Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $129.91/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 455 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.83/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 595 841
Feeder cattle 500 446 721
Slaughter cattle 109 136 100
Replacement cattle 17 13 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 490 6 159.00–175.00 $168.91 $828 -4.52
505–540 528 8 150.00–167.00 $157.31 $831 -5.84
553–563 558 6 156.00–164.00 $160.70 $897 +3.78
608–645 621 10 147.00–160.00 $154.83 $961 -4.21
655–670 662 5 144.00–159.00 $153.39 $1,015 +0.43
715–740 728 2 143.00–153.00 $147.91 $1,077 —
755–785 768 4 131.00–142.00 $137.01 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 159.00–161.00 $160.03 $576 —
455–495 474 6 139.00–157.00 $147.27 $698 -2.39
520–545 530 5 130.00–147.00 $138.87 $736 -13.73
550–595 570 3 138.00–145.00 $141.08 $804 -3.07
610–645 630 3 130.00–145.00 $136.80 $862 —
660–695 686 4 130.00–140.00 $132.40 $908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 5 131.00–149.00 $138.92 $458 -3.08
350–395 373 2 126.00–140.00 $132.58 $495 -5.39
425–445 436 4 125.00–140.00 $130.80 $570 -8.72
451–475 455 12 123.00–135.00 $129.91 $591 -7.12
500–540 526 7 122.00–134.00 $128.42 $675 -6.29
555–595 577 9 120.00–133.00 $127.95 $738 -3.63
610–625 621 4 112.00–128.00 $121.05 $752 -8.80
660–675 668 3 110.00–123.00 $116.95 $781 -6.23
710–730 720 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $889 -7.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 150.00–154.00 $152.06 $547 -3.35
405–445 428 3 138.00–149.00 $142.16 $608 -11.09
450–475 460 5 135.00–150.00 $143.96 $662 -1.71
505–545 530 9 133.00–140.00 $137.26 $727 -4.57
560–580 571 9 131.00–136.00 $134.45 $768 -6.56
609–625 615 4 129.00–134.00 $131.50 $809 -5.52
655–695 667 9 125.00–130.00 $128.88 $860 -7.11
705–715 710 2 128.00–131.00 $129.49 $919 -7.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 475 2 129.00–145.00 $137.25 $652 -11.69
500–545 524 7 125.00–144.00 $130.86 $686 -3.05
565–595 578 6 120.00–135.00 $128.46 $742 -3.53
620–635 628 2 126.00–133.00 $129.46 $813 -4.53
660–675 668 3 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $835 +6.01
765–795 778 3 110.00–117.00 $114.37 $890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 163.00–173.00 $168.19 $552 -11.31
375–385 380 2 160.00–175.00 $167.40 $636 -7.10
400–445 420 4 159.00–170.00 $163.35 $686 -6.82
455–485 472 3 145.00–159.00 $151.18 $714 —
500–545 518 5 144.00–150.00 $146.56 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1570 1183 80-85% 13 71.00–81.00 $76.25 $902 —
1135–1270 1194 80-85% 4 57.00–69.00 $63.37 $757 —
1310–1525 1443 80-85% 4 82.00–83.00 $82.77 $1,194 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1090 977 85-90% 9 64.00–71.00 $66.85 $653 -3.30
770–1235 1005 85-90% 8 50.00–61.00 $56.11 $564 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1885 1584 75-80% 6 73.00–82.00 $76.76 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1805 1355 4 89.00–96.00 $93.42 $1,266 —
1055–2000 1541 10 102.00–110.00 $106.12 $1,635 +8.48
1465–2030 1737 3 111.00–113.00 $112.05 $1,946 +4.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895–1075 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,050.00 $1,001.87 +64.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.