Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4 to 8 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.25/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$117.25

74 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	475	124.63	592	28
Medium and Large 2	492	117.40	578	29
Small and Medium 1-2	435	110.00	479	1thin
Small 1-2	581	104.68	608	9thin
Medium and Large 3	529	104.35	552	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $39 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 sale74 hd

117.25

—

NC average9 barns · 1,013 hd

115.60

+1.65

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	1,744	100.70	1,756	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	67.61	1,030	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	65.92	817	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	46.64	444	6thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	118.26/cwt	114.00–123.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	681	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.86/cwt	134.00–142.00	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	116.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	119.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	105.48/cwt	100.00–111.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.38/cwt	128.00–133.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.47/cwt	132.50–147.50	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.26/cwt	132.00–132.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	108.18/cwt	107.00–110.00	728	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	825	103.97/cwt	99.00–109.00	858	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	733	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	39.87/cwt	38.00–42.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	53.41/cwt	53.00–54.00	467	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	64.62/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,001	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	70.60/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,058	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	63.60/cwt	57.00–67.00	767	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	72.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	954	8
Bulls	—	—	2,024	107.57/cwt	103.00–113.00	2,177	7
Bulls	—	—	1,464	93.82/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	131.13/cwt	128.00–132.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.52/cwt	130.00–141.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	147.19/cwt	142.50–152.50	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	109.04/cwt	105.00–111.00	619	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	108.73/cwt	105.00–112.50	493	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	781.88/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.00/cwt	103.00–109.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	114.00–123.00	118.26
2	—	580	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	520	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	128.00–136.00	131.67
9	—	474	134.00–142.00	136.86
5	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.87
3	—	560	128.00–132.00	129.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	114.00–121.00	116.60
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.18
2	—	825	99.00–109.00	103.97
2	—	733	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	453	105.00–112.50	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	119.00–125.00	121.52
5	—	422	115.00–121.00	117.63
5	—	379	115.00–123.00	119.36
4	—	580	114.00	114.00
3	—	522	115.00–116.00	115.34
2	—	738	100.00–111.00	105.48
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	117.00–122.00	120.29
3	—	463	128.00–133.00	131.38
3	—	275	132.50–147.50	140.47
2	—	375	132.00–132.50	132.26
2	—	320	130.00–132.50	131.21
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	105.00–111.00	109.04
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–125.00	120.13
2	—	508	115.00–125.00	120.07
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	128.00–132.00	131.13
5	—	530	130.00–141.00	138.52
5	—	484	140.00–146.00	144.82
4	—	720	122.00	122.00
3	—	380	135.00–142.00	139.34
2	—	325	142.50–152.50	147.19
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	103.00–109.00	106.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	38.00–42.00	39.87
3	—	875	53.00–54.00	53.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	60.00–68.00	64.62
4	—	1,498	69.00–73.00	70.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,206	57.00–67.00	63.60
8	—	1,325	70.00–76.00	72.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,024	103.00–113.00	107.57
7	—	1,464	90.00–98.00	93.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	536.00	536.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	700.00–850.00	781.88

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle