Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.74/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 572 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.50/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 531 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.90/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	683	392	239
Feeder cattle	550	246	106
Slaughter cattle	118	134	98
Replacement cattle	15	12	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were 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
365–375	369	4	165.00–175.00	$170.66	$630	+8.23
400–445	417	3	150.00–159.00	$153.72	$641	—
425–440	435	3	162.50–175.00	$168.51	$733	—
445 fancy	445	2	179.00–181.00	$180.00	$801	—
455–495	477	7	160.00–170.00	$166.32	$793	-2.01
510–525	518	2	141.00–144.00	$142.48	$738	-19.02
500–540	523	6	157.00–166.00	$162.84	$852	+1.34
560–590	572	10	154.00–165.00	$160.42	$918	—
605–625	615	2	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$861	-12.08
600–640	620	4	154.00–160.00	$157.46	$976	+5.46
660–665	663	2	142.00–150.00	$146.02	$968	+12.11
750–752	752	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	210	5	135.00–147.50	$140.51	$295	+6.98
260–295	273	3	150.00–157.50	$152.70	$417	—
310–345	332	9	140.00–152.50	$146.91	$488	—
350–395	381	4	145.00–155.00	$150.27	$573	+18.40
410–420 fancy	415	2	154.00–157.50	$155.73	$646	—
405–430	418	2	132.50–135.00	$133.79	$559	—
425–445	434	5	145.00–152.50	$146.97	$638	—
450–490	471	8	139.00–150.00	$146.04	$688	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	147.50–150.00	$148.75	$409	—
340–345	343	2	142.50–152.50	$147.46	$506	—
360–395	379	7	140.00–151.00	$144.91	$549	—
405–445	430	15	140.00–151.00	$146.19	$629	+2.56
450–495	472	13	138.00–147.00	$141.20	$666	—
475–485	480	2	125.00	$125.00	$600	—
500–540	517	10	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$724	-6.19
500–540	520	2	129.00–132.00	$130.44	$678	-15.75
550–565	560	3	127.00–130.00	$129.02	$723	-2.67
555–590	573	9	134.00–142.00	$137.88	$790	+6.19
600–625	612	10	122.00–133.00	$128.24	$785	+6.72
650–675	663	3	122.50–128.00	$125.84	$834	-0.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185 thin fleshed	183	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$215	—
255–295	278	3	127.50–137.50	$131.41	$365	-1.84
315–340	326	6	129.00–140.00	$133.85	$436	+2.36
350–390	375	11	122.50–131.00	$127.04	$476	+2.37
405–440	424	12	127.50–135.00	$130.83	$555	+8.29
450–495 fancy	474	6	128.00–135.00	$131.20	$622	—
460–495	476	8	118.00–125.00	$120.69	$574	-3.64
470–490	480	3	116.00–120.00	$117.85	$566	-6.48
505–535	516	4	120.00–125.00	$121.22	$625	-2.05
520–525	523	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$601	-8.29
555–590	570	10	116.00–125.00	$119.91	$683	-4.16
565–590 fancy	578	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$754	—
690–695	693	2	116.00–122.50	$119.24	$826	—
700–705	703	4	112.50–116.00	$114.88	$808	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	111.00–115.00	$112.95	$435	—
400–415	408	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$418	—
470	470	2	110.00	$110.00	$517	+5.11
505–540	523	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$536	—
550–580	558	5	102.50–110.00	$107.46	$600	—
690–695	692	3	100.00–108.00	$104.34	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395 thin fleshed	390	2	80.00	$80.00	$312	—
570–575	573	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$582	—
570–595	586	5	110.00–114.00	$110.81	$649	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	3	140.00–148.00	$142.73	$585	-24.45
400–425 fancy	413	3	172.50–175.00	$174.19	$719	-7.70
410–445	432	9	157.50–170.00	$163.23	$705	-3.95
450–495	472	12	152.50–167.50	$160.17	$756	-5.52
500–540	520	2	147.50	$147.50	$767	-5.46
500–545	531	13	150.00–160.00	$155.07	$823	+2.11
530–545 fancy	538	2	165.00–167.50	$166.27	$895	—
555–580	568	4	135.00–142.50	$138.13	$785	-13.96
550–595	573	29	145.00–157.00	$151.34	$867	-0.75
600–630	614	8	146.00–155.00	$150.76	$926	+14.23
642	642	5	136.00	$136.00	$873	-0.53
666–680	672	7	130.00–138.00	$135.11	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445 fancy	420	3	142.50–150.00	$145.79	$612	+4.57
410–440	431	4	130.00–138.00	$132.02	$569	+2.06
455–495	472	11	135.00–147.50	$141.82	$669	—
465–495	480	2	132.00–132.50	$132.26	$635	—
485–490 fancy	488	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$730	—
500–530	511	4	120.00–130.00	$124.02	$634	—
510–525	516	6	130.00–137.50	$131.68	$679	—
525–535 fancy	530	3	142.50–145.00	$144.17	$764	—
550–590	570	2	140.00–141.00	$140.48	$801	+12.94
600–640	619	4	122.50–130.00	$126.22	$781	—
655–675	667	3	125.00–132.00	$129.03	$861	+4.94
660–690	673	3	117.50–120.00	$119.17	$802	-4.92
720–740	728	3	122.50–127.00	$124.49	$906	—
770–795	783	2	115.00	$115.00	$900	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	520	2	105.00–115.00	$109.86	$571	—
550–565	558	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$617	—
820–840	832	3	100.00–108.00	$103.98	$865	—
855–865	860	2	100.00–104.00	$101.99	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1030	885	85-90%	10	48.00–53.00	$51.08	$452	+4.49
810–1000	905	85-90%	2	25.00–26.00	$25.45	$230	—
695–1060	914	85-90%	11	61.00–68.00	$64.01	$585	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1230	1154	80-85%	7	79.00–84.00	$81.43	$940	+2.69
1125–1270	1188	80-85%	7	68.00–72.00	$69.44	$825	+7.84
1190–1265	1228	80-85%	2	59.00–64.00	$61.42	$754	-8.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1590	1417	75-80%	6	78.00–82.00	$79.78	$1,130	—
1400–1580	1475	75-80%	4	74.00–76.00	$74.71	$1,102	-6.59
1325–1645	1485	75-80%	2	59.00–64.00	$61.77	$917	-7.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2385	1628	7	97.00–102.00	$99.35	$1,617	—
1265–2070	1635	4	108.00–114.00	$109.39	$1,789	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875 thin fleshed	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
945 thin fleshed	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1175–1250	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$861.34
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795 thin fleshed	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795 thin fleshed	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	88.00	$88.00	$629	—

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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.