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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.93/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 477 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.14/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 421 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.83/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 518 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 695 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 268 4 390.00–430.00 $410.00 $1,099 -36.49
305–340 318 6 390.00–440.00 $418.11 $1,330 -21.89
350–370 359 7 380.00–425.00 $399.70 $1,435 +7.44
411–445 418 12 370.00–415.00 $386.05 $1,614 -1.40
450–490 468 4 320.00–370.00 $342.43 $1,603 -18.67
500–546 518 30 322.50–372.50 $359.83 $1,864 +15.54
550–590 566 25 310.00–360.00 $340.56 $1,928 +11.50
605–645 621 12 280.00–335.00 $322.23 $2,001 +17.26
660–685 673 2 280.00–305.00 $292.27 $1,967 -14.77
735–745 740 2 285.00–290.00 $287.48 $2,127 —
758–780 764 4 260.00–275.00 $271.17 $2,072 -9.71
805 805 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 —
910 910 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,138 —
1010–1020 1015 2 215.00–230.00 $222.46 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 330.00–350.00 $339.91 $928 —
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 —
490 490 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 200.00–230.00 $216.24 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 227 5 340.00–380.00 $353.39 $802 -16.61
260–295 283 6 340.00–380.00 $359.34 $1,017 -0.74
305–335 323 8 330.00–380.00 $359.36 $1,161 -3.96
365–395 381 11 330.00–395.00 $352.26 $1,342 +7.55
404 value added 404 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,505 -19.95
400–446 424 27 310.00–360.00 $334.15 $1,417 -0.30
450–495 477 37 310.00–365.00 $333.93 $1,593 +12.15
500–545 519 29 300.00–345.00 $326.13 $1,693 +13.03
568 value added 568 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,889 +21.25
555–595 573 15 285.00–325.00 $303.57 $1,739 +6.06
600–648 634 6 230.00–260.00 $248.45 $1,575 -42.03
660 value added 660 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,046 —
650–695 678 13 230.00–292.50 $269.70 $1,829 -2.13
732 value added 732 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,995 —
710–745 733 4 212.50–245.00 $230.61 $1,690 -17.36
755–795 784 6 235.00–265.00 $247.06 $1,937 +14.88
810–835 823 3 190.00–225.00 $203.17 $1,672 -19.83
850–890 872 3 210.00–245.00 $229.03 $1,997 +35.52
915–920 918 2 200.00–232.50 $216.21 $1,985 +46.21
1010 1010 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,919 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 273 3 300.00–325.00 $307.77 $840 -1.84
305–345 325 2 300.00–310.00 $305.31 $992 +0.20
380–395 389 7 280.00–320.00 $299.93 $1,167 -3.94
420–445 433 2 250.00–260.00 $255.14 $1,105 -7.96
450–485 471 4 250.00–300.00 $279.81 $1,318 -7.85
505–520 514 4 230.00–287.50 $270.61 $1,391 +0.44
565–585 575 2 230.00–270.00 $250.35 $1,440 +0.35
600–645 622 3 210.00–215.00 $212.39 $1,321 -17.61
680–695 685 3 190.00–225.00 $204.96 $1,404 -10.04
705–745 724 4 160.00–180.00 $172.36 $1,248 -21.00
775 775 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 -29.98
865 865 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,449 +12.74
940 940 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,645 +28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 255.00 $255.00 $701 +55.00
305–340 323 2 200.00–220.00 $210.54 $680 -36.46
355–365 360 2 230.00–250.00 $239.86 $863 —
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 -60.03
520 520 1 185.00 $185.00 $962 —
595 595 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,041 —
660 660 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 5 395.00–450.00 $421.00 $926 -4.00
255–295 273 5 380.00–425.00 $408.06 $1,114 +12.73
305–345 320 14 395.00–422.50 $409.31 $1,310 +1.50
350–395 373 17 370.00–425.00 $397.07 $1,481 +1.37
400–445 422 18 340.00–405.00 $370.26 $1,562 +2.51
450–495 476 11 330.00–385.00 $359.55 $1,711 +4.67
510–542 527 21 320.00–362.50 $338.74 $1,785 +11.66
550–595 566 27 310.00–350.00 $334.19 $1,892 +20.88
615–645 631 7 315.00–327.50 $319.94 $2,019 +8.92
650–680 668 3 310.00–315.00 $312.51 $2,088 +10.86
700–740 720 4 250.00–300.00 $278.02 $2,002 +13.36
775–790 785 4 230.00–280.00 $262.00 $2,057 -3.39
845 845 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,197 —
855–865 857 6 200.00–245.00 $234.99 $2,014 +31.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 -43.79
360–375 368 2 310.00–320.00 $315.10 $1,160 +19.40
425 425 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 +24.02
460–495 480 5 280.00–325.00 $302.65 $1,453 -0.41
500–535 520 3 265.00–300.00 $278.49 $1,448 +41.10
560–595 578 2 275.00–305.00 $290.45 $1,679 —
635–640 638 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,659 —
710–735 723 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,446 -27.00
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 +8.00
940 940 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,466 —
960 960 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 184.00 $184.00 $423 —
440 440 2 200.00–230.00 $215.00 $946 —
460–490 475 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,188 +30.00
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–930 799 85-90% 4 60.00–87.00 $73.11 $584 —
690–1175 892 85-90% 10 90.00–111.00 $104.12 $929 —
765–1375 1043 85-90% 35 117.50–138.00 $131.51 $1,372 —
790–1340 1046 85-90% 21 139.00–146.00 $141.97 $1,485 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1410 1243 80-85% 2 160.00–163.00 $161.70 $2,010 +15.95
940–1720 1246 80-85% 51 140.00–158.00 $148.66 $1,852 +2.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1695 1549 75-80% 7 139.00–150.00 $144.81 $2,243 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,961 —
1175–1855 1481 6 164.00–179.00 $172.17 $2,550 —
1350–2125 1888 4 184.00–193.00 $189.17 $3,572 +2.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1115 962 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,675.00 $1,501.34
670–1465 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 1,175.00–2,175.00 $1,761.58

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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
635 635 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
670–1050 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,775.00–2,250.00 $2,020.66 —
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00 +758.30
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —

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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.