Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were steady. 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 $117.74/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −74.18 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.

Average price

$117.74

160 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$29.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	494	131.24	648	26
Medium and Large 2	551	121.09	667	86
Small 1-2	615	105.79	651	32
Medium and Large 3	644	101.69	654	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.56/cwt here — about −$6 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

24 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $169.82, median $191.92 across 24 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 sale160 hd

117.74

—

NC average8 barns · 773 hd

117.07

+0.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

191.92

−74.18

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	1,680	95.08	1,597	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	70.38	906	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	66.22	758	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	51.49	475	27

Every lot, as filed

132 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	121.39/cwt	117.00–123.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	149.05/cwt	140.00–175.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.01/cwt	134.00–155.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	147.08/cwt	142.50–155.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	117.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	558	122.03/cwt	115.00–129.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	428	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	133.64/cwt	128.00–142.00	445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	125.91/cwt	115.00–133.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.95/cwt	134.00–146.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.59/cwt	120.00–132.50	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	360	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.31/cwt	112.00–124.00	743	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.49/cwt	132.00–136.00	765	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	106.86/cwt	100.00–112.00	721	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	559	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	777	103.70/cwt	98.00–109.00	806	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	414	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	111.10/cwt	107.50–115.00	359	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	107.47/cwt	102.50–110.00	510	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	419	107.58/cwt	102.50–110.00	451	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	603	106.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	643	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	529	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	562	106.47/cwt	101.00–111.00	598	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	102.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	543	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	769	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	102.63/cwt	97.50–110.00	638	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	109.06/cwt	105.00–112.50	453	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	105.60/cwt	100.00–112.50	390	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	714	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	53.49/cwt	48.00–58.00	496	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	72.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,002	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,128	67.03/cwt	63.00–69.00	756	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	72.50/cwt	70.00–76.00	930	8
Bulls	—	—	1,735	94.83/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,645	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	284	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	245	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	44.47/cwt	42.00–49.00	403	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	64.85/cwt	58.00–69.00	716	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	807.77/cwt	525.00–1,000.00	6,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	207	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	105.76/cwt	100.00–112.50	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.21/cwt	96.00–110.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	99.52/cwt	99.00–100.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	103.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	108.77/cwt	105.00–112.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	250	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	103.32/cwt	101.00–107.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.99/cwt	116.00–128.00	457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	105.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.04/cwt	108.00–123.00	496	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	122.65/cwt	117.50–127.50	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.91/cwt	115.00–130.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.34/cwt	115.00–130.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.83/cwt	115.00–131.00	575	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	613	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.05/cwt	117.50–140.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	113.17/cwt	109.00–118.00	765	10

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 0

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	1	—	585	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	525.00–1,000.00	807.77
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	550.00	550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	107.50–115.00	111.10
4	—	369	100.00–112.50	105.60
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	130.00–136.00	132.69
6	—	278	140.00–175.00	149.05
2	—	230	140.00–141.00	140.47
14	—	378	134.00–155.00	144.01
5	—	335	142.50–155.00	147.08
9	—	423	140.00–155.00	145.83
3	—	663	130.00–135.00	133.02
20	—	526	132.00–142.00	136.37
4	—	573	132.00–136.00	133.49
1	—	195	140.00	140.00
6	—	474	133.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
2	—	323	120.00–132.50	126.59
1	—	175	130.00	130.00
4	—	561	120.00–129.00	122.24
1	—	420	132.00	132.00
7	—	519	115.00–130.00	122.91
3	—	477	115.00–130.00	122.34
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
4	—	378	117.50–140.00	128.05
2	—	238	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	117.00–123.00	121.39
9	—	575	120.00–135.00	123.22
2	—	373	128.00–129.00	128.50
3	—	617	116.00–120.00	117.66
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
9	—	333	128.00–142.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.46
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
2	—	360	125.00–127.50	126.22
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	110.00–112.00	111.01
5	—	419	102.50–110.00	107.58
4	—	490	106.00–110.00	108.02
3	—	562	101.00–111.00	106.47
3	—	530	95.00–106.00	102.54
7	—	622	97.50–110.00	102.63
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
2	—	673	105.00–107.00	106.03
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	100.00–112.50	105.76
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
2	—	575	99.00–100.00	99.52
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
4	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.67
2	—	223	100.00–110.00	105.39
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	116.00–128.00	121.99
1	—	225	117.50	117.50
2	—	328	110.00–120.00	115.11
15	—	420	108.00–123.00	118.04
1	—	175	127.50	127.50
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
5	—	574	112.00–120.00	115.19
4	—	284	117.50–127.50	122.65
20	—	477	112.00–122.00	118.58
3	—	620	111.00–114.00	112.33
4	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	127.00–130.00	128.50
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
5	—	521	130.00–134.00	131.16
10	—	428	134.00–146.00	136.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	115.00–129.00	122.03
2	—	488	129.00	129.00
2	—	538	123.00–128.00	125.47
2	—	613	116.00–124.00	120.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	115.00–133.00	125.91
17	—	623	112.00–124.00	119.31
17	—	520	115.00–129.00	123.74
14	—	573	115.00–125.00	121.48
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
15	—	468	115.00–131.00	122.83
2	—	713	113.00–115.00	113.99
10	—	676	109.00–118.00	113.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	100.00–112.00	106.86
6	—	524	100.00–110.00	106.72
3	—	777	98.00–109.00	103.70
3	—	475	102.50–110.00	107.47
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	603	100.00–110.00	106.66
3	—	710	105.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	415	105.00–112.50	109.06
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	96.00–110.00	103.21
2	—	631	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	588	105.00–112.50	108.77
3	—	763	101.00–107.00	103.32
2	—	710	104.00–108.00	106.01
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	70.00	70.00
1	—	295	70.00	70.00
1	—	310	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	57.50	57.50

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	927	48.00–58.00	53.49
6	—	907	42.00–49.00	44.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,384	70.00–75.00	72.39
9	—	1,128	63.00–69.00	67.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,283	70.00–76.00	72.50
27	—	1,104	58.00–69.00	64.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,735	89.00–99.00	94.83
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,765	100.00–102.00	100.97

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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