Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was above average. 3 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.50/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$121.50

205 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	431	128.65	555	116
Medium and Large 2	417	120.97	505	54
Small 1-2	591	98.97	585	25
Medium and Large 3	500	97.65	488	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $67 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 sale205 hd

121.50

—

NC average9 barns · 1,491 hd

123.69

−2.19

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	—	Average	1,477	83.61	1,235	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	64.87	757	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	61.79	817	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	48.73	460	59

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	243	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	155.02/cwt	148.00–164.00	580	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	105.44/cwt	103.00–108.00	757	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	713	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.78/cwt	128.00–145.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.25/cwt	138.00–156.00	766	25
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	133.58/cwt	128.00–140.00	382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.38/cwt	118.00–126.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.79/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.74/cwt	118.00–130.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	130.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	496	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	126.04/cwt	116.00–136.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.23/cwt	154.00–162.50	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.61/cwt	119.00–128.00	649	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	733	100.33/cwt	97.00–106.00	735	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,885	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,789	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	854	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	735	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	639	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	913	101.38/cwt	95.00–105.00	926	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	278	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	679	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	108.85/cwt	107.50–110.00	528	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	105.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	652	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	107.50/cwt	102.50–112.00	455	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	40.62/cwt	35.00–45.00	338	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	68.11/cwt	64.00–70.00	544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	51.77/cwt	45.00–56.00	525	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	62.19/cwt	56.00–68.00	826	22
Bulls	—	—	1,495	86.42/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.58/cwt	145.00–159.00	645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	760.50/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	63.44/cwt	56.00–68.00	729	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	27.39/cwt	22.00–31.00	203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,243	54.93/cwt	45.00–66.00	683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	71.99/cwt	69.00–77.00	905	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.74/cwt	114.00–124.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	938.81/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.96/cwt	110.00–124.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	115.04/cwt	109.00–121.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	118.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	124.23/cwt	121.00–127.50	340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.23/cwt	115.00–133.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	157.92/cwt	150.00–163.00	509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	148.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	634	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.35/cwt	115.00–142.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	461	135.27/cwt	120.00–144.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	141.30/cwt	137.50–145.00	384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	131.19/cwt	128.00–133.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.30/cwt	115.00–134.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.44/cwt	115.00–127.50	459	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.01/cwt	125.00–143.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.14/cwt	118.00–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	112.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.92/cwt	122.00–127.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	132.31/cwt	125.00–145.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	122.53/cwt	117.50–127.50	277	4

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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 522Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 160Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
2	—	388	107.50–110.00	108.77
3	—	733	97.00–106.00	100.33
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
3	—	485	107.50–110.00	108.85
3	—	620	100.00–110.00	105.22
2	—	423	102.50–112.00	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	83.00	83.00
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
1	—	735	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	125.00–132.00	128.51
7	—	286	128.00–140.00	133.58
8	—	577	118.00–130.00	123.74
23	—	379	128.00–135.00	130.80
2	—	608	116.00–136.00	126.04
19	—	521	119.00–128.00	124.61
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
11	—	320	130.00–136.00	132.30
28	—	426	125.00–132.00	128.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	102.50	102.50
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	92.00	92.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	115.00–124.00	121.08
3	—	533	110.00–124.00	115.96
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
4	—	274	121.00–127.50	124.23
7	—	321	120.00–127.50	123.52
11	—	375	115.00–127.50	122.44
1	—	190	127.50	127.50
8	—	616	108.00–115.00	112.50
10	—	477	122.00–127.00	123.92
4	—	226	117.50–127.50	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	123.00–124.00	123.65
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	374	148.00–164.00	155.02
16	—	474	145.00–156.00	150.35
5	—	619	128.00–145.00	133.78
25	—	524	138.00–156.00	146.25
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
3	—	727	118.00–126.00	122.38
5	—	285	154.00–162.50	157.23
7	—	574	137.00–147.00	144.89
15	—	423	145.00–159.00	152.58
17	—	322	150.00–163.00	157.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	114.00–123.00	118.38
6	—	475	135.00–144.00	140.33
5	—	272	137.50–145.00	141.30
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
4	—	335	118.00–140.00	133.14
3	—	382	125.00–145.00	132.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	718	103.00–108.00	105.44
3	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.68
3	—	913	95.00–105.00	101.38
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	635	104.00–110.00	106.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.79
23	—	426	145.00–154.00	148.89
6	—	568	135.00–143.00	138.47
3	—	612	129.00–132.00	130.34
14	—	520	135.00–145.00	139.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
4	—	461	120.00–144.00	135.27
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	128.00–133.00	131.19
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	880	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	114.00–124.00	119.74
4	—	679	109.00–121.00	115.04
5	—	524	115.00–133.00	122.23
10	—	478	115.00–142.00	136.35
2	—	723	110.00–114.00	111.98
7	—	570	115.00–134.00	128.30
4	—	421	125.00–143.00	137.01
2	—	758	112.00–113.00	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	144.00	144.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	310.00	310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	625.00–850.00	760.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	900.00–1,000.00	938.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	832	35.00–45.00	40.62
4	—	799	64.00–70.00	68.11
39	—	1,015	45.00–56.00	51.77
5	—	740	22.00–31.00	27.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	53.00	53.00
22	—	1,328	56.00–68.00	62.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,149	56.00–68.00	63.44
13	—	1,257	69.00–77.00	71.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,495	80.00–94.00	86.42
2	—	1,243	45.00–66.00	54.93
1	—	1,650	96.00	96.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Norwood Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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