Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M 2 bulls $131.16/cwt ≈ $626/hd at 478 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M 2 bulls $133.40/cwt ≈ $707/hd at 530 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M 2 bulls $130.46/cwt ≈ $747/hd at 573 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	575	385	573
Feeder cattle	434	259	383
Slaughter cattle	128	113	125
Replacement cattle	13	13	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	145.00–152.50	$147.37	$482	-16.02
405–410 fancy	408	2	171.00–178.00	$174.48	$712	—
410–445	432	3	147.50–157.00	$153.40	$663	-12.36
443 value added	443	6	179.50	$179.50	$795	—
460–490	473	5	159.00–170.00	$165.25	$782	+0.25
465–490	478	2	150.00–155.00	$152.57	$729	+2.57
503–535	511	4	163.00–165.00	$164.48	$840	—
520 value added	520	4	181.50	$181.50	$944	—
555–595	572	3	137.50–140.00	$138.37	$791	—
615–625	620	2	138.00–141.00	$139.51	$865	-6.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	135.00	$135.00	$223	—
455–460	458	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$607	—
510–545	528	2	131.00–135.00	$133.07	$703	—
765–785	775	2	128.00–131.00	$129.52	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–520	512	3	112.50–117.50	$114.98	$589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	3	120.00–123.00	$120.96	$321	—
300–345	330	4	125.00–130.00	$128.08	$423	—
360–395	380	5	120.00–127.50	$121.90	$463	—
405–440	420	7	120.00–128.00	$124.06	$521	—
450–495	465	10	121.00–130.00	$124.96	$581	—
478 value added	478	3	131.00	$131.00	$626	—
500–540	520	12	118.00–125.00	$122.22	$636	—
550–590	567	7	117.50–126.00	$123.08	$698	—
565–570	568	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$650	—
605–635	619	4	116.00–124.00	$119.73	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	414	7	110.00–117.50	$113.95	$472	+13.95
450–495	472	9	110.00–119.00	$115.37	$545	+11.96
500–545	516	9	105.00–111.00	$107.90	$557	+17.90
555–590	572	7	104.00–110.00	$106.89	$611	+26.89
600–630	615	2	110.00	$110.00	$676	+1.24
655–660	658	2	102.50–110.00	$106.24	$699	—
710–745	728	2	105.00–109.00	$107.05	$779	+2.05
800–810	805	2	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$861	—
850–875	863	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$911	+4.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	107.50	$107.50	$247	—
365–370	368	2	80.00–82.50	$81.24	$299	—
355–395	375	2	100.00	$100.00	$375	—
370–395 thin fleshed	383	2	70.00–72.50	$71.29	$273	—
400–430	414	4	100.00–105.00	$103.13	$427	—
425–440	433	3	90.00–97.50	$93.36	$404	—
460–470	465	2	85.00–87.50	$86.26	$401	-13.04
460–495	480	4	100.00	$100.00	$480	+0.70
505	505	2	100.00	$100.00	$505	-5.11
500–540 thin fleshed	520	2	62.50–70.00	$66.11	$344	—
525–530	528	2	85.00–86.00	$85.50	$451	-19.61
555–575	563	3	90.00–95.00	$91.64	$516	-14.36
555–595	584	6	82.00–85.00	$83.64	$488	-22.36
600–630 thin fleshed	614	4	50.00–62.50	$59.05	$363	—
700	700	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$648	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	5	130.00–140.00	$135.53	$379	—
300–335	318	6	135.00–145.00	$140.47	$447	-1.61
350–380	361	5	130.00–140.00	$134.79	$487	+12.29
400–425	408	3	135.00–140.00	$138.37	$565	-3.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	162	3	135.00–147.50	$140.77	$228	—
225–245	235	2	140.00–142.50	$141.20	$332	—
250–295	281	5	135.00–142.50	$138.47	$389	—
300–340	323	6	140.00–148.00	$145.56	$470	—
350–395	373	2	130.00–132.50	$131.17	$489	—
355–385	373	4	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$531	—
400–435	411	5	130.00–138.00	$133.07	$547	—
430–445	438	2	122.50–125.00	$123.77	$542	—
450–480 fancy	465	2	140.00	$140.00	$651	—
450–490	474	18	123.00–135.00	$129.07	$612	—
489 value added	489	5	139.00	$139.00	$680	—
490–495	493	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$599	—
500–545	526	10	127.50–137.50	$132.21	$695	—
520–545	532	3	120.00–123.00	$122.02	$649	—
527–537 value added	532	10	135.00–139.00	$136.98	$729	—
540 fancy	540	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$748	—
572 value added	572	5	135.00	$135.00	$772	—
550–595	573	8	124.00–133.00	$127.63	$731	—
610–645	630	5	119.00–128.00	$123.96	$781	—
650–680	661	4	117.50–125.00	$121.35	$802	—
700–740	728	5	115.00–122.50	$118.09	$860	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	150.00–157.50	$153.78	$451	—
310–330	324	4	150.00–160.00	$154.28	$500	—
355–395	381	11	152.50–165.00	$159.06	$606	—
400–430 fancy	415	2	167.50–170.00	$168.70	$700	—
400–445	421	7	150.00–160.00	$154.14	$649	-4.75
450–485	474	4	147.50–155.00	$151.31	$717	+11.41
500–535	518	2	140.00–150.00	$144.83	$750	+14.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$473	+8.74
475–495	485	5	107.00–115.00	$112.09	$544	+2.09
510–535	520	6	111.00–119.00	$114.99	$598	+4.99
560–575	568	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	$644	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1245	1011	80-85%	9	68.00–72.00	$70.33	$711	—
775–1270	1073	80-85%	21	78.00–84.00	$81.70	$877	—
915–1340	1126	80-85%	23	85.00–92.00	$86.48	$974	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1335	1247	75-80%	7	93.00–100.00	$94.60	$1,180	—
1300–1375	1329	75-80%	7	81.00–88.00	$83.15	$1,105	-4.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–930	823	85-90%	8	50.00–55.00	$53.94	$444	-1.20
955–1020	988	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.03	$603	-6.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1760	1102	9	102.00–108.00	$105.76	$1,165	—
895–1570	1219	6	92.00–98.00	$95.52	$1,164	—
1390–1860	1729	4	116.00–122.00	$117.87	$2,038	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735 fancy	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
665–875	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$710.80	—
820–880	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–950.00	$898.24	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
910–920	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.27	—

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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.