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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.41/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 520 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.54/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 426 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $124.81/cwt -10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 534 770 635
Feeder cattle 416 612 539
Slaughter cattle 109 146 82
Replacement cattle 9 12 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday. Coverage will resume on 11/30/22. Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average to plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 369 4 157.00–160.00 $159.00 $587 +7.11
432 value added 432 7 170.50 $170.50 $737 —
455–490 473 5 140.00–151.00 $144.11 $682 +0.79
515 value added 515 4 163.00 $163.00 $839 —
505–530 525 5 148.00–150.00 $149.62 $786 +5.12
556–565 value added 560 7 159.00–160.50 $159.85 $895 —
555–585 565 4 140.00–151.00 $144.58 $817 -0.38
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 -22.94
670–685 678 2 128.00–135.00 $131.46 $891 -19.36
730 730 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 +2.04
820 820 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,091 —
920 920 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,113 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 +2.00
460–495 478 2 110.00–121.00 $115.70 $553 —
685 685 1 104.00 $104.00 $712 -14.51
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 104.00 $104.00 $343 —
665 665 1 95.00 $95.00 $632 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 4 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $396 -8.99
351 value added 351 6 137.00 $137.00 $481 —
365–385 378 3 123.00–133.00 $126.73 $479 -6.27
405–430 419 8 118.00–130.00 $124.39 $521 -7.20
433–435 value added 433 7 132.00–141.00 $139.71 $605 —
450–498 475 9 114.00–130.00 $122.91 $584 -7.24
500–545 520 10 111.00–126.00 $116.64 $607 -16.77
500–545 value added 521 6 131.00–134.00 $132.02 $688 —
558–575 value added 562 4 132.00–133.00 $132.74 $746 —
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 -6.35
605 value added 605 2 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
605–640 618 9 110.00–120.00 $112.58 $696 -25.29
698 value added 698 3 128.00 $128.00 $893 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 108.00–112.00 $110.06 $341 -4.85
380 380 1 116.00 $116.00 $441 +2.70
435–440 438 3 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $491 +0.93
470–490 480 2 108.00–111.00 $109.53 $526 -0.90
510–520 515 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $561 -0.42
550–590 565 4 100.00–110.00 $103.95 $587 -5.14
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 -11.66
650–685 668 2 95.00–105.00 $100.13 $669 -8.87
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 90.00–100.00 $95.03 $388 -4.97
480 480 1 96.00 $96.00 $461 -1.52
500–535 513 3 91.00–101.00 $97.20 $499 —
570–585 578 4 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $526 +2.93
625–640 633 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $576 -4.09
665 665 1 87.00 $87.00 $579 -4.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 151.00 $151.00 $498 +4.14
380–395 388 2 146.00–156.00 $151.10 $586 +5.87
405–445 429 8 130.00–149.00 $141.36 $606 -1.06
450–485 473 6 126.00–143.00 $132.89 $629 -1.97
500–545 522 11 118.00–135.00 $124.81 $652 -10.87
555–585 568 4 116.00–120.00 $117.49 $667 -16.23
605–640 625 5 104.00–116.00 $108.46 $678 -16.62
670–690 683 6 107.00–116.00 $111.82 $764 -2.56
725–730 728 2 108.00–120.00 $113.98 $830 +8.93
765 765 1 103.00 $103.00 $788 —
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
1060 1060 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,113 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 106.00 $106.00 $228 -8.00
285 285 1 114.00 $114.00 $325 +5.00
310–320 315 2 120.00 $120.00 $378 -0.18
355–390 373 2 110.00–111.00 $110.48 $412 -8.18
400–415 408 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $445 -1.09
460–465 463 3 120.00–126.00 $122.32 $566 +13.23
505–540 523 2 106.00–116.00 $111.17 $581 +0.62
565–595 580 2 101.00–107.00 $103.92 $603 -3.24
600–645 623 2 100.00–104.00 $101.93 $635 -2.23
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 -3.26
700 700 1 96.00 $96.00 $672 -2.98
765 765 2 89.00–91.00 $90.00 $688 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
460–490 473 4 94.00–102.00 $99.03 $468 —
535–545 540 4 90.00–103.00 $95.77 $517 +3.35
550–570 560 3 90.00 $90.00 $504 -3.72
600 600 1 95.00 $95.00 $570 —
695 695 1 94.00 $94.00 $653 +2.32
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 +10.00
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 —
880 880 1 88.00 $88.00 $774 —
955 955 1 85.00 $85.00 $812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1375 987 85-90% 24 40.00–54.00 $45.92 $453 —
590–1385 997 85-90% 38 55.00–69.00 $61.52 $613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1505 1190 80-85% 29 70.00–86.00 $78.15 $930 —
1080–1345 1195 80-85% 4 87.00–97.00 $92.11 $1,101 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1600 1394 75-80% 11 67.00–79.00 $71.54 $997 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1000 993 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $904 —
985–1495 1245 8 99.00–106.00 $103.50 $1,289 —
2020 2020 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,303 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
795–1000 879 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 450.00–825.00 $620.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–690 670 3 57.00–70.00 $65.46 $439 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 68.00 $68.00 $394 —
685 685 1 50.00 $50.00 $342 —
720–740 730 2 60.00–66.00 $63.04 $460 —

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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.