Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.18/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −70.27 against this barn's trailing median of $191.44.

Average price

$121.18

136 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	522	132.17	690	66
Medium and Large 2	522	122.57	640	28
Medium and Large 3	582	105.00	611	5thin
Small 1-2	664	102.70	682	37

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $8 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 sale136 hd

121.18

—

NC average8 barns · 782 hd

117.68

+3.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

191.44

−70.27

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	1,593	91.75	1,461	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	60.87	685	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	59.39	828	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	816	44.20	360	14

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	104.88/cwt	98.00–109.00	703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	120.08/cwt	117.50–122.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	418	117.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	491	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	105.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	274	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.49/cwt	118.00–122.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	410	6
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	105.28/cwt	100.00–111.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	135.16/cwt	132.50–137.50	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	137.20/cwt	132.00–145.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	117.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	567	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	718	862.54/cwt	850.00–875.00	6,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	124.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.56/cwt	130.00–134.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	147.49/cwt	139.00–155.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	3,321	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	964.71/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	7,505	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	656	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	633	105.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	668	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	678	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	742	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	785	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	769	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	870	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	905	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	96.74/cwt	94.00–100.00	699	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	497	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	106.82/cwt	104.00–110.00	673	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	107.21/cwt	99.00–112.00	614	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	226	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	516	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	59.66/cwt	54.00–65.00	660	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.46/cwt	66.00–71.00	851	10
Bulls	—	—	1,065	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	98.94/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	696	38.29/cwt	35.00–42.00	266	7
Bulls	—	—	1,557	91.11/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	661.00/cwt	661.00–661.00	5,982	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	897.84/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	8,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	646.16/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,526	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.12/cwt	45.00–54.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	104.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	102.17/cwt	95.00–110.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	68.95/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	57.68/cwt	55.00–64.00	793	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	122.31/cwt	118.00–127.50	406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	612.27/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	119.74/cwt	112.00–126.00	444	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	106.60/cwt	100.00–112.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.50/cwt	115.00–134.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	126.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.84/cwt	122.50–135.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.71/cwt	113.00–125.00	502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.98/cwt	134.00–145.00	656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.65/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	122.26/cwt	119.00–126.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.68/cwt	115.00–126.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	128.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.76/cwt	114.00–124.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.90/cwt	140.00–159.00	491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.09/cwt	124.00–133.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.19/cwt	120.00–144.00	586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.05/cwt	111.00–124.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	631	120.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	124.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	671	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	132.00–144.00	136.98
6	—	480	136.00–143.00	139.97
6	—	282	140.00–150.00	145.35
5	—	430	135.00–142.00	138.65
9	—	570	130.00–134.00	130.56
11	—	379	139.00–155.00	147.49
10	—	330	140.00–159.00	148.90
2	—	610	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	117.50–122.50	120.08
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	678	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	97.50	97.50
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	122.50–135.00	128.84
2	—	760	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
4	—	629	119.00–126.00	122.26
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
3	—	580	115.00–126.00	120.68
5	—	389	125.00–134.00	128.78
4	—	526	115.00–126.00	122.58
2	—	483	125.00–132.00	128.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	100.00–110.00	105.31
1	—	255	107.50	107.50
2	—	480	105.00–112.00	108.57
6	—	633	101.00–108.00	105.50
9	—	573	99.00–112.00	107.21
1	—	210	107.50	107.50
5	—	516	105.00–110.00	107.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	112.00–122.00	117.58
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
6	—	483	114.00–120.00	117.31
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	118.00–122.00	119.49
2	—	278	132.50–137.50	135.16
8	—	332	132.00–145.00	137.20
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
8	—	428	125.00–127.00	125.36
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
2	—	350	130.00–142.50	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
2	—	318	100.00–110.00	104.80
1	—	435	112.00	112.00
4	—	615	95.00–110.00	102.17
5	—	576	100.00–112.00	106.60
1	—	285	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	118.00–127.50	122.31
10	—	371	112.00–126.00	119.74
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
9	—	527	112.00–120.00	114.74
11	—	423	113.00–125.00	118.71
9	—	468	114.00–124.00	119.76
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
15	—	670	98.00–109.00	104.88
3	—	578	100.00–111.00	105.28
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	98.00	98.00
2	—	870	103.00–105.00	104.02
4	—	723	94.00–100.00	96.74
6	—	630	104.00–110.00	106.82
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	122.00–127.00	124.68
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
7	—	631	118.00–124.00	120.97
4	—	540	120.00–127.00	124.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	130.00–136.00	133.65
13	—	472	134.00–145.00	138.98
10	—	565	124.00–133.00	129.09
10	—	424	120.00–144.00	138.19
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	115.00–134.00	126.50
5	—	421	120.00–130.00	126.57
3	—	572	122.00–126.00	124.65
3	—	518	115.00–127.00	122.06
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
9	—	618	111.00–124.00	117.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	718	850.00–875.00	862.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	900.00–1,025.00	964.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	675.00–1,100.00	897.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	437.00	437.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	661.00	661.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	550.00–725.00	646.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	600.00–625.00	612.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,106	54.00–65.00	59.66
10	—	1,243	66.00–71.00	68.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	35.00–42.00	38.29
7	—	935	45.00–54.00	50.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	66.00–71.00	68.95
13	—	1,374	55.00–64.00	57.68
1	—	1,255	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,840	96.00–101.00	98.94
6	—	1,557	88.00–93.00	91.11

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