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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.97/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 565 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.09/cwt +39.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 590 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.69/cwt +35.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 633 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 554 522
Feeder cattle 422 444 395
Slaughter cattle 118 104 113
Replacement cattle 4 6 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
345 345 1 246.00 $246.00 $849 +52.00
355–385 370 2 222.00–240.00 $230.64 $853 +15.21
400–445 435 10 230.00–250.00 $245.68 $1,069 +30.74
455–470 463 2 234.00–245.00 $239.59 $1,109 +26.22
505–545 529 7 221.00–244.00 $234.64 $1,241 +20.67
553–580 562 5 232.00–245.00 $239.38 $1,345 +30.68
599 value added 599 15 251.00 $251.00 $1,503 —
605–625 620 4 218.00–226.00 $224.05 $1,389 +19.31
610–640 value added 636 15 245.00–246.00 $245.13 $1,559 —
660 value added 660 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 —
670–695 680 3 203.00–228.00 $211.55 $1,439 +20.68
704 value added 704 7 205.50 $205.50 $1,447 —
710–720 715 2 169.00–186.00 $177.56 $1,270 —
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 +19.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 3 190.00–202.00 $194.34 $729 —
510–540 523 4 190.00–204.00 $197.71 $1,034 +14.75
600 600 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,128 +12.00
650–665 658 2 180.00–187.00 $183.46 $1,207 —
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 150.00 $150.00 $634 +15.00
465–485 475 2 150.00–170.00 $159.79 $759 +7.79
520–545 533 2 153.00–174.00 $163.25 $870 +24.57
555–565 560 2 137.00–150.00 $143.44 $803 +23.44
675 675 1 142.00 $142.00 $958 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 170.00 $170.00 $374 -14.21
295 295 1 187.50 $187.50 $553 +5.53
310–340 320 4 189.00–200.00 $192.44 $616 -1.07
350–395 366 11 182.50–210.00 $195.14 $714 -5.50
418–448 value added 423 11 209.00–212.50 $211.83 $896 —
410–445 424 4 189.00–202.00 $194.40 $824 +4.97
450–490 464 8 182.00–205.00 $196.01 $909 +9.28
504 value added 504 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,074 —
505–545 532 7 172.00–186.00 $180.41 $960 -9.55
558–570 value added 565 15 206.00–208.00 $207.21 $1,171 -13.79
550–585 566 13 175.00–200.00 $187.30 $1,060 +2.21
600–640 618 3 170.00–185.00 $175.54 $1,085 -16.33
650 value added 650 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,254 —
650–685 677 7 150.00–171.00 $162.26 $1,099 -12.76
700–740 713 4 145.00–156.00 $149.20 $1,064 -5.80
760–765 763 2 121.00–135.00 $128.02 $977 -17.98
908 value added 908 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,308 —
925 925 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,045 —
995 995 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,194 -2.00
1080 1080 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 277 3 150.00–160.00 $153.31 $425 +1.81
305–345 330 4 152.00–177.50 $166.60 $550 +13.51
355–380 368 3 150.00–163.00 $154.47 $568 -3.85
405–435 423 4 154.00–170.00 $161.37 $683 -0.26
465–495 477 6 150.00–175.00 $162.34 $774 +2.18
520–535 525 4 140.00–160.00 $152.00 $798 -7.56
560–585 568 6 150.00–161.00 $156.33 $888 +5.27
600–615 608 2 132.00–140.00 $135.95 $827 -12.06
665–690 678 2 120.00–135.00 $127.64 $865 -18.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 +17.69
350–395 381 6 112.00–134.00 $124.95 $476 +2.63
400–433 415 5 124.00–145.00 $136.86 $568 +6.86
460–490 472 3 120.00–142.50 $130.64 $617 -1.68
555–560 558 2 115.00–136.00 $125.45 $700 -8.55
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 4 210.00–222.50 $215.55 $707 -5.72
385–390 388 2 239.00–245.00 $241.98 $939 +22.44
400–435 422 6 208.00–240.00 $222.07 $937 -0.28
455–495 469 11 195.00–215.00 $208.77 $979 +12.56
510–545 530 5 192.00–215.00 $205.92 $1,091 +11.54
550–580 564 5 206.00–219.00 $215.01 $1,213 +14.21
620–635 625 3 198.00–210.00 $204.38 $1,277 +14.64
650–690 668 4 170.00–198.00 $185.52 $1,239 +3.67
705 705 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,227 +2.04
875 875 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 -7.00
915 915 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,254 +4.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 180.00–185.00 $182.31 $416 +12.31
300 300 1 192.50 $192.50 $578 +9.50
375–395 385 4 178.00–189.00 $183.45 $706 +3.72
420–445 433 2 180.00–200.00 $190.29 $824 +18.54
450–475 464 5 180.00–200.00 $189.97 $881 +23.42
500–545 534 4 160.00–180.00 $174.43 $931 +7.78
555 555 1 164.00 $164.00 $910 +13.56
615–620 618 3 153.00–171.00 $161.34 $997 -0.69
660–685 673 2 141.00–154.00 $147.38 $992 -8.62
705–740 723 2 135.00–141.00 $137.93 $997 -0.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 160.00 $160.00 $400 +19.80
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
360–380 370 3 140.00–167.00 $155.42 $575 +9.73
400–420 410 3 133.00–149.00 $138.67 $569 -10.07
460–485 473 3 140.00–168.00 $153.17 $724 +14.66
520–540 534 4 130.00–154.00 $143.43 $766 +13.43
555–590 573 2 130.00–139.00 $134.36 $770 +3.32
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 -2.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–895 818 85-90% 3 48.00–56.00 $50.38 $412 -10.62
610–1325 821 85-90% 16 60.00–67.00 $62.86 $516 +1.86
540–1285 949 85-90% 28 68.00–85.00 $78.73 $747 +33.59
750–1190 970 85-90% 2 86.00–87.00 $86.39 $838 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1275 1062 80-85% 3 86.00 $86.00 $913 —
700–1825 1236 80-85% 40 88.00–100.00 $93.55 $1,156 -0.35
1365 1365 80-85% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,392 -1.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1680 1508 75-80% 8 84.00–93.00 $90.03 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1685 976 6 90.00–104.00 $96.79 $945 —
795–1755 1109 11 107.00–120.00 $112.10 $1,243 —
1610–2085 1865 4 122.00–126.00 $124.05 $2,314 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.