Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.35/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 470 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.08/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 520 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	580	346	502
Feeder cattle	386	213	376
Slaughter cattle	146	115	101
Replacement cattle	48	18	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Four-weight feeder steers and four- and five-weight feeder heifers were mostly 10.00 to 11.00 lower; six-weight feeder heifers were 1.00 to 6.00 higher; four-weight feeder bulls were 1.00 to 6.00 higher, while five-weights were 1.00 to 3.00 lower; there were too few comparable five- and six weight feeder steers and six-weight feeder bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235 thin fleshed	223	2	117.50–122.50	$119.86	$267	+2.36
220–245	233	2	135.00	$135.00	$315	+10.00
265–295	282	3	135.00–145.00	$140.84	$397	-1.66
325–345	336	6	130.00–140.00	$135.70	$456	—
360–370	365	2	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$456	+7.43
440	440	2	139.00	$139.00	$612	+14.00
555–590	573	2	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$717	+2.65
810	810	2	110.00	$110.00	$891	—
923	923	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	378	6	160.00–170.00	$165.78	$627	+14.06
415–425	420	2	150.00	$150.00	$630	-12.50
455–470	462	3	148.00–156.00	$152.96	$707	-10.14

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	375	3	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$422	+22.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325 thin fleshed	315	2	83.00–87.50	$85.18	$268	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	120.00–122.50	$121.20	$404	-8.80
370–395	383	2	132.50–139.00	$135.86	$520	-3.19
405–435	422	9	130.00–142.00	$136.74	$577	-10.87
450–490	470	24	130.00–138.00	$133.35	$627	+13.35
500–540	520	16	122.00–132.50	$128.08	$666	-10.29
570–590	580	3	122.00–130.00	$126.30	$733	-8.84
608	608	2	130.00	$130.00	$790	+7.39
665–675	670	3	120.00–123.00	$120.99	$811	+1.99
739 thin fleshed	739	5	125.00	$125.00	$924	—
769	769	4	123.00	$123.00	$946	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	102.50–112.00	$107.09	$244	—
290	290	2	102.50–110.00	$106.25	$308	+1.25
315–345	330	2	90.00–97.50	$93.92	$310	-6.08
360–395	378	2	105.00–110.00	$107.38	$406	+2.38
415–420	418	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$439	-0.03
550–580	563	3	100.00	$100.00	$563	—
675–685 thin fleshed	680	2	77.50–82.50	$79.98	$544	—
710–745	723	4	85.00–90.00	$88.77	$642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	127.50–130.00	$129.16	$443	+7.86
385	385	2	130.00	$130.00	$500	+5.00
405–440	416	4	120.00–125.00	$121.81	$507	-6.36
460–470	463	4	120.00–127.50	$123.77	$573	—
718	718	3	118.00	$118.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	112.50–117.50	$114.92	$190	—
285–290	288	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$333	—
405–415 thin fleshed	410	2	80.00	$80.00	$328	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	428	3	152.50–155.00	$154.17	$660	+1.67
455–470	466	5	150.00–153.00	$151.61	$707	+5.01
465–485	475	2	136.00–140.00	$137.96	$655	-8.64
500–530	514	6	140.00–151.00	$145.64	$749	-2.31
523	523	3	121.00	$121.00	$633	-26.95
550–590	565	5	140.00–146.00	$142.59	$806	-1.41
600–630	618	3	120.00–126.00	$123.72	$765	—
610–630	620	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	135.00–140.00	$137.53	$598	-2.47
460–495	477	6	130.00–140.00	$133.36	$636	+2.54
500–545	531	4	130.00–135.00	$132.19	$702	+12.19
570–580	575	2	130.00	$130.00	$748	-9.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$452	—
525–545	535	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$575	—
670–680	675	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$712	—
700–745	725	4	104.00–108.00	$106.54	$772	-0.46
755–790	773	3	103.00–110.00	$106.61	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$549	—
650–685	668	2	107.50–112.50	$109.93	$734	—
785–795	790	2	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$731	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–945	816	85-90%	6	29.00–32.00	$30.73	$251	-8.24
660–1355	960	85-90%	16	38.00–44.00	$40.71	$391	-11.31
755–1300	994	85-90%	16	49.00–55.00	$53.09	$528	+1.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1835	1363	75-80%	26	62.00–68.00	$65.41	$892	—
1295–1600	1443	75-80%	3	70.00	$70.00	$1,010	+5.86

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1205	1073	80-85%	2	55.00	$55.00	$590	—
845–1515	1130	80-85%	18	60.00–66.00	$63.00	$712	+1.59
915–1290	1140	80-85%	5	70.00–73.00	$71.46	$815	+10.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1395	1355	2	75.00–77.00	$76.03	$1,030	—
1365–1985	1633	10	90.00–94.00	$91.82	$1,499	+0.31
1830–1915	1872	3	98.00–100.00	$99.33	$1,859	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825 thin fleshed	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
955–1090 thin fleshed	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–650.00	$604.25
980–1070 thin fleshed	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–620.00	$592.80
985–1255	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	625.00–800.00	$706.23
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
970–1320	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–900.00	$812.68

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750 thin fleshed	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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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
1010–1050	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	-325.00
950–1180 thin fleshed	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–875.00	$841.55	—
1040–1240	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,025.00	$976.51	—
1025–1215	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–950.00	$871.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730 thin fleshed	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00	—
770 thin fleshed	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—
800 thin fleshed	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—
850–860	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–675.00	$662.43	—

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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.