Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 2 to 7 lower. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.85/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$123.85

153 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	513	127.31	653	101
Medium and Large 2	473	120.03	568	41
Medium and Large 3	471	106.33	500	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $152 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 sale153 hd

123.85

—

NC average6 barns · 1,209 hd

124.56

−0.71

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	1,302	86.57	1,127	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	64.35	844	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	58.99	624	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	44.73	389	5thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.38/cwt	109.00–112.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,099.69/cwt	808.00–1,197.00	11,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	119.24/cwt	114.00–126.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.06/cwt	127.50–136.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	105.05/cwt	102.00–108.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.79/cwt	110.00–126.00	677	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.63/cwt	115.00–124.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	123.71/cwt	122.00–125.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.37/cwt	119.00–124.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.97/cwt	134.00–141.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.33/cwt	119.00–126.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.64/cwt	123.00–129.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.25/cwt	128.00–136.00	418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.31/cwt	155.00–156.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.57/cwt	121.00–127.50	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.28/cwt	122.00–126.50	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.80/cwt	121.00–132.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.60/cwt	116.00–123.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.75/cwt	155.00–158.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.11/cwt	143.00–154.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.99/cwt	117.00–124.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.51/cwt	107.00–117.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.30/cwt	144.00–152.50	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.33/cwt	138.00–150.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.53/cwt	121.00–132.00	593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	816	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	50.16/cwt	45.00–54.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	64.35/cwt	59.00–67.00	844	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	58.99/cwt	54.00–65.00	624	22
Bulls	—	—	1,439	89.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,287	6
Bulls	—	—	1,044	81.22/cwt	77.00–86.00	848	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.33/cwt	134.00–142.50	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.41/cwt	116.00–123.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	133.37/cwt	127.00–138.00	495	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	109.47/cwt	107.00–113.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.43/cwt	134.00–146.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.42/cwt	139.00–145.00	600	7

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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 734Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 150Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 100

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 2 to 7 lower. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	23.00	23.00
4	—	903	45.00–54.00	50.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,311	59.00–67.00	64.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,057	54.00–65.00	58.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	85.00–92.00	89.45
5	—	1,044	77.00–86.00	81.22
1	—	1,770	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	127.50–136.00	132.06
2	—	768	102.00–108.00	105.05
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.50
8	—	577	115.00–124.00	121.63
4	—	378	132.50–137.50	136.26
2	—	715	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
2	—	478	116.00–123.00	119.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
2	—	403	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	140.00–155.00	144.34
18	—	567	130.00–139.00	134.59
7	—	617	127.00–135.00	131.54
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
8	—	525	134.00–142.50	137.33
3	—	665	119.00–120.00	119.67
9	—	328	150.00–158.00	154.75
4	—	761	107.00–113.00	109.47
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
13	—	468	134.00–146.00	141.43
7	—	424	139.00–145.00	141.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
1	—	305	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	105.00–107.50	106.30
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.56
5	—	418	109.00–112.00	110.38
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	114.00–126.00	119.24
13	—	575	110.00–126.00	117.79
5	—	426	122.00–125.00	123.71
4	—	328	120.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	522	119.00–124.00	122.37
2	—	628	110.00–117.00	113.49
5	—	367	120.00–125.00	121.79
2	—	290	120.00–126.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
3	—	713	120.00	120.00
11	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.90
13	—	673	119.00–126.00	124.33
12	—	522	123.00–129.00	126.64
8	—	316	128.00–136.00	132.25
12	—	562	121.00–127.50	125.57
9	—	614	122.00–126.50	125.28
4	—	785	107.00–117.00	112.51
14	—	469	121.00–132.00	126.53
14	—	371	127.00–138.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	130.00–138.00	133.49
4	—	424	134.00–141.00	136.97
7	—	520	126.00–134.00	129.74
4	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.00
3	—	668	110.00–118.00	115.00
3	—	628	115.00–119.00	117.64
2	—	723	113.00–115.00	114.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	155.00–156.00	155.31
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
5	—	665	121.00–132.00	125.80
3	—	770	116.00–123.00	118.60
5	—	366	155.00–158.00	156.75
13	—	472	143.00–154.00	146.11
3	—	722	117.00–124.00	119.99
10	—	427	144.00–152.50	149.30
5	—	626	125.00–140.00	130.57
9	—	517	138.00–150.00	143.33
1	—	285	153.00	153.00
8	—	574	136.00–146.00	142.21

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,034	808.00–1,197.00	1,099.69

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.

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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle