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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $399.43/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 527 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.67/cwt +31.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 473 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.40/cwt +11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 521 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 879 510 288
Feeder cattle 741 — 200
Slaughter cattle 121 — 79
Replacement cattle 17 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 14 head Goats: 45.00- 295.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 500.00–550.00 $523.08 $1,193 +43.08
265–275 270 2 555.00–565.00 $560.09 $1,512 —
305–345 329 10 540.00–620.00 $578.61 $1,904 —
350–395 370 16 500.00–575.00 $536.84 $1,986 —
400–445 424 22 455.00–520.00 $489.64 $2,076 +19.64
450–490 466 32 450.00–490.00 $477.08 $2,223 +32.01
500–545 528 30 380.00–445.00 $412.24 $2,177 +17.07
550–595 573 15 380.00–445.00 $417.46 $2,392 +42.46
600–649 631 22 370.00–404.00 $393.25 $2,481 +37.94
650–680 671 12 330.00–385.00 $366.44 $2,459 +7.83
705–740 720 4 355.00–360.00 $358.78 $2,583 +13.29
755–790 773 2 270.00–300.00 $284.66 $2,200 +4.66
800–833 817 4 320.00–330.00 $324.90 $2,654 +13.23
965 965 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,094 -5.00
300–305 303 2 465.00–470.00 $467.48 $1,416 —
355–385 367 3 415.00–475.00 $439.48 $1,613 —
400–445 415 3 375.00–445.00 $399.10 $1,656 +64.10
450–485 468 3 370.00–410.00 $386.83 $1,810 -3.17
505–540 528 3 295.00–305.00 $299.89 $1,583 -30.11
580 580 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 —
610 610 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 —
665–680 673 2 300.00–315.00 $307.42 $2,069 +7.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 235.00 $235.00 $552 —
360–385 371 5 250.00–390.00 $357.10 $1,325 —
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 +110.24
610–635 623 3 235.00–255.00 $246.54 $1,536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 475.00–540.00 $506.40 $1,129 +36.40
250–290 265 8 450.00–500.00 $467.25 $1,238 +54.80
300–345 326 19 450.00–525.00 $496.35 $1,618 +62.61
350–395 377 31 440.00–515.00 $486.80 $1,835 +50.59
400–449 426 29 417.00–470.00 $445.68 $1,899 +30.68
450–495 473 32 390.00–440.00 $419.67 $1,985 +31.19
503–540 521 32 360.00–415.00 $392.40 $2,044 +11.98
550–595 574 21 355.00–400.00 $372.32 $2,137 +7.39
601–633 620 28 345.00–377.00 $355.13 $2,202 +19.22
650–685 665 12 280.00–345.00 $315.94 $2,101 -19.85
725–740 733 2 215.00–240.00 $227.37 $1,667 -90.21
775–795 785 2 250.00–255.00 $252.53 $1,982 -22.47
810–845 832 3 240.00–250.00 $243.37 $2,025 +48.37
850–885 865 3 225.00–235.00 $229.93 $1,989 +12.65
900–920 908 3 225.00–265.00 $238.28 $2,164 —
960–990 975 2 210.00–230.00 $220.15 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 3 375.00–425.00 $402.90 $1,100 —
305–325 315 4 420.00–445.00 $432.46 $1,362 +48.91
389–395 390 6 385.00–417.00 $411.60 $1,605 +49.22
405–420 409 5 335.00–385.00 $371.75 $1,520 +41.75
450–495 470 9 320.00–380.00 $349.85 $1,644 +9.61
520–545 530 6 310.00–350.00 $326.75 $1,732 +30.45
550–590 575 3 330.00–345.00 $336.80 $1,937 +61.80
615–640 625 4 245.00–280.00 $262.58 $1,641 +52.58
650–685 668 2 270.00–280.00 $274.87 $1,836 +64.87
715 715 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 -33.56
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 +19.90
815 815 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 +85.00
860–880 870 2 182.50–215.00 $198.56 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 3 265.00–290.00 $275.03 $743 -24.97
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 +39.80
355 355 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 —
400–445 421 4 275.00–315.00 $287.33 $1,210 +9.70
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 +31.33
500–515 508 2 245.00–275.00 $260.22 $1,322 +31.97
565 565 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +80.00
615 615 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,261 +8.14
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 238 4 500.00–590.00 $529.47 $1,260 —
260–295 279 9 525.00–590.00 $557.40 $1,555 +117.31
305–345 328 8 500.00–565.00 $531.72 $1,744 +72.28
350–385 362 10 500.00–535.00 $523.36 $1,895 +38.08
400–445 420 25 420.00–485.00 $463.86 $1,948 +1.99
450–498 472 25 430.00–480.00 $452.25 $2,135 +20.50
500–545 527 33 370.00–415.00 $399.43 $2,105 +6.46
555–590 574 21 335.00–395.00 $373.33 $2,143 +2.03
600–645 622 15 350.00–390.00 $369.17 $2,296 +24.73
655–695 676 9 320.00–370.00 $356.46 $2,410 +43.85
700–745 721 8 300.00–355.00 $333.20 $2,402 +71.53
750–785 767 6 295.00–330.00 $313.42 $2,404 +78.42
800–840 827 3 290.00–300.00 $296.61 $2,453 +70.24
850–890 879 4 275.00–305.00 $294.32 $2,587 +84.32
920 920 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,208 +34.95
975 975 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,194 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 -10.00
305–335 315 3 450.00–460.00 $453.23 $1,428 +48.89
355–395 379 5 400.00–445.00 $409.02 $1,550 -16.16
400–430 417 3 355.00–410.00 $392.40 $1,636 —
450–475 464 4 365.00–405.00 $379.72 $1,762 +12.29
515–540 528 2 315.00–380.00 $346.73 $1,831 +39.79
620–630 627 3 225.00–275.00 $258.24 $1,619 +63.24
685 685 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 +75.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 -55.00
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 —
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 +50.00
460–490 475 2 325.00–335.00 $329.84 $1,567 +79.84
505–520 513 3 290.00–340.00 $311.80 $1,600 +131.80
580 580 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,189 -25.00
865 865 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,470 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1330 993 85-90% 11 110.00–127.00 $118.66 $1,178 +5.34
115–1415 1083 85-90% 28 130.00–151.00 $141.72 $1,535 -7.97
990–1415 1218 85-90% 5 154.00–155.00 $154.42 $1,881 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,951 —
1045–1480 1260 80-85% 15 158.00–175.00 $162.76 $2,051 +1.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1845 1564 75-80% 6 152.00–168.00 $157.42 $2,462 +9.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2235 1567 3 205.00–212.50 $209.91 $3,289 —
1000–2270 1589 5 165.00–172.00 $167.41 $2,660 —
1415–2140 1718 9 176.00–197.00 $186.96 $3,212 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1155 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,300.00 $2,158.38
705–1250 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,975.00 $1,708.56
870–1325 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,025.00–2,850.00 $2,404.48

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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
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 +434.64
995–1085 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,225.00–2,375.00 $2,303.25 -62.11
1000–1285 1152 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–3,200.00 $2,959.99 —

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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.