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Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.25/cwt +13.94 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 472 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.75/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 480 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.12/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 567 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 575 724
Feeder cattle 580 434 522
Slaughter cattle 115 128 160
Replacement cattle 11 13 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current sheep receipts 2 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Feeder steers 4.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers were mostly 7.00 higher, while bulls were 12.00 to 16.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were high. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 160.00–170.00 $165.17 $360 —
215–230 223 2 145.00–152.50 $148.88 $332 —
250–290 268 4 162.50–197.50 $179.51 $481 —
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
300–340 323 9 160.00–182.50 $171.86 $555 +24.49
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -7.37
360–390 380 10 162.00–185.00 $168.39 $640 —
400–433 425 11 160.00–172.50 $165.91 $705 +12.51
455–490 471 4 156.00–173.00 $164.27 $774 -0.98
500–545 521 9 159.00–174.00 $168.24 $877 +3.76
520–535 528 2 137.00–144.00 $140.45 $742 -24.03
560–595 577 11 153.00–167.00 $162.42 $937 +24.05
605–645 622 8 145.00–161.00 $154.33 $960 +14.82
705–720 713 2 134.00–140.00 $136.97 $977 —
810 810 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.00 $147.00 $338 —
275–290 283 2 160.00 $160.00 $453 —
300–345 319 8 130.00–157.50 $146.69 $468 —
335–345 thin fleshed 340 2 120.00–127.50 $123.81 $421 —
355–395 375 8 150.00–162.00 $156.42 $587 —
400–445 427 3 124.00–150.00 $136.82 $584 —
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
520–525 523 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $667 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 —
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 —
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 —
715 thin fleshed 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 —
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 96.00 $96.00 $336 —
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 86.00 $86.00 $512 —
745 thin fleshed 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —
775 775 1 99.00 $99.00 $767 —
805–815 thin fleshed 810 2 80.00–84.00 $82.01 $664 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 110.00 $110.00 $418 —
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 —
920 920 1 102.00 $102.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 142.50 $142.50 $328 —
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 +4.47
310–345 329 5 142.50–150.00 $144.85 $477 +4.38
325–345 333 3 122.50–137.50 $131.51 $438 -8.96
360–395 371 4 122.50–136.00 $128.42 $476 -6.37
355–390 373 6 140.00–146.00 $143.10 $534 +8.31
410–435 424 16 138.00–148.00 $145.14 $615 +6.77
455–499 480 24 136.00–149.00 $144.75 $695 —
500–530 515 16 134.00–145.50 $140.05 $721 —
550–595 567 23 128.00–143.00 $138.12 $783 —
615 615 3 124.00 $124.00 $763 —
600–640 619 11 124.00–135.00 $130.07 $805 —
675–689 682 8 127.50–130.00 $128.76 $878 —
786 786 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 232 3 125.00–137.50 $130.68 $303 —
275 thin fleshed 275 1 115.00 $115.00 $316 —
255–295 277 8 120.00–137.50 $131.99 $366 —
300–345 322 21 120.00–138.00 $129.95 $418 —
340 340 1 122.00 $122.00 $415 —
350–395 369 14 120.00–138.00 $129.84 $479 —
370 370 1 115.00 $115.00 $426 —
400–445 429 23 117.00–138.50 $129.50 $556 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
450–495 474 13 118.00–135.00 $125.14 $593 —
505 thin fleshed 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —
510–540 528 4 119.00–126.00 $122.75 $648 —
550–582 574 6 114.00–128.00 $123.19 $707 —
600–645 614 5 112.00–123.00 $118.61 $728 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 thin fleshed 150 1 97.50 $97.50 $146 —
265 265 1 115.00 $115.00 $305 —
300 300 1 112.00 $112.00 $336 —
340 thin fleshed 340 2 90.00–97.50 $93.75 $319 —
350 350 1 106.00 $106.00 $371 —
400 thin fleshed 400 1 80.00 $80.00 $320 —
410–435 423 2 101.00–110.00 $105.63 $447 -8.32
450–495 467 3 100.00–115.00 $105.47 $493 -9.90
510–540 529 7 103.00–112.00 $107.30 $568 -0.60
550–590 567 6 104.00–109.00 $106.17 $602 -0.72
570–590 thin fleshed 578 3 84.00–90.00 $88.01 $509 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 88.00 $88.00 $537 —
610–615 613 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $641 -5.50
655–660 thin fleshed 658 2 80.00–90.00 $84.98 $559 —
655–695 675 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $739 +3.25
730 thin fleshed 730 1 89.00 $89.00 $650 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 -7.05
785 thin fleshed 785 1 96.00 $96.00 $754 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 +10.00
470–480 473 3 100.00–109.00 $104.30 $493 +4.30
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 +19.50
595 595 1 107.00 $107.00 $637 +23.36
620 620 1 102.00 $102.00 $632 —
625 625 1 98.00 $98.00 $612 —
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
935 935 1 89.00 $89.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 14 157.50–185.00 $165.76 $701 +11.62
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 +3.69
450–490 473 24 156.00–172.00 $165.68 $784 +14.37
500–540 518 14 150.00–169.00 $160.78 $833 +15.95
555–593 577 13 149.00–161.00 $152.54 $880 —
600–645 620 10 135.00–153.00 $143.05 $887 —
650–660 655 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $865 —
650–675 660 5 136.00–148.00 $142.58 $941 —
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
400–440 416 8 139.00–155.00 $148.13 $616 —
450–475 463 3 125.00–152.50 $134.40 $622 —
500–530 515 5 138.00–150.00 $145.58 $750 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
550–580 568 3 125.00–150.00 $139.56 $793 —
600–620 610 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $747 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
650–680 663 3 130.00–135.00 $132.68 $880 —
715 715 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $908 —
725 thin fleshed 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
800 800 1 119.00 $119.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 117.00 $117.00 $450 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 89.00 $89.00 $405 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -4.99
575–590 583 2 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $595 -11.30
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 —
725 thin fleshed 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 109.00 $109.00 $632 —
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
750 750 1 112.00 $112.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1120 913 80-85% 2 64.00–71.00 $68.30 $624 —
835–1530 1074 80-85% 40 76.00–94.00 $84.84 $911 +3.14
995–1355 1191 80-85% 10 95.00–109.00 $101.62 $1,210 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1005 801 85-90% 11 20.00–44.00 $31.48 $252 -22.46
605–1270 881 85-90% 12 47.00–62.00 $56.31 $496 —
660–1065 898 85-90% 11 65.00–76.00 $71.17 $639 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1620 1314 75-80% 8 77.00–92.00 $87.48 $1,149 +4.33
1360–1510 1431 75-80% 4 94.00–96.00 $95.00 $1,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2420 1567 8 98.00–114.00 $106.11 $1,663 —
1405–1935 1699 4 120.00–125.00 $123.15 $2,092 —
1785 1785 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,678 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020–1135 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,225.00 $1,094.84
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 thin fleshed 715 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
605 thin fleshed 605 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.