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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.89/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.23/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 419 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.58/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 651 605
Feeder cattle 453 500 422
Slaughter cattle 180 143 163
Replacement cattle 41 8 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
250 250 1 184.00 $184.00 $460 —
310–320 315 2 194.00–200.00 $197.05 $621 -7.37
355–395 380 5 190.00–231.00 $210.83 $801 -3.57
400–440 423 4 213.00–226.00 $218.29 $923 -5.47
475–495 483 5 190.00–219.00 $210.66 $1,017 -2.29
510–543 532 5 198.00–210.00 $207.19 $1,102 -6.02
550–597 578 9 190.00–216.00 $204.13 $1,180 +1.48
605–640 623 10 183.00–208.00 $201.26 $1,254 —
660 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 -23.15
755–765 760 3 158.00–178.00 $170.37 $1,295 +30.37
800–845 815 6 150.00–175.00 $165.69 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 267 3 155.00–173.00 $164.27 $439 +5.27
300–340 327 3 167.50–177.50 $173.86 $569 -1.14
375–385 380 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $602 -16.49
410–445 428 6 162.50–172.00 $167.87 $718 -28.16
460–495 476 5 150.00–180.00 $171.17 $815 -8.83
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 -55.00
555–590 572 3 140.00–180.00 $155.01 $887 -19.74
605–635 617 5 130.00–163.00 $145.27 $896 —
650 650 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,001 -7.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 106.00 $106.00 $466 -34.31
460 460 1 128.00 $128.00 $589 —
510 510 1 121.00 $121.00 $617 -22.05
570 570 1 121.00 $121.00 $690 -28.01
610–640 625 2 100.00–102.00 $100.98 $631 -9.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 222 3 150.00–175.00 $159.57 $354 +9.57
250–295 276 8 159.00–187.50 $171.88 $474 +26.17
300–345 326 9 160.00–176.00 $166.77 $544 +0.44
350–395 368 15 152.00–182.00 $167.26 $616 +1.58
411 value added 411 7 196.00 $196.00 $806 —
405–445 423 12 152.00–184.00 $163.11 $690 -6.30
450–490 471 18 150.00–182.00 $165.58 $780 -2.70
505–540 522 23 145.00–176.00 $169.89 $887 +4.02
565–595 578 8 150.00–174.00 $161.08 $931 -2.21
600–645 625 16 144.00–176.00 $161.42 $1,009 +2.23
665–680 673 5 146.00–161.00 $151.82 $1,022 -4.26
700–745 728 3 130.00–155.00 $145.85 $1,062 -1.14
795 795 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,113 -8.83
1260 1260 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 139.00–145.00 $142.07 $291 +7.12
255–265 258 3 140.00–150.00 $146.71 $379 +16.71
330–345 338 9 125.00–151.00 $135.74 $459 +7.03
350–390 371 7 128.00–146.00 $135.79 $504 +6.76
400–445 418 5 130.00–145.00 $136.45 $570 -1.14
465–480 472 5 130.00–149.00 $139.34 $658 +0.97
505–530 518 4 140.00 $140.00 $725 +5.88
554–585 560 9 116.00–130.00 $128.37 $719 -0.93
610 610 1 141.00 $141.00 $860 +13.90
665–695 680 2 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $783 —
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 111.00 $111.00 $294 —
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 +19.67
420–435 427 3 100.00–110.00 $105.62 $451 —
480–485 483 2 116.00–123.00 $119.52 $577 -0.48
570–580 575 2 99.00–111.00 $104.95 $603 +3.27
605–645 621 4 105.00–115.00 $110.08 $684 —
670 670 1 101.00 $101.00 $677 -5.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 183.00 $183.00 $448 +1.68
255–290 278 5 181.00–210.00 $196.31 $546 +15.60
300–335 323 6 190.00–229.00 $210.93 $681 +18.14
350–395 371 12 194.00–229.00 $212.87 $790 +1.05
405–445 425 11 185.00–214.00 $201.08 $855 -8.92
450–470 459 6 180.00–214.00 $200.75 $921 -5.18
500–540 519 15 179.00–214.00 $200.74 $1,042 -0.11
550–595 581 16 186.00–208.00 $200.63 $1,166 +13.25
605–630 611 7 170.00–197.00 $184.49 $1,127 +4.49
670–680 675 2 166.00–170.00 $168.01 $1,134 +1.71
725 725 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,204 +7.50
755 755 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,208 +13.00
840 840 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,184 —
880 880 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,170 -9.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 235 5 155.00–175.00 $163.17 $383 —
260 260 1 166.00 $166.00 $432 +7.98
305–330 320 5 140.00–175.00 $152.99 $490 -10.17
365–395 379 8 150.00–180.00 $164.86 $625 +2.26
420–447 437 9 132.00–165.00 $137.75 $602 -17.53
450–495 476 6 150.00–174.00 $164.52 $783 +2.92
500–540 517 12 150.00–175.00 $162.44 $840 -5.51
570–575 573 4 143.00–168.00 $154.71 $886 +8.33
605–610 608 2 123.00–126.00 $124.51 $757 —
665–685 675 2 121.00–123.00 $122.01 $824 -9.99
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
870 870 1 113.00 $113.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -14.94
520–545 535 3 106.00–119.00 $113.58 $608 -11.45
610 610 1 112.00 $112.00 $683 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–1030 824 85-90% 10 40.00–64.00 $52.88 $436 —
580–1405 977 85-90% 73 70.00–93.00 $85.13 $832 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1460 1120 80-85% 40 92.00–106.00 $98.23 $1,100 —
1125–1360 1213 80-85% 3 107.00–108.00 $107.37 $1,302 -4.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1445 1334 75-80% 10 89.00–96.00 $92.35 $1,232 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1310 1130 2 98.00–104.00 $100.52 $1,136 —
885–2155 1235 14 107.00–120.00 $114.45 $1,413 —
1465–1960 1648 3 124.00–126.00 $125.09 $2,061 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1210 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–1,075.00 $905.48
980–1175 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 850.00–1,350.00 $1,062.71
885–1385 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 775.00–1,300.00 $1,130.80
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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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
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
710–1205 974 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,157.14 —
940–1200 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,750.00 $1,581.82 —
960–1265 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,700.00 $1,472.66 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
725–855 803 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 775.00–1,025.00 $918.54 —
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.