Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were mixed, mostly 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher; feeder bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was good, while demand for feeder cattle was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.36/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −58.08 against this barn's trailing median of $191.44.

Average price

$133.36

100 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$37.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

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	509	143.09	728	53
Medium and Large 2	511	128.48	657	34
Medium and Large 3	652	108.91	710	4thin
Small 1-2	660	105.41	695	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $33 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $174.10, median $191.44 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

133.36

—

NC average8 barns · 562 hd

125.23

+8.13

This barn, trailing median25 sales

191.44

−58.08

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	1,597	91.24	1,457	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	65.96	782	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	65.65	971	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	43.45	396	23

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	506	130.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	128.49/cwt	123.00–132.50	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	739	113.81/cwt	113.00–114.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	778	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	128.40/cwt	126.00–131.50	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.63/cwt	146.00–148.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.39/cwt	126.00–135.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.28/cwt	142.50–147.50	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	493	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	725	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	135.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	153.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	333	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	353	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	159.54/cwt	152.50–166.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.94/cwt	157.50–165.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.15/cwt	144.00–153.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	121.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	124.99/cwt	120.00–127.50	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	106.77/cwt	106.00–107.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.14/cwt	119.00–123.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	133.78/cwt	129.00–136.50	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	120.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.68/cwt	132.50–142.00	578	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	477	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.88/cwt	117.50–124.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.82/cwt	145.00–157.00	725	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	108.80/cwt	107.50–110.00	520	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	105.55/cwt	101.00–110.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.28/cwt	57.00–63.00	634	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	40.72/cwt	38.00–43.00	303	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.71/cwt	48.00–54.00	558	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	62.83/cwt	60.00–64.00	929	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.06/cwt	68.00–74.00	906	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	29.12/cwt	26.00–30.00	226	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	68.11/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,007	8
Bulls	—	—	1,068	99.10/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	89.00/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,556	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	941.36/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,760	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	814.38/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,689	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	807.36/cwt	675.00–875.00	10,044	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,973	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	633.85/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,117	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	629.12/cwt	510.00–700.00	4,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	705	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,911	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.22/cwt	127.00–137.50	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.43/cwt	117.00–128.00	757	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	105.01/cwt	100.00–109.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	106.53/cwt	104.00–109.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.07/cwt	117.50–128.00	703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.64/cwt	147.50–161.00	660	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.15/cwt	124.00–132.50	670	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	2

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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 510Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 205Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 55

Current hog receipts 2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	130.00–133.00	130.76
4	—	560	123.00–132.50	128.49
5	—	739	113.00–114.00	113.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	115.00–125.00	120.09
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	101.00–104.00	102.49
2	—	478	107.50–110.00	108.80
2	—	718	101.00–110.00	105.55
3	—	663	100.00–109.00	105.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	145.00–157.00	150.82
3	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.31
5	—	514	135.00–145.00	140.02
15	—	427	147.50–161.00	154.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	127.00–137.50	131.22
2	—	618	117.00–128.00	122.43
6	—	573	129.00–133.00	132.16
3	—	418	126.00–135.00	131.99
9	—	523	124.00–132.50	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	104.00–109.00	106.53
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	126.00–131.50	128.40
8	—	581	146.00–148.00	147.63
5	—	321	150.00–157.50	153.57
2	—	270	152.50–155.00	153.73
2	—	480	145.00–146.00	145.51
10	—	369	152.50–166.00	159.54
4	—	431	157.50–165.00	160.94
5	—	527	144.00–153.00	150.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	126.00–135.00	130.39
7	—	368	142.50–147.50	144.28
3	—	262	130.00–140.00	135.86
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	103.50	103.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	120.00–130.00	125.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	281	120.00–127.00	121.84
3	—	363	120.00–127.50	124.99
3	—	335	120.00–125.00	123.36
2	—	225	115.00–125.00	120.33
2	—	428	117.50–124.00	120.88
2	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	638	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	130.00–137.50	133.42
6	—	464	135.00–140.00	137.18
8	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.85
6	—	687	119.00–123.00	120.14
7	—	514	129.00–136.50	133.78
12	—	420	132.50–142.00	137.68
11	—	571	117.50–128.00	123.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	106.00–107.50	106.77
3	—	477	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	100.00–110.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,070	57.00–63.00	59.28
17	—	1,275	68.00–74.00	71.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	743	38.00–43.00	40.72
11	—	1,080	48.00–54.00	51.71
5	—	775	26.00–30.00	29.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	60.00–64.00	62.83
8	—	1,479	66.00–70.00	68.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	97.00–101.00	99.10
7	—	1,748	86.00–92.00	89.00

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	1	—	1,125	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	900.00–1,000.00	941.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	775.00–875.00	814.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	780	510.00–700.00	629.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,244	675.00–875.00	807.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	600.00–650.00	633.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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