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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 17

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

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Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 397▼ 326 vs year ago 432 · −75.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 195▼ 60 vs year ago 158 · −38.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were too few to compare. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were low due to wet weather. Cattle quality was below average. 7 hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.85/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$100.85

33 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	425	123.00	523	1thin
Medium and Large 2	439	114.92	504	10thin
Medium and Large 3	440	93.75	413	4thin
Small 1-2	550	93.39	514	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $9 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 sale33 hd

100.85

—

NC average8 barns · 279 hd

102.71

−1.86

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	1,388	93.69	1,301	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	68.47	952	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	67.13	745	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	794	48.49	385	35

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	200	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	208	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	180	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	290	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	239	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	870	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	874	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	225	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	183	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	228	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	211	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	236	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	260	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	117.44/cwt	112.50–127.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	114.72/cwt	111.00–120.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	490	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	614	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	825	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,107	76.19/cwt	73.00–79.00	843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	92.70/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,254	8
Bulls	—	—	1,576	103.76/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,635	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	41.81/cwt	35.00–46.00	301	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	743	28.47/cwt	26.00–30.00	212	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	53.71/cwt	48.00–58.00	446	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	75.86/cwt	74.00–78.00	831	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	64.96/cwt	59.00–72.00	726	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	68.22/cwt	66.00–71.00	937	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,174	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	704	519.19/cwt	375.00–600.00	3,655	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,790	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	731	452.35/cwt	357.00–525.00	3,307	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	748	563.01/cwt	475.00–700.00	4,211	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,697	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	615.37/cwt	510.00–700.00	5,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	675	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	720	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,129	1

This sale against other markets

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 397Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 195Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	748	475.00–700.00	563.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	704	375.00–600.00	519.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	550.00–575.00	562.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	731	357.00–525.00	452.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	934	510.00–700.00	615.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	420.00	420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	420.00	420.00

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	—	915	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	230	102.50	102.50
5	—	614	100.00–106.00	102.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	82.00	82.00
1	—	225	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	92.50	92.50
1	—	780	88.00	88.00
1	—	490	94.00	94.00
1	—	825	77.00	77.00
2	—	875	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
1	—	260	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.49
4	—	474	111.00–120.00	114.72
3	—	375	112.50–127.00	117.44
1	—	310	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	870	100.00–101.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	120.00–126.00	123.07
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	830	48.00–58.00	53.71
3	—	743	26.00–30.00	28.47
9	—	720	35.00–46.00	41.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,373	66.00–71.00	68.22
1	—	1,630	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,095	74.00–78.00	75.86
23	—	1,118	59.00–72.00	64.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	73.00–79.00	76.19
6	—	1,576	99.00–106.00	103.76
8	—	1,353	88.00–96.00	92.70

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.