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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.43/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 512 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.12/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 474 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.97/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 578 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 544 690
Feeder cattle 405 422 412
Slaughter cattle 194 118 218
Replacement cattle 69 4 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
355–375 365 3 220.00–242.00 $233.37 $852 +2.73
400–440 416 7 220.00–234.00 $225.51 $938 -20.17
465–490 480 7 215.00–226.00 $221.84 $1,065 -17.75
502 value added 502 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,175 —
500–530 516 4 200.00–225.00 $217.21 $1,121 -17.43
555–593 578 4 200.00–225.00 $211.45 $1,222 -27.93
610–635 628 9 200.00–221.00 $216.55 $1,360 -7.50
670–680 675 2 204.00–211.00 $207.47 $1,400 -4.08
700–745 712 10 181.00–201.00 $194.08 $1,382 +16.52
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 +5.00
820–830 825 2 159.00–185.00 $171.92 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
375 375 1 177.50 $177.50 $666 -16.84
455–460 458 2 187.00–193.00 $190.02 $870 —
505 505 1 167.50 $167.50 $846 -30.21
560 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 —
600 600 2 154.00–168.00 $161.00 $966 -27.00
660–675 665 3 140.00–160.00 $149.66 $995 -33.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 149.00 $149.00 $469 —
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 —
460–480 470 2 150.00–160.00 $155.11 $729 -4.68
505 505 1 138.00 $138.00 $697 -25.25
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 +6.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 175.00–180.00 $178.28 $494 -9.22
305–340 323 6 165.00–182.50 $175.58 $567 -16.86
350–395 372 9 171.00–202.50 $192.79 $717 -2.35
400–440 423 11 173.00–199.00 $188.70 $798 -5.70
450–495 474 16 172.00–198.00 $189.12 $896 -6.89
500–535 512 19 171.00–196.00 $189.43 $970 +9.02
550–597 578 15 166.00–192.00 $184.97 $1,069 -2.33
600–645 616 6 160.00–188.00 $177.65 $1,094 +2.11
650–695 672 5 162.00–178.00 $171.21 $1,151 +8.95
700–740 721 4 156.00–173.00 $164.87 $1,189 +15.67
755–790 777 3 140.00–156.00 $149.60 $1,162 +21.58
805–815 810 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,320 —
850 850 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
900–935 913 3 121.00–129.00 $123.73 $1,130 +10.73
915 value added 915 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,519 +22.00
975 975 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,219 +5.00
1020 1020 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 132.50–142.50 $137.28 $316 —
250–295 266 4 142.00–157.50 $150.64 $401 -2.67
305–315 310 2 147.50–150.00 $148.73 $461 -17.87
350–395 372 7 130.00–150.00 $138.86 $517 -15.61
420–445 430 3 150.00–170.00 $160.04 $688 -1.33
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 -22.34
500–530 520 5 135.00–160.00 $148.43 $772 -3.57
550–590 570 2 133.00–140.00 $136.62 $779 -19.71
605–635 625 4 120.00–134.00 $125.15 $782 -10.80
650–695 674 4 125.00–138.00 $130.57 $880 +2.93
705–745 728 3 122.00–135.00 $129.01 $939 —
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
800 800 2 119.00–133.00 $126.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
390–395 393 2 110.00–121.00 $115.46 $454 -9.49
415–435 423 3 110.00 $110.00 $465 -26.86
465–485 477 3 120.00–130.00 $126.64 $604 -4.00
505–545 530 3 114.00–130.00 $121.14 $642 —
620–630 627 3 101.00–112.00 $107.70 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 192.50 $192.50 $500 —
300–335 319 5 212.50–239.00 $227.74 $726 +12.19
350–390 376 6 211.00–236.00 $224.07 $843 -17.91
400–440 419 8 202.00–230.00 $217.50 $911 -4.57
450–495 474 9 200.00–220.00 $208.57 $989 -0.20
505–530 516 5 190.00–209.00 $198.98 $1,027 -6.94
550–585 568 7 180.00–198.00 $184.58 $1,048 -30.43
600–625 615 5 160.00–170.00 $163.97 $1,008 -40.41
665–690 675 4 124.00–150.00 $136.63 $922 -48.89
700–745 722 8 126.00–155.00 $143.53 $1,036 -30.47
750–785 774 4 120.00–147.00 $136.68 $1,058 —
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —
865 865 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 -10.00
960–995 978 2 120.00–128.00 $124.07 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 130.00–157.50 $142.64 $311 —
365–395 385 3 140.00–160.00 $152.53 $587 -2.89
400–445 423 2 134.00–150.00 $142.43 $602 +3.76
450–485 468 6 134.00–155.00 $147.09 $688 -6.08
510–540 528 6 120.00–143.00 $133.06 $703 -10.37
565–595 576 4 128.00–137.00 $132.04 $761 -2.32
620–635 628 2 116.00–120.00 $117.98 $741 -12.02
680–695 688 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
305–335 320 2 172.50–184.00 $178.52 $571 -13.98
390–395 393 2 170.00–183.00 $176.54 $694 -6.91
425–440 433 2 180.00–196.00 $187.86 $813 -2.43
470–485 478 2 185.00–190.00 $187.54 $896 -2.43
515–545 529 4 160.00–180.00 $167.11 $884 -7.32
560–595 573 4 154.00–170.00 $163.31 $936 -0.69
645 645 2 144.00–148.00 $146.00 $942 -15.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1700 1234 80-85% 70 84.00–98.00 $91.20 $1,125 -2.35
1175–1440 1248 80-85% 4 105.00–110.00 $107.14 $1,337 +13.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–950 883 85-90% 8 54.00–64.00 $60.09 $531 —
840–1040 940 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $470 -28.73
670–1370 1038 85-90% 48 65.00–83.00 $76.11 $790 —
875–1330 1072 85-90% 13 84.00–85.00 $84.30 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1810 1574 75-80% 9 83.00–93.00 $89.54 $1,409 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,166 —
730–1955 1433 12 109.00–119.00 $115.19 $1,651 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1120 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 825.00–975.00 $890.45
1060–1410 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 975.00–1,425.00 $1,188.25
1060–1545 1286 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 925.00–1,550.00 $1,318.04
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1075–1230 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–975.00 $919.71

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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
870–910 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,123.88 —
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
840–1410 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,050.00–1,600.00 $1,350.18 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00 —

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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.