Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.47/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $393.29/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 523 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.98/cwt +9.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 526 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	868	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,556	—
300–340	322	5	465.00–515.00	$498.91	$1,606	+35.41
360–385	378	4	445.00–500.00	$468.20	$1,770	-24.40
420 value added	420	4	492.50	$492.50	$2,068	—
400–445	430	14	430.00–480.00	$450.39	$1,937	+21.42
450–497	475	14	400.00–445.00	$422.30	$2,006	+2.33
504–539 value added	516	13	405.00–415.00	$406.53	$2,098	—
500–546	528	18	350.00–400.00	$383.72	$2,026	-14.24
550–595	578	16	330.00–377.50	$359.37	$2,077	-16.56
600–630	615	19	330.00–372.50	$356.01	$2,189	-5.30
655–665	660	3	340.00–370.00	$358.40	$2,365	+14.26
710–735	718	3	275.00–320.00	$291.53	$2,093	-5.97
760–785	773	4	285.00–332.50	$317.66	$2,456	-7.36
845	845	2	285.00–327.00	$306.00	$2,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	430.00–435.00	$432.58	$1,384	+52.58
365	365	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,278	—
410–445	424	7	350.00–410.00	$378.01	$1,603	—
460–495	473	8	335.00–390.00	$367.88	$1,740	+11.66
510–520	514	4	310.00–345.00	$322.49	$1,658	-27.53
550–585	571	5	300.00–325.00	$312.96	$1,787	-14.57
600–605	602	3	260.00–310.00	$291.72	$1,756	-23.24
660	660	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,716	+40.11
780–790	785	2	180.00–210.00	$195.10	$1,532	-36.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,040	+65.00
340	340	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	—
360–395	373	3	305.00–330.00	$314.91	$1,175	—
440	440	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,430	+95.00
490–495	492	3	250.00–310.00	$274.97	$1,353	-5.03
545	545	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,008	—
595	595	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,339	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	239	5	390.00–450.00	$434.69	$1,039	+6.80
285–295	292	3	475.00–480.00	$478.31	$1,397	+58.31
305–345	331	15	410.00–455.00	$436.92	$1,446	-5.72
350–395	371	13	390.00–440.00	$421.88	$1,565	-7.22
400–445	420	28	380.00–435.00	$410.59	$1,724	+7.46
450 value added	450	7	418.00	$418.00	$1,881	—
450–495	471	26	360.00–410.00	$383.06	$1,804	+7.33
500–545	526	29	325.00–380.00	$355.98	$1,872	+9.86
550–599	576	23	320.00–365.00	$343.44	$1,978	+0.95
610–645	628	21	310.00–345.00	$332.23	$2,086	+12.06
650–695	670	15	310.00–342.50	$330.74	$2,216	+0.72
705	705	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,291	+31.47
770–785	778	2	290.00–320.00	$304.86	$2,372	+90.60
840	840	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,604	+65.27
885–895	890	2	190.00–195.00	$192.49	$1,713	+3.14
965–995	983	3	190.00–210.00	$199.90	$1,965	+4.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	$760	+70.00
285–295	292	7	345.00–395.00	$362.69	$1,059	+27.21
300–345	323	6	350.00–365.00	$359.95	$1,163	+0.20
350–380	360	3	325.00–375.00	$350.69	$1,262	—
400–445	420	14	330.00–375.00	$356.90	$1,499	+9.54
450–495	473	9	290.00–340.00	$317.82	$1,503	+8.33
500–540	522	5	275.00–320.00	$289.99	$1,514	-13.64
550–585	574	7	260.00–305.00	$281.42	$1,615	-6.46
615–620	618	2	265.00–270.00	$267.49	$1,653	-12.51
675–685	680	2	240.00–270.00	$254.89	$1,733	-45.11
705–725	717	3	220.00–250.00	$231.69	$1,661	+49.22
760–795	785	6	215.00–250.00	$234.21	$1,839	+24.21
830	830	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,702	+38.35
880	880	2	167.00–175.00	$171.00	$1,505	+11.00
945	945	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,673	—
965–975	970	2	162.00–174.00	$168.03	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	250.00–310.00	$280.00	$784	±0.00
325–335	330	3	250.00–310.00	$270.30	$892	+60.30
350–360	355	2	230.00–235.00	$232.54	$826	-47.46
400–445	424	7	240.00–300.00	$273.73	$1,161	+13.10
480–495	485	3	285.00–290.00	$286.65	$1,390	+54.66
515–540	528	2	200.00–210.00	$204.88	$1,082	-38.86
550–560	555	2	235.00–245.00	$239.95	$1,332	-1.55
635–645	640	2	190.00–230.00	$209.84	$1,343	+17.79
650–675	660	3	175.00–195.00	$188.43	$1,244	-48.20
710–725	718	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,364	—
830	830	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,245	—
895	895	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,387	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	228	4	580.00–630.00	$600.85	$1,370	+155.85
250–295	278	11	500.00–580.00	$549.62	$1,528	+76.04
300–345	325	14	480.00–540.00	$511.33	$1,662	+34.73
360–395	373	9	470.00–520.00	$493.52	$1,841	+45.87
400–445	425	17	410.00–465.00	$438.25	$1,863	-0.02
455–495	475	12	390.00–445.00	$417.57	$1,983	-8.69
500–545	519	16	345.00–395.00	$370.96	$1,925	-10.61
550–595	570	24	330.00–390.00	$359.36	$2,048	-6.74
605–645	629	16	320.00–370.00	$348.51	$2,192	-0.28
650–690	671	10	285.00–340.00	$319.33	$2,143	-11.80
700–745	723	6	280.00–327.50	$314.81	$2,276	+10.67
760	760	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	+60.00
815–825	820	2	285.00–290.00	$287.48	$2,357	+70.20
860	860	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,494	+105.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	425.00–450.00	$438.28	$1,402	—
375–398	393	9	380.00–435.00	$412.37	$1,621	+50.58
400–430	416	4	335.00–380.00	$363.89	$1,514	+17.96
460–495	479	7	335.00–370.00	$352.04	$1,686	+33.89
500–540	520	11	275.00–320.00	$295.80	$1,538	-28.32
555–595	578	7	280.00–320.00	$299.94	$1,734	-6.31
605–625	615	4	280.00–300.00	$293.83	$1,807	-3.65
660–695	679	5	255.00–300.00	$273.82	$1,859	+44.04
715–730	722	3	200.00–225.00	$216.74	$1,565	-19.57
800–825	813	2	225.00–250.00	$237.31	$1,929	—
985	985	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,118	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	4	330.00–380.00	$346.43	$1,136	+96.43
350–395	376	5	310.00–365.00	$336.26	$1,264	+26.26
410–440	425	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	+10.00
460–480	470	2	280.00–300.00	$290.21	$1,364	+40.21
515	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	-29.97
570	570	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-12.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1600	1317	80-85%	8	169.00–175.00	$170.13	$2,241	+5.41
1000–1865	1352	80-85%	69	150.00–168.00	$159.71	$2,159	+7.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–1485	1080	85-90%	11	100.00–116.00	$108.18	$1,168	—
575–1410	1101	85-90%	40	120.00–147.00	$136.29	$1,501	—
885–1350	1114	85-90%	9	148.00–152.00	$149.64	$1,667	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1695	1586	75-80%	7	135.00–151.00	$143.86	$2,282	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1880	1574	5	150.00–165.00	$158.44	$2,494	-6.56
1500–2200	1837	24	169.00–194.00	$183.95	$3,379	—
1625–2355	2050	4	196.00–218.00	$202.43	$4,150	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1390	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00–2,650.00	$1,773.58
955–1545	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–2,750.00	$2,307.86
1250–1410	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,106.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1165	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,350.00	$2,208.86	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,725.00	$3,725.00	—

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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.