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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 9, 2025

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $318.35/cwt +33.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 712 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.26/cwt +29.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 481 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $350.44/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 577 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 861 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,131 +20.00
315–330 323 2 375.00–395.00 $385.23 $1,244 -6.25
350–395 378 7 330.00–380.00 $350.91 $1,326 -21.72
400–448 427 24 340.00–400.00 $377.56 $1,612 +27.64
455–495 478 14 330.00–375.00 $351.34 $1,679 +16.34
500–548 524 39 330.00–370.00 $343.21 $1,798 +26.97
550–595 577 49 310.00–358.00 $350.44 $2,022 +40.50
600–645 623 13 295.00–340.00 $314.79 $1,961 +15.54
650–695 664 8 297.50–327.50 $315.18 $2,093 +12.68
702–740 712 61 290.00–321.00 $318.35 $2,267 +33.76
775 775 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 -12.50
930 930 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,464 —
970 970 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 350.00 $350.00 $858 —
260–270 265 2 300.00–335.00 $317.83 $842 —
300–315 308 2 300.00–320.00 $309.76 $954 —
365–395 373 5 300.00–330.00 $312.91 $1,167 +32.91
420–440 430 2 270.00–300.00 $284.65 $1,224 -25.35
460–490 478 3 275.00–315.00 $299.77 $1,433 —
505–545 526 5 265.00–310.00 $289.12 $1,521 —
555–585 571 6 250.00–295.00 $268.00 $1,530 +33.00
600–625 613 5 225.00–285.00 $258.95 $1,587 +8.95
655–680 668 2 265.00–280.00 $272.36 $1,819 —
700–710 705 2 200.00–250.00 $224.82 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 215.00 $215.00 $989 —
545 545 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
590–595 593 3 130.00–175.00 $153.40 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 420.00–425.00 $422.31 $963 +12.54
255–290 271 5 360.00–400.00 $381.99 $1,035 -8.01
300–340 314 9 330.00–350.00 $334.67 $1,051 -17.00
350–395 376 14 330.00–370.00 $351.19 $1,320 +3.90
400–447 428 28 315.00–360.00 $335.22 $1,435 +10.93
450–499 481 51 310.00–350.00 $332.26 $1,598 +29.76
500–541 526 17 300.00–332.50 $319.70 $1,682 +35.28
550–595 577 26 280.00–324.00 $314.41 $1,814 +29.44
600–625 614 11 287.50–322.50 $309.36 $1,899 +17.86
650–690 656 37 260.00–305.00 $301.84 $1,980 +26.14
700–735 713 7 220.00–260.00 $242.17 $1,727 -24.09
760–785 773 2 237.50–250.00 $243.65 $1,883 +2.27
805–845 823 5 207.50–245.00 $231.64 $1,906 +36.64
885 885 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,102 —
935 935 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,174 —
970 970 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,013 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 302.50–345.00 $324.45 $740 -5.55
255–295 282 5 295.00–335.00 $315.67 $890 +14.61
300–345 324 14 275.00–320.00 $300.68 $974 —
355–395 371 6 292.50–310.00 $302.65 $1,123 +2.65
400–440 414 5 260.00–300.00 $276.04 $1,143 +15.98
460–490 478 7 250.00–300.00 $283.05 $1,353 +23.05
515–545 527 3 240.00–285.00 $257.96 $1,359 —
550–590 572 5 220.00–255.00 $243.00 $1,390 -7.00
600–640 614 6 240.00–270.00 $256.70 $1,576 +6.70
665–685 677 5 230.00–255.00 $242.47 $1,642 +52.47
735–740 738 2 185.00–200.00 $192.53 $1,421 —
820 820 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,312 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 280.00 $280.00 $672 —
300–345 331 6 180.00–250.00 $232.38 $769 +82.38
355–380 368 2 230.00–255.00 $242.07 $891 —
450–495 459 6 180.00–250.00 $214.56 $985 +34.56
515–540 530 3 152.50–210.00 $176.17 $934 —
585 585 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 227 3 455.00–465.00 $459.85 $1,044 —
250–295 274 6 400.00–435.00 $416.44 $1,141 -43.56
300–345 322 10 350.00–400.00 $371.99 $1,198 —
365–390 374 6 345.00–380.00 $370.08 $1,384 +42.58
405–445 422 12 335.00–372.50 $361.42 $1,525 +10.87
455–495 473 19 335.00–385.00 $358.13 $1,694 +64.38
510–530 523 11 310.00–355.00 $336.92 $1,762 +22.77
550–595 570 13 310.00–345.00 $328.22 $1,871 +45.79
600–630 611 8 297.50–330.00 $316.53 $1,934 +66.34
655–685 668 3 302.50–320.00 $313.19 $2,092 +68.26
705–715 708 5 252.50–295.00 $283.92 $2,010 +21.42
750–790 767 6 240.00–280.00 $261.65 $2,007 +16.65
805–840 827 5 210.00–265.00 $236.70 $1,958 —
925–945 935 2 180.00–222.50 $201.02 $1,880 -53.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 325.00–350.00 $337.72 $946 —
315–325 321 4 310.00–340.00 $324.94 $1,043 —
390–395 393 3 265.00–292.50 $279.16 $1,097 —
405–445 425 6 280.00–315.00 $295.81 $1,257 —
450–465 458 2 280.00–310.00 $295.25 $1,352 —
500–540 512 7 260.00–310.00 $290.01 $1,485 +55.01
560–590 573 3 280.00–300.00 $286.63 $1,642 —
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —
680–685 683 2 240.00–267.50 $253.70 $1,733 +83.70
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
820 820 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 —
325 325 1 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1630 1185 80-85% 75 154.00–172.00 $163.82 $1,941 —
1140–1570 1287 80-85% 22 173.00–184.00 $176.74 $2,275 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–955 781 85-90% 10 110.00–130.00 $122.40 $956 —
605–1315 829 85-90% 8 82.50–102.50 $91.94 $762 —
710–1320 1007 85-90% 17 135.00–152.50 $144.78 $1,458 —
875–1335 1088 85-90% 3 153.00–155.00 $153.82 $1,674 +20.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,024 -29.42
1275 1275 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,218 -15.42
1520–2095 1768 3 195.00–200.00 $197.74 $3,496 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
800–1040 902 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,775.00–1,975.00 $1,883.87
960–1090 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,500.00–2,125.00 $1,860.20

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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
605 605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
685 685 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,147 —
750–790 765 3 145.00–170.00 $160.84 $1,230 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122 —
800 800 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,420 —

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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.