Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 hogs and 11 sheep

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.59/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$116.59

115 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	471	122.86	578	33
Medium and Large 2	410	121.28	498	50
Medium and Large 3	561	104.25	584	9thin
Small 1-2	575	102.22	587	23

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale115 hd

116.59

—

NC average8 barns · 844 hd

115.11

+1.48

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	1,778	96.41	1,714	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	64.41	889	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	63.59	737	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	48.94	488	19

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	71.76/cwt	70.00–76.00	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	51.38/cwt	50.00–53.00	505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	94.72/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,673	9
Bulls	—	—	1,833	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	423	120.25/cwt	116.00–125.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	778	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	120.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.43/cwt	134.00–142.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.06/cwt	134.00–148.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	363	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	454	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	613	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	678	457.52/cwt	390.00–544.00	3,102	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	669.92/cwt	549.00–750.00	6,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	125.59/cwt	122.50–127.50	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.56/cwt	112.00–128.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.68/cwt	115.00–127.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	125.01/cwt	116.00–133.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.27/cwt	115.00–129.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.21/cwt	114.00–121.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	122.97/cwt	121.00–126.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	125.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	122.14/cwt	115.00–130.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	124.91/cwt	122.50–127.50	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.84/cwt	128.00–133.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.50	424	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	725	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	762	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	113.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	105.88/cwt	101.00–112.00	715	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	103.62/cwt	99.00–109.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	368	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	527	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	53.44/cwt	49.00–56.00	527	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	42.76/cwt	30.00–49.00	434	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	64.20/cwt	61.00–68.00	867	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,035	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.47/cwt	57.00–69.00	731	72
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	118.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.30/cwt	122.50–130.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	127.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	129.93/cwt	122.50–137.50	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.58/cwt	129.00–135.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	771	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	143.73/cwt	137.50–152.50	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.48/cwt	132.00–143.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.65/cwt	114.00–127.00	455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	99.58/cwt	90.00–106.00	677	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	563	92.77/cwt	90.00–97.00	522	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	627	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	107.71/cwt	105.00–111.00	623	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	104.93/cwt	101.00–109.00	708	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	486	110.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	70.00–76.00	71.76
2	—	983	50.00–53.00	51.38
72	—	1,152	57.00–69.00	63.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	986	49.00–56.00	53.44
8	—	1,014	30.00–49.00	42.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,351	61.00–68.00	64.20
1	—	2,035	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,766	87.00–100.00	94.72
2	—	1,833	104.00	104.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	107.50	107.50
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	363	120.00–130.00	125.17
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	115.00–124.00	118.02
2	—	538	122.50–130.00	126.30
2	—	378	122.00–130.00	125.87
2	—	315	120.00–135.00	127.38
2	—	283	122.50–137.50	129.93
2	—	220	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	129.00–135.00	132.58
11	—	560	132.00–143.00	137.70
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
3	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.61
4	—	435	135.00–150.00	142.91
5	—	327	145.00–154.00	149.76
6	—	763	118.00	118.00
7	—	379	137.50–152.50	143.73
8	—	522	132.00–143.00	138.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	131.00–132.00	131.67
8	—	478	134.00–142.00	136.43
6	—	429	134.00–148.00	140.06
5	—	567	130.00–133.00	131.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	116.00–125.00	120.25
2	—	630	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	473	115.00–130.00	122.14
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
7	—	572	115.00–127.00	123.68
7	—	424	116.00–133.00	125.01
5	—	522	115.00–129.00	124.27
4	—	673	114.00–121.00	116.21
3	—	612	121.00–126.00	122.97
3	—	462	120.00–129.00	125.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	100.00–110.00	105.14
3	—	482	110.00–119.00	113.02
3	—	675	101.00–112.00	105.88
3	—	775	99.00–109.00	103.62
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	115.00–125.00	120.35
5	—	286	122.50–127.50	125.59
4	—	580	112.00–128.00	117.56
3	—	538	116.00–117.00	116.66
3	—	332	123.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	213	122.50–127.50	124.91
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	195	120.00	120.00
10	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.59
12	—	371	114.00–127.00	122.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	118.00–122.00	119.39
5	—	566	117.00–125.00	120.44
5	—	369	128.00–133.00	129.84
5	—	326	128.00–132.50	130.04
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
3	—	417	126.00–127.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
2	—	368	120.00–127.00	123.33
2	—	650	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	97.50	97.50
2	—	468	102.50–105.00	103.74
3	—	680	90.00–106.00	99.58
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
4	—	563	90.00–97.00	92.77
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	99.00	99.00
2	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	600	101.00–108.00	104.50
3	—	578	105.00–111.00	107.71
3	—	675	101.00–109.00	104.93
5	—	486	110.00–112.00	110.61
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	678	390.00–544.00	457.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	549.00–750.00	669.92

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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