Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.96/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 471 lb · 35 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.88/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 377 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.48/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 431 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 610 385
Feeder cattle 574 462 259
Slaughter cattle 99 138 113
Replacement cattle 17 10 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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
295 295 2 195.00–205.00 $200.00 $590 —
330–348 341 6 219.00–228.00 $223.56 $762 +35.04
350–390 364 6 170.00–235.00 $204.30 $744 +13.24
373 value added 373 3 239.00 $239.00 $891 +33.50
404–434 value added 417 9 228.00–236.00 $232.30 $969 —
400–445 423 18 190.00–223.00 $212.60 $899 +21.20
455–490 value added 475 4 223.00–226.00 $224.28 $1,065 —
455–495 484 11 172.00–211.00 $200.38 $970 +3.75
502–545 517 17 195.00–210.00 $200.92 $1,039 +15.38
542 value added 542 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,187 —
580 580 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,032 -7.00
635 635 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,105 -6.49
685 685 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,103 ±0.00
755 755 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 —
835 835 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,144 —
920 920 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,449 —
965 965 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,515 —
1295 1295 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,632 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 3 125.00–162.50 $145.15 $404 +24.15
410–435 423 2 135.00–160.00 $147.87 $625 -2.13
455–475 465 2 158.00–169.00 $163.62 $761 +12.62
500–545 523 2 134.00–135.00 $134.48 $703 —
550–590 570 5 130.00–150.00 $140.34 $800 —
600–640 620 2 116.00–125.00 $120.35 $746 -13.59
650 650 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,024 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 115.00–122.00 $118.66 $330 —
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 —
610 610 1 97.50 $97.50 $595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 142.50–172.50 $156.17 $351 +3.67
285–290 288 2 145.00–169.00 $156.90 $452 +12.78
300–345 318 10 140.00–172.00 $152.21 $484 +4.57
350–397 377 30 140.00–175.00 $161.88 $610 +8.07
400–445 431 29 140.00–169.00 $158.48 $683 -7.86
465 value added 465 10 179.50 $179.50 $835 —
450–485 473 25 135.00–162.50 $146.54 $693 -14.12
508 value added 508 6 176.50 $176.50 $897 —
500–540 516 11 136.00–154.00 $146.28 $755 -5.14
555–595 575 17 137.50–160.00 $147.70 $849 -0.64
600–640 617 5 142.50–151.00 $146.88 $906 +9.80
655–693 680 7 143.00–151.00 $145.64 $990 +6.39
705–733 719 6 114.00–146.00 $131.97 $949 -8.03
755 755 2 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $876 -6.26
845 845 1 117.00 $117.00 $989 —
990 990 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,138 —
1150 1150 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,357 +9.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 258 3 130.00–137.50 $134.18 $346 +16.32
305–320 314 6 112.50–135.00 $125.15 $393 +3.48
360–390 374 4 110.00–134.00 $121.01 $453 -0.75
400–445 416 9 110.00–134.00 $127.17 $529 +7.44
450–490 478 9 107.50–135.00 $122.51 $586 -1.14
500–540 524 10 105.00–125.00 $117.66 $617 -3.15
550–585 568 4 102.50–128.00 $114.38 $650 +4.38
600–640 622 6 107.50–128.00 $116.66 $726 +3.24
665–675 670 2 100.00–125.00 $112.59 $754 -4.84
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 ±0.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 104.00 $104.00 $270 +4.00
370–390 380 2 80.00–100.00 $89.74 $341 +13.36
450 450 1 85.00 $85.00 $382 -5.00
520 520 1 92.50 $92.50 $481 —
560–590 575 3 82.50–100.00 $93.31 $537 +17.31
605–640 618 3 83.00–100.00 $94.13 $582 +7.13
655 655 1 93.00 $93.00 $609 —
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 223 3 160.00–197.50 $179.01 $399 +29.01
255–290 280 10 172.50–210.00 $187.94 $526 +23.70
310–345 318 12 170.00–206.00 $195.10 $620 +23.40
350–390 367 17 175.00–226.00 $200.64 $736 +25.26
400–445 430 20 170.00–216.00 $198.11 $852 +17.96
450–495 470 11 177.50–220.00 $197.31 $927 +12.84
505–535 519 13 165.00–200.00 $182.06 $945 +4.84
555–585 569 4 157.50–179.00 $166.63 $948 +2.54
605–645 621 11 150.00–169.00 $159.46 $990 -2.09
650–660 655 4 158.00–170.00 $163.75 $1,073 +11.42
710–740 725 2 140.00–148.00 $144.08 $1,045 +8.50
765–795 785 4 134.00–160.00 $148.87 $1,169 —
805–835 820 2 130.00–153.00 $141.29 $1,159 +23.79
885–895 888 4 120.00–149.00 $136.33 $1,211 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 125.00 $125.00 $269 —
280–295 285 4 128.00–162.50 $142.58 $406 -11.24
310–340 325 9 125.00–165.00 $145.17 $472 +5.60
350–395 382 12 125.00–167.50 $150.77 $576 +30.77
400–445 423 8 130.00–165.00 $150.37 $636 +11.14
450–495 463 6 138.00–152.50 $147.21 $682 +27.08
500–545 519 6 144.00–155.00 $150.35 $780 +22.88
570–595 582 5 130.00–162.50 $148.14 $862 +27.43
605–635 619 5 120.00–150.00 $134.53 $833 +21.43
660–680 667 3 120.00–137.50 $126.28 $842 —
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 +18.32
350–370 360 2 115.00–122.00 $118.60 $427 +16.33
405–430 417 5 110.00–124.00 $115.72 $483 +24.56
460 460 1 112.50 $112.50 $518 +37.29
500–540 520 5 110.00–120.00 $114.25 $594 +24.25
555–595 569 4 110.00–115.00 $112.22 $639 +23.49
615–635 625 2 102.50–114.00 $108.16 $676 +24.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1935 1133 80-85% 31 84.00–100.00 $92.38 $1,047 +3.00
1070–1900 1368 80-85% 12 101.00–107.00 $103.03 $1,409 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–950 766 85-90% 7 40.00–60.00 $50.66 $388 —
530–1135 886 85-90% 23 62.00–82.00 $75.48 $669 +4.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1930 1506 75-80% 4 84.00–99.00 $91.48 $1,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 1 75.00 $75.00 $731 —
950–1755 1325 10 94.00–113.00 $103.44 $1,371 —
1550–2175 1843 6 116.00–126.00 $121.44 $2,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
810–925 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–925.00 $844.20
Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
500 500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 310.00 $310.00
690–705 698 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 400.00–410.00 $404.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
640–760 709 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 600.00–875.00 $748.70 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710–810 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,003.29 —
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 88.00 $88.00 $273 —

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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.