Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 3 to4 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. Baby calves were 2 to 15.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.72/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$115.72

170 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

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	425	127.86	544	41
Medium and Large 2	459	118.72	544	70
Medium and Large 3	516	103.98	537	30
Small 1-2	522	103.44	540	29

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $4 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 sale170 hd

115.72

—

NC average8 barns · 970 hd

110.68

+5.03

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	1,607	76.95	1,237	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	53.62	624	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	47.80	678	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	41.30	438	51

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	100.84/cwt	90.00–110.00	633	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	137.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	154.98/cwt	140.00–165.00	522	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	676	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	5,002	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	130.11/cwt	126.00–132.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.38/cwt	117.00–119.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.35/cwt	137.00–164.00	550	19
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	143.96/cwt	135.00–150.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.45/cwt	128.00–133.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.55/cwt	135.00–156.00	599	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	146.22/cwt	140.00–160.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.89/cwt	114.00–126.00	629	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	132.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.40/cwt	112.50–124.00	559	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	4,422	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	3,955	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	103.12/cwt	100.00–105.00	392	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	602	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	522	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	702	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	681	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	633	104.99/cwt	95.00–110.00	665	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	104.19/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	680	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	509	106.51/cwt	100.00–112.50	542	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	81.41/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,438	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	49.68/cwt	44.00–54.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	95.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	71.00/cwt	55.00–77.00	990	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	36.01/cwt	29.00–42.00	352	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	44.97/cwt	42.00–47.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	138.01/cwt	134.00–142.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	60.20/cwt	59.00–61.00	763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	52.24/cwt	48.00–58.00	596	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	45.00/cwt	42.00–48.00	504	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.03/cwt	97.50–111.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	103.48/cwt	95.00–108.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	102.19/cwt	90.00–111.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	105.70/cwt	95.00–112.50	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	103.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.70/cwt	113.00–130.00	520	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.51/cwt	105.00–109.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	103.45/cwt	100.00–111.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	602	109.40/cwt	104.00–111.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	103.03/cwt	90.00–109.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	465	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.21/cwt	112.00–117.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	119.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	122.60/cwt	117.50–125.00	336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.97/cwt	115.00–127.50	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.41/cwt	113.00–132.00	584	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.23/cwt	121.00–128.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	115.10/cwt	113.00–119.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.34/cwt	117.50–132.50	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.50	295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 699Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 97Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	90.00–110.00	100.84
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.47
1	—	845	94.00	94.00
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
2	—	555	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
3	—	702	95.00–99.00	97.00
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
5	—	509	100.00–112.50	106.51
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	135.00–156.00	143.55
5	—	454	134.00–142.00	138.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
14	—	574	114.00–120.00	116.20
17	—	525	114.00–126.00	119.89
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
18	—	473	113.00–132.00	123.41
8	—	426	117.50–132.50	124.34
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	90.00–100.00	95.05
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
5	—	602	104.00–111.00	109.40
5	—	569	90.00–109.00	103.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.99
4	—	380	100.00–105.00	103.12
2	—	618	102.00–110.00	106.02
2	—	483	106.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
6	—	526	100.00–108.00	104.19
3	—	675	100.00–101.00	100.67
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	126.00–132.00	130.11
8	—	519	117.00–119.00	118.38
9	—	417	128.00–133.00	130.45
2	—	333	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
11	—	379	130.00–135.00	132.23
2	—	273	129.00–135.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	112.50–124.00	118.40
17	—	427	113.00–130.00	121.70
2	—	708	113.00	113.00
11	—	569	112.00–117.00	114.21
6	—	334	115.00–125.00	119.17
4	—	274	117.50–125.00	122.60
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
6	—	377	115.00–127.50	121.97
3	—	605	111.00–114.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
6	—	578	97.50–111.00	105.03
4	—	678	95.00–108.00	103.48
7	—	516	90.00–111.00	102.19
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
3	—	367	95.00–112.50	105.70
4	—	473	100.00–111.00	103.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	136.00–139.00	137.99
20	—	337	140.00–165.00	154.98
4	—	481	137.00–144.00	140.48
19	—	376	137.00–164.00	146.35
9	—	432	135.00–150.00	143.96
7	—	271	140.00–160.00	146.22
2	—	750	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	180	122.50	122.50
3	—	370	130.00–137.50	134.09
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	330	120.00–135.00	130.15
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
2	—	608	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
8	—	571	121.00–128.00	124.23
9	—	692	113.00–119.00	115.10
2	—	225	130.00–132.50	131.33
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	95.00–110.00	104.99
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
3	—	680	100.00–110.00	103.69
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
4	—	575	105.00–109.00	106.51
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	67.50	67.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	592.00	592.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	536.00	536.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	507.00	507.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	78.00–86.00	81.41
6	—	1,395	55.00–77.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	44.00–54.00	49.68
6	—	1,451	42.00–47.00	44.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	977	29.00–42.00	36.01
30	—	1,119	42.00–48.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	59.00–61.00	60.20
19	—	1,141	48.00–58.00	52.24

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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