Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol; heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.02/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$217.02

405 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	223.72	1,438	286
Medium and Large 1-2	609	213.06	1,298	69
Medium and Large 2	576	192.74	1,111	25
Small 1	585	177.60	1,038	19thin
Medium 1	595	175.00	1,041	3thin
Large 1	643	163.33	1,051	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.38/cwt here — about $388 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 sale405 hd

217.02

—

NC average9 barns · 784 hd

208.59

+8.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

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	Large 1	—	968	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,276	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,916	9
Steers	Small 1	—	569	176.46/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,370	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,509	76
Steers	Small 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,529	6
Steers	Small 1	—	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,762	4
Steers	Small 1	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	210.85/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,333	27
Steers	Small 1	—	640	178.24/cwt	172.50–186.00	1,141	7
Steers	Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Large 1	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,127	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	212.88/cwt	211.50–213.00	1,569	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	187.25/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,496	59
Heifers	Medium 1	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	169.38/cwt	153.00–172.50	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	192.81/cwt	190.50–195.25	1,228	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,348	90
Heifers	Small 1	—	634	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,089	1
Steers	Large 1	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	525	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	195.59/cwt	194.50–195.75	1,089	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,805	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 →

North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Thu Nov 16, 2023

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

Receipts 811Last week 1,222Year ago 1,089

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol; heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	157.50	157.50
1	—	665	186.00	186.00
1	—	525	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
1	—	615	162.50	162.50
1	—	660	162.50	162.50
3	—	435	175.00	175.00
10	—	462	177.50	177.50
2	—	580	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	181.00	181.00
8	—	727	175.00–189.00	187.25
2	—	658	198.00	198.00
7	—	549	187.50	187.50
2	—	923	185.00	185.00
1	—	560	191.00	191.00
27	—	637	190.50–195.25	192.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	749	199.75	199.75
27	—	468	190.00	190.00
5	—	934	186.00	186.00
90	—	642	210.00	210.00
105	—	557	194.50–195.75	195.59
25	—	835	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	153.00–172.50	169.38
1	—	395	162.50	162.50
5	—	634	178.00	178.00
2	—	655	174.00	174.00
2	—	428	155.00	155.00
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
2	—	590	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	566	225.50	225.50
9	—	939	204.00	204.00
17	—	824	209.00	209.00
76	—	659	229.00	229.00
34	—	471	239.25	239.25
61	—	737	211.50–213.00	212.88
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	172.00–178.00	176.46
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	468	175.00	175.00
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
7	—	640	172.50–186.00	178.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	216.00	216.00
12	—	654	209.50	209.50
6	—	742	206.00	206.00
11	—	439	220.00	220.00
4	—	835	211.00	211.00
27	—	632	208.00–211.00	210.85
2	—	468	215.00	215.00
2	—	375	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	550	195.00	195.00
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
1	—	610	178.50	178.50
1	—	955	189.00	189.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	175.00	175.00

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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