Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.62/cwt ≈ $665/hd at 377 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.23/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 526 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.40/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	456	605	670
Feeder cattle	348	422	550
Slaughter cattle	103	163	100
Replacement cattle	5	20	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were lightly tested, steers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mixed, 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for fancy cattle, moderate for others; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves brought 75.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320 fancy	315	2	185.00–200.00	$192.62	$607	—
355–395	369	4	168.00–180.00	$174.41	$644	+25.77
415–430	423	3	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$740	+8.58
463–483 value added	473	4	173.00–178.00	$175.45	$830	—
475–485	480	4	170.00–171.00	$170.25	$817	+4.25
503–545	522	18	164.00–173.00	$170.40	$889	+4.66
680–685	683	2	141.00–146.00	$143.49	$980	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	140.00	$140.00	$431	—
415–445	433	4	140.00–154.00	$146.78	$636	—
665–675	670	2	120.00–131.00	$125.46	$841	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	147.50–155.00	$151.08	$428	+13.58
320–345	333	7	140.00–151.00	$145.51	$485	+5.51
355–375	365	2	140.00–148.00	$144.11	$526	+3.30
415–445	430	10	140.00–149.00	$143.17	$616	+12.82
470–490	478	5	140.00–147.00	$144.00	$688	+8.00
500–545	517	9	138.00–148.00	$142.76	$738	+4.79
500–545	526	4	130.00–134.00	$131.70	$693	-6.27
550–595	567	3	132.00–137.00	$134.68	$764	-3.03
568 value added	568	3	139.00	$139.00	$790	—
600–620	615	4	125.00–130.00	$126.22	$776	+0.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440 thin fleshed	422	3	100.00–110.00	$106.20	$448	—
460–490 thin fleshed	480	3	90.00–111.00	$96.71	$464	+11.00
475–490	483	2	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$567	+6.99
525–535 thin fleshed	530	2	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$562	+8.01
565–590	571	4	113.00–118.00	$115.97	$662	+3.53
609 thin fleshed	609	4	91.00	$91.00	$554	+11.00
625	625	2	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$675	—
650–685 thin fleshed	668	2	58.00–103.00	$79.91	$534	—
655–690	677	3	105.00–116.00	$110.67	$749	+10.67
780–785	783	2	100.00	$100.00	$783	+13.00
840–845	843	2	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$860	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	280	5	121.00–130.00	$125.45	$351	—
300–315	306	4	130.00–137.00	$133.62	$409	—
350–395	373	2	128.00–136.00	$131.76	$491	—
405–425	415	2	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$506	—
465–495	476	5	120.00–129.00	$123.54	$588	—
555–590	569	4	120.00–128.00	$123.05	$700	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	100.00–103.00	$101.33	$385	—
500–515 thin fleshed	508	2	77.00–83.00	$79.96	$406	—
555–580	568	2	96.00	$96.00	$545	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	160.00–162.50	$161.29	$360	—
275–285	278	3	152.50–162.50	$157.44	$438	—
320–335	327	3	175.00–182.50	$177.56	$581	—
320–335	328	2	152.00–162.50	$157.13	$515	—
355–390	374	4	150.00–162.50	$156.38	$585	—
350–395 fancy	376	9	185.00–195.00	$189.57	$713	—
370–395	379	6	165.00–177.50	$170.69	$647	—
400–425	413	2	150.00–158.00	$153.88	$636	+8.94
410–420 fancy	415	2	183.00–186.00	$184.48	$766	—
405–440	420	7	167.00–179.00	$172.78	$726	+27.84
450–465	458	5	164.00–172.00	$169.19	$775	+1.54
465–485 value added	470	4	174.00–180.00	$175.55	$825	—
470–490	479	4	150.00–158.00	$154.21	$739	-13.44
520–525	522	3	154.00–155.00	$154.67	$807	-10.29
500–549	527	16	160.00–171.00	$164.84	$869	-0.12
550–590	566	7	153.00–160.00	$156.83	$888	-2.12
600–635	613	8	143.00–155.00	$148.60	$911	+4.76
650–665	657	3	141.00–148.00	$143.31	$942	—
705–720	713	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$962	+13.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	2	125.00–127.50	$126.25	$290	—
365–390	378	2	130.00	$130.00	$491	—
400–425	416	4	140.00–143.00	$140.77	$586	—
400–435 thin fleshed	426	5	120.00–124.00	$122.43	$522	—
455–490 thin fleshed	473	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$589	—
535–540	538	2	140.00	$140.00	$753	—
550–570	560	2	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$798	—
620–641	637	5	135.00–137.00	$135.39	$862	—
655–695	680	7	130.00–139.00	$135.74	$923	—
700–735	713	3	124.00–128.00	$126.69	$903	—
850	850	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	119.00	$119.00	$575	+9.00
558 thin fleshed	558	2	112.00	$112.00	$625	—
770–790	780	2	116.00–119.00	$117.52	$917	+7.52

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–940	807	85-90%	6	50.00–56.00	$52.61	$425	+13.11
780–1065	960	85-90%	13	62.00–68.00	$65.34	$627	-2.61
740–1075	1001	85-90%	11	69.00–75.00	$72.89	$730	—
870–1060	1007	85-90%	12	77.00–85.00	$81.77	$823	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1150	1128	80-85%	3	64.00–67.00	$65.35	$737	-18.71
1100–1280	1169	80-85%	11	74.00–81.00	$77.36	$904	—
1110–1295	1210	80-85%	8	83.00–88.00	$84.54	$1,023	-12.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1425	1382	75-80%	3	84.00	$84.00	$1,161	+13.15
1310–1480	1383	75-80%	9	75.00–83.00	$79.31	$1,097	+8.46
1340–1615	1438	75-80%	3	70.00–76.00	$72.82	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	80.00	$80.00	$640	—
1410–2090	1774	4	106.00–115.00	$110.95	$1,968	—
1950–2135	2043	2	118.00–120.00	$119.05	$2,432	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810 thin fleshed	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
905–940	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$824.05
950 thin fleshed	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	79.00	$79.00	$766	—

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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.