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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.92/cwt -7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 467 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.42/cwt -30.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 419 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $421.74/cwt -35.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 473 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 765 536 616
Feeder cattle 619 401 424
Slaughter cattle 122 101 171
Replacement cattle 24 34 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 12 head Goats: 145.00- 260.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 460.00; 2 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,127 —
255 255 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,326 —
300–335 318 2 475.00–505.00 $490.83 $1,561 +9.36
360–398 389 9 452.00–490.00 $466.72 $1,816 +6.22
400–430 416 8 430.00–450.00 $441.78 $1,838 -36.44
456–498 467 22 415.00–455.00 $436.36 $2,038 -24.11
500–540 522 15 380.00–415.00 $398.71 $2,081 -13.99
564 value added 564 8 435.00 $435.00 $2,453 —
550–585 568 14 365.00–400.00 $390.40 $2,217 -13.55
611 value added 611 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,413 —
610–640 631 9 335.00–385.00 $364.53 $2,300 -41.64
653 value added 653 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,547 —
650–690 668 6 335.00–362.00 $350.71 $2,343 -30.95
700–730 711 4 305.00–330.00 $318.68 $2,266 —
750–770 760 2 300.00–330.00 $314.80 $2,392 -5.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,112 —
380 380 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,539 —
425–445 435 2 355.00–375.00 $365.23 $1,589 —
465–480 473 2 360.00–380.00 $369.84 $1,749 -19.68
510–540 525 2 345.00–355.00 $349.86 $1,837 -15.28
560–590 575 2 335.00–340.00 $337.43 $1,940 -27.57
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 —
690 690 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 -70.00
730 730 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 280.00 $280.00 $700 —
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 -80.00
485 485 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,504 —
500 500 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 —
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 +50.00
630–645 638 2 260.00–275.00 $267.41 $1,706 +64.11
695 695 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,286 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 226 4 435.00–485.00 $463.20 $1,047 +0.70
250–295 278 7 420.00–460.00 $434.18 $1,207 -44.00
300–340 320 12 420.00–475.00 $446.73 $1,430 -27.85
350–395 372 15 410.00–455.00 $438.41 $1,631 -30.76
400–445 419 33 380.00–430.00 $401.42 $1,682 -30.65
450–493 467 27 360.00–410.00 $383.12 $1,789 -17.74
467–468 value added 468 8 425.00–427.00 $426.00 $1,994 —
510 value added 510 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,193 —
500–545 517 16 345.00–395.00 $362.51 $1,874 -22.70
550–595 562 27 320.00–375.00 $363.14 $2,041 -10.82
600–630 610 8 300.00–350.00 $323.01 $1,970 -34.41
655–695 675 10 315.00–350.00 $328.02 $2,214 -16.99
700–730 716 7 270.00–315.00 $303.15 $2,171 +2.29
750–785 767 3 280.00–290.00 $285.03 $2,186 -9.97
815–830 823 2 230.00–240.00 $234.95 $1,934 -40.22
910 910 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,048 —
980–995 987 3 210.00–250.00 $231.65 $2,286 -20.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 6 375.00–430.00 $396.87 $1,103 -10.88
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 +21.43
350–380 364 4 350.00–400.00 $376.22 $1,369 -28.71
400–430 419 6 350.00–375.00 $369.93 $1,550 +39.93
450–475 468 8 335.00–355.00 $348.12 $1,629 -8.63
500–530 510 4 305.00–340.00 $322.70 $1,646 -10.48
565–585 574 4 285.00–325.00 $308.62 $1,771 -6.38
615–635 625 2 285.00–300.00 $292.62 $1,829 +30.17
670–695 678 3 270.00–290.00 $278.23 $1,886 —
705–715 710 2 205.00–230.00 $217.41 $1,544 —
760–765 763 2 225.00–230.00 $227.51 $1,736 -2.49
825–840 833 2 190.00–220.00 $205.14 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 330.00 $330.00 $742 —
290 290 1 315.00 $315.00 $914 —
305–315 310 2 275.00–325.00 $300.40 $931 -29.60
375–390 383 3 260.00–300.00 $286.61 $1,098 +11.61
405–415 410 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 +50.00
450–495 468 6 250.00–315.00 $273.60 $1,280 -24.71
500–520 508 3 250.00–290.00 $263.11 $1,337 -6.50
550–580 563 5 200.00–250.00 $220.00 $1,239 -49.61
615–645 635 3 230.00–280.00 $246.93 $1,568 +56.93
680–685 683 2 170.00–200.00 $185.05 $1,264 —
830–845 838 2 165.00–175.00 $169.96 $1,424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 232 5 480.00–535.00 $510.45 $1,184 +10.45
275–295 288 4 475.00–500.00 $488.54 $1,407 +3.54
300–340 324 10 475.00–520.00 $498.31 $1,615 -10.76
350–390 369 11 450.00–505.00 $484.14 $1,786 -14.86
405–445 429 26 400.00–455.00 $444.07 $1,905 -34.30
450–490 473 29 390.00–445.00 $421.74 $1,995 -35.80
500–545 526 17 350.00–400.00 $382.95 $2,014 -23.92
550–595 573 8 345.00–385.00 $367.52 $2,106 -32.43
605–640 623 8 315.00–370.00 $348.56 $2,172 -35.46
650–670 664 5 310.00–355.00 $332.92 $2,211 -23.89
705–745 718 5 300.00–340.00 $319.79 $2,296 -13.57
760–790 776 4 290.00–340.00 $318.55 $2,472 —
830–845 838 2 260.00–290.00 $275.13 $2,306 -49.96
860 860 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 -40.00
920 920 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,932 -24.76
980 980 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,960 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 495.00 $495.00 $990 —
280–290 285 3 425.00–485.00 $453.54 $1,293 —
325–340 331 4 450.00–465.00 $457.53 $1,514 —
355–390 376 7 380.00–430.00 $409.47 $1,540 -3.03
405–425 418 4 370.00–390.00 $379.88 $1,588 -46.34
480–495 488 2 375.00–380.00 $377.54 $1,842 -41.14
545 545 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,717 -35.22
560–575 568 2 305.00–315.00 $309.93 $1,760 -25.18
600–635 622 3 280.00–310.00 $293.59 $1,826 -40.86
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
720 720 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,850 +4.50
770–780 775 2 250.00–280.00 $264.90 $2,053 —
825 825 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 370.00 $370.00 $851 +70.00
300–345 326 5 315.00–380.00 $337.88 $1,101 +7.88
360–390 371 4 325.00–350.00 $340.15 $1,262 +35.15
400–425 415 4 280.00–340.00 $309.17 $1,283 +26.49
470–480 476 4 275.00–325.00 $297.49 $1,416 +40.03
515–530 525 3 235.00–245.00 $238.37 $1,251 +13.37
585–595 590 2 270.00–280.00 $274.96 $1,622 -0.04
615 615 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 +30.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1810 1256 80-85% 37 152.00–169.00 $159.81 $2,007 —
1225–1490 1358 80-85% 2 170.00–173.00 $171.65 $2,331 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–860 835 85-90% 2 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $1,283 —
845–1055 962 85-90% 7 100.00–122.50 $111.25 $1,070 —
700–1260 1025 85-90% 18 125.00–149.00 $140.02 $1,435 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1620 1615 75-80% 2 142.00–154.00 $147.98 $2,390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1555 1313 3 142.00–168.00 $156.11 $2,050 —
1025–2290 1481 12 174.00–192.50 $183.03 $2,711 —
1275–2110 1636 5 200.00–210.00 $204.96 $3,353 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1345 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,000.00–3,250.00 $2,447.80
760–1415 1206 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,650.00–3,550.00 $2,507.52

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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
965–1280 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,500.00–3,450.00 $2,888.35 +271.61
975–1205 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,250.00–3,425.00 $3,346.73 +729.99
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1230–1355 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,250.00–3,700.00 $3,485.88 —

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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.