Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $175.52/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 467 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.95/cwt +7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 517 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.13/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 479 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 630 683
Feeder cattle 373 427 550
Slaughter cattle 146 189 118
Replacement cattle 6 14 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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
354 354 4 195.00 $195.00 $690 +3.36
448 448 2 196.00 $196.00 $878 +6.92
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 -9.13
540–545 544 5 170.00–195.00 $188.83 $1,027 -1.17
550–580 565 2 185.00–195.00 $189.87 $1,073 +7.71
610–648 634 4 181.00–186.00 $182.95 $1,160 +6.58
670–695 681 12 150.00–178.00 $169.89 $1,157 +5.70
700–735 721 15 140.00–173.00 $168.14 $1,212 +10.03
750–793 772 13 136.00–170.00 $154.36 $1,192 -6.64
805–830 818 2 156.00–157.00 $156.51 $1,280 +12.01
885 885 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,328 -10.00
900–945 923 2 136.00–141.00 $138.44 $1,278 +3.44
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 +18.00
355–380 368 2 141.00 $141.00 $519 +5.00
400–425 415 3 114.00–147.00 $128.55 $533 -11.45
455 455 1 116.00 $116.00 $528 -15.00
500–530 515 3 107.00–130.00 $115.64 $596 —
615–625 620 2 112.00–128.00 $119.94 $744 -20.06
680 680 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $850 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 104.00 $104.00 $447 —
495 495 1 104.00 $104.00 $515 +4.00
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 -15.42
310 fancy 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 +16.00
335–345 338 6 131.00–146.00 $137.49 $465 -13.04
360–390 375 5 145.00–168.00 $157.51 $591 +15.47
405–445 427 9 146.00–172.00 $159.63 $682 +9.86
453–495 479 18 139.00–168.00 $155.13 $743 +8.37
500–540 517 19 155.00–169.00 $160.95 $832 +7.76
555–575 564 9 146.00–166.00 $159.69 $901 +21.94
600–645 624 7 127.00–154.00 $139.82 $872 +2.90
675–695 687 3 121.00–140.00 $130.40 $896 +3.85
720–740 728 3 110.00–120.00 $116.70 $850 -18.64
733–748 value added 741 8 155.00–159.00 $156.98 $1,163 —
770 value added 770 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 —
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
840 840 1 107.00 $107.00 $899 —
865–890 value added 873 3 141.00–143.00 $141.68 $1,237 —
1020 1020 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,091 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 115.00 $115.00 $282 -0.72
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 +6.89
300–340 320 2 110.00–121.00 $115.84 $371 +2.56
355–365 358 3 111.00–131.00 $124.07 $444 +12.91
420–440 430 2 111.00–121.00 $116.12 $499 -0.45
455–475 466 6 110.00–129.00 $121.08 $564 +6.08
525–540 533 2 102.00–108.00 $105.04 $560 +1.04
550–595 565 3 100.00–131.00 $113.57 $642 —
660–680 672 3 101.00–111.00 $107.32 $721 —
700–740 715 3 89.00–100.00 $96.41 $689 -10.59
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 70.00 $70.00 $147 —
290 290 1 84.00 $84.00 $244 -6.00
310–330 320 4 77.50–100.00 $89.80 $287 +5.09
355 355 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $357 +0.50
425–440 433 2 93.00–100.00 $96.56 $418 +13.17
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 +9.74
500 500 1 85.00 $85.00 $425 -3.66
690 690 1 88.00 $88.00 $607 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 3 104.00–110.00 $107.88 $402 —
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 $411 +39.00
270–290 283 6 150.00–170.00 $154.14 $436 +0.90
305–345 331 12 142.50–189.00 $159.37 $528 -20.56
350–395 376 6 155.00–190.00 $177.00 $666 -0.54
410–440 421 10 155.00–191.00 $170.32 $717 -4.68
450–490 467 19 150.00–186.00 $175.52 $820 +1.33
500–545 521 6 150.00–181.00 $170.84 $890 -8.40
550–590 570 6 167.00–182.00 $175.21 $999 +3.72
605–645 620 11 166.00–188.00 $178.34 $1,106 +17.95
655–675 660 6 158.00–173.00 $169.31 $1,117 +3.31
700–730 716 4 125.00–152.00 $139.63 $1,000 -0.84
750–765 761 4 110.00–130.00 $119.95 $913 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 -26.00
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 112.00–115.00 $113.42 $318 —
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
360 360 1 106.00 $106.00 $382 -34.00
410–445 423 3 120.00–136.00 $125.17 $529 +2.92
505–545 521 4 114.00–130.00 $123.43 $643 +0.48
565–585 573 3 106.00–120.00 $112.64 $645 -7.53
730 730 1 117.00 $117.00 $854 —
790 790 1 106.00 $106.00 $837 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 3 142.50–147.50 $145.02 $522 —
405–410 408 2 120.00–140.00 $130.06 $531 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 80.00 $80.00 $262 +4.20
570 570 1 90.00 $90.00 $513 —
620 620 1 95.00 $95.00 $589 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1810 1218 80-85% 47 78.00–94.00 $86.51 $1,054 +0.76
1110–1665 1368 80-85% 13 95.00–103.00 $97.59 $1,335 -0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–1180 823 85-90% 11 40.00–56.00 $48.73 $401 +0.83
430–1465 1030 85-90% 33 58.00–78.00 $70.92 $730 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1610 1422 75-80% 24 78.00–91.00 $85.78 $1,220 —
1910 1910 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,795 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1065 890 4 78.00–86.00 $83.22 $741 —
925–2310 1573 7 90.00–111.00 $102.21 $1,608 —
1805–2040 1904 5 113.00–122.00 $117.31 $2,234 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1250 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,141.72
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
865–895 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.71 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 60.00 $60.00 $129 —
390 390 1 53.00 $53.00 $207 -5.95

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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.