Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly 10.00-15.00 lower based on a limited test. Light to moderate offerings of average quality cattle with moderate buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.32/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$104.32

114 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	460	113.07	520	47
Medium and Large 3	389	101.08	393	10thin
Medium and Large 2	609	99.17	604	43
Small 1-2	469	93.11	437	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $83 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 sale114 hd

104.32

—

NC average7 barns · 741 hd

104.83

−0.51

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	1,404	93.69	1,316	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	82.58	1,225	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	78.53	882	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	59.66	553	12

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	470	97.01/cwt	95.00–98.00	456	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	550	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	88.48/cwt	84.00–93.00	511	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	410	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	113.44/cwt	108.00–120.00	531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	130.58/cwt	130.50–131.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	117.47/cwt	114.00–121.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.67/cwt	111.00–118.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	116.82/cwt	115.00–118.00	373	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	625	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	22,770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	56.00/cwt	55.00–57.00	294	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	323	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	327	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	270	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	525	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	404	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	287	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	135.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.02/cwt	129.00–137.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	133.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	136.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.28/cwt	129.00–138.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	98.77/cwt	97.50–100.00	262	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	510	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	60.40/cwt	57.00–64.00	527	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	68.13/cwt	64.00–70.00	692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	49.70/cwt	45.00–52.00	471	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	85.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,303	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	77.74/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,102	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	85.29/cwt	80.00–92.00	994	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	73.22/cwt	69.00–79.00	789	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	65.55/cwt	61.00–68.00	740	4
Bulls	—	—	1,364	91.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	119.94/cwt	115.00–122.50	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	414	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.77/cwt	112.00–125.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.26/cwt	112.00–120.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.51/cwt	107.50–112.50	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	108.94/cwt	107.00–110.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	94.42/cwt	92.00–99.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	89.12/cwt	84.00–93.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	103.70/cwt	102.50–105.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	134.48/cwt	129.00–140.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.43/cwt	127.00–140.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	119.67/cwt	115.00–122.50	513	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 637Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	95.00–98.00	97.01
2	—	655	83.00–85.00	84.01
2	—	578	84.00–93.00	88.48
2	—	265	97.50–100.00	98.77
1	—	615	83.00	83.00
1	—	505	86.00	86.00
1	—	440	101.00	101.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	270	107.50	107.50
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
2	—	615	91.00–92.00	91.51
2	—	708	88.00–91.00	89.51
2	—	888	92.00–93.00	92.50
3	—	413	105.00–108.00	106.66
4	—	330	107.50–112.50	110.51
4	—	478	105.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	576	100.00–105.00	102.98
5	—	380	107.00–110.00	108.94
5	—	767	92.00–99.00	94.42
8	—	823	84.00–93.00	89.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	108.00–120.00	113.44
8	—	381	114.00–121.00	117.47
7	—	421	111.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	319	115.00–118.00	116.82
4	—	628	101.00–103.00	101.99
3	—	528	109.00–110.00	109.33
3	—	278	115.00–122.50	119.94
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	100.00–103.00	101.98
1	—	225	107.50	107.50
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	323	102.50–105.00	103.70
2	—	413	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	73.00	73.00
1	—	525	77.00	77.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	122.50	122.50
5	—	374	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	130.50–131.00	130.58
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	130.00–141.00	134.61
11	—	334	130.00–141.00	135.56
5	—	476	129.00–137.00	134.02
5	—	411	130.00–139.00	133.18
4	—	653	125.00	125.00
4	—	278	130.00–140.00	136.20
3	—	577	124.00–131.00	128.72
3	—	530	129.00–138.00	132.28
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	55.00–57.00	56.00
1	—	610	53.00	53.00
1	—	555	59.00	59.00
1	—	465	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	112.00–125.00	119.77
4	—	524	112.00–120.00	117.26
2	—	563	110.00–117.00	113.55
2	—	635	112.00	112.00
4	—	429	115.00–122.50	119.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.00–126.00	124.02
2	—	670	111.00	111.00
5	—	611	115.00–120.00	117.39
7	—	417	129.00–140.00	134.48
9	—	474	127.00–140.00	132.43
11	—	517	125.00–135.00	128.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	57.00–64.00	60.40
3	—	1,015	64.00–70.00	68.13
3	—	948	45.00–52.00	49.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	83.00–89.00	85.49
3	—	1,417	76.00–79.00	77.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,166	80.00–92.00	85.29
31	—	1,077	69.00–79.00	73.22
4	—	1,129	61.00–68.00	65.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	85.00–94.00	91.11
1	—	1,565	104.00	104.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle