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Stanly County Livestock Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.73/cwt +13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 477 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.12/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 523 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.13/cwt +32.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 554 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,200 —
325–345 338 4 440.00–490.00 $463.50 $1,567 +17.73
375–385 380 2 485.00–500.00 $492.60 $1,872 +54.25
400–445 423 9 400.00–455.00 $428.97 $1,815 +37.78
455–495 474 7 400.00–445.00 $419.97 $1,991 +55.09
510–545 527 6 380.00–405.00 $397.96 $2,097 +31.99
550–590 570 7 360.00–392.50 $375.93 $2,143 +30.67
605–645 617 6 330.00–377.50 $361.31 $2,229 +18.14
650–695 670 7 325.00–365.00 $344.14 $2,306 +10.39
705 705 2 270.00–325.00 $297.50 $2,097 +7.22
760–765 763 2 320.00–330.00 $325.02 $2,480 +95.02
850–865 858 2 195.00–215.00 $205.09 $1,760 -44.90
1035 1035 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,246 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
475–495 481 4 350.00–370.00 $356.22 $1,713 +45.57
520–525 523 2 345.00–355.00 $350.02 $1,831 +48.73
580–595 588 2 325.00–330.00 $327.53 $1,926 +42.64
630–640 635 2 310.00–320.00 $314.96 $2,000 —
680–695 688 2 210.00–230.00 $219.89 $1,513 —
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
750–755 752 3 230.00–235.00 $231.66 $1,742 —
830 830 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,328 —
890 890 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 300.00 $300.00 $750 —
410 410 1 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
485 485 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 ±0.00
500 500 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,250 +40.00
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 410.00–445.00 $427.89 $963 +37.89
250–295 273 4 400.00–440.00 $420.00 $1,147 +23.88
305–320 313 4 430.00–450.00 $442.64 $1,385 +59.40
350–395 370 12 415.00–445.00 $429.10 $1,588 +39.00
400–445 420 16 380.00–420.00 $403.13 $1,693 +37.86
450–499 477 22 360.00–400.00 $375.73 $1,792 +20.01
500–545 523 17 325.00–375.00 $346.12 $1,810 +15.10
550–563 value added 558 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,037 +19.00
560–585 575 7 335.00–350.00 $342.49 $1,969 +17.41
600–640 626 9 300.00–340.00 $320.17 $2,004 +6.48
626 value added 626 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,147 +16.00
655–690 668 8 310.00–345.00 $330.02 $2,205 +30.06
710–745 728 7 275.00–317.50 $293.53 $2,137 +25.86
755–790 774 4 207.00–230.00 $214.26 $1,658 -0.69
810–840 825 2 230.00–260.00 $244.73 $2,019 +30.57
850–890 866 5 175.00–200.00 $189.35 $1,640 +15.35
900 900 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,755 -0.81
950–995 973 2 185.00–205.00 $195.23 $1,900 +20.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 310.00 $310.00 $651 +10.00
255–290 273 4 325.00–355.00 $335.48 $916 -14.52
320–335 328 3 330.00–380.00 $359.75 $1,180 +46.45
410–415 413 2 325.00–370.00 $347.36 $1,435 +38.92
450–495 468 6 300.00–338.00 $309.49 $1,448 -6.27
500–545 523 5 280.00–320.00 $303.63 $1,588 +30.46
560–595 580 5 280.00–300.00 $287.88 $1,670 +30.82
605–640 617 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,728 +50.00
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 +53.52
700–705 703 2 175.00–190.00 $182.47 $1,283 -14.07
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —
810–815 812 3 155.00–185.00 $166.65 $1,353 —
865 865 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 230.00 $230.00 $518 +29.71
280 280 1 280.00 $280.00 $784 +45.20
305 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 -17.59
385–395 390 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 +25.04
405–445 425 3 230.00–280.00 $260.63 $1,108 +12.69
450–490 464 4 210.00–270.00 $231.99 $1,076 +19.30
500–525 513 4 235.00–250.00 $243.74 $1,250 +59.31
555–590 571 4 215.00–250.00 $241.50 $1,379 +71.67
605–645 622 3 175.00–210.00 $192.05 $1,195 —
650–665 658 3 210.00–250.00 $236.63 $1,557 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 175.00–180.00 $177.60 $648 —
405 405 2 175.00–210.00 $192.50 $780 —
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
650–655 653 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $996 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,001 —
250–295 265 3 450.00–515.00 $473.58 $1,255 +37.22
300–345 331 10 450.00–500.00 $476.60 $1,578 +25.82
350–395 375 4 420.00–480.00 $447.65 $1,679 +10.69
405–445 423 13 415.00–460.00 $438.27 $1,854 +34.58
460–495 474 11 405.00–445.00 $426.26 $2,020 +59.90
500–545 519 14 360.00–405.00 $381.57 $1,980 +23.69
550–590 562 12 337.50–385.00 $366.10 $2,057 +31.34
610–640 628 5 310.00–365.00 $348.79 $2,190 +30.44
650–670 661 5 305.00–352.50 $331.13 $2,189 +35.26
700–705 702 3 292.50–325.00 $304.14 $2,135 +42.47
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 +41.02
805–840 825 3 212.00–220.00 $217.28 $1,793 +32.28
865–890 878 2 180.00–190.00 $184.93 $1,624 -10.96
900–910 903 3 172.00–220.00 $197.57 $1,784 -9.99
1020 1020 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 380.00 $380.00 $817 —
375–395 385 2 335.00–390.00 $361.79 $1,393 -15.44
400–445 416 8 330.00–385.00 $345.93 $1,439 +5.91
465–490 478 5 305.00–340.00 $318.15 $1,521 -5.18
500–540 513 8 300.00–350.00 $324.12 $1,663 +6.54
550–590 576 4 300.00–315.00 $306.25 $1,764 +66.43
605–615 610 2 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $1,815 +29.33
660–675 668 2 210.00–250.00 $229.78 $1,535 -5.29
715–730 723 4 215.00–265.00 $236.31 $1,709 +31.31
795 795 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,646 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 260.00–300.00 $279.13 $642 —
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 ±0.00
385 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 +2.66
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 +39.64
460–480 470 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 +14.22
500–520 510 3 275.00–285.00 $279.97 $1,428 -0.03
560–595 574 4 255.00–275.00 $262.44 $1,506 +52.44
600 600 2 220.00–230.00 $225.00 $1,350 +14.88
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 230.00 $230.00 $840 —
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
550–555 553 2 180.00–220.00 $200.09 $1,106 —
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1710 1336 80-85% 10 161.00–170.00 $164.72 $2,201 +16.33
1040–1825 1361 80-85% 58 143.00–160.00 $151.90 $2,067 -16.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–925 793 85-90% 3 100.00–103.00 $100.92 $800 —
890–1385 1044 85-90% 15 115.00–136.00 $127.01 $1,326 -13.55
1105–1330 1211 85-90% 5 138.00–140.00 $139.19 $1,686 +10.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1795 1710 75-80% 3 138.00–145.00 $140.92 $2,410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1340 1268 5 192.00–217.00 $203.13 $2,576 —
955–1915 1516 7 174.00–190.00 $182.47 $2,766 —
1590 1590 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,624 -3.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1270 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,950.00 $1,744.81
1010–1600 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,425.00 $2,130.24
1220–1460 1362 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,469.22

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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
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 —
775 775 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 —

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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.