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Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.37/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 521 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.86/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 373 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 568 425
Feeder cattle 213 416 270
Slaughter cattle 115 120 120
Replacement cattle 18 32 35

Current goat receipts 1 Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 45.00 to 60.00 per head.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 154.00 $154.00 $285 —
325–340 333 2 150.00–152.50 $151.22 $504 -2.35
370–395 382 3 150.00–155.00 $151.72 $580 -7.82
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 -29.54
445 445 1 162.50 $162.50 $723 +1.56
452–485 460 4 155.00–166.00 $163.10 $750 +17.59
505–545 526 8 140.00–158.00 $150.91 $794 +0.76
550–595 579 8 135.00–153.00 $145.53 $843 -2.10
615–640 632 5 142.50–149.00 $145.68 $921 —
700–710 705 2 117.50–121.00 $119.24 $841 -9.16
715–740 728 4 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $965 +4.10
765–785 775 3 130.00–135.00 $131.98 $1,023 —
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 thin fleshed 195 1 122.50 $122.50 $239 —
225 225 1 125.00 $125.00 $281 —
245 thin fleshed 245 1 117.50 $117.50 $288 —
270 270 1 142.50 $142.50 $385 +6.64
375 375 1 117.50 $117.50 $441 -26.78
360–385 377 3 130.00–142.50 $133.98 $505 -10.30
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -5.39
475 475 1 122.50 $122.50 $582 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
560 560 1 122.50 $122.50 $686 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 102.50 $102.50 $179 —
330 330 1 102.50 $102.50 $338 —
385 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 —
390 390 1 102.50 $102.50 $400 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 -8.42
320–340 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 -3.42
365 365 1 115.00 $115.00 $420 -19.85
350–395 374 10 130.00–149.00 $139.05 $520 +4.20
410–445 422 5 141.00–155.00 $147.61 $623 +9.93
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -17.18
460–490 476 4 140.00–147.00 $143.44 $683 +6.26
500–545 521 12 128.00–146.00 $138.37 $721 +4.59
550–590 571 5 130.00–141.00 $135.14 $772 +12.07
605–645 618 3 120.00–128.00 $122.61 $758 —
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 -1.14
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 3 117.50–122.50 $119.97 $342 -1.87
300–340 328 8 115.00–127.50 $121.30 $398 -2.06
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 +0.01
405–440 418 5 125.00–131.00 $128.17 $536 +7.29
530 530 2 115.00 $115.00 $610 —
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 +3.00
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 110.00 $110.00 $143 —
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 —
305 305 1 80.00 $80.00 $244 —
330 330 1 100.00 $100.00 $330 —
380 380 1 105.00 $105.00 $399 —
385 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
410 410 1 85.00 $85.00 $348 -20.00
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 ±0.00
485 485 1 90.00 $90.00 $436 -20.00
515 515 1 82.50 $82.50 $425 -24.27
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 —
800 800 1 93.00 $93.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 1 87.50 $87.50 $302 —
390–395 393 2 110.00–112.50 $111.26 $437 —
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 —
555–595 thin fleshed 578 4 80.00–92.50 $85.01 $491 —
650–680 thin fleshed 665 2 80.00–93.00 $86.35 $574 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 +8.01
475–495 485 3 127.50–135.00 $130.82 $634 +10.73
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 -8.15
570 570 2 134.00–145.00 $139.50 $795 +7.34
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 -0.43
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 152.50 $152.50 $633 -2.14
455–495 470 3 142.50–152.50 $146.60 $689 -4.22
510–545 525 4 140.00–154.00 $147.95 $777 +7.93
585 585 1 144.00 $144.00 $842 +15.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 90.00 $90.00 $428 -18.80
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 +1.45
825 825 1 102.50 $102.50 $846 —
860–895 878 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 thin fleshed 550 1 82.50 $82.50 $454 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
865 865 1 105.00 $105.00 $908 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–840 745 85-90% 3 22.00–31.00 $27.48 $205 -13.24
660–1055 823 85-90% 10 35.00–41.00 $38.97 $321 —
850 850 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $518 —
630–1475 979 85-90% 19 45.00–55.00 $52.02 $509 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1615 1147 80-85% 22 56.00–68.00 $61.41 $704 —
1120–1320 1220 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $634 —
1360–1635 1445 80-85% 6 70.00–81.00 $73.36 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1500 1217 75-80% 6 71.00–84.00 $74.45 $906 —
995–1820 1434 75-80% 24 60.00–69.00 $64.14 $920 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1940 1495 8 98.00–106.00 $101.17 $1,512 —
1175–2170 1636 7 88.00–96.00 $91.51 $1,497 —
1185–2160 1673 2 52.00–78.00 $68.79 $1,151 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 746.00 $746.00
875–1120 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–725.00 $688.75
1000–1135 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $661.71
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–855 792 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 410.00–500.00 $464.57

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 +25.00
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
945–1105 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,000.00 $912.89 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00 -50.00
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.