Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 3 to 10 lower.. Feeder cattle were mostly steady with a few 3 to 4 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were average. Cattle quality was still below average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.93/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$113.93

277 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	437	126.12	552	60
Medium and Large 2	460	117.58	540	111
Small 1-2	579	103.50	599	69
Medium and Large 3	578	102.65	593	37

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale277 hd

113.93

—

NC average8 barns · 1,312 hd

110.51

+3.42

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	1,635	73.79	1,207	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	53.09	572	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	48.34	699	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	42.52	448	43

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	852.44/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.46/cwt	134.00–153.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	556	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	4,187	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	767.72/cwt	675.00–900.00	9,888	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.08/cwt	138.00–149.00	670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	697.06/cwt	485.00–800.00	8,142	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	145	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	100	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	445	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	536	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.72/cwt	96.00–108.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	101.69/cwt	90.00–110.00	488	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	669	98.86/cwt	90.00–105.00	661	4
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	584	106.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	623	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	108.67/cwt	100.00–112.00	579	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	103.32/cwt	95.00–111.00	484	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	619	104.74/cwt	99.00–111.00	648	13
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	105.70/cwt	95.00–111.00	652	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	103.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	390	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	48.20/cwt	45.00–52.00	539	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	280	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	707	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	657	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	376	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	105.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	599	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	38.80/cwt	30.00–44.00	392	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	47.63/cwt	44.00–50.00	689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	45.84/cwt	44.00–50.00	505	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	79.27/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,387	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	55.27/cwt	52.00–58.00	591	10
Bulls	—	—	1,498	67.21/cwt	44.00–77.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	99.95/cwt	92.00–108.00	760	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	232	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	103.46/cwt	94.00–108.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	107.46/cwt	100.00–112.50	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	92.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	656	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	95.44/cwt	93.00–98.00	690	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	106.33/cwt	102.50–110.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	117.12/cwt	112.00–125.00	557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.13/cwt	111.00–115.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	103.99/cwt	92.00–108.00	714	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	531	104.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.85/cwt	112.00–128.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.90/cwt	115.00–127.00	453	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.44/cwt	117.50–128.00	707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	122.66/cwt	117.50–127.50	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	114.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.25/cwt	115.00–127.50	401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	121.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	325	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.89/cwt	142.50–155.00	555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	118.62/cwt	118.00–121.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	150.58/cwt	140.00–161.00	486	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.36/cwt	140.00–162.50	413	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	146.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.71/cwt	128.00–135.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	128.60/cwt	115.00–135.00	406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	121.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.31/cwt	135.00–147.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.19/cwt	135.00–149.00	589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	600	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.25/cwt	114.00–130.00	509	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.47/cwt	92.50–133.00	533	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.73/cwt	113.00–131.00	597	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	129.29/cwt	117.50–137.50	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	3

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 431Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 75Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
5	—	498	122.00	122.00
4	—	569	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	126.00–135.00	129.57
5	—	456	125.00–130.00	127.59
5	—	521	118.00–121.00	118.62
4	—	570	119.00	119.00
11	—	373	128.00–135.00	130.71
6	—	323	129.00–134.00	132.15
2	—	275	130.00–132.50	131.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
1	—	445	102.50	102.50
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
10	—	630	96.00–108.00	102.72
3	—	480	90.00–110.00	101.69
3	—	377	100.00–112.50	107.46
3	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
2	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.49
7	—	687	92.00–108.00	103.99
3	—	327	100.00–110.00	105.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	584	105.00–111.00	106.75
8	—	533	100.00–112.00	108.67
8	—	468	95.00–111.00	103.32
10	—	617	95.00–111.00	105.70
1	—	260	107.50	107.50
3	—	707	91.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	358	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
2	—	760	92.00–108.00	99.95
2	—	238	95.00–100.00	97.58
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
15	—	668	94.00–108.00	103.46
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	112.00–125.00	117.12
8	—	618	111.00–115.00	113.13
16	—	378	115.00–127.00	119.90
2	—	228	117.50–127.50	122.66
17	—	579	112.00–120.00	114.63
7	—	325	115.00–127.50	123.25
10	—	268	115.00–125.00	121.18
23	—	524	112.00–117.00	114.53
11	—	420	114.00–130.00	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	134.00–153.00	146.46
6	—	528	130.00–133.00	131.52
6	—	475	138.00–149.00	141.08
23	—	724	120.00–122.00	121.19
14	—	375	142.50–155.00	147.89
14	—	323	140.00–161.00	150.58
11	—	275	140.00–162.50	150.36
7	—	232	140.00–155.00	146.95
10	—	570	121.00–131.00	129.54
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	103.00	103.00
1	—	345	95.00	95.00
2	—	628	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
4	—	379	100.00–110.00	103.01
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	107.50–110.00	108.74
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	112.50	112.50
2	—	358	102.50–110.00	106.33
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	112.00–128.00	120.85
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
13	—	573	117.50–128.00	123.44
1	—	155	130.00	130.00
2	—	713	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
7	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.28
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
7	—	316	115.00–135.00	128.60
7	—	634	115.00–126.00	121.33
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
10	—	372	117.50–137.50	129.29
3	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
2	—	670	90.00–95.00	92.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	90.00–105.00	98.86
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
13	—	619	99.00–111.00	104.74
8	—	568	100.00–111.00	105.44
2	—	723	93.00–98.00	95.44
5	—	481	105.00–110.00	107.49
4	—	531	100.00–110.00	104.77
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	115.00–122.00	117.86
20	—	522	115.00–125.00	120.50
13	—	428	92.50–133.00	124.47
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
43	—	471	113.00–131.00	126.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	135.00–147.00	140.31
10	—	423	135.00–149.00	139.19
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	46.00	46.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	35.00	35.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	49.00	49.00

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	—	910	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	825.00–875.00	852.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	484.00	484.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,288	675.00–900.00	767.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,168	485.00–800.00	697.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,119	45.00–52.00	48.20
26	—	1,010	30.00–44.00	38.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	44.00–50.00	47.63
1	—	1,445	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	44.00–50.00	45.84
10	—	1,069	52.00–58.00	55.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	78.00–80.00	79.27
5	—	1,498	44.00–77.00	67.21

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