Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.75/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 472 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.41/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 526 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $164.74/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 428 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	690	456	914
Feeder cattle	521	348	734
Slaughter cattle	147	103	150
Replacement cattle	22	5	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Current goat receipts 1. 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 sharply lower. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly 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
310–325	318	2	170.00–180.00	$174.88	$556	—
300–345	323	2	160.00	$160.00	$517	—
350–395	373	2	180.00	$180.00	$671	+5.59
468 value added	468	3	179.00	$179.00	$838	+3.55
455–495	478	4	155.00–170.00	$162.34	$776	-7.91
515–542 value added	535	4	170.00–171.00	$170.24	$911	—
600–610	605	2	151.00–153.00	$152.01	$920	—
600–645	625	3	137.50–143.00	$139.76	$874	—
720–730	727	3	141.00–146.00	$143.67	$1,044	—
786 value added	786	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,144	—
790–795	793	2	132.00–134.00	$133.00	$1,055	—
820–844	839	6	133.50–136.00	$134.16	$1,126	—
855–882 value added	869	6	131.50–134.00	$132.73	$1,153	—
865–875	870	2	120.00–129.00	$124.47	$1,083	—
938 value added	938	4	122.50	$122.50	$1,149	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	147.50–155.00	$151.14	$405	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–840	833	2	119.00	$119.00	$991	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	3	137.50–142.50	$139.99	$452	-5.52
350–395	373	8	143.00–154.00	$149.50	$558	+5.39
380–395	388	2	140.00	$140.00	$543	-4.11
400–445	420	17	139.00–151.00	$146.00	$613	+2.83
420–435	428	3	135.00–137.50	$135.82	$581	-7.35
450–495	472	22	137.00–149.00	$142.50	$673	-1.50
475–480	478	2	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$638	-10.51
500–530	515	2	133.00	$133.00	$685	-9.76
505–525 fancy	518	3	148.00–151.00	$149.31	$773	—
500–545	528	19	137.00–145.00	$141.05	$745	+9.35
565–595	583	7	130.00–139.00	$134.54	$784	-0.14
609 value added	609	4	142.00	$142.00	$865	—
600–640	620	5	131.00–138.00	$134.46	$834	+8.24

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	122.50–130.00	$126.12	$359	+0.67
365–395	380	2	129.00–130.00	$129.48	$492	-2.28
415–430	423	3	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$529	+3.03
470–490	483	4	120.00–127.50	$124.40	$601	+0.86
500–540	517	6	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$647	—
550–590	575	3	127.50–132.00	$129.88	$747	+6.83
600–645	626	4	122.50–127.00	$124.16	$777	—
655–660	658	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$786	—
715	715	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	2	112.50–117.50	$115.00	$581	—
565–580	573	2	110.00–118.00	$114.05	$654	-1.92
665–680	673	2	115.00	$115.00	$774	+4.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485 thin fleshed	470	2	60.00–75.00	$67.74	$318	—
515–520	517	3	97.00–100.00	$99.00	$512	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	155.00	$155.00	$488	-22.56
320–340	330	2	160.00–175.00	$167.73	$554	+10.60
330–340 fancy	335	2	180.00	$180.00	$603	—
350–380	364	8	160.00–175.00	$167.56	$610	+11.18
355–390 fancy	373	5	177.50–185.00	$181.53	$677	-8.04
400–440 fancy	418	5	172.50–183.00	$175.57	$734	-8.91
415–445	427	5	150.00–155.00	$151.97	$649	-20.81
400–445	433	11	157.50–170.00	$165.63	$717	-7.15
450–495	479	15	167.50–175.00	$171.56	$822	+17.35
500–545	521	17	160.00–172.00	$168.21	$876	+13.54
505–545	530	3	145.00–150.00	$148.29	$786	-16.55
550–585	570	15	154.00–166.00	$158.64	$904	+1.81
590	590	2	145.00–148.00	$146.50	$864	-10.33
600–640	622	6	151.00–155.00	$153.48	$955	+4.88
600–645	630	3	140.00–144.00	$142.63	$899	-5.97
660–665	663	2	141.00–146.00	$143.51	$951	+0.20
670	670	2	140.00	$140.00	$938	-3.31
710–740	729	4	131.00–137.00	$133.27	$972	-1.72

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	145.00–147.50	$146.24	$480	—
455–475	465	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$569	—
480	480	2	135.00–142.50	$138.75	$666	—
555–590	578	3	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$782	-7.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1250	1206	80-85%	5	72.00–75.00	$73.62	$888	-10.92
1110–1290	1213	80-85%	21	76.00–84.00	$80.31	$974	-4.23
1175–1245	1213	80-85%	4	85.00–87.00	$85.51	$1,037	+0.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–775	698	85-90%	4	40.00–45.00	$41.20	$288	—
710–800	766	85-90%	5	56.00–63.00	$59.88	$459	—
885–1050	993	85-90%	6	80.00–86.00	$82.09	$815	+16.75
915–1085	998	85-90%	12	74.00–79.00	$77.24	$771	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1390	1358	75-80%	2	72.00–73.00	$72.49	$984	-11.51
1315–1470	1404	75-80%	5	82.00–84.00	$83.23	$1,169	+10.41
1315–1685	1439	75-80%	14	74.00–81.00	$77.76	$1,119	+4.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1910	1544	5	97.00–105.00	$99.47	$1,536	—
1595–1790	1707	3	114.00–122.00	$118.59	$2,024	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–905	837	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–675.00	$611.90
875	875	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 $
1015–1160	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–950.00	$845.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
785 thin fleshed	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
760–860	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,050.00	$997.65	—
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
940 thin fleshed	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.