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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.72/cwt +46.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 522 lb · 46 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.39/cwt +25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 376 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.22/cwt +31.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 475 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 801 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 340.00 $340.00 $782 -60.00
255–295 282 3 300.00–350.00 $318.58 $898 —
310–345 331 8 320.00–380.00 $358.87 $1,188 -47.16
350–370 358 4 330.00–395.00 $364.79 $1,306 +55.80
405–445 419 8 297.00–340.00 $328.25 $1,375 +17.04
460–495 478 12 300.00–327.00 $318.50 $1,522 +18.08
500–548 528 11 285.00–322.00 $308.24 $1,628 +14.72
552–590 559 10 280.00–311.50 $303.48 $1,696 +25.76
621 value added 621 7 282.00 $282.00 $1,751 —
635–645 640 2 245.00–252.00 $248.47 $1,590 -10.48
650–695 664 7 200.00–247.00 $230.44 $1,530 -30.23
692 value added 692 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,868 —
710–740 725 3 230.00–252.00 $244.51 $1,773 -3.43
755–788 764 9 220.00–254.00 $247.18 $1,888 +39.46
903 903 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 225.00 $225.00 $821 —
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 +40.00
735 735 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,448 —
820 820 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 7 270.00–340.00 $300.30 $673 +9.87
255–295 272 8 330.00–350.00 $337.94 $919 +34.40
300–345 331 23 290.00–357.50 $331.99 $1,099 +24.57
355–395 376 43 280.00–340.00 $316.39 $1,190 +25.03
400–445 430 31 267.00–332.00 $300.38 $1,292 +15.23
450–497 475 39 252.00–318.00 $289.22 $1,374 +31.24
500–545 522 46 237.00–290.00 $271.72 $1,418 +71.60
550–595 573 34 225.00–272.00 $256.41 $1,469 +33.94
600–645 623 14 220.00–260.00 $243.93 $1,520 —
654 value added 654 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,694 —
660–690 669 7 200.00–242.00 $225.52 $1,509 +15.52
705–735 721 12 212.00–235.00 $228.54 $1,648 -0.46
722 value added 722 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,747 —
760–775 768 2 225.00–234.00 $229.54 $1,763 +10.02
835 835 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,837 —
875 875 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,838 +53.00
960–990 975 2 172.00–187.00 $179.62 $1,751 +12.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 230.00 $230.00 $540 ±0.00
255–295 275 4 220.00–270.00 $246.07 $677 —
305–330 320 4 225.00–280.00 $258.65 $828 +38.65
355–395 373 3 220.00–235.00 $230.25 $859 —
400–445 424 8 220.00–255.00 $238.19 $1,010 +10.62
470–485 478 2 240.00–242.00 $240.98 $1,152 +18.92
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 —
550–560 555 4 200.00–220.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
620–645 632 5 200.00–210.00 $204.42 $1,292 +27.13
685–695 692 3 150.00–170.00 $159.04 $1,101 —
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 -0.67
775–795 785 2 127.00–144.00 $135.61 $1,065 -21.39
820–825 823 2 138.00–162.00 $150.04 $1,235 +20.04
875–885 880 2 135.00–150.00 $142.46 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
360–395 379 5 170.00–180.00 $176.20 $668 +25.93
410–445 428 2 120.00–145.00 $131.99 $565 -38.01
455–495 478 3 140.00–185.00 $165.66 $792 +25.66
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -50.00
550–595 578 3 150.00–180.00 $159.51 $922 —
600–630 615 3 142.00–155.00 $148.89 $916 +18.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 234 7 300.00–395.00 $356.39 $834 +44.85
255–295 280 11 300.00–360.00 $333.90 $935 +48.47
300–340 321 11 300.00–370.00 $342.31 $1,099 -44.65
350–395 376 23 300.00–360.00 $336.43 $1,265 +4.93
400–445 425 19 280.00–335.00 $313.34 $1,332 +19.62
450–495 464 25 270.00–322.00 $302.47 $1,403 +22.58
500–545 520 23 262.00–320.00 $297.23 $1,546 +21.51
550–595 574 17 230.00–297.00 $273.44 $1,570 +25.66
600–625 613 5 230.00–292.00 $261.68 $1,604 +46.95
650–695 674 8 220.00–275.00 $241.74 $1,629 —
705–745 730 3 185.00–225.00 $209.78 $1,531 -32.22
755–785 772 3 202.00–227.00 $212.83 $1,643 —
800–810 805 2 170.00–180.00 $175.03 $1,409 —
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —
935 935 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 230.00–250.00 $239.57 $551 —
255–290 270 4 260.00–280.00 $272.64 $736 —
315–345 333 3 210.00–220.00 $213.40 $711 —
355–380 369 4 220.00–280.00 $248.24 $916 +8.24
415–445 426 6 220.00–275.00 $258.34 $1,101 +3.34
470–490 482 5 225.00–280.00 $249.79 $1,204 +24.79
500–545 513 11 200.00–257.00 $221.27 $1,135 -18.73
555–595 579 5 180.00–225.00 $202.66 $1,173 —
665 665 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
559 559 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,034 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1780 1281 80-85% 59 132.00–155.00 $144.03 $1,845 —
1285–1395 1328 80-85% 3 156.00–159.00 $157.29 $2,089 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1010 876 85-90% 8 92.00–104.00 $99.30 $870 +12.42
560–1255 901 85-90% 25 107.00–131.00 $122.16 $1,101 —
820–1180 960 85-90% 4 73.00–83.00 $79.22 $761 —
775–1155 1029 85-90% 6 132.00–135.00 $132.38 $1,362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1920 1637 13 150.00–171.00 $161.19 $2,639 —
1515–2065 1813 9 174.00–190.00 $180.93 $3,280 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–915 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,524.93
835–1015 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00–1,425.00 $1,221.89
695–1745 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–2,600.00 $1,918.88

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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
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
900–1155 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,350.00 $2,328.10 —
920–1320 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,450.00–2,700.00 $2,560.75 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 —

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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.