Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.42/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 576 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.94/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 621 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.01/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 328 646
Feeder cattle 547 246 513
Slaughter cattle 111 79 122
Replacement cattle 31 3 11

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 160.00–162.00 $160.96 $684 —
480 480 2 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $816 —
500 value added 500 2 171.50 $171.50 $858 —
505–548 525 11 150.00–156.00 $153.06 $804 -16.02
550–565 556 4 155.00–166.00 $161.27 $897 -3.77
600–640 618 5 150.00–159.00 $153.98 $952 -2.69
600–636 value added 622 15 160.00–169.50 $165.93 $1,032 -7.07
656 value added 656 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,102 —
655–690 675 10 150.00–159.00 $152.88 $1,032 —
700–745 730 5 148.00–151.00 $149.60 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 4 148.00–159.00 $151.64 $552 —
425–445 435 3 139.00–148.00 $145.07 $631 +6.05
465–470 466 10 148.00–149.00 $148.10 $690 —
720–739 730 8 137.00–139.00 $138.14 $1,008 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 116.00 $116.00 $249 —
410 410 2 100.00 $100.00 $410 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 376 7 142.00–154.00 $149.06 $560 +10.07
395 value added 395 4 156.00 $156.00 $616 —
405–415 fancy 410 2 151.00–160.00 $155.55 $638 +0.28
420–425 423 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $577 -7.24
420–440 432 6 140.00–146.00 $142.49 $616 -1.24
450–495 473 11 135.00–147.00 $140.99 $667 -2.32
475–490 fancy 483 2 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $720 -0.98
517 value added 517 3 154.50 $154.50 $799 +4.50
500–545 518 15 138.00–149.00 $144.31 $748 +13.30
550–580 565 12 130.00–141.00 $135.00 $763 -3.55
550–590 value added 584 15 146.50–152.00 $148.36 $866 —
600–635 615 11 130.00–138.00 $133.72 $822 -2.04
660–688 685 11 128.00–137.50 $133.25 $913 —
700–710 705 2 122.00–129.00 $125.52 $885 —
738 value added 738 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,004 —
785–795 790 2 126.00 $126.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 130.00–138.00 $133.97 $453 —
360–380 372 5 127.00–139.00 $133.34 $496 —
400–425 408 5 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $509 +0.03
465–495 478 5 126.00–132.00 $128.59 $615 +6.55
500–540 522 9 120.00–131.00 $124.65 $651 -3.35
505–545 525 2 80.00–84.00 $81.92 $430 -46.08
560–590 575 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $705 +37.66
605–620 615 3 121.00–127.00 $124.65 $767 +2.13
655–690 675 4 120.00–123.00 $120.73 $815 +1.72
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 120.00–124.00 $121.95 $345 —
390–395 393 2 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $458 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 5 154.00–167.00 $159.11 $512 —
330–340 335 3 144.00–150.00 $147.64 $495 —
355–390 373 4 160.00–171.00 $165.02 $616 +5.66
360–390 380 3 148.00–155.00 $152.29 $579 -7.07
390 fancy 390 2 176.00–181.00 $178.50 $696 —
405–430 417 3 146.00–150.00 $148.35 $619 -14.33
405–445 422 9 155.00–163.00 $158.12 $667 -4.56
415–445 fancy 430 4 167.00–180.00 $173.16 $745 —
455–485 473 4 140.00–150.00 $145.92 $690 -9.86
460–495 473 11 152.00–165.00 $158.72 $751 +2.94
505–540 519 5 144.00–149.00 $146.61 $761 -5.59
500–540 529 9 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $820 +2.83
560–580 569 5 146.00–156.00 $150.80 $858 +4.64
615–630 623 3 140.00–147.00 $144.31 $899 +2.51
670–685 678 2 137.00–142.00 $139.47 $946 —
705–740 723 2 129.00–132.00 $130.54 $944 —
765–780 775 3 127.00–130.00 $128.66 $997 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 140.00–141.00 $140.47 $383 -3.33
405–425 415 2 140.00–144.00 $141.95 $589 +1.62
450–490 473 7 134.00–143.00 $140.15 $663 -0.44
565–595 577 5 135.00–143.00 $138.60 $800 +7.09
650–690 674 6 126.00–131.00 $129.16 $871 -3.31
715–730 722 3 113.00–118.00 $116.34 $840 -11.93
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 2 122.00–125.00 $123.55 $591 -0.38
500–525 508 3 119.00–127.00 $121.95 $620 +3.94
570–575 573 3 120.00–130.00 $126.02 $722 +8.07

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1405 1224 75-80% 8 73.00–79.00 $75.89 $929 +2.89
1110–1625 1445 75-80% 5 90.00–99.00 $94.08 $1,359 —
1305–1795 1459 75-80% 21 83.00–89.00 $86.17 $1,257 -7.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1040 857 85-90% 8 62.00–69.00 $65.11 $558 —
705–1095 866 85-90% 9 54.00–61.00 $58.53 $507 —
810–990 920 85-90% 3 46.00–53.00 $48.40 $445 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1280 1118 80-85% 11 78.00–86.00 $82.58 $923 +21.09
1110–1265 1165 80-85% 3 65.00–67.00 $66.00 $769 -20.42
1105–1270 1230 80-85% 5 89.00–95.00 $91.39 $1,124 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2310 2310 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,541 —

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Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
715–890 808 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 450.00–575.00 $528.07
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1140 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–975.00 $949.60
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260–1290 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,125.88
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–935 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–750.00 $677.92

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Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–830 823 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $862.39
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
525–685 605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 550.00–600.00 $578.31 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 84.00 $84.00 $647 —

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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.