Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.75/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.98/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 522 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.95/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 426 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	516	683	384
Feeder cattle	386	550	255
Slaughter cattle	105	118	89
Replacement cattle	25	15	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 4. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were fairly light. 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
290–295	293	2	155.00–157.50	$156.24	$458	—
300–345	321	4	150.00–160.00	$153.70	$493	—
350–390	366	7	155.00–170.00	$162.51	$595	-8.15
415–420 fancy	418	2	180.00–187.50	$183.77	$768	+3.77
400–445	425	5	150.00–165.00	$157.74	$670	+4.02
455–495	477	6	162.00–174.00	$168.04	$802	+1.72
502–548	523	18	156.00–169.00	$163.96	$858	+1.12
505–540	523	2	149.00–155.00	$151.90	$794	-10.94
550–595	566	5	158.00–167.00	$162.32	$919	+1.90
670–685	678	3	148.00–155.00	$152.33	$1,033	+6.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	130.00–137.50	$133.85	$254	—
250–295	279	8	145.00–152.50	$150.01	$419	-2.69
270–295	285	3	130.00–140.00	$135.99	$388	-16.71
305–345	322	7	142.50–150.00	$146.09	$470	-0.82
370–390	383	4	132.50–142.50	$137.47	$527	-12.80
485	485	2	144.00–147.50	$145.75	$707	-0.29
525–535	530	2	142.50–145.00	$143.76	$762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	7	140.00–147.50	$144.51	$461	-2.95
360–395	373	6	137.50–142.50	$140.00	$522	-4.91
410–445	422	9	140.00–149.00	$145.30	$613	-0.89
450–495	467	7	135.00–146.00	$140.29	$655	-0.91
500–540	522	15	132.00–140.00	$135.98	$710	+5.54
555–595	571	9	130.00–140.00	$136.11	$777	-1.77
605–630	614	4	125.00–132.00	$129.52	$795	+1.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	4	130.00–137.50	$133.59	$361	+2.18
325–345	334	6	130.00–135.00	$133.34	$445	-0.51
355–395	374	9	125.00–137.50	$131.41	$491	+4.37
405–445	423	11	125.00–135.00	$129.95	$550	-0.88
425–445	435	3	117.00–122.50	$120.62	$525	-10.21
475–485	478	3	120.00–130.00	$124.16	$593	+3.47
515–520	518	2	119.00–125.00	$122.01	$632	+0.79
555–595	578	3	117.50–128.00	$122.06	$706	+2.15
615–625	620	2	117.00–122.00	$119.52	$741	—
685–695	690	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$804	-2.75
710–720	715	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$812	-1.38
770–795	783	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$904	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	112.50–117.50	$115.02	$303	—
415–430	423	2	112.50–115.00	$113.77	$481	+11.22
460–495	478	2	100.00	$100.00	$478	-10.00
650–655	653	2	110.00	$110.00	$718	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	473	3	110.00–115.00	$111.60	$528	—
530	530	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$578	—
710–735	723	2	100.00–106.00	$102.95	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	424	8	160.00–172.50	$166.58	$706	+3.35
450–495	476	5	152.50–160.00	$156.44	$745	-3.73
500–535	517	12	155.00–165.00	$158.78	$821	+11.28
555–595	568	6	153.00–162.00	$158.70	$901	+20.57
605–635	617	6	142.00–153.00	$149.01	$919	-1.75
610–635	623	2	131.00–135.00	$132.96	$828	-17.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	411	4	137.50–140.00	$138.75	$570	+6.73
415–435	427	3	120.00–122.50	$120.85	$516	-11.17
410–445 fancy	428	2	145.00	$145.00	$621	-0.79
450–495	475	7	130.00–140.00	$134.31	$638	-7.51
515	515	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$708	+5.82
565–595	575	4	130.00–142.00	$136.57	$785	-3.91
600–635	618	2	130.00	$130.00	$803	+3.78
730–735	733	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$869	-5.98
755–770	763	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$881	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	100.00–105.00	$102.57	$485	—
465–480	473	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$526	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	525	2	107.50–110.00	$108.79	$571	-1.07
735–740	738	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$749	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
2200	2200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,596.00	$2,596.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1760	1418	75-80%	18	69.00–75.00	$72.86	$1,033	-6.92
1315–1845	1432	75-80%	12	76.00–82.00	$77.74	$1,113	-2.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1010	805	85-90%	3	42.50–46.00	$44.70	$360	—
780–1070	910	85-90%	4	30.00	$30.00	$273	-34.01
750–1460	1101	85-90%	13	56.00–63.00	$59.21	$652	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1530	1147	80-85%	6	69.00–74.00	$72.04	$826	—
1130–1335	1233	80-85%	2	62.00–64.00	$62.92	$776	+1.50
1215–1625	1407	80-85%	6	77.00–83.00	$80.64	$1,135	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1735	1457	3	85.00–88.00	$87.00	$1,268	—
1390–2330	1695	4	92.00–96.00	$94.38	$1,600	—
1465–1955	1743	6	104.00–108.00	$105.07	$1,831	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800 thin fleshed	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00
910 thin fleshed	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	619.00	$619.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
950–1025	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–975.00	$845.25
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1045 thin fleshed	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
835–845	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	626.00–875.00	$751.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–885	853	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,100.00	$943.70
820–1035	928	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–1,025.00	$941.31

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705 thin fleshed	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	85.00	$85.00	$604	-3.00

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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.