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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $388.48/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 483 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $419.32/cwt +16.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $415.00/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 433 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 447 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 -76.05
430 430 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 +19.64
461 value added 461 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,121 —
450–485 463 3 430.00–455.00 $445.07 $2,061 +8.81
505–518 value added 517 17 425.00 $425.00 $2,197 —
505–540 520 4 370.00–415.00 $395.17 $2,055 -7.55
570 570 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 -21.12
600–625 613 2 340.00–370.00 $355.31 $2,178 -15.44
650–690 665 4 350.00–370.00 $358.61 $2,385 -3.10
710–745 720 8 340.00–350.00 $345.49 $2,488 -4.51
775 775 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,170 -67.00
810–825 818 3 310.00–315.00 $311.67 $2,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,128 —
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 -35.00
480 480 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 +11.97
540 540 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,782 -17.45
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
865 865 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 -25.00
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 -53.02
415–435 425 2 210.00–230.00 $219.76 $934 —
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -30.00
685 685 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 470.00 $470.00 $987 -18.60
255–285 275 3 390.00–435.00 $412.45 $1,134 -48.80
315–345 328 7 410.00–465.00 $433.74 $1,423 -0.55
350–395 379 16 410.00–455.00 $436.21 $1,653 +0.56
400–449 433 19 401.00–440.00 $415.00 $1,797 +2.87
450–499 483 22 370.00–420.00 $388.48 $1,876 -3.09
500–540 514 5 365.00–400.00 $380.42 $1,955 +5.24
550–590 571 11 340.00–375.00 $364.93 $2,084 +12.64
600–640 623 5 320.00–350.00 $335.91 $2,093 +14.47
663–670 665 3 322.50–342.50 $335.79 $2,233 +19.17
710–725 718 2 310.00–325.00 $317.58 $2,280 +17.27
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 -24.83
800–810 805 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,570 -40.00
870–890 878 3 200.00–250.00 $217.28 $1,908 +20.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 420.00 $420.00 $945 +70.00
300–345 328 4 380.00–390.00 $383.55 $1,258 +63.55
350–390 372 3 345.00–395.00 $362.38 $1,348 -9.52
420 420 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,386 -12.14
470–490 478 3 330.00–360.00 $340.24 $1,626 +4.73
505–540 518 3 280.00–310.00 $296.30 $1,535 -11.72
550 550 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 -28.38
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -54.80
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 —
700–735 713 3 210.00–255.00 $238.56 $1,701 +15.97
780–795 788 2 180.00–200.00 $190.10 $1,498 -24.76
810 810 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,256 —
975 975 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,550 -4.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 +25.04
325–345 337 3 300.00–320.00 $310.20 $1,045 +36.90
390–395 391 4 230.00–250.00 $234.98 $919 -62.86
430–435 433 2 255.00–300.00 $277.63 $1,202 +37.51
450–470 460 4 200.00–230.00 $218.67 $1,006 -78.09
510–525 518 3 205.00–250.00 $228.25 $1,182 -15.06
585 585 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 -53.49
615–645 633 3 180.00–225.00 $196.86 $1,246 -53.14
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 4 415.00–490.00 $440.09 $1,232 -131.08
315–340 330 3 445.00–485.00 $459.44 $1,516 -61.90
350–390 376 12 450.00–515.00 $485.28 $1,825 +7.20
400–440 419 7 445.00–495.00 $461.87 $1,935 +11.31
450–495 474 15 410.00–455.00 $431.75 $2,046 +13.93
502–545 518 12 360.00–405.00 $392.97 $2,036 +8.25
550–595 572 13 350.00–385.00 $371.30 $2,124 +1.06
600–645 626 9 315.00–370.00 $344.44 $2,156 -13.22
650–670 660 2 305.00–320.00 $312.61 $2,063 -43.80
700–710 705 3 260.00–265.00 $261.67 $1,845 -75.15
790 790 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,856 -100.00
815–840 830 3 210.00–260.00 $226.37 $1,879 -23.63
855 855 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,796 -70.00
920–940 930 2 200.00–210.00 $205.05 $1,907 -64.95
950 950 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,995 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,066 —
300–340 315 3 380.00–430.00 $404.34 $1,274 +34.34
365–385 372 3 410.00–435.00 $425.18 $1,582 +16.36
455–480 468 2 365.00–370.00 $367.43 $1,720 +6.62
500–545 521 7 280.00–335.00 $306.94 $1,599 -28.21
555–560 558 2 300.00–310.00 $305.02 $1,702 -16.17
620 620 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 -115.00
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -80.00
725 725 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 -100.00
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 330.00 $330.00 $742 -1.57
325 325 1 305.00 $305.00 $991 -25.00
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 +24.32
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 -60.00
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 -60.00
525–535 530 2 180.00 $180.00 $954 -65.02
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 -3.60
600–630 615 2 150.00–190.00 $169.51 $1,042 -60.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1555 1200 80-85% 5 175.00–185.00 $179.65 $2,156 —
1050–1600 1279 80-85% 25 151.00–170.00 $161.71 $2,068 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–1470 953 85-90% 16 125.00–145.00 $137.29 $1,308 —
635–1190 958 85-90% 6 100.00–120.00 $113.32 $1,086 —
880–1340 1098 85-90% 4 149.00–150.00 $149.69 $1,644 +0.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1810 1568 75-80% 4 137.00–157.00 $148.09 $2,322 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1810 1233 6 200.00–213.00 $208.73 $2,574 —
1005–2065 1501 10 175.00–195.00 $182.46 $2,739 —
1595–1980 1758 4 160.00–169.00 $164.56 $2,893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1175–1355 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,051.63

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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
925–1135 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,000.00–2,750.00 $2,365.36 —
865–1300 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,800.00–4,000.00 $3,260.74 +684.01
930–1475 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 3,450.00–4,450.00 $4,047.25 +484.26

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 195.00 $195.00 $994 —

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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.