Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $220.04/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 477 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.75/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 474 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.39/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 574 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 881 533 597
Feeder cattle 682 399 480
Slaughter cattle 187 125 101
Replacement cattle 12 9 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 —
250–295 278 4 207.50–220.00 $215.70 $600 +13.11
330–345 340 3 210.00–235.00 $221.37 $753 +31.37
366–373 value added 368 6 241.00–243.00 $242.32 $892 -17.68
365–385 374 4 210.00–220.00 $213.83 $800 -33.17
410–440 423 10 219.00–239.00 $229.54 $971 -4.68
430–435 value added 431 6 243.00–250.00 $244.18 $1,052 —
452–495 474 19 214.00–242.00 $234.84 $1,113 +0.81
522 value added 522 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,263 -7.00
505–543 523 18 206.00–236.00 $227.82 $1,191 +3.87
555–580 564 7 210.00–232.00 $223.19 $1,259 +1.52
600–640 617 11 210.00–225.00 $222.39 $1,372 +5.38
655–660 658 2 200.00–219.00 $209.46 $1,378 +20.96
725–735 729 6 172.00–188.00 $178.02 $1,298 —
770–798 781 10 160.00–173.00 $166.90 $1,303 -12.10
805 805 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,199 —
925 925 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 177.00 $177.00 $513 -7.00
330–345 335 3 173.00–196.00 $185.16 $620 —
445 445 1 194.00 $194.00 $863 +31.00
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 -22.48
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 +19.00
605–625 615 3 170.00–190.00 $177.43 $1,091 +1.43
675 675 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $1,131 —
710–748 740 5 130.00–146.00 $142.93 $1,058 —
835 835 1 108.00 $108.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 120.00 $120.00 $264 —
430 430 1 119.00 $119.00 $512 -13.00
525–535 532 3 130.00–154.00 $138.71 $738 —
625–645 635 2 130.00–138.00 $134.06 $851 +5.06
675 675 1 146.00 $146.00 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $390 —
280–295 286 4 157.00–170.00 $161.69 $462 -3.54
320–340 330 5 170.00–195.00 $181.99 $601 -10.22
360–398 380 14 170.00–199.00 $191.25 $727 +4.16
403–440 428 29 167.00–199.50 $187.76 $804 -1.42
455–499 474 36 170.00–196.00 $185.75 $880 +3.76
500–545 519 24 164.00–191.00 $183.04 $950 +1.50
555–592 572 24 161.00–189.00 $179.51 $1,027 -5.71
560–587 value added 579 10 190.00–195.00 $192.71 $1,116 —
605–623 616 11 170.00–186.00 $180.00 $1,109 +2.82
655 655 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 +38.04
705–740 718 3 153.00–169.00 $163.77 $1,176 +29.77
760 760 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,087 +12.00
885–895 890 2 134.00–157.00 $145.44 $1,294 —
935–945 940 2 125.00–136.00 $130.47 $1,226 +22.47
975 975 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,170 —
1075 1075 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 137.50–140.00 $139.15 $313 —
250–295 273 6 130.00–151.00 $143.20 $391 -1.55
300–345 327 8 140.00–166.00 $153.40 $502 +2.68
355–395 373 10 135.00–164.00 $150.51 $561 +4.63
400–445 420 12 140.00–164.00 $151.08 $635 -5.05
455–495 475 5 140.00–160.00 $150.10 $713 +8.73
500–545 523 10 137.00–160.00 $155.19 $812 -0.79
550–590 562 12 133.00–158.00 $147.06 $826 -19.94
600–625 615 4 139.00–149.00 $144.21 $887 +1.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $292 —
250 250 1 115.00 $115.00 $288 -10.13
350–395 378 6 110.00–130.00 $118.32 $447 -7.54
405–430 415 4 120.00–130.00 $125.92 $523 +10.13
460–485 473 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $617 +20.51
520–535 526 4 108.00–137.00 $125.64 $661 +17.65
570–590 580 2 120.00–123.00 $121.47 $705 +8.52
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 +8.18
680–690 685 2 100.00–120.00 $110.07 $754 -3.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–291 278 15 200.00–234.00 $213.21 $593 —
300–345 323 16 207.00–241.00 $221.77 $716 -0.20
350–390 373 11 206.00–240.00 $219.61 $819 +10.64
405 value added 405 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,004 +10.00
400–445 431 24 208.00–233.00 $223.77 $964 +10.66
450–495 477 39 205.00–236.00 $220.04 $1,050 +2.94
500–530 520 16 200.00–234.00 $208.62 $1,085 +5.20
550–595 572 14 200.00–222.00 $214.17 $1,225 +5.53
610–645 628 12 200.00–220.00 $206.21 $1,295 +24.65
650 650 2 199.00–203.00 $201.00 $1,306 +33.53
705–725 717 3 134.00–160.00 $146.75 $1,052 —
750–791 777 10 137.00–159.00 $146.37 $1,137 -1.63
830 830 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
850–855 853 2 116.00–134.00 $124.97 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 179.00–186.00 $182.39 $434 +32.39
260–295 276 7 175.00–199.00 $181.53 $501 +9.22
315–340 326 7 174.00–200.00 $190.49 $621 +2.49
350–395 371 11 170.00–200.00 $182.66 $678 -2.55
400–440 417 9 170.00–200.00 $189.54 $790 +20.86
455–495 479 4 190.00–201.00 $195.43 $936 +14.44
505–547 533 8 170.00–194.00 $182.59 $973 +24.93
555–590 571 7 174.00–181.00 $178.75 $1,021 -3.94
605–640 624 4 150.00–177.00 $163.35 $1,019 —
655–690 667 3 140.00–158.00 $149.69 $998 +8.69
705–710 708 2 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $814 —
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 +23.44
300–340 320 2 160.00–162.50 $161.17 $516 +25.20
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
405–445 424 9 131.00–160.00 $146.80 $622 +8.00
455–490 473 2 149.00–160.00 $154.70 $732 +22.70
510–545 523 4 120.00–147.00 $127.09 $665 +4.87
650–680 665 2 122.00–137.00 $129.33 $860 —
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1100 880 85-90% 17 40.00–69.00 $58.32 $513 —
525–1325 990 85-90% 68 70.00–91.00 $82.54 $817 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1575 1196 80-85% 37 90.00–104.00 $95.53 $1,143 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,284 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1690 1425 75-80% 15 83.00–99.00 $90.10 $1,284 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–2100 1444 12 107.00–116.00 $111.88 $1,616 —
1055–2095 1457 3 87.00–98.00 $94.93 $1,383 —
1390–2205 1850 5 120.00–125.00 $122.77 $2,271 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1140 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–1,325.00 $1,004.65
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
660–1025 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,100.00 $1,035.37 —
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
925–1280 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,750.00 $1,507.15 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —

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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.