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Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.43/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 528 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.35/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 423 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $341.91/cwt -8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 565 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 524 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,001 -30.00
330–345 336 4 327.50–375.00 $350.36 $1,177 -34.87
365–395 380 2 345.00–350.00 $347.60 $1,321 -3.31
400–435 422 3 340.00–380.00 $355.20 $1,499 -22.36
465–490 477 5 330.00–362.50 $348.30 $1,661 -3.04
505–545 526 18 330.00–374.00 $353.38 $1,859 +10.17
550–595 565 19 310.00–357.50 $341.91 $1,932 -8.53
608–635 615 12 320.00–352.50 $343.51 $2,113 +28.72
650–680 662 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $1,975 -16.83
740 740 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,850 -68.35
785–795 790 2 270.00–295.00 $282.42 $2,231 +17.42
840 840 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,058 —
860–870 865 3 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $2,357 —
915–940 928 2 252.50–270.00 $261.37 $2,426 -3.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 3 255.00–302.50 $277.58 $1,221 -7.07
455–495 470 3 280.00–310.00 $296.24 $1,392 -3.53
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 +20.88
600–615 608 2 245.00–250.00 $247.53 $1,505 -11.42
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 -44.82
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
935 935 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 240.00 $240.00 $636 —
505–535 523 5 200.00–245.00 $227.16 $1,188 -2.84
625 625 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 3 345.00–365.00 $352.10 $810 -70.21
255–270 262 3 330.00–355.00 $341.72 $895 -40.27
305–345 327 9 320.00–342.50 $334.89 $1,095 +0.22
350–395 370 18 317.50–340.00 $331.44 $1,226 -19.75
400–445 423 19 310.00–345.00 $331.35 $1,402 -3.87
460–495 479 11 315.00–340.00 $326.95 $1,566 -5.31
500–545 528 29 290.00–332.50 $318.43 $1,681 -1.27
550–595 574 17 285.00–317.50 $305.53 $1,754 -8.88
600–645 620 10 270.00–307.50 $289.23 $1,793 -20.13
650–665 658 2 262.50–300.00 $281.04 $1,849 -20.80
710–730 721 6 210.00–265.00 $252.19 $1,818 +10.02
755–795 763 7 225.00–267.50 $258.89 $1,975 +15.24
810–825 818 2 235.00–252.50 $243.83 $1,995 +12.19
860–880 870 2 220.00–245.00 $232.36 $2,022 -5.14
910–920 915 2 177.50–220.00 $198.87 $1,820 -33.63
950–990 970 3 165.00–172.00 $169.01 $1,639 -38.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 285.00 $285.00 $656 -39.45
305–345 320 3 280.00–300.00 $289.95 $928 -10.73
350–395 373 4 275.00–302.50 $292.82 $1,092 -9.83
405–445 426 6 265.00–302.50 $284.30 $1,211 +8.26
460–475 468 3 280.00–297.50 $289.26 $1,354 +6.21
500–535 523 6 240.00–287.50 $255.96 $1,339 -2.00
585–595 592 3 265.00–270.00 $268.32 $1,588 +25.32
605–640 620 3 200.00–245.00 $228.40 $1,416 -28.30
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 +7.53
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
945 945 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 -52.38
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 +7.93
415 415 1 210.00 $210.00 $872 —
660 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 3 400.00–495.00 $445.53 $971 -14.32
265–270 268 2 370.00–425.00 $397.24 $1,065 -19.20
300–345 316 12 340.00–395.00 $370.92 $1,172 -1.07
350–395 364 7 330.00–385.00 $355.52 $1,294 -14.56
400–445 422 17 320.00–365.00 $337.67 $1,425 -23.75
455–495 473 16 320.00–355.00 $338.78 $1,602 -19.35
500–530 510 7 290.00–325.00 $311.00 $1,586 -25.92
550–595 566 9 290.00–325.00 $309.00 $1,749 -19.22
600–640 623 12 255.00–300.00 $279.69 $1,742 -36.84
670–685 675 3 260.00–290.00 $276.54 $1,867 -36.65
700–715 712 6 250.00–280.00 $262.91 $1,872 -21.01
795 795 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,968 -14.15
800–840 818 5 240.00–260.00 $248.50 $2,033 +11.80
885–895 890 2 210.00–235.00 $222.43 $1,980 —
940 940 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,162 +28.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 -14.94
360–395 386 4 280.00–310.00 $297.44 $1,148 +18.28
405–445 417 5 260.00–310.00 $287.97 $1,201 -7.84
460–485 474 4 290.00–300.00 $296.33 $1,405 +1.08
510–530 517 3 252.50–270.00 $262.53 $1,357 -27.48
550–570 561 4 235.00–270.00 $251.29 $1,410 -35.34
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 -15.00
715 715 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,055 —
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 +40.00
1015 1015 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -70.00
370 370 1 230.00 $230.00 $851 —
410 410 1 235.00 $235.00 $964 —
505 505 1 155.00 $155.00 $783 —
595 595 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,279 -15.00
605–615 610 2 150.00–167.50 $158.82 $969 —
860 860 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,118 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1880 1317 80-85% 45 150.00–166.00 $160.60 $2,115 —
1055–1970 1383 80-85% 17 167.00–176.00 $169.85 $2,349 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $728 —
840–1080 938 85-90% 7 110.00–125.00 $117.71 $1,104 —
1015 1015 85-90% 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $1,568 +9.72
915–1305 1078 85-90% 20 131.00–152.00 $146.72 $1,582 -7.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1690 1540 75-80% 5 140.00–155.00 $150.44 $2,317 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,319 —
1150–1745 1520 4 174.00–194.00 $185.43 $2,819 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1135 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,375.00–2,350.00 $1,853.25
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
845–1065 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–2,875.00 $2,608.55 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,497 —

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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.