Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was down slightly. 1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.78/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$106.78

111 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	451	123.30	557	14thin
Medium and Large 2	483	116.76	564	33
Small 1-2	565	98.41	556	35
Medium and Large 3	564	97.56	550	29

One grade step is worth $25.74/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

106.78

—

NC average6 barns · 648 hd

104.91

+1.87

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	—	Low	1,623	78.77	1,278	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	63.87	780	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	62.96	891	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	46.03	432	15

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
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	690	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	593	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	523	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.46/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	690	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	117.66/cwt	112.00–124.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	107.21/cwt	104.00–110.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	98.72/cwt	94.00–105.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	619	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	59.40/cwt	56.00–62.00	833	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	51.11/cwt	46.00–57.00	510	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	66.51/cwt	65.00–68.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	101.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	68.17/cwt	66.00–70.00	834	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	40.22/cwt	31.00–45.00	350	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	65.55/cwt	64.00–67.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	59.96/cwt	54.00–64.00	732	11
Bulls	—	—	1,695	83.18/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	604	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	660	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	812	91.66/cwt	91.00–92.00	744	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	773	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	731	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	633	104.28/cwt	97.00–107.00	660	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	444.79/cwt	281.00–550.00	3,372	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	3,306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	773	97.66/cwt	97.00–99.00	755	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	671	104.51/cwt	99.00–108.00	701	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	724	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	710	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	483	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	99.77/cwt	95.00–105.00	277	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	553	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	601	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	103.63/cwt	98.00–107.00	532	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	703	93.52/cwt	87.00–100.00	657	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	485	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	427	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	103.31/cwt	95.00–110.00	478	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	630	92.71/cwt	90.00–94.00	584	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	570	89.34/cwt	85.00–94.00	509	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	609.08/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,646	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	103.47/cwt	93.00–109.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.80/cwt	112.00–130.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.60/cwt	117.50–118.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.51/cwt	117.50–130.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.86/cwt	114.00–126.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	107.53/cwt	102.50–110.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.63/cwt	110.00–130.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	113.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.33/cwt	110.00–124.00	618	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.57/cwt	115.00–126.00	669	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	131.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.76/cwt	116.00–118.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	121.07/cwt	119.00–123.00	633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.64/cwt	137.50–144.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.53/cwt	131.00–143.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.87/cwt	112.00–123.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.57/cwt	131.00–137.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.06/cwt	137.00–143.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	128.32/cwt	126.00–130.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 717Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 135Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	86.00	86.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	100.00–106.00	104.46
4	—	456	104.00–110.00	107.21
4	—	519	94.00–105.00	98.72
2	—	595	97.50–98.00	97.75
2	—	673	90.00–94.00	92.02
4	—	373	95.00–106.00	101.80
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	83.00	83.00
1	—	595	98.00	98.00
2	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
1	—	680	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.02
9	—	524	110.00–115.00	113.34
9	—	465	112.00–130.00	117.80
4	—	571	110.00–121.00	113.57
3	—	418	112.00–123.00	116.87
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	115.00–118.00	116.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	408	126.00–136.00	131.09
4	—	519	116.00–118.00	116.76
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
3	—	372	126.00–130.00	128.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	91.00–92.00	91.66
4	—	633	97.00–107.00	104.28
3	—	773	97.00–99.00	97.66
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
2	—	278	95.00–105.00	99.77
6	—	513	98.00–107.00	103.63
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	703	87.00–100.00	93.52
6	—	463	95.00–110.00	103.31
1	—	425	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	84.00	84.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
3	—	630	90.00–94.00	92.71
2	—	570	85.00–94.00	89.34
1	—	880	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
4	—	604	109.00–110.00	109.25
2	—	773	94.00–95.00	94.51
6	—	671	99.00–108.00	104.51
4	—	724	97.00–99.00	98.01
2	—	553	107.50–110.00	108.76
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
3	—	615	93.00–109.00	103.47
3	—	567	102.50–110.00	107.53
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	523	119.00–123.00	121.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	117.50–118.00	117.60
5	—	422	117.50–130.00	124.51
1	—	355	127.50	127.50
19	—	522	110.00–124.00	118.33
7	—	564	115.00–126.00	118.57
4	—	615	112.00–116.00	113.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	131.00–143.00	137.53
5	—	470	131.00–137.00	134.57
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	190	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	112.00–124.00	117.66
6	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.19
3	—	668	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	330	132.50	132.50
2	—	528	114.00–126.00	119.86
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
5	—	373	110.00–130.00	122.63
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.23
4	—	333	137.50–144.00	140.64
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
2	—	388	137.00–143.00	140.06
1	—	820	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	56.00–62.00	59.40
6	—	1,428	65.00–68.00	66.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	997	46.00–57.00	51.11
7	—	870	31.00–45.00	40.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	66.00–70.00	68.17
11	—	1,220	54.00–64.00	59.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	64.00–67.00	65.55
6	—	1,695	78.00–86.00	83.18

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	—	665	386.00	386.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	758	281.00–550.00	444.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	550.00–675.00	609.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	456.00	456.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	700.00	700.00

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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