Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.82/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 532 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M 2 bulls $139.66/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 527 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.93/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	944	906
Feeder cattle	361	853	602
Slaughter cattle	126	84	255
Replacement cattle	12	7	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was 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
400–445	424	4	154.00–165.00	$157.48	$668	-17.22
475–480	478	2	151.00	$151.00	$722	-22.08
465–490	482	3	162.00–168.00	$165.00	$795	+11.84
503–511 value added	509	7	164.50–167.50	$166.65	$848	—
500–535	518	4	154.00–160.00	$157.53	$816	-9.90
553–565	557	10	155.00–161.00	$158.02	$880	-11.28
620 value added	620	2	164.50	$164.50	$1,020	—
675	675	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,019	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	477	3	140.00–148.00	$144.91	$691	+1.59
510	510	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$681	-15.00
500–545	524	4	141.00–148.00	$144.22	$756	-4.28
550–590	570	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$746	-11.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	134.00–138.00	$135.97	$462	-11.51
355–395	385	8	143.00–149.00	$144.82	$558	-6.41
400–435	418	6	133.00–143.00	$137.63	$575	-13.06
450–495	475	12	133.00–145.00	$138.93	$660	-10.77
500–530	522	6	136.00–143.00	$138.85	$725	-5.92
535–539 value added	537	13	141.00–144.50	$143.19	$769	—
554 value added	554	5	143.50	$143.50	$795	—
575–585	580	2	135.00	$135.00	$783	-5.89
669–670	669	5	131.00–135.00	$134.20	$898	+0.20

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	125.00–130.00	$128.40	$408	-2.03
350–395	373	2	120.00–123.00	$121.59	$454	-12.08
450–485	469	5	120.00–130.00	$125.58	$589	-4.02
530–540	535	2	80.00–84.00	$81.98	$439	-52.82
540–545	543	2	126.00–130.00	$128.01	$695	-6.79
550–590	582	8	120.00–129.00	$124.87	$727	-8.10
600–640	618	5	121.00–129.00	$124.36	$769	-10.27
655–660	658	2	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$809	+0.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	110.00	$110.00	$368	-2.73
398	398	2	114.00	$114.00	$454	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–670	668	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$772	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	3	140.00	$140.00	$315	—
250–280	265	2	130.00–140.00	$135.28	$358	—
330–335	333	2	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$481	+5.46
370–395	385	3	139.00–143.00	$141.63	$545	+1.81
400–445	425	8	138.00–149.00	$143.92	$612	+22.46
455–495	477	9	136.00–146.00	$141.45	$675	+10.93
505–525	515	3	130.00–132.00	$130.67	$673	+6.65
505–540	528	11	134.00–145.00	$139.17	$735	+15.15
505–542 fancy	533	4	147.00–148.00	$147.76	$788	—
550–585	565	4	140.00–144.00	$142.50	$805	+2.85
565–575	570	2	130.00	$130.00	$741	-9.65
605–640	627	3	142.00–145.00	$143.66	$901	+16.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	3	152.50–164.00	$157.29	$437	-16.24
310–330 fancy	320	2	160.00–173.00	$166.70	$533	-14.72
350–375 fancy	363	2	170.00–176.00	$172.90	$628	-8.50
360–395	378	3	157.00–160.00	$158.38	$599	-12.03
410–445	433	7	150.00–160.00	$153.15	$663	-4.14
455–460	458	4	150.00–156.00	$152.25	$697	-11.17
500–540	521	5	150.00–155.00	$152.39	$794	-11.87
560–580	567	3	150.00–153.00	$151.32	$858	-8.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$404	—
530–535	533	2	110.00	$110.00	$586	—
550–575	563	2	125.00–129.00	$127.04	$715	—
670–690	680	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$860	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$340	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–925	908	85-90%	3	48.00–55.00	$51.99	$472	—
830–1085	957	85-90%	14	65.00–71.00	$68.34	$654	-3.27
880–1090	992	85-90%	10	57.00–63.00	$60.37	$599	-11.24
955–1095	1028	85-90%	10	74.00–80.00	$76.70	$788	-3.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1295	1180	80-85%	8	62.00–69.00	$66.30	$782	-13.85
1120–1270	1196	80-85%	15	81.00–88.00	$84.69	$1,013	+4.54
1100–1300	1216	80-85%	10	73.00–79.00	$75.46	$918	-12.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1875	1474	75-80%	7	71.00–76.00	$74.56	$1,099	—
1310–1905	1480	75-80%	13	77.00–85.00	$81.92	$1,212	—
1315–1760	1491	75-80%	8	86.00–92.00	$87.92	$1,311	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1780	1570	2	97.00–99.00	$98.13	$1,541	—
1265–2260	1731	8	102.00–113.00	$106.77	$1,848	+1.85
1640–1940	1804	4	116.00–118.00	$117.03	$2,111	+2.29

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1160–1210	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$923.95

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1095	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,125.00	$1,039.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
540	540	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	54.00	$54.00	$292	—

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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.