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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.53/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 525 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $223.57/cwt +22.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 459 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.16/cwt +18.39 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 324 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 674 456
Feeder cattle 356 453 348
Slaughter cattle 218 180 103
Replacement cattle 59 41 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
230 230 1 192.50 $192.50 $443 -7.50
355–395 375 9 200.00–235.00 $224.05 $840 +13.22
420–445 432 7 215.00–239.00 $223.00 $963 +4.71
434 value added 434 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,059 —
458 value added 458 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,017 —
455–495 477 3 205.00–218.00 $209.14 $998 -1.52
505–530 518 4 198.00–219.00 $209.22 $1,084 +2.03
515–528 value added 523 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,172 —
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 +5.87
610–645 628 2 180.00–200.00 $190.28 $1,195 -10.98
650–680 665 2 166.00–181.00 $173.33 $1,153 +13.33
750–785 766 4 160.00–168.00 $163.58 $1,253 -6.79
845 845 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,394 -0.69
1025 1025 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,445 —
1065 1065 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,257 —
1250 1250 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 171.00 $171.00 $504 +6.73
315–325 320 2 176.00–190.00 $182.89 $585 +9.03
370–395 380 3 169.00–191.00 $183.51 $697 +25.03
400–435 417 3 161.00–199.00 $179.70 $749 +11.83
470–490 481 4 172.00–198.00 $186.60 $898 +15.43
535–540 538 2 177.00–193.00 $185.04 $996 +44.04
575 575 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,024 +22.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
305–335 318 3 131.00–154.00 $141.46 $450 —
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
600 600 1 148.00 $148.00 $888 +47.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 160.00–180.00 $170.14 $405 +10.57
275–280 278 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $494 +5.64
300–345 324 14 169.00–198.00 $185.16 $600 +18.39
360–385 371 10 162.00–198.00 $179.83 $667 +12.57
409 value added 409 4 202.00 $202.00 $826 +6.00
400–445 428 7 168.00–193.00 $179.43 $768 +16.32
460–490 471 7 167.00–199.00 $182.98 $862 +17.40
500–545 518 14 160.00–183.00 $171.30 $887 +1.41
525–543 value added 538 7 184.00 $184.00 $990 —
555–595 571 5 174.00–182.00 $176.94 $1,010 +15.86
614 value added 614 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,148 —
600–645 630 5 160.00–172.00 $165.83 $1,045 +4.41
700–740 720 2 130.00–158.00 $144.39 $1,040 -1.46
765–790 778 3 136.00–154.00 $147.76 $1,150 +7.76
805–810 808 2 142.00–152.00 $146.98 $1,188 —
985 985 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,172 —
1070 1070 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,252 —
1145 1145 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 8 135.00–160.00 $145.38 $326 +3.31
270–280 277 6 130.00–144.00 $136.04 $377 -10.67
315–345 330 2 150.00–161.00 $155.25 $512 +19.51
350–365 357 3 130.00–160.00 $143.71 $513 +7.92
415–430 427 6 144.00–167.00 $160.35 $685 +23.90
455–475 465 2 150.00–159.00 $154.60 $719 +15.26
515 515 2 137.00–145.00 $141.00 $726 +1.00
555–595 580 4 130.00–150.00 $140.15 $813 +11.78
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 -5.00
685 685 1 138.00 $138.00 $945 +22.89
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 3 110.00–122.00 $116.84 $436 -8.16
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 +14.38
490 490 1 101.00 $101.00 $495 -18.52
500–520 510 2 114.00–128.00 $121.14 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 195.00 $195.00 $566 -1.31
300–345 323 11 200.00–231.00 $217.07 $701 +6.14
350–395 377 6 205.00–231.00 $215.43 $812 +2.56
400–435 415 10 200.00–223.00 $208.08 $864 +7.00
450–475 459 17 203.00–228.00 $223.57 $1,026 +22.82
500–540 518 8 184.00–211.00 $202.14 $1,047 +1.40
550–590 571 10 184.00–213.00 $193.76 $1,106 -6.87
615–645 628 4 180.00–191.00 $187.97 $1,180 +3.48
655–670 663 2 164.00–180.00 $171.91 $1,140 +3.90
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 -36.00
760–780 773 3 137.00–160.00 $148.99 $1,152 -11.01
810 810 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,069 -9.00
920–940 930 2 117.00–127.00 $122.05 $1,135 —
955–960 958 3 119.00–129.00 $123.34 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 227 5 165.00–191.00 $175.23 $398 +12.06
270–295 281 4 177.00–190.00 $182.95 $514 +16.95
305–325 315 4 160.00–197.00 $175.63 $553 +22.64
370–385 379 4 165.00–190.00 $178.98 $678 +14.12
400–445 419 4 176.00–196.00 $188.22 $789 +50.47
450–470 460 5 179.00–198.00 $184.12 $847 +19.60
510–535 520 3 164.00–174.00 $169.36 $881 +6.92
550–590 570 2 170.00 $170.00 $969 +15.29
635 635 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,073 +44.49
650–695 671 6 140.00–161.00 $150.19 $1,008 +28.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 130.00–150.00 $139.23 $317 —
285–290 288 2 121.00–125.00 $122.98 $354 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 +20.00
420–430 425 4 140.00–150.00 $144.53 $614 —
505–525 513 3 104.00–120.00 $114.75 $589 +1.17
625 625 1 108.00 $108.00 $675 -4.00
825–830 828 2 90.00–99.00 $94.51 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1035 827 85-90% 20 43.00–68.00 $56.97 $471 +4.09
670–1320 993 85-90% 70 70.00–90.00 $82.88 $823 -2.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1415 1149 80-85% 36 89.00–99.00 $93.77 $1,077 -4.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1710 1416 75-80% 14 83.00–97.00 $89.57 $1,268 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1610 1380 2 80.00–99.00 $91.08 $1,257 —
920–2175 1400 8 104.00–118.00 $114.30 $1,600 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
900–1125 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 775.00–1,175.00 $954.00
1045–1125 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,038.88
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–860 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 450.00–500.00 $471.99
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
855–1405 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 950.00–1,450.00 $1,241.56 —
805–1330 1061 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 950.00–1,775.00 $1,398.41 -183.41
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
980–1465 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,525.00–2,150.00 $1,807.40 +334.74
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–860 823 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,050.00 $945.44 +26.90
635–1135 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 775.00–975.00 $910.42 —

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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.