Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.25/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 521 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.92/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 471 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.43/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 432 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 668 580
Feeder cattle 130 484 386
Slaughter cattle 306 170 146
Replacement cattle 20 14 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 192.00 $192.00 $394 +24.53
250–295 283 4 187.50–217.50 $208.90 $591 +44.52
300–345 328 12 180.00–215.00 $203.45 $667 +17.56
350–390 364 6 184.00–220.00 $202.88 $738 +10.28
400–445 424 10 181.00–210.00 $195.02 $827 +7.55
450–490 470 15 171.00–205.00 $191.45 $900 +6.06
500–540 520 8 158.00–188.00 $174.12 $905 +0.95
560–585 575 5 156.00–174.00 $163.20 $938 +0.38
610–645 619 7 146.00–168.00 $161.96 $1,003 +8.31
655–695 677 10 145.00–160.00 $155.33 $1,052 +11.33
730 730 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 -14.01
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 +20.00
810–835 823 2 139.00–144.00 $141.46 $1,164 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 164.00 $164.00 $656 +0.73
475 475 1 156.00 $156.00 $741 —
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 —
1020 1020 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,000 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 4 130.00–156.00 $147.17 $343 +3.39
260–295 280 5 140.00–160.00 $152.81 $428 +4.03
305–345 320 7 140.00–169.00 $160.98 $515 +13.93
355–395 378 8 132.00–168.00 $155.16 $587 -3.48
430 fancy 430 4 171.00 $171.00 $735 —
410–445 433 11 138.00–166.00 $152.49 $660 -1.50
460–495 471 16 131.00–163.00 $153.92 $725 +5.19
500–535 521 22 127.00–158.00 $149.25 $778 +4.90
555–590 566 9 126.00–155.00 $139.65 $790 +0.31
600–645 622 5 126.00–137.00 $131.65 $819 -7.34
655 fancy 655 1 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
660–690 671 4 118.00–135.00 $125.50 $842 -15.11
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 -11.97
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 261 7 110.00–125.00 $118.76 $310 —
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 +10.00
365–395 380 2 110.00–130.00 $119.61 $455 -10.39
415–435 425 2 120.00–135.00 $127.68 $543 +0.82
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 +1.00
550–590 567 3 106.00–120.00 $112.18 $636 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
700–745 723 2 90.00–96.00 $93.09 $673 -22.91
795 795 1 92.00 $92.00 $731 -7.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 284 4 99.00–107.50 $102.93 $292 —
325 325 1 100.00 $100.00 $325 —
460 460 1 94.00 $94.00 $432 —
510 510 1 88.00 $88.00 $449 —
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 225 3 147.50–170.00 $157.60 $355 —
250–290 274 7 140.00–182.50 $167.23 $458 +6.23
315–335 328 4 152.50–170.00 $163.04 $535 +8.35
355–395 380 4 150.00–188.00 $165.80 $630 -1.07
400–445 426 9 140.00–174.00 $162.72 $693 -3.90
460–480 471 6 130.00–165.00 $149.56 $704 -14.66
500–535 514 4 140.00–172.00 $152.14 $782 -6.16
550–585 569 6 140.00–152.00 $145.96 $831 -13.50
615–635 627 3 137.00–155.00 $144.09 $903 -7.48
665–675 668 3 120.00–143.00 $135.04 $902 -11.71
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 +0.65
820–825 822 3 108.00–125.00 $115.35 $948 -12.12
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 —
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 -9.00
355–365 358 3 122.00–137.50 $129.08 $462 -2.18
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 +1.54
530–540 535 2 120.00–130.00 $124.95 $668 -1.79
560–585 573 2 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $660 -6.49
615 615 1 103.00 $103.00 $633 -18.33
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 99.00 $99.00 $510 —
590 590 1 102.00 $102.00 $602 +10.00
750 750 1 85.00 $85.00 $638 —
875 875 1 81.00 $81.00 $709 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–1365 857 85-90% 13 35.00–52.00 $46.10 $395 —
575–1295 963 85-90% 42 55.00–69.00 $63.13 $608 -1.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1865 1190 80-85% 35 70.00–84.00 $76.77 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2170 1706 75-80% 6 65.00–78.00 $72.29 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1525 1073 6 70.00–87.00 $79.08 $849 —
1170–2150 1651 12 90.00–105.00 $98.42 $1,625 —
1490–2100 1840 6 107.00–112.00 $108.84 $2,003 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1105 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–925.00 $872.38
855–1380 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,150.00 $998.11
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
730–1085 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–950.00 $858.79 —
900–1345 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 925.00–1,175.00 $1,048.95 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 69.00 $69.00 $590 —

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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.