Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $184.47/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 472 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.66/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 468 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $177.22/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 522 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	610	730	526
Feeder cattle	462	580	393
Slaughter cattle	138	137	118
Replacement cattle	10	13	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	4	171.00–203.00	$188.52	$628	-11.48
355–395	367	5	175.00–201.00	$191.06	$701	+3.01
382–385 value added	383	4	204.00–206.00	$205.50	$787	—
400–430	416	7	170.00–200.00	$191.40	$796	-3.98
450–485	465	3	194.00–201.00	$196.63	$914	+3.22
500–525	512	5	170.00–199.00	$185.54	$950	-5.05
565	565	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	-12.10
588 value added	588	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,123	-13.35
615–645	630	2	180.00–181.00	$180.49	$1,137	-9.50
670	670	2	151.00–171.00	$161.00	$1,079	-14.76
710 value added	710	12	185.50	$185.50	$1,317	—
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	+12.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	147.00	$147.00	$360	+37.00
290	290	1	121.00	$121.00	$351	-11.65
310–320	315	2	147.00–165.00	$156.14	$492	+6.14
360–385	371	4	140.00–151.00	$147.96	$549	-0.22
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	+0.26
485–490	488	2	151.00	$151.00	$737	+7.70
600–605	603	2	120.00–148.00	$133.94	$808	+22.94

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	115.00	$115.00	$282	—
455	455	1	103.00	$103.00	$469	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	152.50	$152.50	$351	-2.24
275–295	285	6	140.00–150.00	$144.12	$411	-5.07
300–335	323	8	140.00–162.00	$147.64	$477	-7.02
355–395	379	13	140.00–174.00	$153.81	$583	-2.68
400–445	425	14	150.00–174.00	$166.34	$707	+14.85
450–495	468	23	146.00–176.00	$160.66	$752	+9.82
500–540	527	15	140.00–170.00	$151.42	$798	+1.74
558 value added	558	5	170.00	$170.00	$949	+9.11
550–580	564	12	130.00–166.00	$148.34	$837	+5.84
609 value added	609	9	159.50	$159.50	$971	—
600–640	624	7	131.00–143.00	$137.08	$855	-3.00
650–685	662	6	131.00–148.00	$139.25	$922	+2.57
725	725	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	+7.67
760–780	772	3	114.00–133.00	$122.26	$944	-8.74
875	875	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,129	+7.00
925	925	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,064	+11.00
1030	1030	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,123	—
1120–1140	1130	2	103.00–125.00	$113.90	$1,287	—
1150–1155	1153	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$1,251	+2.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	105.00	$105.00	$236	-24.00
250–275	263	2	110.00–125.00	$117.86	$310	+4.34
300–340	320	8	110.00–131.00	$121.67	$389	+6.69
350–395	374	12	110.00–135.00	$121.76	$455	+5.30
400–435	416	6	110.00–130.00	$119.73	$498	+0.95
450–480	473	4	112.00–133.00	$123.65	$585	—
500–530	515	2	110.00–131.00	$120.81	$622	+8.81
555–565	560	2	110.00	$110.00	$616	+3.01
600–615	608	2	107.00–120.00	$113.42	$690	+5.35
650–685	668	3	110.00–121.00	$117.43	$784	+4.43
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	100.00	$100.00	$253	+10.00
330	330	1	70.00	$70.00	$231	-25.94
375–395	382	3	70.00–80.00	$76.38	$292	-18.79
420–435	428	2	85.00–103.00	$94.16	$403	-6.33
475	475	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	$428	-2.16
565	565	1	76.00	$76.00	$429	—
640	640	2	80.00–94.00	$87.00	$557	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	150.00	$150.00	$352	-1.48
260–295	279	6	152.50–172.00	$164.24	$458	-2.92
320–345	336	8	156.00–195.00	$171.70	$577	-24.11
350–395	373	18	150.00–192.50	$175.38	$654	-8.22
405–445	425	14	156.00–200.00	$180.15	$766	-3.69
450–495	472	24	159.00–194.00	$184.47	$871	+11.73
505–540	522	20	150.00–194.00	$177.22	$925	-4.36
550–595	566	12	143.00–182.00	$164.09	$929	-11.32
613 value added	613	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,140	—
600–640	629	5	150.00–182.00	$161.55	$1,016	-21.91
655–695	670	3	151.00–154.00	$152.33	$1,021	-7.69
705–740	719	4	125.00–147.00	$135.58	$975	-23.66
830–835	833	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$979	-10.30
905–930	918	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,157	+6.00
975	975	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,150	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	150.00–157.50	$153.82	$408	—
310–335	328	5	120.00–151.00	$139.57	$458	—
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	-4.30
400–430	418	8	125.00–151.00	$139.23	$582	+5.15
450–495	472	6	114.00–128.00	$120.13	$567	-11.29
500–535	518	8	112.00–140.00	$127.47	$660	-3.09
560–595	581	6	113.00–130.00	$120.71	$701	+3.22
600–640	623	4	109.00–123.00	$113.10	$705	—
960	960	1	89.00	$89.00	$854	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	102.50	$102.50	$226	-1.50
270–285	278	2	110.00–112.50	$111.22	$309	+25.89
325–330	328	2	82.50–101.00	$91.68	$301	—
350–395	380	3	101.00–104.00	$102.27	$389	+11.09
405–445	427	6	77.00–105.00	$91.16	$389	—
450–490	470	2	70.00–80.00	$75.21	$353	—
545	545	1	90.00	$90.00	$490	—
550–575	560	5	80.00–100.00	$88.73	$497	+8.73
600	600	1	84.00	$84.00	$504	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1525	1125	80-85%	54	83.00–94.00	$89.38	$1,006	—
840–1600	1261	80-85%	21	95.00–106.00	$100.33	$1,265	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$368	—
545–1220	885	85-90%	23	60.00–80.00	$71.24	$630	+1.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1725	1458	75-80%	9	83.00–94.00	$89.39	$1,303	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,260	—
1250–2180	1618	4	104.00–113.00	$109.82	$1,777	—
1800–1915	1858	2	118.00	$118.00	$2,192	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1250	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,125.00	$1,041.69
1005–1545	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,160.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	70.00	$70.00	$273	—
520	520	1	81.00	$81.00	$421	—

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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.