Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.84/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $224.85/cwt -5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 379 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.23/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	765	552	534
Feeder cattle	546	435	416
Slaughter cattle	214	110	109
Replacement cattle	5	7	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 5 head Goats: 65.00 -140.00, 10 head Sheep: 30.00 - 75.00, 3head Baby Calves: 40.00 to 95.00 No sale on 11/22/23 for Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	240.00	$240.00	$775	+38.00
380–395	384	4	222.50–245.00	$236.21	$907	-4.96
405–430	420	4	215.00–229.00	$223.08	$937	-1.87
450–495	465	8	210.00–239.00	$228.87	$1,064	+5.18
500–525	504	10	205.00–223.00	$217.24	$1,095	+1.07
555–568	564	5	180.00–200.00	$185.94	$1,049	-19.52
593 value added	593	7	227.50	$227.50	$1,349	—
610–625	619	5	188.00–211.00	$205.14	$1,270	-2.01
675–690	683	2	200.00–201.00	$200.51	$1,369	-1.97
700–735	721	4	184.00–201.00	$192.84	$1,390	+18.20
970	970	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,455	+18.44
1040	1040	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	165.00	$165.00	$536	—
360	360	1	200.00	$200.00	$720	+12.00
405–410	408	2	160.00–184.00	$171.93	$701	—
505–540	518	3	164.00–189.00	$173.94	$901	—
585–590	588	2	160.00–169.00	$164.48	$967	-12.64
625–635	630	2	151.00–160.00	$155.46	$979	-20.53
650	650	1	150.00	$150.00	$975	-21.86
765–775	770	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$982	—
830	830	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,029	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	135.00	$135.00	$297	—
305	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	—
380	380	1	151.00	$151.00	$574	—
405	405	1	124.00	$124.00	$502	—
490	490	1	138.00	$138.00	$676	-16.89
505–535	520	2	117.50–140.00	$129.07	$671	-11.69
565	565	1	139.00	$139.00	$785	+0.28
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	4	145.00–162.50	$153.96	$417	-26.06
315–335	326	4	175.00–185.00	$180.25	$588	+0.18
350–395	375	15	170.00–192.50	$184.89	$693	-11.66
400–445	423	13	170.00–200.00	$192.16	$813	+0.45
455–490	472	13	170.00–196.00	$185.30	$875	-1.58
505–540	523	16	166.00–190.00	$178.23	$932	-3.57
550–590	569	16	165.00–190.00	$180.15	$1,025	-7.31
600–640	625	11	150.00–181.00	$170.45	$1,065	-4.33
665–685	675	2	141.00–145.00	$143.03	$965	-20.87
681 value added	681	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,239	-13.00
700–725	715	4	124.00–152.00	$136.75	$978	+3.67
810	810	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,256	+14.00
905–940	923	2	104.00–124.00	$114.19	$1,054	-15.71
985–995	989	4	110.00–136.00	$123.48	$1,221	+2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$322	-11.47
310–340	322	3	148.00–150.00	$149.30	$481	-9.99
350–395	379	8	140.00–161.00	$147.81	$560	-13.44
405–410	408	3	145.00–161.00	$153.66	$627	-15.79
450–485	468	10	138.00–163.00	$148.52	$695	-11.79
500–545	522	18	140.00–160.00	$146.84	$767	-5.73
550–585	567	15	131.00–157.00	$141.56	$803	-14.88
615–635	625	4	120.00–141.00	$126.32	$790	-14.18
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	-10.50
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
780–790	785	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	120.00	$120.00	$288	-12.50
265–275	270	2	130.00–132.50	$131.23	$354	—
330–345	338	4	112.50–138.00	$124.99	$422	—
355–385	374	7	125.00–138.00	$130.32	$487	-6.27
425	425	1	124.00	$124.00	$527	—
450–490	474	7	110.00–132.00	$121.43	$576	-13.71
510–540	523	3	110.00–131.00	$117.22	$613	+1.07
560–585	573	7	110.00–121.00	$114.61	$657	-3.06
600–645	621	5	102.00–119.00	$110.98	$689	-9.02
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	262	4	201.00–212.50	$204.86	$537	-18.11
300–345	312	10	229.00–245.00	$232.53	$725	+27.53
350–398	379	17	205.00–238.00	$224.85	$852	-5.58
400–440	419	10	208.00–226.00	$214.87	$900	-11.43
450–495	475	11	198.00–226.00	$207.22	$984	-4.39
500–540	521	11	180.00–205.00	$192.16	$1,001	-16.34
550–595	572	11	170.00–192.00	$181.12	$1,036	-24.87
602–630	618	9	175.00–193.00	$188.79	$1,167	+1.04
655–695	674	15	156.00–174.00	$165.24	$1,114	+3.98
750–795	774	8	126.00–149.00	$137.08	$1,061	—
800–845	823	7	120.00–137.00	$129.14	$1,063	-20.86
850–855	853	2	121.00–126.00	$123.49	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	170.00–187.50	$179.17	$398	-10.94
250–295	269	4	165.00–177.50	$170.79	$459	-10.87
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	-20.74
440	440	1	190.00	$190.00	$836	+5.11
470–498	485	4	171.00–188.00	$181.90	$882	+9.92
500–520	506	5	158.00–173.00	$162.16	$821	-8.27
550–595	572	6	152.00–162.00	$157.97	$904	-12.41
610–630	616	8	140.00–162.00	$148.74	$916	+6.90
670–685	677	3	114.00–130.00	$121.39	$822	-27.61
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	152.50	$152.50	$305	+7.50
275–280	277	3	145.00–152.50	$149.17	$413	-5.83
330–345	338	2	135.00–157.50	$146.50	$495	+19.00
360–390	375	2	120.00–145.00	$132.00	$495	-8.00
405–435	428	4	146.00–161.00	$151.78	$650	+12.94
455–490	469	4	124.00–156.00	$143.25	$672	+12.89
510–535	530	6	121.00–146.00	$129.09	$684	-7.71
555–585	565	3	130.00–145.00	$136.88	$773	+7.61
630–645	640	4	114.00–130.00	$122.54	$784	—
665–675	670	2	110.00	$110.00	$737	-8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1785	1269	80-85%	75	87.00–102.00	$94.97	$1,205	—
1055–1560	1299	80-85%	7	103.00–110.00	$105.72	$1,373	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1015	809	85-90%	13	40.00–50.00	$45.71	$370	-4.61
520–1250	917	85-90%	12	54.00–67.00	$61.12	$560	-0.74
535–1290	1023	85-90%	31	70.00–83.00	$77.15	$789	—
910–1420	1059	85-90%	11	84.00–89.00	$86.17	$913	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1645	1502	75-80%	10	86.00–93.00	$90.38	$1,358	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1150	1017	7	95.00–104.00	$100.43	$1,021	—
810–2150	1360	15	108.00–119.00	$112.66	$1,532	—
1560–2110	1854	4	121.00–126.00	$123.11	$2,282	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
890–980	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,052.41	—

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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.