Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was above average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.58/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$119.58

162 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

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	483	125.93	609	55
Medium and Large 2	480	119.68	574	83
Small 1-2	592	105.03	622	11thin
Medium and Large 3	550	104.41	574	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $35 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 sale162 hd

119.58

—

NC average8 barns · 827 hd

115.15

+4.43

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	1,672	86.86	1,452	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	58.19	665	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,219	57.44	700	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	50.84	536	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	129.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.79/cwt	137.50–155.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.18/cwt	118.00–122.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.20/cwt	136.00–142.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	129.16/cwt	128.00–133.00	623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.67/cwt	139.00–156.00	613	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.56/cwt	140.00–157.50	553	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	757.56/cwt	635.00–925.00	7,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.63/cwt	117.00–126.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	606	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	682	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.65/cwt	127.00–128.00	853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,625	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	106.66/cwt	103.00–110.00	763	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	825.60/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,935	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	508	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	875	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	818	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	103.50/cwt	101.00–106.00	693	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	103.74/cwt	96.00–108.00	643	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	576	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	59.43/cwt	56.00–63.00	683	15
Bulls	—	—	1,772	88.15/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	43.76/cwt	42.00–45.00	478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	51.72/cwt	45.00–55.00	543	16
Bulls	—	—	1,370	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	685.85/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,174	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	801.47/cwt	650.00–925.00	9,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	538.78/cwt	475.00–600.00	5,253	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	59.11/cwt	56.00–61.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,139	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	122.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.10/cwt	105.00–112.50	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	107.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.52/cwt	119.00–132.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.25/cwt	133.00–139.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.09/cwt	115.00–127.50	452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.76/cwt	115.00–123.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.18/cwt	120.00–132.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.81/cwt	135.00–139.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.99/cwt	109.00–120.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	123.17/cwt	115.00–126.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.11/cwt	112.00–124.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.61/cwt	120.00–134.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	116.20/cwt	112.00–123.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.79/cwt	117.50–125.00	518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	577	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	406	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	120.00–135.00	129.89
6	—	578	119.00–132.00	124.52
3	—	362	130.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	524	122.00–132.00	128.50
4	—	665	115.00–126.00	123.17
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
8	—	468	120.00–134.00	129.61
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	135.00–145.00	139.33
11	—	324	137.50–155.00	145.79
5	—	532	136.00–142.00	138.20
9	—	629	127.00–130.00	129.23
3	—	717	124.00–125.00	124.33
15	—	424	139.00–156.00	144.67
11	—	370	140.00–157.50	149.56
3	—	668	127.00–128.00	127.65
8	—	577	133.00–139.00	136.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	138.00–143.00	140.57
5	—	489	135.00–139.00	136.81
2	—	513	133.00–136.00	134.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	119.00–129.00	123.38
2	—	708	108.00–113.00	110.49
5	—	462	130.00–133.00	131.23
9	—	629	115.00–123.00	121.76
11	—	521	120.00–132.00	129.18
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
6	—	668	113.00–120.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
6	—	642	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	103.00–110.00	106.66
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	91.00–96.00	93.46
2	—	685	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.45
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
6	—	566	118.00–122.00	120.18
12	—	419	130.00–138.00	132.92
15	—	482	128.00–133.00	129.16
11	—	512	117.00–126.00	121.63
2	—	323	130.00–133.00	131.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	111.00–114.00	112.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
2	—	475	105.00–109.00	106.92
2	—	670	101.00–106.00	103.50
4	—	620	96.00–108.00	103.74
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
3	—	470	105.00–112.50	109.10
2	—	568	104.00–110.00	107.01
3	—	628	108.00–109.00	108.66
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	120.00–127.50	122.68
4	—	689	110.00–112.00	110.50
7	—	370	115.00–127.50	122.09
8	—	619	109.00–120.00	112.99
9	—	530	112.00–124.00	120.11
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
8	—	584	112.00–123.00	116.20
15	—	425	117.50–125.00	121.79
24	—	476	114.00–126.00	121.13
4	—	328	120.00–125.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	635.00–925.00	757.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	800.00–850.00	825.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,046	575.00–775.00	685.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	650.00–925.00	801.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	475.00–600.00	538.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	52.00	52.00
15	—	1,150	56.00–63.00	59.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	42.00–45.00	43.76
16	—	1,049	45.00–55.00	51.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	56.00–61.00	59.11
4	—	1,139	54.00–55.00	54.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	86.00–92.00	88.15
1	—	1,370	83.00	83.00

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

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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

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