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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.24/cwt +22.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 378 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.74/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 473 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.91/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 596 533
Feeder cattle 461 454 399
Slaughter cattle 198 123 125
Replacement cattle 48 19 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 10 head Sheep: 60.00- 240.00; 14 head Goats: 45.00 -230.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 275.00 $275.00 $688 —
315–330 322 3 260.00–290.00 $275.23 $886 -46.58
350–390 367 3 275.00–295.00 $286.68 $1,052 -23.28
410–435 422 3 265.00–297.00 $277.62 $1,172 -42.61
469–490 476 18 270.00–305.00 $292.75 $1,393 -11.66
500–540 519 7 270.00–301.00 $291.84 $1,515 +2.93
568–570 569 10 270.00–292.00 $282.60 $1,608 -3.93
605–640 617 6 227.00–260.00 $239.31 $1,477 -23.49
650–660 655 2 235.00–265.00 $250.11 $1,638 -24.89
835 835 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,069 —
970 970 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,310 -44.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 235.00–255.00 $245.20 $939 +16.23
400–415 408 2 240.00–260.00 $249.82 $1,019 +14.82
450–475 463 5 235.00–255.00 $241.00 $1,116 -14.00
515 515 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 —
575–595 582 3 200.00–250.00 $224.71 $1,308 —
670–680 675 2 200.00–202.00 $201.01 $1,357 +24.01
715 715 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 +5.00
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 4 280.00 $280.00 $650 +35.32
255–290 278 6 245.00–285.00 $266.56 $741 -26.02
300–340 315 8 245.00–285.00 $256.95 $809 -57.69
350–395 378 26 245.00–282.00 $273.24 $1,033 +22.06
405–440 411 18 245.00–281.00 $276.71 $1,137 +28.93
450–495 473 20 220.00–275.00 $237.74 $1,125 -7.23
500–545 518 15 205.00–245.00 $225.10 $1,166 -10.13
555–595 575 20 200.00–242.00 $231.91 $1,333 -0.93
605–645 624 9 200.00–235.00 $224.35 $1,400 +4.92
660–680 670 2 185.00–222.00 $203.78 $1,365 -1.10
705–745 718 3 202.00–222.00 $215.09 $1,544 —
755–770 764 4 150.00–190.00 $166.63 $1,273 -24.28
800–825 814 4 152.00–182.00 $168.87 $1,375 -6.13
850–855 853 2 137.00–152.00 $144.52 $1,233 -9.80
915 915 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,299 +7.00
1000 1000 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,380 -28.00
1060 1060 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 3 230.00–235.00 $233.26 $536 +3.26
260–295 281 6 220.00–235.00 $226.78 $637 -2.34
305–345 326 6 215.00–230.00 $222.49 $725 -10.08
355–395 376 9 210.00–235.00 $223.57 $841 +8.70
405–435 423 4 220.00–237.00 $229.20 $970 +26.95
450–495 468 6 175.00–210.00 $191.42 $896 +6.42
515–545 533 6 175.00–200.00 $192.94 $1,028 -2.13
555–585 573 4 160.00–180.00 $167.95 $962 -12.06
605–645 632 5 155.00–185.00 $171.31 $1,083 -4.73
670–695 687 5 120.00–145.00 $134.33 $923 -11.83
710–740 730 3 130.00–145.00 $137.23 $1,002 +9.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 140.00 $140.00 $287 —
375–395 385 2 160.00–190.00 $174.61 $672 -0.39
425–445 433 3 145.00–195.00 $169.71 $735 —
470–480 475 2 145.00–160.00 $152.42 $724 +32.42
505–530 520 3 120.00–150.00 $138.29 $719 —
565–580 573 2 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $716 —
630–635 633 2 115.00 $115.00 $728 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 287.00–325.00 $307.49 $686 -4.13
260–295 273 7 260.00–327.00 $288.23 $787 -38.67
300–345 329 17 265.00–310.00 $291.74 $960 -31.01
355–395 379 19 265.00–300.00 $288.11 $1,092 -14.85
400–445 422 17 275.00–305.00 $287.44 $1,213 -15.61
450–490 470 12 270.00–310.00 $284.83 $1,339 -2.54
500–535 515 6 240.00–282.00 $263.70 $1,358 -16.74
550–590 578 8 240.00–257.00 $248.36 $1,436 -8.90
600–647 629 18 210.00–255.00 $243.41 $1,531 +10.53
650–690 676 4 217.00–240.00 $227.69 $1,539 +10.68
730–735 733 2 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,583 -4.00
770–790 780 4 177.00–197.00 $188.26 $1,468 -0.57
805 805 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,505 —
910 910 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 235.00 $235.00 $564 -2.42
315–345 324 4 235.00–255.00 $245.97 $797 -18.01
360–395 375 5 210.00–250.00 $235.61 $884 -12.96
400–445 429 7 200.00–235.00 $214.43 $920 -32.18
455–495 479 9 210.00–257.00 $238.49 $1,142 +10.19
520–540 528 3 200.00–220.00 $206.56 $1,091 -17.73
565–595 580 2 220.00–250.00 $234.61 $1,361 +27.00
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 +50.00
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 -15.60
450–475 465 4 170.00–200.00 $184.81 $859 +4.86
510–525 518 2 170.00–190.00 $179.86 $932 +14.86
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1700 1169 80-85% 45 118.00–130.00 $124.33 $1,453 —
1040–1540 1217 80-85% 13 133.00–147.00 $138.01 $1,680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–1045 825 85-90% 6 52.00–72.00 $64.18 $529 —
750–1315 930 85-90% 7 84.00–96.00 $88.80 $826 -1.73
575–1350 962 85-90% 33 99.00–115.00 $107.14 $1,031 -1.78
830–1285 1044 85-90% 6 116.00–118.00 $116.66 $1,218 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1810 1573 75-80% 8 100.00–115.00 $107.91 $1,697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1955 1546 9 126.00–158.00 $145.19 $2,245 —
1910–2185 2003 3 160.00–168.00 $162.87 $3,262 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1225 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,294.74
940–1030 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,230.71
670–1270 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 825.00–1,850.00 $1,541.62
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
705–815 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,950.00 $1,706.50 —
665–935 797 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,300.00–2,000.00 $1,509.54 —
650–915 829 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,450.00–1,900.00 $1,624.94 —

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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.