Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.55/cwt -17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 471 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.53/cwt +15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $157.72/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 456 557
Feeder cattle 234 130 377
Slaughter cattle 101 306 160
Replacement cattle 24 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate to light offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 165.00–190.00 $177.50 $479 -31.40
305 305 3 185.00–202.50 $190.83 $582 -12.62
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -32.88
400–449 441 7 153.00–184.00 $168.36 $742 -26.66
450–485 471 5 176.00–184.00 $180.95 $852 -10.50
543 543 2 183.00 $183.00 $994 +8.88
550–575 563 2 160.00–165.00 $162.56 $915 -0.64
765 765 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,178 +14.00
985 985 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,192 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 142.50 $142.50 $321 —
340 340 2 125.00–145.00 $135.00 $459 —
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 —
460–475 468 2 108.00–125.00 $116.36 $545 -39.64
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
370–375 373 2 90.00–100.00 $95.03 $354 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 122.50 $122.50 $245 -24.67
260–295 279 5 120.00–132.00 $125.90 $351 -26.91
315–345 330 8 128.00–158.00 $136.44 $450 -24.54
355–395 374 7 131.00–151.00 $142.23 $532 -12.93
400–440 426 7 124.00–153.00 $146.05 $622 -6.44
450–495 470 11 120.00–150.00 $134.87 $634 -19.05
480 value added 480 1 155.00 $155.00 $744 —
500–520 513 7 120.00–145.00 $134.94 $692 -14.31
515 value added 515 4 161.00 $161.00 $829 —
555–570 563 2 135.00–141.00 $137.96 $777 -1.69
575 value added 575 1 143.00 $143.00 $822 —
675–695 685 2 120.00–135.00 $127.39 $873 +1.89
700–735 726 4 108.00–128.00 $116.82 $848 -7.18
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
900–915 907 3 100.00–105.00 $101.99 $925 —
1080 1080 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,080 —
1100 1100 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,034 —
1165 1165 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,060 —
1205 1205 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,217 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 114.00 $114.00 $336 -4.76
325–345 338 5 111.00–124.00 $118.40 $400 —
405–435 420 2 114.00–118.00 $116.07 $487 -11.61
455–460 458 3 115.00–125.00 $120.33 $551 -5.67
505–545 529 6 104.00–120.00 $111.79 $591 —
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 -1.00
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 +6.91
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 90.00–92.00 $90.98 $330 —
415 415 1 79.00 $79.00 $328 —
485 485 1 99.00 $99.00 $480 +5.00
735 735 1 84.00 $84.00 $617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 6 160.00–202.50 $185.40 $582 +22.36
355–390 373 9 162.50–203.00 $185.36 $691 +19.56
400–445 429 8 150.00–190.00 $174.88 $750 +12.16
450–495 471 11 145.00–187.00 $165.53 $780 +15.97
500–545 519 11 138.00–173.00 $157.72 $819 +5.58
550–590 568 6 156.00–165.00 $159.31 $905 +13.35
600–645 624 8 141.00–161.00 $154.91 $967 +10.82
650–655 653 2 133.00–146.00 $139.48 $911 +4.44
1005 1005 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,266 —
1150 1150 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,564 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 132.50 $132.50 $278 —
305–340 323 2 129.00 $129.00 $417 +9.00
355–375 365 2 121.00–122.50 $121.73 $444 -7.35
400–435 420 7 115.00–137.00 $126.37 $531 —
475–495 483 3 120.00–137.00 $129.08 $623 -0.92
500–540 519 4 118.00–131.00 $124.28 $645 -0.67
550–565 555 3 120.00–130.00 $126.70 $703 +11.59
620–645 630 3 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $781 +21.01
655–685 668 3 109.00–110.00 $109.66 $733 —
980 980 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,068 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 80.00 $80.00 $216 —
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
565–580 573 2 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $585 +0.03
785 785 1 75.00 $75.00 $589 -10.00
915 915 1 77.00 $77.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1665 1210 80-85% 43 72.00–86.00 $79.98 $968 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $882 —
1170–1590 1397 80-85% 3 89.00–93.00 $90.80 $1,268 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–980 771 85-90% 13 39.00–54.00 $47.81 $369 —
555–1120 919 85-90% 26 55.00–70.00 $64.32 $591 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $812 —
1390–1530 1477 75-80% 3 72.00–77.00 $74.07 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1180 1093 2 80.00–84.00 $82.16 $898 +3.08
1050–2485 1515 11 90.00–104.00 $98.14 $1,487 —
1105–2205 1754 7 106.00–111.00 $107.79 $1,891 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640–760 713 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 500.00–650.00 $597.11
630–1080 797 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 425.00–850.00 $583.34
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–575 560 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 400.00 $400.00
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00

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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
840–1215 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–1,325.00 $960.91 —
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
455 455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —
505–670 587 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 625.00–825.00 $715.48 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 70.00 $70.00 $592 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —
1120 1120 1 89.00 $89.00 $997 —

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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.