Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.61/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 428 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.61/cwt -16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 572 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $211.10/cwt -13.64 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 425 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 881 590
Feeder cattle 452 682 451
Slaughter cattle 129 187 129
Replacement cattle 9 12 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 190.00–200.00 $194.87 $561 -20.83
355–385 370 4 190.00–205.00 $195.94 $725 -17.89
400–440 414 5 193.00–221.00 $212.62 $880 -16.92
455–495 474 4 208.00–224.00 $217.43 $1,031 -17.41
503–535 520 14 190.00–221.00 $214.20 $1,114 -13.62
570 570 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,168 -18.19
600–640 623 8 191.00–201.00 $199.48 $1,243 -22.91
658–665 659 5 193.00–200.00 $194.41 $1,281 -15.05
705 705 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,276 +2.98
750–782 774 4 168.00–183.00 $179.37 $1,388 +12.47
835–845 840 2 150.00–171.00 $160.56 $1,349 +11.56
860 860 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,247 —
940 940 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,401 +38.00
970 970 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,387 —
1100–1115 1108 2 119.00–130.00 $124.46 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 165.00–180.00 $172.90 $403 —
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
455–485 470 2 150.00–160.00 $155.16 $729 —
545 545 1 165.00 $165.00 $899 —
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 -7.43
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 -27.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 +5.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 157.50–160.00 $158.84 $349 -1.67
250–295 283 10 150.00–180.00 $162.16 $459 +0.47
300–340 324 9 155.00–184.00 $172.86 $560 -9.13
350–395 372 18 150.00–184.00 $172.09 $640 -19.16
400–445 428 22 170.00–186.00 $179.61 $769 -8.15
455–495 480 17 166.00–182.00 $174.28 $837 -11.47
500–530 521 13 158.00–179.00 $170.66 $889 -12.38
560–595 572 22 150.00–177.00 $166.61 $953 -12.90
610–640 623 3 150.00–170.00 $162.15 $1,010 -17.85
654–680 value added 663 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,193 —
655–675 665 8 147.00–170.00 $160.81 $1,069 -15.19
700–740 720 2 136.00–160.00 $147.67 $1,063 -16.10
735 value added 735 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,279 —
770 value added 770 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,348 —
780 780 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 -8.00
845 845 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,141 —
910–945 928 2 135.00–149.00 $142.13 $1,319 +11.66
1155 1155 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 137.50–145.00 $141.29 $365 -1.91
300–335 318 2 136.00–150.00 $143.39 $456 -10.01
390 390 1 136.00 $136.00 $530 -14.51
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 +8.92
465–495 480 2 161.00 $161.00 $773 +10.90
520–525 523 3 130.00–142.00 $138.03 $722 -17.16
555–580 565 3 138.00–147.00 $141.74 $801 -5.32
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 -8.21
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 —
785 785 1 101.00 $101.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 217 3 112.50–130.00 $123.94 $269 -1.22
280–290 285 2 123.00–130.00 $126.56 $361 +11.56
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 -10.92
550–585 568 3 110.00–121.00 $113.77 $646 -7.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 4 175.00–195.00 $186.76 $519 -26.45
305–335 318 5 182.00–201.00 $193.02 $614 -28.75
355–395 376 16 200.00–219.00 $210.38 $791 -9.23
415–430 value added 423 2 223.00–227.00 $224.96 $952 -23.04
400–445 425 19 190.00–220.00 $209.64 $891 -14.13
450–495 470 16 191.00–222.00 $207.96 $977 -12.08
500–537 527 13 182.00–212.00 $203.11 $1,070 -5.51
550–590 566 8 180.00–210.00 $192.97 $1,092 -21.20
600–630 607 10 180.00–205.00 $194.98 $1,184 -11.23
662–675 665 7 180.00–190.00 $185.71 $1,235 -15.29
710–733 729 7 140.00–160.00 $155.21 $1,131 +8.46
750–795 769 5 120.00–151.00 $137.98 $1,061 -8.39
840–845 843 2 120.00–127.00 $123.49 $1,041 -16.51
850–870 860 3 118.00–132.00 $124.97 $1,075 ±0.00
970 970 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 142.50 $142.50 $285 —
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 -16.53
310 310 1 171.00 $171.00 $530 -19.49
350–395 374 7 150.00–177.50 $167.89 $628 -14.77
400–440 421 8 170.00–182.00 $174.15 $733 -15.39
450–495 469 8 160.00–186.00 $171.49 $804 -23.94
500–540 521 9 150.00–174.00 $160.45 $836 -22.14
550–595 573 4 140.00–170.00 $149.74 $858 -29.01
620–640 634 4 140.00–160.00 $149.66 $949 -13.69
650–675 662 3 140.00–151.00 $147.40 $976 -2.29
700–740 720 2 102.00–121.00 $111.76 $805 -3.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 114.00 $114.00 $239 —
250–265 258 2 130.00 $130.00 $335 —
315–330 320 5 140.00–152.50 $146.67 $469 -14.50
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 -50.00
400–430 415 2 103.00–105.00 $104.04 $432 -42.76
485–495 490 2 127.50–141.00 $134.32 $658 -20.38
505–545 530 4 110.00–131.00 $122.94 $652 -4.15
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1590 1213 80-85% 56 90.00–106.00 $97.04 $1,177 -9.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–1350 994 85-90% 34 70.00–91.00 $83.03 $825 +0.49
1010–1165 1100 85-90% 4 50.00–68.00 $60.28 $663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1695 1498 75-80% 11 89.00–98.00 $93.97 $1,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–995 980 2 93.00–100.00 $96.45 $945 —
1010–2095 1552 12 104.00–120.00 $114.66 $1,780 —
1815–2240 2028 2 121.00–123.00 $122.10 $2,476 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1045–1125 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,225.00 $1,070.28

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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
665 665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
670–850 787 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,162.08 —
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–585 568 5 90.00–126.00 $107.16 $609 —

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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.