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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $431.35/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 578 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.63/cwt -24.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,972/hd at 525 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.99/cwt -58.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 480 lb · 30 head
Norwood, NC 5-weight steers brought $430/cwt, down $36/cwt from the early May peak of $449. NC 5-weight steers have come off that high with 789 head on offer. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 535 841
Feeder cattle 554 380 595
Slaughter cattle 150 137 220
Replacement cattle 85 18 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 40 head Goats: 35.00- 420.00; 13 head Sheep: 35.00 - 275.00; 8 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 —
250–285 270 3 525.00–565.00 $543.21 $1,467 +68.21
300–345 324 6 470.00–520.00 $492.25 $1,595 -7.75
350–390 367 13 445.00–495.00 $464.75 $1,706 -18.53
410–443 427 25 435.00–482.00 $462.94 $1,977 -35.57
450–495 479 20 450.00–465.00 $455.90 $2,184 -34.00
500–545 525 28 395.00–445.00 $426.54 $2,239 -39.65
550–593 578 52 415.00–440.00 $431.35 $2,493 -2.27
600–635 622 16 395.00–435.00 $417.92 $2,599 -12.08
650–675 660 6 370.00–425.00 $397.34 $2,622 +2.53
705–730 718 2 345.00–350.00 $347.54 $2,495 —
820–835 828 2 325.00–335.00 $329.95 $2,732 +2.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 400.00–445.00 $418.67 $1,394 —
350–390 375 3 385.00–435.00 $412.53 $1,547 —
400–430 415 2 380.00–385.00 $382.41 $1,587 +67.41
450 450 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,822 —
510–520 515 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,880 +20.19
570–595 582 3 320.00–380.00 $346.42 $2,016 —
650–695 678 4 260.00–305.00 $283.47 $1,922 -71.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 377 3 300.00–360.00 $337.59 $1,273 +120.04
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
575–585 580 2 275.00–305.00 $290.13 $1,683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 4 450.00–485.00 $460.08 $1,058 -31.11
255–295 278 6 435.00–475.00 $457.69 $1,272 -4.58
300–340 325 9 395.00–450.00 $424.56 $1,380 -9.79
350–395 377 16 405.00–445.00 $429.55 $1,619 -24.67
375–392 value added 383 11 452.00–485.00 $467.36 $1,790 —
420–448 440 18 390.00–435.00 $419.26 $1,845 -22.21
450–495 480 30 350.00–405.00 $379.99 $1,824 -58.79
500–545 525 41 335.00–395.00 $375.63 $1,972 -24.07
550–590 563 15 335.00–380.00 $369.06 $2,078 -9.06
600–635 617 8 320.00–367.00 $344.93 $2,128 -11.82
665–680 673 2 325.00–365.00 $344.78 $2,320 +14.35
700–705 703 2 300.00–320.00 $310.04 $2,180 -27.96
800–815 810 3 255.00–285.00 $266.74 $2,161 -38.28
865–870 868 2 265.00–320.00 $292.58 $2,540 —
915 915 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,745 +22.72
970–995 982 3 235.00–270.00 $246.53 $2,421 -15.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 350.00–405.00 $376.96 $961 -7.99
310 310 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,147 —
355–385 368 4 315.00–385.00 $350.41 $1,290 -43.26
415–445 433 7 310.00–365.00 $342.27 $1,482 -41.86
450–485 469 4 320.00–345.00 $333.61 $1,565 -41.05
500–530 517 3 285.00–310.00 $298.58 $1,544 +3.77
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 —
715–745 730 2 220.00–225.00 $222.55 $1,625 -42.45
775 775 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,976 +15.00
820–845 833 2 220.00–230.00 $225.08 $1,875 +35.14
860–895 878 2 230.00–240.00 $234.90 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 300.00–325.00 $312.97 $829 -17.03
315–320 318 2 275.00–305.00 $290.12 $923 —
365–395 380 2 250.00–300.00 $275.99 $1,049 -39.01
425–445 435 2 215.00–275.00 $244.31 $1,063 +12.08
480 480 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 4 500.00–550.00 $521.51 $1,189 —
250–295 278 7 525.00–580.00 $557.11 $1,549 +57.11
305–330 316 8 475.00–530.00 $503.94 $1,592 +15.95
350–395 370 10 430.00–475.00 $453.01 $1,676 -30.10
400–445 423 15 410.00–460.00 $444.23 $1,879 -54.86
450–495 476 20 385.00–435.00 $413.66 $1,969 -61.07
500–540 516 7 355.00–385.00 $375.00 $1,935 -61.20
550–585 564 10 375.00–415.00 $393.63 $2,220 -15.62
600–642 618 17 340.00–400.00 $367.50 $2,271 -28.34
650–680 668 3 350.00–395.00 $378.15 $2,526 +1.70
700–740 720 4 300.00–365.00 $332.20 $2,392 —
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 -70.00
805–830 818 2 260.00–320.00 $289.54 $2,368 -30.46
850–880 867 3 230.00–280.00 $253.27 $2,196 —
905–920 910 3 235.00–270.00 $255.08 $2,321 —
955 955 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,340 —
1160 1160 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,222 -15.00
300–345 330 5 400.00–435.00 $422.12 $1,393 —
370 370 2 415.00–425.00 $420.00 $1,554 +14.78
405–445 430 4 335.00–380.00 $355.23 $1,527 -74.39
450–485 468 3 325.00–375.00 $344.36 $1,612 -61.76
500 500 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 -40.00
550 550 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 -40.00
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 235.00 $235.00 $682 -120.00
415–445 430 2 235.00–250.00 $242.24 $1,042 -120.34
460–470 465 2 180.00–200.00 $190.11 $884 -19.89
755 755 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,397 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1250 957 85-90% 28 110.00–138.00 $122.90 $1,176 —
595–1495 1121 85-90% 25 140.00–164.00 $155.60 $1,744 -0.43
1075–1270 1208 85-90% 4 166.00–170.00 $166.89 $2,016 -2.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1640 1305 80-85% 6 190.00–200.00 $193.76 $2,529 +12.47
1135–1595 1313 80-85% 28 168.00–186.00 $176.31 $2,315 -4.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1490 1385 75-80% 3 157.00–169.00 $163.38 $2,263 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2075 1581 4 207.00–225.00 $215.03 $3,400 —
1030–2215 1686 18 178.00–203.00 $194.16 $3,274 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1400 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,450.00–3,250.00 $2,526.78
810–1555 1206 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,500.00–4,400.00 $2,971.81
835–1510 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 62 1,400.00–4,400.00 $3,179.73

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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
605–805 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–2,900.00 $2,406.56 —
770–1175 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00–3,150.00 $2,605.66 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.