Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hogs receipts 3.

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.90/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$109.90

107 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	432	127.22	549	28
Medium and Large 2	455	115.85	527	27
Small 1-2	461	98.90	456	36
Medium and Large 3	478	94.27	450	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale107 hd

109.90

—

NC average7 barns · 496 hd

106.22

+3.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,577	81.57	1,286	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	56.90	663	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	54.50	788	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	38.49	396	30

Every lot, as filed

122 lots · USDA AMS · Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	961.75/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	384	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,785	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	738.19/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	173	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	225	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	104.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	790.46/cwt	640.00–875.00	7,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.28/cwt	129.00–131.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	148.38/cwt	142.50–156.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	121.60/cwt	117.00–125.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.37/cwt	135.00–144.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.52/cwt	114.00–133.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.24/cwt	137.50–145.00	599	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	875	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	809	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	103.85/cwt	97.50–110.00	317	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	235	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	206	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	235	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	217	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	263	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	490	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	426	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	379	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	396	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	150	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	131	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	485	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	105.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	442	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	86.41/cwt	80.00–92.50	493	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	238	106.05/cwt	100.00–112.50	252	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	281	106.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	301	5
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	360	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	57.13/cwt	53.00–63.00	672	38
Bulls	—	—	1,130	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	51.20/cwt	50.00–52.00	581	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	83.36/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,326	10
Bulls	—	—	1,653	73.75/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,219	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	55.32/cwt	53.00–62.00	796	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	16.41/cwt	10.00–25.00	150	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	927.87/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,715	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	48.57/cwt	45.00–52.00	537	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	165	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	109	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	105.20/cwt	96.00–110.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	37.30/cwt	33.00–40.00	340	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	50.82/cwt	48.00–52.00	751	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	852.48/cwt	550.00–1,050.00	9,522	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	649.44/cwt	523.00–775.00	5,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	874.22/cwt	825.00–940.00	9,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	333	88.23/cwt	87.50–89.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	390	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	483	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	410	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	113.36/cwt	109.00–116.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	443	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.70/cwt	112.50–122.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.50	216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	116.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.25/cwt	120.00–132.50	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	730	88.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.35/cwt	115.00–134.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	123.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.17/cwt	128.00–130.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	129.39/cwt	120.00–132.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.43/cwt	109.00–116.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	125.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	722	3

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 428Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 103Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 35

Current hogs receipts 3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	86.00	86.00
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	87.50	87.50
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
1	—	490	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	129.00–130.00	129.51
7	—	475	129.00–131.00	129.28
7	—	424	125.00–131.00	127.46
5	—	503	117.00–125.00	121.60
6	—	369	128.00–130.00	129.17
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	100.00–109.00	104.77
2	—	875	91.00–94.00	92.50
2	—	305	97.50–110.00	103.85
4	—	379	100.00–108.00	104.45
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	101.00	101.00
3	—	418	100.00–110.00	105.83
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
5	—	281	100.00–110.00	106.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	87.50	87.50
1	—	635	85.00	85.00
2	—	570	80.00–92.50	86.41
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	96.00–110.00	105.20
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
1	—	370	82.50	82.50
2	—	443	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
2	—	730	85.00–92.00	88.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	109.00–116.00	113.36
5	—	372	115.00–121.00	118.13
5	—	483	112.50–122.00	117.70
8	—	429	110.00–124.00	116.46
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	93.00	93.00
1	—	475	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
6	—	495	120.00–132.00	129.39
3	—	573	124.00–129.00	125.96
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	135.00–146.00	138.55
5	—	424	137.50–145.00	141.24
3	—	605	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	114.00–133.00	123.52
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
7	—	470	127.00–135.00	130.25
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
2	—	633	109.00–116.00	112.43
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	90.00–92.50	91.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	173	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	238	100.00–112.50	106.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	142.50–156.00	148.38
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
2	—	423	135.00–144.00	139.37
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
2	—	558	135.00	135.00
7	—	483	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	92.50	92.50
1	—	300	87.50	87.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
2	—	333	87.50–89.00	88.23
1	—	390	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	173	120.00–127.50	124.69
2	—	375	120.00–132.50	126.25
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
2	—	520	122.00–130.00	126.15
3	—	265	125.00–132.50	129.28
2	—	478	115.00–134.00	124.35
2	—	553	127.00–131.00	129.01
4	—	308	120.00–128.00	123.19
5	—	226	120.00–130.00	124.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	88.00	88.00
1	—	165	66.00	66.00
1	—	440	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	800.00–1,025.00	961.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	640.00–875.00	790.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	725.00–750.00	738.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	875.00–975.00	927.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,117	550.00–1,050.00	852.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	523.00–775.00	649.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	825.00–940.00	874.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,177	53.00–63.00	57.13
4	—	1,135	50.00–52.00	51.20
2	—	1,013	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,438	53.00–62.00	55.32
4	—	1,478	48.00–52.00	50.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	915	10.00–25.00	16.41
18	—	1,105	45.00–52.00	48.57
4	—	911	33.00–40.00	37.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	95.00	95.00
10	—	1,591	78.00–88.00	83.36
4	—	1,653	67.00–77.00	73.75

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