Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $200.10/cwt -9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 579 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $214.31/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 621 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.36/cwt -10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 621 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	622	486	626
Feeder cattle	481	135	500
Slaughter cattle	129	342	109
Replacement cattle	12	9	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. 4 head goats : 10.00 to 70.00, 2 head sheep: 10.00: 4 head baby calves: 90.00 to 155.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	236.00–246.00	$240.69	$770	-19.31
365	365	1	240.00	$240.00	$876	+8.89
400–430 value added	424	5	244.00–247.00	$246.43	$1,045	—
415–445	427	3	208.00–225.00	$217.47	$929	-7.53
455–495	475	8	211.00–230.00	$220.56	$1,048	—
483 value added	483	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,174	—
505–535	515	5	211.00–223.00	$215.11	$1,108	-5.84
565–595	580	5	208.00–221.00	$214.46	$1,244	-11.38
600–620	610	7	198.00–212.00	$207.43	$1,265	-2.57
614–646 value added	629	10	216.00–222.00	$219.13	$1,378	—
655–685	665	4	188.00–212.00	$200.73	$1,335	-9.44
681 value added	681	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,457	—
725	725	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,501	—
765–775	770	2	201.00–206.00	$203.48	$1,567	-14.52
830–845	838	2	200.00–206.00	$202.97	$1,701	—
925	925	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,665	-18.00
970	970	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,494	-36.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	204.00	$204.00	$653	-4.00
425	425	1	184.00	$184.00	$782	—
485–495	490	4	190.00–203.00	$198.13	$971	—
560–595	582	3	175.00–190.00	$180.71	$1,052	-18.29
655–695	678	3	170.00–180.00	$173.42	$1,176	—
785	785	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	—
415–435	425	2	151.00–160.00	$155.61	$661	-10.85
465–480	473	2	142.50–157.00	$149.63	$708	-5.16
530–545	538	2	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$815	—
565–570	568	2	156.00	$156.00	$886	-16.56
615	615	1	162.00	$162.00	$996	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	3	198.00–214.00	$204.64	$641	-17.86
350–395	369	8	197.50–220.00	$208.31	$769	-14.98
400–445	418	13	197.00–216.00	$205.57	$859	-6.17
470–495	481	8	188.00–207.50	$195.18	$939	-10.72
505–545	531	13	184.00–208.00	$198.93	$1,056	-0.96
550–595	571	6	189.00–208.00	$197.57	$1,128	-4.88
605–645	621	16	180.00–199.00	$191.36	$1,188	-10.20
655	655	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,172	+3.00
700–745	725	8	160.00–175.00	$167.03	$1,211	-4.97
755–780	768	2	150.00–165.00	$157.62	$1,211	+5.02
785 value added	785	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	—
820–835	828	6	178.00–189.00	$184.32	$1,526	+53.32
855–895	875	7	160.00–185.00	$177.29	$1,551	+55.29
905–945	926	7	170.00–186.00	$178.09	$1,649	+19.09
955–985	968	3	165.00–175.00	$171.71	$1,662	+17.71
1010–1040	1021	4	140.00–167.00	$155.72	$1,590	+0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	-30.00
300–340	318	5	170.00–195.00	$181.24	$576	-10.93
360–385	375	4	167.50–190.00	$174.91	$656	-22.62
410–445	429	8	165.00–190.00	$174.39	$748	-22.10
450–490	476	8	160.00–183.00	$171.32	$815	-14.41
510–545	529	10	160.00–180.00	$173.48	$918	-2.04
560–595	577	10	160.00–180.00	$172.54	$996	-6.74
625–645	633	3	160.00–177.00	$169.03	$1,070	-9.47
705–715	710	2	148.00–151.00	$149.49	$1,061	+11.57
785	785	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,107	—
800–830	820	3	145.00–152.00	$148.96	$1,221	—
855–895	875	2	137.00–156.00	$146.72	$1,284	—
1010	1010	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	145.00	$145.00	$326	-12.50
260–295	275	5	132.50–154.00	$147.07	$404	+9.02
310–340	323	4	158.00–160.00	$159.49	$515	-6.51
355–385	374	4	146.00–155.00	$152.13	$569	-7.87
430–445	437	3	140.00–153.00	$147.60	$645	-4.83
485–495	490	3	136.00–154.00	$146.65	$719	-17.86
510–540	521	6	144.00–156.00	$149.78	$780	+1.21
565	565	1	155.00	$155.00	$876	+23.21
620–640	628	3	141.00–150.00	$146.29	$919	-9.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	210.00–230.00	$220.22	$507	—
255–285	269	5	205.00–220.00	$211.50	$569	-7.80
300–345	330	4	210.00–220.00	$215.11	$710	-21.84
365–390	374	4	204.00–229.00	$216.53	$810	-18.26
405 value added	405	1	245.00	$245.00	$992	—
410–445	425	5	203.00–230.00	$221.66	$942	-12.72
450–495	473	14	210.00–230.00	$218.56	$1,034	-5.95
500–545	523	9	190.00–216.00	$202.36	$1,058	-7.44
505–545 value added	525	2	220.00–226.00	$223.11	$1,171	—
555 value added	555	2	219.00–220.00	$219.50	$1,218	—
565–595	582	15	190.00–209.00	$197.51	$1,150	-11.82
600–635	628	7	185.00–205.00	$191.96	$1,206	-6.54
650–695	677	3	180.00–190.00	$186.58	$1,263	-1.75
715–740	728	6	161.00–178.00	$170.45	$1,241	-5.51
750–785	771	4	168.00–175.00	$171.22	$1,320	+6.22
815–845	832	3	156.00–164.00	$159.63	$1,328	—
870–880	875	2	150.00–164.00	$157.04	$1,374	—
915	915	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,363	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	269	4	180.00–200.00	$192.88	$519	-2.12
315	315	1	202.50	$202.50	$638	-2.94
365–390	377	3	182.00–200.00	$189.21	$713	-5.80
400–445	417	3	180.00–190.00	$185.69	$774	-16.65
450–490	477	10	178.00–202.00	$193.91	$925	+19.10
500–540	522	3	170.00–195.00	$184.36	$962	-9.08
550–580	567	3	168.00–180.00	$175.98	$998	-7.87
600–620	610	4	161.00–185.00	$178.34	$1,088	-2.80
650–695	667	3	160.00–175.00	$168.16	$1,122	-8.68
705–725	718	3	140.00–151.00	$146.39	$1,051	-0.62
770–790	780	2	144.00–148.00	$145.97	$1,139	+5.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	—
250–280	265	2	155.00–160.00	$157.64	$418	-12.36
350–375	365	3	141.00–167.50	$156.46	$571	-13.54
405–445	419	6	141.00–165.00	$153.69	$644	—
450–495	469	7	138.00–170.00	$157.20	$737	+21.03
500–540	519	6	134.00–159.00	$150.40	$781	-16.86
555–580	568	4	140.00–150.00	$145.23	$825	-12.09
630–635	632	3	142.00–153.00	$146.33	$925	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1080	1048	80-85%	2	105.00–113.00	$108.88	$1,141	—
1010–1340	1140	80-85%	4	89.00–90.00	$89.23	$1,017	—
860–1515	1198	80-85%	43	91.00–102.00	$96.34	$1,154	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1040	888	85-90%	2	50.00–60.00	$55.86	$496	-39.47
765–1125	929	85-90%	7	67.00–72.00	$70.53	$655	—
765–1275	995	85-90%	25	74.00–87.00	$80.39	$800	—
985–1220	1110	85-90%	5	88.00–90.00	$88.40	$981	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1460	1328	75-80%	4	84.00–94.00	$87.72	$1,165	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,580	—
1085–2010	1588	9	110.00–126.00	$119.67	$1,900	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1110	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,250.00	$1,042.15
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–1020	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,224.82	-66.96
815–1005	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,119.06	-172.72

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	149.00	$149.00	$514	—
605	605	1	142.00	$142.00	$859	—

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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.