Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.14/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 523 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.64/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 668 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.42/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 523 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	690	522	739
Feeder cattle	412	395	609
Slaughter cattle	218	113	85
Replacement cattle	60	14	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady 3.00 lower, with slaughter cattle being 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being 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
280	280	1	158.00	$158.00	$442	+28.00
305–345	319	4	144.00–155.00	$149.65	$477	-11.35
350–390	373	6	155.00–161.00	$159.18	$594	-3.60
400–445	421	6	151.00–161.00	$155.72	$656	-5.95
450–491	483	5	160.00–164.00	$160.75	$776	+3.82
505–510	508	2	141.00–156.00	$148.54	$755	-2.22
550	550	1	152.00	$152.00	$836	+6.50
610–635	627	5	141.00–143.00	$142.41	$893	-2.20
668	668	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,002	+12.26
705	705	1	134.00	$134.00	$945	—
755	755	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,027	+6.00
800	800	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,080	+3.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	128.00	$128.00	$448	—
420–440	430	2	130.00	$130.00	$559	-2.84
460–465	463	2	130.00	$130.00	$602	-3.50
560–565	563	2	124.00–129.00	$126.51	$712	-2.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	130.00–133.00	$131.31	$358	+7.51
310–345	329	4	133.00–135.00	$133.97	$441	-4.50
355–395	384	9	123.00–140.00	$131.47	$505	-5.60
400–445	417	8	124.00–140.00	$133.20	$555	+1.05
455–495	473	10	123.00–137.00	$130.67	$618	-3.46
503 fancy	503	3	145.00	$145.00	$729	—
500–545	526	20	123.00–134.00	$129.06	$679	-2.59
550–593	571	8	120.00–132.00	$127.55	$728	+1.11
605–645	631	8	122.00–132.00	$125.34	$791	+0.35
658–673 fancy	666	8	131.00–134.00	$132.48	$882	—
650–690	669	12	116.00–128.00	$124.41	$832	-2.55
705–710	708	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$800	-15.50
750–775	763	2	118.00–126.00	$121.93	$930	-3.07
855–880	868	2	100.00–107.00	$103.55	$899	+11.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	212	3	111.00–116.00	$113.09	$240	—
275–290	282	3	115.00–120.00	$116.98	$330	+3.16
320–335	327	3	110.00–124.00	$117.91	$386	+3.06
350–395	378	8	107.00–123.00	$115.83	$438	-4.65
410–440	422	10	107.00–120.00	$113.15	$477	-4.75
455–490	475	6	108.00–122.00	$115.74	$550	+2.90
500–530	520	7	109.00–121.00	$115.74	$602	+2.25
550–590	573	6	110.00–119.00	$114.48	$656	+3.63
630	630	1	114.00	$114.00	$718	+5.58
760	760	1	100.00	$100.00	$760	—
800–810	805	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	266	4	132.00–140.00	$136.54	$363	-16.91
340–345	343	3	130.00–135.00	$132.01	$453	-15.34
355–395	379	9	130.00–148.00	$140.95	$534	-1.02
400–445	422	11	136.00–151.00	$144.25	$609	-5.33
455–495	480	10	127.00–140.00	$132.82	$638	-10.66
500–545	523	13	125.00–139.00	$130.42	$682	-2.65
550–590	571	10	122.00–138.00	$127.86	$730	-5.01
600–640	609	7	121.00–134.00	$125.41	$764	-3.58
650–675	663	2	121.00–136.00	$128.64	$853	+15.31
700–725	713	2	111.00–116.00	$113.46	$809	-0.54
750	750	1	108.00	$108.00	$810	±0.00
835	835	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$889	—
855	855	1	107.00	$107.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	118.00	$118.00	$313	-16.00
305–310	308	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$362	-5.52
385	385	1	104.00	$104.00	$400	-13.42
400–445	423	6	110.00–120.00	$115.15	$487	-3.36
460–485	478	5	107.00–125.00	$118.26	$565	-4.88
500–545	521	9	109.00–124.00	$116.72	$608	+4.38
550–595	568	13	107.00–126.00	$116.17	$660	+1.85
600–640	623	10	105.00–119.00	$113.48	$707	-3.17
665–680	675	4	108.00–116.00	$112.49	$759	+18.49
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	—
775	775	1	104.00	$104.00	$806	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1070	949	85-90%	5	42.00–48.00	$45.24	$429	—
645–1465	998	85-90%	59	49.00–66.00	$59.05	$589	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–1425	980	80-85%	43	66.00–77.00	$70.41	$690	—
1040–1805	1423	80-85%	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,124	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1610	1293	75-80%	36	61.00–71.00	$65.99	$853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1935	1381	13	83.00–95.00	$89.70	$1,239	-6.53
1450–1685	1550	3	76.00–78.00	$76.72	$1,189	—
1930	1930	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,988	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1220	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,050.00	$985.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–730	683	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–500.00	$453.48
880–1030	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–780.00	$709.90
970–1150	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,000.00	$905.07
900–1365	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	725.00–1,350.00	$1,042.14
1080–1395	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,200.00	$1,062.22
1185–1320	1286	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,400.00	$1,273.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—
830–955	907	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–1,275.00	$887.59	—
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.