Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.47/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.59/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.64/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 513 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	590	800
Feeder cattle	429	451	608
Slaughter cattle	15	129	140
Replacement cattle	105	10	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 4. Current goat receipts 5. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher; four-weight feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower, while five-weights were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, and there were too few six-weights to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly 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
370–390	380	3	160.00–174.00	$166.12	$631	+9.84
405–435	421	4	150.00–159.00	$152.66	$643	-14.88
425–445	442	6	165.00–170.00	$169.03	$747	+1.49
450–495	477	6	156.00–169.00	$163.80	$781	+3.86
515–545	534	11	160.00–171.00	$164.29	$877	+6.88
550–575	567	3	150.00–157.00	$152.60	$865	-11.41
555–598	579	14	167.00–171.00	$168.80	$977	+4.79
601–615	604	5	159.00–161.00	$160.59	$970	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	140.00–148.00	$143.93	$609	—
800–825	813	2	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$1,065	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$450	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	11	143.00–151.00	$147.00	$548	+9.92
415–440	425	3	135.00–144.00	$139.58	$593	+9.58
410–447 value added	435	6	151.00–153.00	$152.19	$662	—
455–495	476	20	138.00–151.00	$144.47	$688	+8.99
503–530	513	17	142.00–146.50	$144.64	$742	+6.06
560–585	577	7	135.00–141.00	$138.58	$800	+7.58
600–620	612	3	132.00–135.00	$133.33	$816	+0.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	125.00–130.00	$127.72	$406	—
355–395	380	3	120.00–128.00	$122.77	$467	-1.22
410–445	429	7	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$536	+2.09
450–490	466	6	122.00–130.00	$125.12	$583	+5.12
505–540	526	6	120.00–126.00	$122.84	$646	—
560–585	573	4	121.00–130.00	$124.21	$712	-0.78
605–645	631	6	120.00–129.00	$125.33	$791	+1.80
660–690	673	3	128.00–129.00	$128.33	$864	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	80.00	$80.00	$174	—
265–295	280	2	90.00	$90.00	$252	—
338	338	2	116.00	$116.00	$392	—
360–385	373	2	80.00–88.00	$83.87	$313	—
365–380	373	2	110.00–116.00	$112.94	$421	—
400–445	430	3	110.00–111.00	$110.31	$474	—
500–510	505	2	110.00–116.00	$113.03	$571	—
550–575	562	3	106.00–110.00	$107.36	$603	—
555–580	568	2	90.00–99.00	$94.40	$536	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	116.00	$116.00	$528	+2.45
610–645	628	2	111.00–116.00	$113.57	$713	+2.57
705–720	713	2	90.00–98.00	$93.96	$670	-21.02
860–870	865	2	70.00–80.00	$74.97	$648	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	156.00–160.00	$157.96	$403	—
280–285 fancy	283	3	170.00–178.00	$174.69	$494	—
300–335	314	4	155.00–167.00	$161.40	$507	—
305–335 fancy	316	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$545	—
300–335	322	3	150.00	$150.00	$483	—
355–375	368	5	151.00–166.00	$158.19	$582	+1.53
405–440	420	5	156.00–165.00	$160.43	$674	-2.15
455–495	474	9	150.00–160.00	$154.26	$731	+1.01
500–545	523	15	150.00–163.00	$157.71	$825	-0.03
525–535	530	3	145.00	$145.00	$768	-12.74
555–585	571	10	150.00–163.00	$157.08	$897	+6.53
575–595	581	4	145.00–149.00	$147.98	$860	-2.57
600–620	608	3	140.00–145.00	$142.03	$864	-8.37
600–645	619	12	148.00–160.00	$152.86	$946	+2.46
650	650	2	142.00–146.00	$144.00	$936	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	120.00–129.00	$124.67	$330	—
330–335	333	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$468	+4.44
365–380	373	3	128.00–131.00	$129.69	$484	-4.73
435–440	438	2	120.00	$120.00	$526	—
441	441	4	136.00	$136.00	$600	—
450–495	474	4	131.00–140.00	$137.21	$650	-0.47
510–545	524	5	120.00–130.00	$125.94	$660	-9.58
600–630	610	3	127.00–138.00	$131.77	$804	+7.25
635	635	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$775	-16.32
660–695	685	6	129.00–138.00	$132.63	$909	-1.01
700–745	726	4	123.00–129.00	$127.05	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–625	623	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$701	-2.97
760–770	765	2	100.00	$100.00	$765	—
755–790	773	2	110.00–114.00	$112.05	$866	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	90.00	$90.00	$385	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–940	757	85-90%	6	43.00–49.00	$46.02	$348	—
635–1070	870	85-90%	9	58.00–64.00	$60.83	$529	—
590–1090	934	85-90%	10	77.00–83.00	$79.43	$742	+2.06
535–1090	937	85-90%	11	71.00–76.00	$73.75	$691	-3.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1295	1199	80-85%	7	65.00–70.00	$67.95	$815	-1.71
1125–1265	1201	80-85%	8	72.00–75.00	$73.41	$882	—
1100–1270	1202	80-85%	7	79.00–83.00	$80.73	$970	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1570	1440	75-80%	3	68.00–71.00	$69.41	$1,000	-0.12
1405–1615	1478	75-80%	3	81.00–86.00	$82.58	$1,221	+2.43
1325–2000	1491	75-80%	10	73.00–80.00	$76.66	$1,143	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1780	1371	4	91.00–96.00	$94.05	$1,289	—
1145–1910	1426	4	98.00–103.00	$100.00	$1,426	—
1705–1940	1785	3	108.00–118.00	$112.64	$2,011	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035 thin fleshed	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1020–1145	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.08
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915 thin fleshed	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705 thin fleshed	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
765 thin fleshed	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00	—
860–970	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,013.25	-111.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+400.00

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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.