Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 9.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.69/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$117.69

110 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$32.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	427	130.43	557	51
Medium and Large 2	407	119.32	485	22
Small 1-2	441	99.55	439	25
Medium and Large 3	446	98.38	439	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $118 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 sale110 hd

117.69

—

NC average8 barns · 431 hd

115.63

+2.06

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	—	Low	1,560	88.19	1,376	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	67.95	821	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	67.70	962	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	887	48.92	434	27

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	752	483.17/cwt	340.00–600.00	3,633	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	280	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	273	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	104.48/cwt	102.50–106.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.00/cwt	143.00–151.00	692	5
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	544.55/cwt	330.00–700.00	3,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	560	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.89/cwt	125.00–144.00	562	16
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.86/cwt	142.50–148.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.31/cwt	145.00–164.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.47/cwt	134.00–141.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	156.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	154.28/cwt	146.00–164.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.94/cwt	128.00–144.00	502	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	605	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	168	103.47/cwt	101.00–107.50	174	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	235	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	343	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	317	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	688	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	698	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	198	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	220	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	65.82/cwt	62.00–69.00	890	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	75.87/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,122	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	63.76/cwt	59.00–71.00	678	17
Bulls	—	—	1,213	72.59/cwt	72.00–73.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	101.29/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,958	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	88.91/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,381	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	649.80/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	27.05/cwt	24.00–30.00	222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	769	41.12/cwt	40.00–43.00	316	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	54.43/cwt	46.00–58.00	505	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	79.01/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	735.50/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,436	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	698.32/cwt	625.00–825.00	6,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	920.94/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	10,766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	433	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	285	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.98/cwt	140.00–157.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.09/cwt	115.00–127.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.25/cwt	113.00–124.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.15/cwt	110.00–121.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	122.67/cwt	119.00–127.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.94/cwt	112.00–122.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 106Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 98Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 18

Current goat receipts 1.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	752	340.00–600.00	483.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	210.00	210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	330.00–700.00	544.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	625.00–675.00	649.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,011	650.00–875.00	735.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,169	725.00–1,125.00	920.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	625.00–825.00	698.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
3	—	423	102.50–106.00	104.48
3	—	168	101.00–107.50	103.47
2	—	555	104.00–108.00	105.98
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
1	—	270	107.50	107.50
2	—	688	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.94
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	97.50	97.50
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
2	—	343	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	480	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	125.00–144.00	132.89
2	—	615	122.00	122.00
5	—	325	130.00–137.00	131.96
15	—	372	128.00–144.00	134.94
4	—	483	125.00–126.00	125.25
7	—	512	119.00–125.00	122.28
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
1	—	350	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	111.00	111.00
2	—	515	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
2	—	433	89.00–90.00	89.51
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
1	—	285	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
1	—	190	117.50	117.50
3	—	313	120.00–125.00	121.78
3	—	512	110.00–114.00	111.66
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
6	—	377	119.00–127.00	122.67
6	—	463	112.00–122.00	117.94
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	100.00–110.00	104.83
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
9	—	421	140.00–157.00	150.98
11	—	475	135.00–150.00	142.50
5	—	525	136.00–144.00	141.55
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	620	126.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
3	—	438	100.00–105.00	102.35
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	125.00–127.50	126.29
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
2	—	528	115.00–127.00	121.09
3	—	618	113.00–124.00	118.25
5	—	565	130.00–132.00	130.80
5	—	668	110.00–121.00	115.15
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	143.00–151.00	146.00
5	—	526	142.50–148.00	143.86
6	—	421	145.00–164.00	155.31
2	—	570	134.00–141.00	137.47
3	—	338	154.00–160.00	156.04
15	—	371	146.00–164.00	154.28
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	100.00–105.00	102.39
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	130.00–140.00	133.92
3	—	270	130.00–140.00	135.12
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
2	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,352	62.00–69.00	65.82
2	—	1,830	77.00–81.00	79.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	72.00–82.00	75.87
17	—	1,064	59.00–71.00	63.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	24.00–30.00	27.05
5	—	769	40.00–43.00	41.12
19	—	928	46.00–58.00	54.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	72.00–73.00	72.59
2	—	1,933	100.00–103.00	101.29
7	—	1,553	81.00–92.00	88.91

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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