Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.19/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 526 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $179.24/cwt +24.77 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 528 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.76/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 389 392
Feeder cattle 427 236 246
Slaughter cattle 189 138 134
Replacement cattle 14 15 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 212.00 $212.00 $668 +37.20
350–365 358 2 185.00–198.00 $191.64 $686 +17.62
405–435 425 3 175.00–200.00 $189.08 $804 +10.08
478–495 483 6 185.00–191.00 $189.13 $913 +8.13
523 523 6 190.00 $190.00 $994 +38.91
550–580 560 6 177.00–185.00 $182.16 $1,020 +23.61
605–630 613 3 171.00–179.00 $176.37 $1,081 +17.37
656–690 670 9 156.00–172.00 $164.19 $1,100 +8.19
705–745 722 20 145.00–161.00 $158.11 $1,142 —
778 778 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,253 —
825 825 2 139.00–150.00 $144.50 $1,192 —
876 876 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,402 +36.00
925 925 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,249 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 112.00 $112.00 $353 -28.00
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
470 470 1 131.00 $131.00 $616 +10.00
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 100.00 $100.00 $200 —
315 315 1 100.00 $100.00 $315 -12.50
470 470 1 100.00 $100.00 $470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 235 5 121.00–130.00 $126.92 $298 -0.47
260–295 279 5 130.00–162.50 $145.42 $406 +9.28
315 fancy 315 2 168.00–170.00 $169.00 $532 —
300–345 333 12 130.00–165.00 $150.53 $501 +12.92
350–395 372 12 130.00–165.00 $142.04 $528 +2.60
400–445 425 15 130.00–163.00 $149.77 $637 -1.20
450–490 470 23 130.00–161.00 $146.76 $690 +3.89
505–545 526 27 130.00–161.00 $153.19 $806 +13.97
568 value added 568 2 156.00 $156.00 $886 —
555–595 574 10 128.00–148.00 $137.75 $791 +5.78
600–640 613 11 120.00–146.00 $136.92 $839 +2.92
665–675 670 2 120.00–133.00 $126.55 $848 —
700–735 721 4 130.00–140.00 $135.34 $976 +25.34
750 750 1 130.00 $130.00 $975 —
855–885 870 2 104.00–123.00 $113.34 $986 —
910–925 918 2 96.00–104.00 $100.03 $918 —
975 975 1 100.00 $100.00 $975 —
1115 1115 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,148 —
1235 1235 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,260 —
1345 1345 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,291 —
1445 1445 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,431 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 3 110.00–126.00 $115.72 $258 +2.26
250–280 268 3 110.00–120.00 $113.11 $303 -3.89
305–345 321 5 101.00–125.00 $113.28 $364 +5.76
350–390 370 6 104.00–121.00 $111.16 $411 -3.79
410–445 425 6 102.00–126.00 $116.57 $495 —
485 485 4 113.00–121.00 $115.00 $558 —
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567 +4.00
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 +5.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 262 3 90.00 $90.00 $236 —
300–340 323 3 78.00–97.50 $84.71 $274 +4.71
370 370 1 100.00 $100.00 $370 +18.00
405–440 416 4 78.00–90.00 $83.39 $347 +1.42
460–485 473 2 80.00–100.00 $90.26 $427 —
500–540 525 3 80.00–96.00 $88.66 $465 +5.66
590 590 1 83.00 $83.00 $490 —
600 600 1 91.00 $91.00 $546 -1.00
660 660 1 84.00 $84.00 $554 -2.00
725 725 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 $598 —
780 780 1 84.00 $84.00 $655 —
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 136.00 $136.00 $286 -20.57
260–295 280 7 131.00–175.00 $153.24 $429 -1.25
300–345 325 7 164.00–198.00 $179.93 $585 +20.84
350–395 374 13 150.00–197.00 $177.54 $664 +5.09
400–440 424 11 148.00–190.00 $175.00 $742 +7.33
450–495 471 6 151.00–186.00 $174.19 $820 +13.75
505–545 528 23 154.00–188.00 $179.24 $946 +24.77
560–595 572 5 150.00–188.00 $171.49 $981 +19.90
610–635 value added 626 5 175.50–179.00 $176.49 $1,105 —
615–640 631 8 140.00–172.00 $160.39 $1,012 +16.18
655 655 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,087 +24.00
710 value added 710 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,044 —
705–730 717 5 130.00–145.00 $140.47 $1,007 +24.47
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 -6.00
895 895 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $904 -18.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 120.00 $120.00 $270 —
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 +8.29
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 +16.08
405–445 433 4 111.00–131.00 $122.25 $529 +0.47
470–485 473 5 131.00–140.00 $138.15 $653 +7.15
500–515 506 4 117.00–130.00 $122.95 $622 —
565–585 575 2 110.00–130.00 $120.17 $691 +8.70
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 —
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
835 835 1 86.00 $86.00 $718 —
920 920 1 85.00 $85.00 $782 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 95.00 $95.00 $261 +10.00
320–340 330 2 74.00–77.50 $75.80 $250 —
390 390 1 103.00 $103.00 $402 —
450 450 1 70.00 $70.00 $315 -34.00
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
700–735 712 3 74.00–90.00 $82.69 $589 -5.31
840 840 1 82.00 $82.00 $689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1320 1049 80-85% 4 76.00–77.00 $76.31 $800 —
665–1685 1240 80-85% 52 78.00–94.00 $85.75 $1,063 —
1055–1725 1395 80-85% 5 94.00–106.00 $98.12 $1,369 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–1300 849 85-90% 17 31.00–58.00 $47.90 $407 —
635–1325 936 85-90% 30 60.00–75.00 $67.76 $634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1655 1541 75-80% 10 75.00–87.00 $84.24 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1635 1069 6 84.00–96.00 $92.10 $985 —
810–1900 1346 31 100.00–116.00 $109.31 $1,471 —
1305–1660 1487 9 118.00–127.00 $122.11 $1,816 +17.04

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–930 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 625.00–800.00 $716.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
745 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
925–1240 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–1,325.00 $1,057.97 —
940–1400 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 625.00–1,600.00 $1,303.63 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00 +200.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 40.00 $40.00 $118 —
330–335 333 2 53.00–55.00 $53.99 $180 —
350–390 370 2 58.00–60.00 $58.95 $218 —
700 700 1 59.00 $59.00 $413 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 1 72.00 $72.00 $648 —

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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.