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Stanly County Livestock Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $359.75/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,896/hd at 527 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.50/cwt +23.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 383 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.44/cwt -14.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,923/hd at 575 lb · 17 head
Norwood, NC 5-weight heifers sold at $340/cwt, running $3/cwt above the NC average ($337) and $3/cwt under Siler City, NC ($343). The class is down $49 from its early July peak of $371. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 384 387
Feeder cattle 323 295 274
Slaughter cattle 93 79 108
Replacement cattle 30 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 28 head Goats: 10.00- 355.00; 20 head Sheep: 35.00 - 185.00: 9 head Baby Calves: 110.00 - 250.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,012 —
250 250 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,025 —
310–345 322 3 435.00–470.00 $455.54 $1,467 +4.31
350–385 369 7 410.00–450.00 $435.09 $1,605 +17.63
410–420 415 2 420.00–465.00 $442.77 $1,837 +22.77
465 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 -36.99
500–545 524 12 355.00–400.00 $388.00 $2,033 -20.24
550–595 570 5 355.00–395.00 $367.32 $2,094 -20.87
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 -31.09
700–735 713 6 310.00–315.00 $311.68 $2,222 -5.32
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 -5.00
413 413 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,590 +19.97
475–485 480 2 310.00–335.00 $322.63 $1,549 -24.61
505–510 508 2 310.00–325.00 $317.46 $1,613 -32.54
550 550 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 280.00 $280.00 $980 —
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 -65.00
455 455 1 175.00 $175.00 $796 -122.49
545 545 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,117 -70.00
725 725 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 420.00–435.00 $427.15 $1,145 +42.85
300–340 321 10 355.00–400.00 $387.84 $1,245 +9.21
360–395 383 17 355.00–400.00 $384.50 $1,473 +23.51
400–442 423 13 345.00–385.00 $369.17 $1,562 +17.20
450–490 468 8 310.00–350.00 $335.08 $1,568 -10.06
465–478 value added 472 4 375.00–380.00 $377.53 $1,782 -11.03
500–545 522 16 325.00–365.00 $346.68 $1,810 +6.37
550–595 575 17 325.00–350.00 $334.44 $1,923 -14.64
600–645 623 14 280.00–327.50 $313.68 $1,954 -20.55
633 value added 633 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,121 —
665–680 671 5 300.00–317.00 $309.42 $2,076 -2.65
706–735 value added 712 5 314.00–320.00 $315.24 $2,245 —
735 735 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 -71.64
755–790 773 6 250.00–300.00 $277.47 $2,145 -2.53
800–845 833 5 280.00–300.00 $288.96 $2,407 -6.04
855–880 868 2 280.00–292.50 $286.16 $2,484 +36.16
905 905 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,049 -3.88
350–395 373 3 325.00–340.00 $331.58 $1,237 +4.06
405–430 417 3 275.00–300.00 $291.90 $1,217 -25.33
450–485 461 4 275.00–310.00 $291.10 $1,342 —
500–535 515 4 275.00–300.00 $287.20 $1,479 —
560–580 570 2 290.00–300.00 $294.91 $1,681 —
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 -37.70
845 845 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,436 —
985 985 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 -25.00
390–395 393 2 220.00–275.00 $247.68 $973 -27.32
400–445 420 4 210.00–250.00 $226.13 $950 -48.87
465 465 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,186 +5.02
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 +41.95
565–580 573 3 175.00–220.00 $203.27 $1,165 —
610–620 615 3 185.00–225.00 $210.01 $1,292 +55.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,198 —
265 265 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,246 +16.21
310–345 326 6 420.00–475.00 $444.87 $1,450 -9.35
350–390 368 9 425.00–465.00 $443.22 $1,631 +16.65
400–445 422 7 385.00–425.00 $407.66 $1,720 +27.36
455–490 475 10 335.00–400.00 $370.65 $1,761 -12.34
500–549 527 24 330.00–382.50 $359.75 $1,896 -6.92
565–595 583 3 315.00–360.00 $329.53 $1,921 +1.68
600–630 617 11 305.00–337.50 $321.55 $1,984 -9.75
652–675 659 5 285.00–305.00 $297.94 $1,963 -7.07
755–770 763 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $2,117 +67.52
860 860 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,849 —
930 930 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,230 +75.62
370–375 373 2 335.00–370.00 $352.38 $1,314 -1.35
400–440 422 3 330.00–360.00 $346.40 $1,462 +32.85
455–470 463 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,458 -16.70
505–545 521 4 275.00–310.00 $294.18 $1,533 +2.33
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 -2.66
660–685 675 3 230.00–250.00 $241.65 $1,631 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 -27.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -28.00
560 560 2 210.00–240.00 $225.00 $1,260 ±0.00
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1065 892 85-90% 5 120.00–138.00 $130.49 $1,164 —
705–1455 1073 85-90% 14 140.00–161.00 $152.17 $1,633 —
840–1290 1143 85-90% 5 162.00–165.00 $163.73 $1,871 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1470 1285 80-85% 15 165.00–183.00 $174.88 $2,247 —
1180–1485 1300 80-85% 4 184.00–190.00 $187.03 $2,431 +9.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1800 1642 75-80% 3 150.00–165.00 $159.91 $2,626 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1630 1325 2 155.00–174.00 $166.69 $2,209 —
1120–2420 1688 6 182.00–204.00 $192.90 $3,256 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–1355 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,100.00–3,050.00 $2,212.63
1010–1515 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,900.00 $2,566.51

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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
735–1075 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00–3,400.00 $2,757.59 -792.41
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
845–1480 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,450.00–3,500.00 $3,064.18 -185.82
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 +150.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 —
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 —
760–770 765 2 200.00–217.50 $208.69 $1,596 —
835 835 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,691 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,533 —

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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.