Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.46/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 572 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.88/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 475 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.91/cwt -14.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 625 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	526	770
Feeder cattle	435	301	612
Slaughter cattle	110	215	146
Replacement cattle	7	10	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 9 head Goats: 50.00 -155.00, 7 head Sheep: 75.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 5.00 to 50.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	202.00	$202.00	$656	-53.00
380–390	385	2	235.00–247.50	$241.17	$929	+7.35
405–445	428	3	216.00–240.00	$224.95	$963	-14.96
450–490	466	10	210.00–235.00	$223.69	$1,042	-7.45
515–540	531	5	206.00–226.00	$216.17	$1,148	-3.83
539 value added	539	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,240	—
558–590	574	7	190.00–216.00	$205.46	$1,179	-13.32
600–635	620	5	190.00–218.00	$207.15	$1,284	+1.15
628 value added	628	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,388	—
655–687	672	10	200.00–213.00	$202.48	$1,361	+12.48
705–745	725	2	162.00–188.00	$174.64	$1,266	-24.94
750–785	770	5	161.00–181.00	$171.98	$1,324	—
805	805	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,368	—
905	905	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,176	-57.00
970–990	980	2	126.00–137.00	$131.56	$1,289	-7.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	-17.00
470–480	475	2	145.00–165.00	$154.89	$736	+34.89
520–545	536	4	127.50–150.00	$140.76	$754	+10.76
565–595	580	2	128.00–150.00	$138.72	$805	+6.72
600	600	1	151.00	$151.00	$906	—
665–685	675	2	126.00–145.00	$135.36	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	188.00	$188.00	$724	—
550–590	577	3	172.00–181.00	$177.12	$1,022	+27.12
600–630	617	3	162.00–185.00	$175.99	$1,086	+37.99
665–690	680	3	150.00–185.00	$171.86	$1,169	—
845	845	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	-17.50
280–285	283	2	177.50–182.50	$180.02	$509	-4.11
300–345	329	7	170.00–190.00	$180.07	$592	-0.93
350–395	368	6	185.00–207.50	$196.55	$723	+8.26
405–440	421	11	180.00–204.00	$191.71	$807	-5.70
452–495	475	23	170.00–198.00	$186.88	$888	-9.06
505–540	521	11	170.00–196.00	$181.80	$947	+8.69
550–595	572	24	172.00–199.00	$187.46	$1,072	-0.61
600–645	621	11	160.00–188.00	$174.78	$1,085	-21.11
634–635 value added	634	5	194.00–196.00	$194.40	$1,232	—
663 value added	663	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,293	—
660–680	670	5	150.00–178.00	$163.90	$1,098	-24.10
700–740	713	3	120.00–150.00	$133.08	$949	-42.26
735 value added	735	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,213	—
750 value added	750	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,215	—
840	840	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,184	—
915–945	930	2	124.00–136.00	$129.90	$1,208	+20.90
970 value added	970	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,504	—
985–990	988	2	118.00–124.00	$120.99	$1,195	-7.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	150.00–157.50	$153.20	$355	+8.20
250–280	267	3	152.50–165.00	$157.25	$420	-2.89
300–340	309	6	157.50–165.00	$159.29	$492	-1.07
350–395	379	9	153.00–173.00	$161.25	$611	+11.97
400–435	420	4	160.00–175.00	$169.45	$712	-2.55
450–490	470	6	151.00–168.00	$160.31	$753	+1.68
510–540	525	12	130.00–165.00	$152.57	$801	+7.15
550–595	566	8	140.00–166.00	$156.44	$885	—
630	630	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$885	-0.50
690	690	2	121.00–140.00	$130.50	$900	-24.50
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	132.50	$132.50	$311	—
375–395	385	2	133.00–140.00	$136.59	$526	+10.34
465–485	472	3	130.00–145.00	$135.14	$638	+15.14
500–525	513	2	110.00–122.00	$116.15	$596	-0.26
550–575	563	2	110.00–125.00	$117.67	$662	-2.51
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	+10.00
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	276	5	205.00–240.00	$222.97	$615	+10.82
315–335	323	8	195.00–220.00	$205.00	$662	-36.52
355–395	375	11	210.00–240.00	$230.43	$864	+2.57
400–435	413	6	215.00–235.00	$226.30	$935	-1.73
450–495	470	7	198.00–225.00	$211.61	$995	-7.53
500–545	516	9	197.00–217.00	$208.50	$1,076	+8.12
560–585	574	6	201.00–211.00	$205.99	$1,182	+14.33
605–640	619	5	181.00–193.00	$187.75	$1,162	-3.16
655–690	673	2	151.00–171.00	$161.26	$1,085	-12.79
730–745	738	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,070	-3.10
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	+7.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	185.00–195.00	$190.11	$428	—
250–295	278	6	167.50–197.50	$181.66	$505	-13.52
325–345	335	2	165.00–180.00	$172.72	$579	+2.72
365–390	385	5	170.00–190.00	$180.74	$696	-1.92
400–415	406	4	172.50–195.00	$184.89	$751	-5.53
460–485	471	4	168.00–179.00	$171.98	$810	-3.85
500–545	526	5	151.00–186.00	$170.43	$896	-0.32
555–595	579	6	150.00–186.00	$170.38	$987	-3.35
600–640	619	6	131.00–155.00	$141.84	$878	-33.16
675	675	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,006	+8.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	145.00	$145.00	$319	—
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
305	305	1	127.50	$127.50	$389	±0.00
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	-14.97
405–430	415	3	130.00–145.00	$138.84	$576	-4.29
460–490	475	2	126.00–135.00	$130.36	$619	-9.90
510–545	528	3	129.00–141.00	$136.80	$722	-0.33
550–565	558	2	127.50–131.00	$129.27	$721	-14.73
685	685	1	118.00	$118.00	$808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1605	1196	80-85%	46	85.00–99.00	$91.19	$1,091	—
1150–1465	1359	80-85%	8	100.00–109.00	$103.16	$1,402	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–835	808	85-90%	3	49.00–52.00	$50.32	$407	—
720–1105	932	85-90%	6	60.00–66.00	$61.86	$577	—
545–1315	941	85-90%	13	70.00–81.00	$77.34	$728	—
890–1375	1100	85-90%	11	82.00–87.00	$84.07	$925	+0.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1685	1543	75-80%	7	88.00–96.00	$90.97	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	96.00	$96.00	$902	—
1660–2155	1905	4	115.00–122.00	$118.62	$2,260	—
1760–2085	1908	4	125.00–134.00	$128.15	$2,445	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
885–1070	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,075.00	$966.46

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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
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+25.00
1045–1340	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,463.78	—

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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.