00 $518 -13.83
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 -13.83
450–490 468 6 130.00–140.00 $134.76 $631 +5.93
480–490 thin fleshed 485 3 112.50–115.00 $114.16 $554 —
510–545 524 7 120.00–131.00 $122.78 $643 -1.12
535 535 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $621 +1.00
555–565 558 6 122.00–130.00 $125.50 $700 +13.50
565–590 578 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $659 -10.98
615 thin fleshed 615 1 112.00 $112.00 $689 -3.00
623 623 6 115.50 $115.50 $720 -1.19
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 442 3 100.00–110.00 $104.18 $460 +4.18
455–490 473 4 100.00–110.00 $106.23 $502 -1.35
510 510 1 95.00 $95.00 $484 +5.00
505–530 518 2 100.00–112.00 $106.14 $550 +16.14
565–570 thin fleshed 568 2 80.00–97.50 $88.71 $504 —
555–595 578 5 105.00–111.00 $106.98 $618 -3.02
600–640 617 5 100.00–108.00 $103.41 $638 -4.05
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 +7.50
655–690 676 5 100.00–111.00 $103.37 $699 +20.87
680 680 1 96.00 $96.00 $653 +13.50
680 thin fleshed 680 1 90.00 $90.00 $612 —
715 715 1 96.00 $96.00 $686 -7.77
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 +0.23
805 805 1 92.00 $92.00 $741 —
835 thin fleshed 835 1 93.00 $93.00 $777 —
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 3 144.00–157.50 $150.40 $636 -0.43
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 -15.01
475 475 1 143.00 $143.00 $679 -7.01
500 500 1 144.00 $144.00 $720 +3.37
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1355 1111 80-85% 36 55.00–63.00 $58.44 $649 —
1120–1175 1148 80-85% 2 50.00–52.00 $50.98 $585 —
870–1480 1173 80-85% 12 64.00–76.00 $66.75 $783 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1010 827 85-90% 9 10.00–34.00 $26.36 $218 —
710–1210 932 85-90% 17 44.00–53.00 $48.34 $451 —
650–1215 935 85-90% 20 35.00–43.00 $38.48 $360 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1415 1345 75-80% 2 52.00–54.00 $52.95 $712 -6.29
1200–2025 1478 75-80% 25 56.00–62.00 $59.65 $882 -7.45
1415–1625 1484 75-80% 5 64.00 $64.00 $950 -3.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1285 1176 5 59.00–79.00 $69.80 $821 —
1025–2065 1427 11 81.00–92.00 $84.69 $1,209 —
1835–2200 2018 3 92.00–94.00 $93.27 $1,882 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–760 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 407.00–437.00 $422.20
815 thin fleshed 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 326.00 $326.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–960 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–748.00 $645.25

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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
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00 —
885–1210 1079 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 775.00–1,100.00 $970.85 —
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00 -550.00

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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.