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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.83/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 468 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $270.92/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 520 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.89/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 522 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 766 670 0
Feeder cattle 545 458 0
Slaughter cattle 179 164 0
Replacement cattle 42 48 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 2 head Sheep: 250.00; 7 head Goats: 35.00 -260.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 275.00 to 500.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
265–280 272 3 330.00–350.00 $341.50 $929 —
305–345 330 12 340.00–360.00 $345.94 $1,142 +35.94
350–375 366 4 300.00–355.00 $333.41 $1,220 +25.81
400–436 428 10 307.00–330.00 $324.57 $1,389 +15.37
450–495 480 11 275.00–320.00 $302.63 $1,453 +9.17
505–530 516 5 255.00–290.00 $275.18 $1,420 -4.77
550–595 571 11 250.00–284.00 $275.66 $1,574 +9.96
615–645 621 7 252.00–292.00 $273.56 $1,699 +13.83
650–695 676 11 220.00–265.00 $254.60 $1,721 +15.05
705–747 728 11 210.00–247.00 $232.23 $1,691 -3.77
750–795 772 7 217.00–246.00 $238.11 $1,838 +8.11
800–820 814 7 200.00–227.00 $219.37 $1,786 —
850–855 853 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,727 —
925–930 928 2 150.00–192.00 $170.94 $1,586 -29.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,292 +4.88
640 640 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 ±0.00
690–695 693 2 150.00–180.00 $165.05 $1,144 —
715 715 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 —
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
810 810 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 180.00 $180.00 $369 —
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 230 3 230.00–250.00 $241.59 $556 -15.60
280–290 285 3 280.00–325.00 $301.93 $861 +33.51
310–345 323 10 265.00–320.00 $293.78 $949 +44.44
350–398 374 18 240.00–290.00 $267.03 $999 +7.90
400–440 424 18 250.00–285.00 $267.25 $1,133 +21.85
450–495 468 40 220.00–272.00 $247.83 $1,160 +6.07
500–540 522 19 210.00–257.00 $234.89 $1,226 +3.37
560–595 583 14 210.00–256.00 $228.43 $1,332 +8.24
600–640 620 9 200.00–232.00 $222.70 $1,381 +19.31
660–685 673 8 210.00–230.00 $220.99 $1,487 +43.55
720–730 725 3 180.00–207.00 $192.27 $1,394 -7.73
760–780 770 2 157.00–207.00 $181.68 $1,399 +8.03
800–840 825 5 165.00–187.00 $177.16 $1,462 -0.70
850–880 863 3 130.00–167.00 $152.13 $1,313 -3.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 5 200.00–245.00 $232.38 $639 +37.38
305–340 318 3 230.00–245.00 $236.47 $752 +63.33
360–370 365 4 215.00–230.00 $224.98 $821 +40.01
405–445 421 10 190.00–235.00 $221.91 $934 +22.46
450–485 468 2 190.00–200.00 $194.81 $912 +4.24
505–540 518 4 180.00–200.00 $187.63 $972 -2.01
550–570 561 6 167.00–205.00 $184.31 $1,034 +14.31
620–630 625 2 150.00–185.00 $167.64 $1,048 +14.05
685 685 1 145.00 $145.00 $993 -5.00
705–715 708 3 130.00–152.00 $139.62 $989 +4.77
800–840 823 3 120.00–130.00 $125.62 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 ±0.00
340–345 343 2 170.00–185.00 $177.55 $609 +44.96
355–375 365 2 175.00–180.00 $177.57 $648 +15.57
405–435 416 5 165.00–185.00 $175.96 $732 +20.25
450–495 470 3 135.00–150.00 $141.86 $667 -10.57
500–535 518 2 160.00–165.00 $162.58 $842 +27.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 5 270.00–335.00 $304.46 $843 +0.25
300–345 322 10 270.00–340.00 $311.84 $1,004 +19.54
350–395 373 14 280.00–335.00 $313.61 $1,170 +20.00
400–440 415 16 260.00–325.00 $293.68 $1,219 +5.16
450–490 463 18 265.00–310.00 $286.80 $1,328 +17.41
500–540 520 28 245.00–285.00 $270.92 $1,409 +13.00
550–595 565 16 232.00–275.00 $255.44 $1,443 +6.95
600–635 615 10 225.00–267.00 $248.80 $1,530 +9.63
650–695 670 11 220.00–252.00 $236.92 $1,587 +22.68
705–710 708 2 175.00–220.00 $197.58 $1,399 +52.53
765–785 772 3 157.00–180.00 $168.90 $1,304 +3.02
820–840 830 5 157.00–210.00 $186.47 $1,548 +34.47
850–895 877 6 130.00–187.00 $159.40 $1,398 -17.60
905–940 923 2 172.00–185.00 $178.62 $1,649 —
1020 1020 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,652 —
1050 1050 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 225.00 $225.00 $664 —
360–375 367 3 225.00–250.00 $241.70 $887 +21.14
405–435 426 5 200.00–230.00 $219.85 $937 +4.95
460–490 474 4 215.00–250.00 $237.60 $1,126 -2.41
505–510 508 2 222.00–235.00 $228.47 $1,161 +0.54
550–570 560 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 +11.57
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 +58.87
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 +23.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 +15.00
350–395 367 5 155.00–200.00 $180.03 $661 +0.26
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 -25.56
590 590 1 150.00 $150.00 $885 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1515 1192 80-85% 69 114.00–128.00 $120.75 $1,439 —
1025–1610 1248 80-85% 20 129.00–139.00 $132.95 $1,659 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–970 808 85-90% 3 70.00 $70.00 $566 —
540–995 858 85-90% 8 80.00–87.00 $83.65 $718 +5.29
815–1115 898 85-90% 8 109.00–112.00 $110.78 $995 +32.42
740–1220 912 85-90% 19 90.00–106.00 $100.92 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1715 1603 75-80% 3 111.00–123.00 $118.67 $1,902 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1870 1473 6 123.00–139.00 $132.96 $1,959 —
1440–2270 1783 13 140.00–153.00 $144.39 $2,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1160 988 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,750.00 $1,450.17
845–1305 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,050.00–1,750.00 $1,535.15
1090–1290 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,627.10

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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
930–1515 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,300.00–2,450.00 $2,128.61 +26.93
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
520 520 1 167.00 $167.00 $868 —
565 565 1 162.00 $162.00 $915 —

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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.