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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

1,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $504.08/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 472 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $462.89/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 422 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.62/cwt -27.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 474 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,071 744 758
Feeder cattle 862 585 557
Slaughter cattle 184 137 173
Replacement cattle 25 22 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 23 head Goats: 45.00- 320.00; 6 head Sheep: 175.00 - 210.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00: 24 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 600.00–605.00 $602.39 $1,355 -42.61
250–285 267 3 585.00–630.00 $609.28 $1,627 —
300–345 331 14 500.00–565.00 $541.73 $1,793 -26.06
350–390 371 16 495.00–555.00 $533.57 $1,980 -21.82
400–445 415 18 480.00–540.00 $514.75 $2,136 -8.68
450–495 472 33 475.00–520.00 $495.79 $2,340 -9.99
463–490 value added 474 10 524.00–542.00 $531.45 $2,519 —
500–545 529 21 420.00–470.00 $451.13 $2,386 -19.96
557–588 567 10 405.00–455.00 $438.60 $2,487 -6.24
558–585 value added 569 18 465.00–472.00 $469.04 $2,669 —
615–645 630 7 387.00–425.00 $401.53 $2,530 -34.78
688 688 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,133 -75.62
720 value added 720 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,736 —
772 value added 772 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,872 —
750–792 782 4 337.00–345.00 $338.92 $2,650 -1.02
815 815 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,690 -10.00
875 875 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,800 +15.00
910–927 921 7 320.00–330.00 $322.84 $2,973 +42.84
955–967 966 13 310.00–316.00 $315.54 $3,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,025 -30.00
250 250 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,012 —
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 ±0.00
365–390 378 2 440.00–480.00 $460.66 $1,741 -9.84
435–445 440 2 450.00–460.00 $454.94 $2,002 —
470 470 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,162 +14.66
605 605 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 245.00–310.00 $278.53 $877 —
480 480 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,608 -27.83
505 505 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 +40.00
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 +33.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 224 11 470.00–550.00 $522.76 $1,171 -21.74
260–295 273 6 480.00–535.00 $512.21 $1,398 +11.39
300–340 318 13 480.00–525.00 $500.53 $1,592 +10.20
378 value added 378 4 517.50 $517.50 $1,956 —
360–399 383 20 445.00–500.00 $477.98 $1,831 -2.16
407–415 value added 408 15 476.00–490.00 $483.33 $1,972 —
400–446 430 27 435.00–470.00 $451.54 $1,942 -12.28
450–495 474 36 370.00–440.00 $416.62 $1,975 -27.43
500–545 522 28 350.00–415.00 $386.95 $2,020 -6.56
550–595 569 10 330.00–390.00 $361.66 $2,058 -2.56
600–645 620 21 310.00–350.00 $338.07 $2,096 -4.66
653–665 657 3 345.00–347.50 $346.66 $2,278 +12.89
650–689 value added 680 25 356.00–365.00 $361.53 $2,458 —
705–745 721 5 300.00–342.00 $326.20 $2,352 +21.18
705–745 value added 725 2 347.00–352.00 $349.57 $2,534 —
750–790 760 5 295.00–335.00 $310.89 $2,363 -9.11
800–840 820 2 315.00–335.00 $325.24 $2,667 +25.24
855–885 873 4 230.00–270.00 $255.13 $2,227 +7.78
955 value added 955 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,836 —
980 980 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 5 405.00–460.00 $417.14 $1,139 -14.76
300–345 320 5 445.00–465.00 $452.06 $1,447 +60.18
355–390 374 8 375.00–435.00 $410.24 $1,534 +3.25
405–445 429 6 350.00–405.00 $387.00 $1,660 +12.07
455–495 469 5 310.00–350.00 $327.83 $1,538 -47.17
505–540 526 6 300.00–345.00 $323.36 $1,701 -11.13
550–570 564 4 315.00–325.00 $321.23 $1,812 -0.10
600–640 621 4 295.00–305.00 $301.25 $1,871 +43.75
650–680 665 2 250.00–280.00 $264.66 $1,760 —
700–705 702 3 220.00–250.00 $231.64 $1,626 +29.18
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 +33.28
800–845 828 3 180.00–195.00 $185.10 $1,533 -19.65
855–885 875 6 170.00–205.00 $186.99 $1,636 -41.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 360.00–395.00 $376.45 $1,062 +44.95
300–325 311 4 220.00–295.00 $262.51 $816 -36.57
350–395 378 3 320.00–350.00 $339.01 $1,281 +33.20
400–425 411 7 270.00–330.00 $305.77 $1,257 +50.80
455–495 481 6 250.00–300.00 $286.63 $1,379 +30.15
500–540 510 4 225.00–260.00 $243.38 $1,241 -6.61
560–590 573 3 255.00–295.00 $271.69 $1,557 +3.66
665–670 668 2 190.00–200.00 $194.98 $1,302 -10.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 234 9 595.00–655.00 $627.55 $1,468 +31.61
250–285 268 10 510.00–575.00 $544.51 $1,459 -9.08
300–345 318 18 500.00–560.00 $543.36 $1,728 -7.88
350–398 376 22 475.00–535.00 $507.31 $1,907 -26.32
400–445 422 28 450.00–510.00 $475.13 $2,005 -38.82
450–495 473 34 425.00–490.00 $461.12 $2,181 -33.57
500–546 525 33 395.00–460.00 $422.01 $2,216 -24.92
550–595 574 34 370.00–430.00 $410.15 $2,354 -21.55
600–645 624 21 340.00–415.00 $396.45 $2,474 -21.17
650–690 665 13 335.00–405.00 $377.58 $2,511 +14.66
700–745 727 13 315.00–365.00 $339.95 $2,471 -19.19
760–790 770 3 330.00–340.00 $334.94 $2,579 -2.44
800–825 813 7 305.00–345.00 $324.22 $2,636 -13.05
870–885 879 4 305.00–320.00 $310.03 $2,725 +5.03
905–945 934 4 275.00–320.00 $299.87 $2,801 —
965–995 974 7 215.00–285.00 $248.53 $2,421 -26.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,298 +20.00
250–285 262 3 430.00–475.00 $455.89 $1,194 +4.47
305–345 330 3 475.00–480.00 $476.54 $1,573 -2.14
365–395 379 7 400.00–450.00 $436.48 $1,654 +12.55
400–445 426 9 375.00–435.00 $407.98 $1,738 -24.70
450–495 473 14 365.00–415.00 $396.02 $1,873 -11.20
505–540 527 5 325.00–385.00 $359.36 $1,894 -14.08
550–590 568 5 305.00–360.00 $324.23 $1,842 —
600–625 612 5 315.00–335.00 $326.07 $1,996 -14.05
650–680 665 2 290.00–325.00 $307.89 $2,047 —
710 710 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 +45.00
770–790 780 2 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $2,223 +75.06
875 875 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,575 -22.45
990 990 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 360.00–375.00 $367.90 $1,207 +17.90
350–395 375 3 250.00–325.00 $290.89 $1,091 -9.11
410 410 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,128 -90.00
460–495 479 6 300.00–330.00 $314.07 $1,504 —
505–545 519 4 225.00–300.00 $255.66 $1,327 —
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 -97.13
720 720 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1295 1035 85-90% 9 110.00–130.00 $123.74 $1,281 -25.69
670–1360 1070 85-90% 38 135.00–163.00 $152.14 $1,628 —
915–1380 1095 85-90% 12 164.00–168.00 $165.49 $1,812 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,966 —
980–1640 1263 80-85% 32 165.00–183.00 $172.32 $2,176 -3.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1695 1534 75-80% 7 153.00–167.00 $159.99 $2,454 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1620 1275 3 208.00–220.00 $213.39 $2,721 —
935–2270 1374 4 150.00–175.00 $168.60 $2,317 —
1065–2170 1680 14 180.00–202.00 $195.32 $3,281 +1.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1035 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,650.00–2,500.00 $2,183.14
835–1290 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,925.00–2,800.00 $2,325.99
950–1340 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,850.00 $2,469.81

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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
720–820 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–3,450.00 $2,837.66 +886.36
1190–1260 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,350.00–3,600.00 $3,448.08 —

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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.