Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.40/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 571 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.84/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.49/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 426 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 525 516
Feeder cattle 580 373 386
Slaughter cattle 137 146 105
Replacement cattle 13 6 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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
260 260 1 157.50 $157.50 $410 —
340 340 3 197.00–203.00 $200.00 $680 —
350–385 365 6 160.00–215.00 $188.05 $686 -6.95
410–435 418 8 165.00–210.00 $195.38 $817 -0.62
450–495 471 21 168.00–209.00 $193.41 $911 +13.41
513 value added 513 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,072 —
510–546 533 9 184.00–193.00 $190.59 $1,016 +1.76
555–560 558 10 188.00–199.00 $197.10 $1,100 +7.23
557–565 value added 559 11 200.00–206.00 $204.35 $1,142 —
624 value added 624 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,248 —
605–640 635 14 188.00–192.00 $189.99 $1,206 +7.04
675–683 682 7 150.00–180.00 $175.76 $1,199 +5.87
745 745 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,177 -10.14
760–780 770 2 140.00–153.00 $146.42 $1,127 -7.94
805–845 825 2 145.00–153.00 $149.10 $1,230 -7.41
1505 1505 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,836 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 110.00 $110.00 $258 —
250–290 275 3 121.00–149.00 $132.65 $365 —
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 +20.00
350–370 359 5 138.00–153.00 $148.18 $532 +7.18
415–440 428 2 141.00–159.00 $149.74 $641 +21.19
470–480 478 4 133.00–151.00 $143.30 $685 +27.30
560–585 573 2 120.00–150.00 $134.67 $772 —
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 -8.94
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 80.00 $80.00 $216 —
590 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 —
660 660 1 84.00 $84.00 $554 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 142.50–162.50 $154.74 $353 —
260–295 276 7 140.00–160.00 $149.19 $412 +19.19
300–345 326 13 139.00–168.00 $154.66 $504 +17.17
350–395 371 19 130.00–167.00 $156.49 $581 -1.02
400–440 426 30 130.00–166.00 $151.49 $645 -8.14
450–495 475 31 130.00–162.00 $150.84 $716 -4.29
505–541 528 30 120.00–158.00 $149.68 $790 -11.27
557–592 value added 567 12 155.00–164.00 $160.89 $912 —
550–588 573 20 125.00–153.00 $142.50 $817 -17.19
605–630 614 7 125.00–154.00 $140.08 $860 +0.26
653–695 670 9 125.00–146.00 $136.68 $916 +6.28
710–720 717 3 122.00–141.00 $132.33 $949 +15.63
770 770 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,009 +11.00
800 800 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 —
880 880 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,074 —
905 905 1 104.00 $104.00 $941 —
1150–1155 1153 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $1,222 —
1200–1230 1210 3 100.00–124.00 $114.74 $1,388 —
1295 1295 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,567 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 129.00 $129.00 $290 +14.00
255–290 273 6 108.00–125.00 $113.52 $310 -6.48
300–340 323 4 110.00–125.00 $114.98 $371 -0.86
355–390 373 5 106.00–129.00 $116.46 $434 -7.61
400–440 415 5 110.00–130.00 $118.78 $493 +2.66
505–530 513 7 103.00–120.00 $112.00 $575 +6.96
550–555 553 2 104.00–110.00 $106.99 $592 -6.58
600–645 617 5 100.00–120.00 $108.07 $667 —
680 680 1 113.00 $113.00 $768 +5.68
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 102.00 $102.00 $219 +32.00
280 280 1 90.00 $90.00 $252 +6.00
310–320 315 2 92.00–100.00 $95.94 $302 +6.14
355–380 368 2 90.00–100.00 $95.17 $350 -5.33
400–445 423 6 100.00–102.00 $100.49 $425 +3.93
475–495 485 2 84.00–100.00 $92.16 $447 -7.84
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 —
695 695 1 97.00 $97.00 $674 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 142.00–160.00 $151.48 $353 -23.52
250–295 273 8 152.50–182.00 $167.16 $456 +13.02
300–340 322 14 167.00–211.00 $195.81 $631 +36.44
350–395 371 14 157.50–211.00 $183.60 $681 +6.60
400–445 426 13 170.00–203.00 $183.84 $783 +13.52
450–495 473 12 150.00–197.00 $172.74 $817 -2.78
500–545 522 19 150.00–197.00 $181.58 $948 +10.74
550–592 574 16 160.00–191.00 $175.41 $1,007 +0.20
600–642 614 15 165.00–189.00 $183.46 $1,126 +5.12
650–690 673 9 146.00–170.00 $160.02 $1,077 -9.29
705–736 value added 730 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,219 —
700–739 733 10 147.00–161.00 $159.24 $1,167 +19.61
760 760 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 +30.05
800–840 820 2 120.00–136.00 $127.80 $1,048 +23.80
915 915 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 —
1075 1075 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 3 110.00–145.00 $128.81 $300 —
365–395 379 6 110.00–146.00 $124.30 $471 +18.30
410–425 417 5 116.00–149.00 $134.08 $559 +8.91
460–495 479 7 110.00–148.00 $131.42 $630 —
510–535 522 7 109.00–147.00 $130.56 $682 +7.13
580–595 588 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $691 +4.85
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 +1.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 104.00 $104.00 $255 —
255–285 270 3 80.00–96.00 $85.33 $230 —
355–370 360 3 80.00–102.00 $91.18 $328 —
595 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 -10.00
715 715 1 75.00 $75.00 $536 —
890 890 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —
940 940 1 84.00 $84.00 $790 —
1000 1000 1 88.00 $88.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1700 1178 80-85% 38 77.00–90.00 $84.61 $997 —
1125–1675 1454 80-85% 14 91.00–96.00 $93.68 $1,362 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–1090 868 85-90% 6 35.00–55.00 $46.02 $399 —
545–1255 894 85-90% 34 58.00–77.00 $69.73 $623 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1755 1516 75-80% 9 86.00–91.00 $88.06 $1,335 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 81.00 $81.00 $709 -2.22
1325–1665 1568 6 95.00–112.00 $107.04 $1,678 +4.83
1440–2215 1835 4 116.00–126.00 $119.75 $2,197 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–990 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 500.00–1,075.00 $749.09
1000–1015 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.41
1030–1165 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,200.00 $1,047.49
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–1055 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 550.00–975.00 $753.39

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,084 —
1365 1365 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,297 —

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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.