Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.70/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 522 lb · 39 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.65/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 375 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.77/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 422 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 784 834
Feeder cattle 510 579 614
Slaughter cattle 205 164 170
Replacement cattle 34 41 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were 1.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 150.00–157.50 $152.59 $427 —
310–345 323 7 150.00–160.00 $152.48 $493 -3.30
350–395 375 23 149.00–170.00 $158.65 $595 +3.74
400–440 426 4 147.50–166.00 $156.05 $665 +6.42
455–490 478 3 147.50–155.00 $150.73 $720 -6.07
505–545 523 8 134.00–157.00 $151.46 $792 +6.35
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -11.68
575–590 583 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $842 +7.81
600–625 613 8 130.00–145.00 $140.43 $861 +2.66
615 615 1 127.50 $127.50 $784 -10.27
650–675 660 15 133.00–144.50 $142.60 $941 —
715 715 1 126.00 $126.00 $901 —
753–775 757 5 134.00–135.50 $135.19 $1,023 +5.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 -20.00
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 ±0.00
265–290 275 6 132.50–147.50 $137.85 $379 -4.69
305 thin fleshed 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —
325–340 333 3 145.00 $145.00 $483 +5.95
360–395 376 6 125.00–147.50 $138.80 $522 -0.11
390 thin fleshed 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
505–540 522 3 127.50–132.50 $130.02 $679 +0.02
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 -9.03
615–640 628 2 117.00–117.50 $117.25 $736 -7.75
655–685 670 2 123.00–127.00 $124.96 $837 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 thin fleshed 190 1 85.00 $85.00 $162 —
320–325 323 2 102.50–105.00 $103.74 $335 —
360 360 1 112.00 $112.00 $403 +6.90
385 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 -15.10
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 thin fleshed 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 —
255–285 270 2 100.00–112.50 $105.90 $286 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 95.00 $95.00 $337 —
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 132.50 $132.50 $378 —
315–340 329 4 130.00–137.50 $135.07 $444 +1.62
355–395 384 13 130.00–142.50 $136.53 $524 +3.70
405–445 421 12 127.50–142.50 $133.19 $561 +1.72
450–495 470 14 125.00–135.00 $130.26 $612 +0.31
510 510 1 112.50 $112.50 $574 -12.22
500–543 522 38 120.00–137.50 $129.13 $674 +4.41
550–595 572 17 117.50–134.00 $125.90 $720 +0.96
600–635 619 10 117.50–127.00 $122.15 $756 +1.74
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 -5.41
650–680 659 8 118.00–126.00 $122.80 $809 +4.32
700–745 717 10 120.00–122.00 $120.41 $863 —
725 725 1 113.00 $113.00 $819 —
833 833 4 118.00 $118.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $289 —
255–290 269 5 115.00–125.00 $118.58 $319 —
300–345 323 5 117.50–127.50 $124.06 $401 —
360–395 381 5 122.50–125.00 $124.14 $473 -1.47
415–430 422 3 115.00–122.50 $117.55 $496 -2.88
455 455 1 112.50 $112.50 $512 -6.02
530–545 538 2 112.50–115.00 $113.73 $612 -0.02
555–595 575 2 114.00–117.50 $115.69 $665 —
605–620 613 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $689 +0.19
655–690 671 5 107.50–113.00 $111.11 $746 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
795 795 1 109.00 $109.00 $867 —
810 810 1 109.00 $109.00 $883 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 102.50 $102.50 $236 —
265 265 1 80.00 $80.00 $212 -27.56
270–290 280 2 100.00–107.50 $103.62 $290 -3.94
330 thin fleshed 330 1 82.50 $82.50 $272 —
335–345 340 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $365 -1.91
385 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 -20.40
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 -10.40
415 thin fleshed 415 1 95.00 $95.00 $394 —
425 425 1 85.00 $85.00 $361 -6.29
435 435 1 102.50 $102.50 $446 +11.21
485–495 490 2 107.00–110.00 $108.52 $532 -0.57
495 thin fleshed 495 1 90.00 $90.00 $446 —
500–530 515 2 100.00 $100.00 $515 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 87.50 $87.50 $459 —
570 570 1 95.00 $95.00 $542 +4.41
560–585 573 2 107.00–110.00 $108.53 $622 +17.94
580 thin fleshed 580 1 93.00 $93.00 $539 —
600–615 608 2 80.00–90.00 $84.94 $516 -20.02
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 -19.96
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 -1.25
745 745 1 104.00 $104.00 $775 ±0.00
765–775 770 2 102.00 $102.00 $785 +20.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 thin fleshed 180 1 92.50 $92.50 $166 —
235 235 1 110.00 $110.00 $258 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 90.00 $90.00 $297 —
460–490 thin fleshed 472 3 80.00 $80.00 $378 -10.00
515 thin fleshed 515 1 90.00 $90.00 $464 —
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —
570 thin fleshed 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 —
585 585 1 103.00 $103.00 $603 —
690 690 1 82.50 $82.50 $569 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
745 thin fleshed 745 1 95.00 $95.00 $708 +13.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 17 145.00–164.00 $156.77 $662 +8.17
450–495 469 12 145.00–160.00 $152.41 $715 +12.41
485 485 2 140.00–142.50 $141.25 $685 +1.25
500–545 520 11 135.00–152.50 $143.26 $745 +7.51
530–540 535 2 127.50–132.50 $129.98 $695 -5.77
550–595 571 13 135.00–147.50 $139.57 $797 +11.05
605–645 625 11 128.00–139.00 $134.33 $840 —
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
705–735 717 3 120.00 $120.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 419 5 127.00–141.00 $136.14 $570 -1.33
465–485 475 6 125.00–140.00 $134.62 $639 -5.21
515–545 536 6 116.00–130.00 $125.14 $671 -3.66
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -8.80
545 thin fleshed 545 1 117.50 $117.50 $640 —
555–580 568 2 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $668 -7.10
555–580 568 2 127.50–133.00 $130.31 $740 +5.65
620–630 625 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $778 +9.03
705–740 723 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $864 —
760 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 thin fleshed 495 1 90.00 $90.00 $446 —
525–530 528 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $568 -1.27
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —
610–620 615 2 80.00–95.00 $87.44 $538 +6.18
600–645 620 3 105.00–108.00 $106.31 $659 +4.25
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 -5.02
730 730 1 99.00 $99.00 $723 —
735 735 1 85.00 $85.00 $625 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 +1.00
860 860 1 93.00 $93.00 $800 —
880 880 1 102.00 $102.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 —
555 thin fleshed 555 1 85.00 $85.00 $472 —
600 600 1 97.00 $97.00 $582 —
630 thin fleshed 630 1 80.00 $80.00 $504 —
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 —
790 790 1 82.00 $82.00 $648 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1515 1163 80-85% 64 54.00–64.00 $57.91 $673 -9.16
1170–1230 1200 80-85% 2 53.00 $53.00 $636 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 32.00 $32.00 $400 —
855–1495 1279 80-85% 16 65.00–74.00 $70.30 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1825 1385 75-80% 43 54.00–64.00 $59.66 $826 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 26.00 $26.00 $380 -31.94
1195–1785 1463 75-80% 10 66.00–73.00 $68.00 $995 +10.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $344 —
660–1025 863 85-90% 15 35.00–51.00 $41.65 $359 —
720–1200 978 85-90% 14 44.00–53.00 $50.55 $494 —
795–1305 989 85-90% 7 10.00–35.00 $24.12 $239 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1580 1337 7 45.00–78.00 $66.70 $892 —
1030–2230 1488 16 82.00–92.00 $86.75 $1,291 —
1085–2370 1773 4 95.00–100.00 $97.73 $1,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 thin fleshed 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
915–960 thin fleshed 932 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–525.00 $516.77
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
920–1225 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 600.00–875.00 $749.19
890–1475 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 600.00–950.00 $770.46
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545 thin fleshed 545 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00
590–685 638 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 325.00–480.00 $408.27
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
705–780 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 525.00–550.00 $533.67

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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
1080–1195 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–850.00 $802.53 -72.47
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.