Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.30/cwt +9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 478 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 693 770
Feeder cattle 375 559 580
Slaughter cattle 116 127 170
Replacement cattle 20 7 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold mostly 3.00 higher with the full advance felt on Breaker cows. Feeder cattle sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher with limited comparable sales on feeder steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 4 221.00 $221.00 $862 -13.00
410 410 1 194.00 $194.00 $795 -9.94
410–435 value added 424 7 221.00–230.00 $226.24 $959 -11.65
465 value added 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 -3.00
505–530 518 2 199.00–200.00 $199.51 $1,033 -0.75
530–540 value added 535 2 210.00–225.00 $217.43 $1,163 -13.28
551–555 value added 553 5 234.00–239.00 $236.99 $1,311 +0.34
550–570 555 4 194.00–200.00 $195.54 $1,085 -3.13
610 value added 610 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,372 +12.00
605–635 620 2 181.00–189.00 $184.90 $1,146 -7.87
665–685 value added 677 3 202.00–204.00 $203.33 $1,377 —
730 730 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,416 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 184.00 $184.00 $616 —
405–435 422 3 150.00–162.00 $157.33 $664 -12.67
460–475 468 2 160.00–169.00 $164.57 $770 -14.83
500 500 1 174.00 $174.00 $870 -5.28
710 710 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 326 4 190.00–200.00 $196.86 $642 +21.66
383–385 value added 384 7 201.00–206.00 $204.58 $786 +3.58
390 390 1 198.00 $198.00 $772 +15.98
400 value added 400 2 203.00 $203.00 $812 —
405–440 425 4 184.00–198.00 $191.38 $813 +15.66
460–480 466 7 178.00–189.00 $184.97 $862 +10.52
460–490 value added 485 12 188.00–197.00 $191.83 $930 +0.17
515–530 value added 523 2 190.00–191.00 $190.51 $996 +4.79
505–545 525 5 175.00–190.00 $183.22 $962 +13.04
555–570 value added 560 3 190.00–192.00 $190.68 $1,068 —
560–590 570 3 178.00–183.00 $179.96 $1,026 +8.45
625–646 642 5 182.00–186.00 $185.22 $1,189 +16.69
670 670 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,199 +21.64
715 value added 715 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $462 -1.00
435–440 438 2 151.00–156.00 $153.51 $672 +8.81
455–490 468 5 140.00–162.00 $151.63 $710 +6.61
505–540 523 2 170.00 $170.00 $889 +29.76
670–685 678 2 151.00–166.00 $158.42 $1,074 +23.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 197.50–201.00 $199.33 $628 -7.67
370 370 1 206.00 $206.00 $762 +5.13
390 value added 390 2 221.00 $221.00 $862 —
425–435 430 2 207.00–217.00 $211.94 $911 +8.92
441 value added 441 4 220.00 $220.00 $970 —
450–495 473 3 214.00–218.00 $216.61 $1,025 +16.34
515–535 525 2 200.00–203.00 $201.53 $1,058 +10.57
525–535 value added 528 4 209.00–210.00 $209.25 $1,105 —
560–575 568 2 199.00–200.00 $199.49 $1,133 +7.75
645 645 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,251 +7.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 186.00 $186.00 $623 +14.71
360–370 365 2 169.00–178.00 $173.44 $633 -0.06
435 435 1 188.00 $188.00 $818 +20.96
465–480 473 2 168.00–182.00 $174.89 $827 +2.44
510–540 527 3 160.00–180.00 $171.23 $902 +10.29
578–590 581 4 160.00–186.00 $179.40 $1,042 +14.65
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1050 1015 80-85% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.93 $933 —
930–1465 1153 80-85% 18 95.00–107.00 $101.78 $1,174 —
1295–1435 1362 80-85% 3 108.00–110.00 $109.37 $1,490 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1520 1401 75-80% 7 95.00–103.00 $99.54 $1,395 —
1335–1920 1558 75-80% 6 106.00–117.00 $111.64 $1,739 —
1400–1915 1600 75-80% 3 91.00–93.00 $92.42 $1,479 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1010 948 85-90% 3 72.00–79.00 $76.17 $722 —
885–1160 985 85-90% 11 82.00–92.00 $86.89 $856 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,383 —
1295–1815 1588 8 111.00–123.00 $115.45 $1,833 —
1770–2100 1943 3 126.00–131.00 $128.96 $2,506 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1090 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,150.00 $1,007.97
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
720–1225 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,200.00–1,700.00 $1,513.70 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.