Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.79/cwt -16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 471 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.40/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 571 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 526 1,296
Feeder cattle 259 393 955
Slaughter cattle 113 118 246
Replacement cattle 13 15 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 5.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light; market activity and buyer interest were light. Offerings were light. Cattle quality was average to plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 ±0.00
255 255 1 145.00 $145.00 $370 -25.04
255 thin fleshed 255 1 150.00 $150.00 $382 —
275–290 283 2 160.00–162.50 $161.22 $456 -8.82
305–345 323 6 150.00–170.00 $163.39 $528 -12.16
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 -18.08
350–385 366 5 157.50–175.00 $166.95 $611 -3.22
355–390 375 3 137.50–152.50 $144.14 $541 -26.03
425–430 428 2 164.00–167.50 $165.76 $709 —
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 +11.01
487 487 3 150.00 $150.00 $730 -3.99
613 613 2 146.00 $146.00 $895 -10.76
690 690 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 -5.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 130.00–140.00 $135.29 $237 -14.71
190 thin fleshed 190 1 125.00 $125.00 $238 —
200–230 213 3 130.00–140.00 $134.84 $287 -5.16
215 thin fleshed 215 1 125.00 $125.00 $269 —
270 270 1 135.00 $135.00 $364 -1.26
315–320 thin fleshed 318 2 120.00–135.00 $127.56 $406 —
325–330 328 2 130.00–145.00 $137.44 $451 +9.44
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
375–390 383 4 132.50–142.50 $137.49 $527 +7.49
455 455 1 137.50 $137.50 $626 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 116.00 $116.00 $331 —
330 330 1 100.00 $100.00 $330 —
350 350 1 100.00 $100.00 $350 —
825 thin fleshed 825 1 80.00 $80.00 $660 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 8 137.50–147.00 $142.08 $466 +2.20
360 360 1 122.50 $122.50 $441 -17.50
350–395 366 7 136.00–145.00 $140.92 $516 -9.51
405–445 427 6 139.00–145.00 $141.40 $604 -9.05
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -10.00
450–455 453 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $609 -16.50
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 +0.76
500–545 525 4 130.00–140.00 $133.93 $703 -7.65
587 587 3 135.00 $135.00 $792 +7.50
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 132.50 $132.50 $245 —
210 210 1 135.00 $135.00 $284 +4.73
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 +1.23
335–345 340 4 122.50–135.00 $128.70 $438 +6.21
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 +10.44
375 thin fleshed 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
355–395 376 6 120.00–132.50 $126.69 $476 -2.87
400–445 429 4 120.00–135.00 $128.82 $553 +1.33
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 -0.14
475 thin fleshed 475 1 117.50 $117.50 $558 —
470–495 483 4 120.00–133.00 $125.98 $608 +6.84
520 thin fleshed 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 ±0.00
525–545 532 3 117.50–127.00 $123.19 $655 +8.19
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +0.92
570 570 1 117.50 $117.50 $670 -6.58
600–610 605 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $711 -2.62
640 thin fleshed 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 100.00 $100.00 $230 -10.00
310–340 325 2 105.00–110.00 $107.38 $349 +7.38
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -11.77
450–485 468 3 97.50–110.00 $103.41 $484 -1.59
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545 -10.00
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 -20.00
555 thin fleshed 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500 ±0.00
585 585 1 80.00 $80.00 $468 -32.50
625–635 630 2 107.50–110.00 $108.76 $685 +8.76
640 640 1 90.00 $90.00 $576 -10.00
665 thin fleshed 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
720 720 1 87.50 $87.50 $630 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
765 765 3 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
795 thin fleshed 795 1 85.00 $85.00 $676 +2.50
857 857 4 101.00 $101.00 $866 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 97.50–101.00 $99.30 $465 +0.54
505–535 513 4 100.00–112.50 $105.11 $539 +0.16
575 575 1 106.00 $106.00 $610 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 -10.00
680–690 686 4 104.00–110.00 $107.26 $736 —
695 695 1 90.00 $90.00 $626 —
730–745 738 2 100.00–107.00 $103.54 $764 +16.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 7 127.50–150.00 $139.24 $582 -7.19
455–480 463 4 120.00–122.50 $120.61 $558 -27.64
450–480 467 3 130.00–137.00 $132.40 $618 -15.85
470 thin fleshed 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -2.50
525 thin fleshed 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
525 525 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $667 -9.10
515–545 530 2 126.00–137.50 $131.59 $697 -4.51
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 -10.00
555–585 573 8 124.00–140.00 $133.00 $762 +6.97
580 thin fleshed 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 ±0.00
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 -13.07
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 4 157.50–160.00 $158.89 $648 -12.66
430–440 435 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $657 -8.99
455–485 469 5 153.00–158.00 $155.68 $730 -8.93
460–485 473 5 135.00–150.00 $139.90 $662 -24.71
500–540 513 3 136.00–142.50 $138.11 $709 -11.22
500–535 520 3 129.00–132.50 $130.46 $678 -18.87
555–595 575 3 132.00–137.00 $134.94 $776 -16.73
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 -9.60
605–615 610 2 123.00–130.00 $126.53 $772 -23.07
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 -11.75
840 thin fleshed 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -2.50
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 ±0.00
505 thin fleshed 505 1 80.00 $80.00 $404 —
630–645 638 2 100.00–110.00 $104.94 $670 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
785 785 1 109.00 $109.00 $856 -1.00
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
890 890 1 109.00 $109.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 102.50 $102.50 $425 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 +2.50
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 —
720 thin fleshed 720 1 84.00 $84.00 $605 —
765 thin fleshed 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —
815 815 1 109.00 $109.00 $888 —
880 thin fleshed 880 1 85.00 $85.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1065 993 80-85% 2 62.00–68.00 $65.22 $648 —
910–1590 1164 80-85% 28 73.00–85.00 $79.03 $920 +5.46
1070–1515 1214 80-85% 10 86.00–90.00 $88.17 $1,070 +6.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1075 825 85-90% 11 45.00–60.00 $55.14 $455 +24.87
640–1205 826 85-90% 4 16.00–35.00 $27.07 $224 -3.20
800–1180 990 85-90% 18 62.00–72.00 $67.82 $671 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1465 1306 75-80% 8 86.00–90.00 $87.69 $1,145 +11.57
1200–1505 1353 75-80% 2 34.00–68.00 $52.92 $716 -29.71
1140–1845 1368 75-80% 22 76.00–85.00 $81.55 $1,116 -1.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2235 1524 4 93.00–106.00 $100.14 $1,526 —
2035 2035 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1320 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,075.00 $1,030.86
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 657.00 $657.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
770 thin fleshed 770 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 335.00 $335.00 —
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 +250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1020 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.