Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.98/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 520 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.42/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.10/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 558 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	557	580	446
Feeder cattle	377	386	322
Slaughter cattle	160	146	80
Replacement cattle	20	48	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher; while heifers were mixed, 4.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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
315–345	333	3	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$508	—
375–390	383	2	145.00–149.00	$146.96	$563	-18.82
385–395	390	2	158.00–165.00	$161.46	$630	-4.32
425–440	431	4	150.00–163.00	$157.20	$678	+7.20
455–465	460	4	150.00–166.00	$157.15	$723	+4.19
500–540	517	7	152.50–164.00	$158.88	$821	—
560–575	568	2	147.00–154.00	$150.45	$855	—
680	680	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$887	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$382	-3.36
305–345	326	4	140.00–147.50	$143.41	$468	+7.71
355–395	378	3	130.00–135.00	$131.91	$499	+6.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290 thin fleshed	278	2	82.50–90.00	$86.42	$240	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	317	3	121.00–124.00	$122.67	$389	-6.49
350–395	373	6	116.00–127.50	$121.89	$455	-8.11
400–435	419	8	117.50–125.00	$122.28	$512	+0.47
450–495	473	13	120.00–127.00	$123.42	$584	-0.35
535–540	538	2	116.00	$116.00	$624	—
625–645	635	2	112.50–116.00	$114.28	$726	—
700–710	705	2	108.00–112.50	$110.27	$777	-7.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	131.00–136.00	$133.52	$451	+12.32
350–385	373	4	131.00–135.00	$132.44	$494	-3.42
500–545	520	16	122.00–131.00	$124.98	$650	-3.10
555–570	558	10	125.00–128.00	$127.10	$709	+0.80
610–645	627	3	118.00–124.00	$121.68	$763	-8.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$257	+2.42
270–290 thin fleshed	280	2	80.00–87.50	$83.88	$235	—
290–295	293	2	100.00	$100.00	$293	-6.25
315	315	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$348	+16.58
350–395	373	3	103.00–110.00	$107.81	$402	+0.43
415–430	423	3	107.00–112.50	$109.82	$465	+4.85
460–480	470	2	88.00–90.00	$88.98	$418	—
505–525	515	2	90.00–95.00	$92.45	$476	—
500–540	520	2	100.00–107.50	$103.89	$540	—
650–680	665	2	98.00–107.50	$102.64	$683	—
756	756	6	103.00	$103.00	$779	—
850–855	853	2	86.00–87.00	$86.50	$738	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	476	9	108.00–110.00	$109.79	$523	—
525–540	533	2	100.00	$100.00	$533	—
555–560	558	2	100.00	$100.00	$558	—
652–655	653	6	100.00–101.00	$100.83	$658	—
715–735	725	2	106.00	$106.00	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	167.50–181.00	$174.21	$711	+20.04
455–490	466	5	140.00–148.00	$145.04	$676	-6.57
510–545	525	5	144.00–151.00	$148.35	$779	+27.35
570–580	575	3	140.00–144.00	$141.68	$815	-0.91
600–635	618	2	120.00	$120.00	$742	-3.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	417	3	130.00–140.00	$133.48	$557	-4.05
460–495	473	3	132.50–140.00	$137.57	$651	+4.21
475–485	480	2	120.00	$120.00	$576	-13.36
550–585	567	3	125.00–136.00	$130.28	$739	+0.28
585–595	590	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$693	-12.52
600–645	623	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$776	—
660–670	665	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$758	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	100.00	$100.00	$463	—
520–535	528	2	99.00–102.00	$100.48	$531	-7.07
550–560	555	3	110.00–112.50	$110.84	$615	—
700–730	720	5	101.00–109.00	$104.98	$756	-1.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$442	—
705–745	725	2	103.00–105.00	$103.97	$754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1870	1870	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–1085	732	85-90%	8	43.00–49.00	$44.83	$328	—
635–1225	819	85-90%	28	50.00–56.00	$52.61	$431	+21.88
580–1020	855	85-90%	8	30.00–31.00	$30.08	$257	—
625–1280	971	85-90%	16	57.00–62.00	$59.97	$582	+19.26

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–925	813	80-85%	2	50.00–54.00	$52.28	$425	—
685–980	867	80-85%	3	59.00–62.00	$60.83	$527	—
905–1455	1180	80-85%	26	64.00–70.00	$66.94	$790	—
915–1335	1207	80-85%	9	71.00–76.00	$72.88	$880	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1200	1155	75-80%	2	60.00–62.00	$60.96	$704	—
1145–1580	1403	75-80%	13	64.00–70.00	$68.10	$955	—
1200–1595	1453	75-80%	7	72.00–76.00	$73.34	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1490	1188	3	70.00–76.00	$73.20	$870	—
1115–2115	1650	6	88.00–94.00	$91.90	$1,516	—
1655–2070	1807	3	98.00–99.00	$98.38	$1,778	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1100 thin fleshed	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$578.21
1135–1145	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–925.00	$862.77
1255–1325	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.84

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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
900–975 thin fleshed	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–775.00	$727.00	—
1025–1150	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,016.84	—
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,025.00	$950.00	-26.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.