Cattle Market Pulse

Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.29/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 521 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $207.28/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 680 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.64/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 372 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 754 791
Feeder cattle 391 558 493
Slaughter cattle 214 191 280
Replacement cattle 11 5 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 221.00–243.00 $231.58 $760 -3.86
355–395 375 2 200.00–221.00 $211.06 $791 -23.17
410–435 425 3 200.00–215.00 $208.33 $885 -7.40
455–495 478 4 200.00–209.00 $203.80 $974 -18.48
500 value added 500 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,080 —
515–545 534 4 199.00–201.00 $200.26 $1,069 -16.38
570–595 583 9 210.00–230.00 $219.38 $1,279 +2.78
612 value added 612 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,328 —
605–645 625 3 195.00–207.00 $199.97 $1,250 -14.80
660–690 669 5 190.00–204.00 $198.85 $1,330 -14.42
664–693 value added 683 17 208.00–210.00 $209.76 $1,433 —
700–745 726 5 185.00–200.00 $192.89 $1,400 -3.61
798 798 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,556 +4.97
838 838 4 191.50 $191.50 $1,605 +13.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 +14.00
475–485 480 2 185.00–190.00 $187.47 $900 -6.29
515 515 1 171.00 $171.00 $881 -15.48
550–565 557 3 163.00–180.00 $169.61 $945 -22.49
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 -8.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $573 +0.33
450 450 1 151.00 $151.00 $680 -15.02
570 570 1 151.00 $151.00 $861 -15.00
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 -21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 4 189.00–200.00 $195.13 $621 -4.80
350–395 372 15 180.00–202.00 $191.64 $713 -8.79
400–445 421 15 184.00–201.00 $193.56 $815 -4.92
450–495 469 15 180.00–197.00 $188.98 $886 +3.94
505 value added 505 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,005 +1.65
505–540 522 23 174.00–191.00 $185.74 $970 +2.27
567 value added 567 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,123 -3.51
555–590 578 7 170.00–190.00 $179.87 $1,040 -7.90
600–635 615 9 160.00–185.00 $175.82 $1,081 -5.01
673 673 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,232 +0.53
720–735 728 2 139.00–156.00 $147.41 $1,073 -21.09
750 value added 750 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,425 —
845 845 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,065 -43.00
925 925 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,332 —
975 975 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 -12.65
325–345 335 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $511 -20.99
355–395 373 4 160.00–172.00 $165.76 $618 -10.24
420–445 433 6 150.00–170.00 $159.91 $692 -9.31
450–495 472 6 150.00–173.00 $157.63 $744 -1.44
505–520 513 2 151.00–160.00 $155.57 $798 -6.01
555–570 564 5 160.00–162.00 $160.40 $905 +1.93
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 +1.85
675–690 683 2 135.00–141.00 $137.97 $942 -7.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 —
280 280 1 132.00 $132.00 $370 -8.00
335 335 1 141.00 $141.00 $472 —
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 -6.00
480–490 485 2 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $643 +12.53
520 520 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $660 -11.00
555–575 565 3 110.00–136.00 $118.82 $671 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 195.00–209.00 $202.06 $632 -13.22
365 value added 365 1 231.00 $231.00 $843 —
350–385 368 5 190.00–216.00 $201.77 $743 -11.31
405–440 427 9 190.00–215.00 $202.81 $866 -5.52
450–495 472 14 195.00–211.00 $204.53 $965 +1.24
500–537 525 13 191.00–207.00 $202.13 $1,061 +12.45
555–590 578 6 180.00–191.00 $187.72 $1,085 +0.73
600–640 624 10 170.00–190.00 $183.41 $1,144 -2.48
677 677 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,225 +0.71
700–715 708 4 123.00–140.00 $130.73 $926 -36.79
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 -3.90
850–870 860 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 170.00–187.00 $177.95 $486 -3.05
340–345 343 2 162.00–176.00 $169.05 $580 -17.35
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 -18.72
400–423 412 4 180.00–190.00 $182.43 $752 -10.09
455–485 471 7 160.00–180.00 $169.53 $798 -16.53
500–540 519 5 150.00–175.00 $158.47 $822 -18.20
550 550 3 141.00–162.00 $154.67 $851 -10.34
600–645 627 5 143.00–164.00 $152.70 $957 -18.31
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 -14.51
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 139.00–140.00 $139.34 $470 -29.66
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -21.35
400–445 421 4 130.00–154.00 $139.28 $586 -20.50
455–495 473 3 128.00–155.00 $137.31 $649 -1.69
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 -3.24
550–590 562 7 120.00–140.00 $133.01 $748 +13.01
655–670 663 2 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $828 +4.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1520 1211 80-85% 52 92.00–106.00 $100.13 $1,213 +2.17
1100–1670 1361 80-85% 29 107.00–115.00 $110.56 $1,505 +2.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1285 878 85-90% 18 59.00–76.00 $69.61 $611 —
580–1380 1002 85-90% 53 78.00–93.00 $86.05 $862 +1.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1615 1465 75-80% 10 94.00–105.00 $99.52 $1,458 +1.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1065 1000 2 94.00–102.00 $97.74 $977 —
950–2220 1670 13 110.00–128.00 $122.84 $2,051 —
2130 2130 1 133.00 $133.00 $2,833 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–775.00 $716.41
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +325.00
1000–1110 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,757.82 —
870–1250 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,700.00 $1,400.74 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.