Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 1 hog, 1 sheep, and 2 goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.43/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$114.43

171 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	539	121.08	652	46
Medium and Large 2	448	118.74	532	67
Small 1-2	507	104.57	530	39
Medium and Large 3	486	103.35	503	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $149 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 sale171 hd

114.43

—

NC average9 barns · 1,582 hd

117.10

−2.68

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	1,636	83.52	1,366	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	62.33	744	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	55.69	747	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	46.61	484	36

Every lot, as filed

127 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	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.19/cwt	113.00–132.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	120.64/cwt	115.00–131.00	520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.00/cwt	112.50–130.00	638	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	128.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.78/cwt	121.00–131.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	125.57/cwt	115.00–133.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.50	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.89/cwt	114.00–125.00	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	107.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	726.28/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	58.57/cwt	56.00–64.00	788	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	51.36/cwt	45.00–55.00	685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.79/cwt	52.00–55.00	591	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	77.08/cwt	74.00–80.00	409	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,890	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	618	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	587	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	3,057	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	97.24/cwt	93.00–100.00	754	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	106.60/cwt	100.00–115.00	505	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	803	102.02/cwt	97.00–107.00	819	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	109.12/cwt	105.00–112.50	458	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	666	105.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	701	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	108.64/cwt	105.00–112.50	565	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	638	105.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	676	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	679	104.49/cwt	98.00–108.00	709	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	734	99.87/cwt	91.00–105.00	733	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	107.38/cwt	103.00–110.00	626	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	107.78/cwt	102.50–112.50	513	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	165	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	516	105.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	778	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	825	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	102.91/cwt	97.50–112.00	638	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	69.39/cwt	68.00–73.00	856	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	61.78/cwt	56.00–67.00	736	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	38.16/cwt	30.00–44.00	368	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	51.38/cwt	46.00–55.00	555	23
Bulls	—	—	1,712	86.20/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,476	6
Bulls	—	—	1,521	79.49/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.37/cwt	105.00–128.00	458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	121.59/cwt	117.50–125.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.18/cwt	114.00–121.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.25/cwt	109.00–116.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.51/cwt	110.00–122.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.37/cwt	112.00–120.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.81/cwt	118.00–132.00	579	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	125.07/cwt	117.50–132.50	524	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	783	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	428	120.80/cwt	116.00–126.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.50	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	648	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	138.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.17/cwt	134.00–139.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	120.79/cwt	117.00–124.00	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	141.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 514Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 122Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 40Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	113.00–132.00	122.19
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
2	—	438	126.00–132.00	128.95
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
3	—	568	121.00–131.00	126.78
11	—	377	115.00–133.00	125.57
2	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	323	125.00–130.00	128.32
3	—	283	120.00–130.00	125.97
2	—	520	126.00–131.00	128.48
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
4	—	780	109.00–116.00	113.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	112.50	112.50
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
3	—	605	128.00	128.00
2	—	283	140.00–142.50	141.31
4	—	530	134.00	134.00
2	—	475	134.00–139.00	136.39
12	—	379	135.00–145.00	138.47
2	—	425	135.00–136.00	135.49
4	—	765	119.00–123.00	122.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
3	—	333	135.00–145.00	141.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	115.00–131.00	120.64
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
2	—	283	115.00–122.50	118.92
20	—	473	114.00–125.00	118.89
12	—	377	105.00–128.00	121.37
6	—	322	117.50–125.00	121.59
3	—	628	112.00–115.00	113.34
8	—	518	110.00–122.00	114.51
6	—	570	112.00–120.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	105.00–107.50	106.24
2	—	458	100.00–110.00	105.08
4	—	439	100.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	518	100.00–110.00	106.66
1	—	565	99.00	99.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	91.00	91.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	94.00–96.00	95.03
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
6	—	420	105.00–112.50	109.12
5	—	666	104.00–108.00	105.21
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
3	—	583	103.00–110.00	107.38
7	—	476	102.50–112.50	107.78
1	—	150	110.00	110.00
4	—	516	100.00–110.00	105.28
5	—	620	97.50–112.00	102.91
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
4	—	629	118.00–120.00	118.49
17	—	573	117.00–125.00	119.70
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
14	—	527	117.00–124.00	120.79
3	—	432	126.00–132.00	128.63
2	—	373	129.00–134.00	131.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	116.00–126.00	120.80
2	—	555	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	112.50–130.00	122.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
6	—	613	114.00–121.00	117.18
16	—	468	118.00–132.00	123.81
14	—	419	117.50–132.50	125.07
4	—	563	121.00–130.00	123.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
3	—	708	98.00–100.00	99.01
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
2	—	783	94.00–95.00	94.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	93.00–100.00	97.24
5	—	474	100.00–115.00	106.60
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
2	—	803	97.00–107.00	102.02
2	—	520	105.00–112.50	108.64
3	—	638	101.00–109.00	105.97
8	—	679	98.00–108.00	104.49
7	—	734	91.00–105.00	99.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	134.00–139.00	136.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	74.00–80.00	77.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	650.00–800.00	726.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	387.00	387.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,346	56.00–64.00	58.57
6	—	1,334	45.00–55.00	51.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	52.00–55.00	53.79
7	—	1,234	68.00–73.00	69.39
59	—	1,192	56.00–67.00	61.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	964	30.00–44.00	38.16
23	—	1,081	46.00–55.00	51.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	84.00–90.00	86.20
4	—	1,521	77.00–82.00	79.49

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