Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 10.00 to 18.00 higher, while heifer steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate.

Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.62/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$121.62

115 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$28.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

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	488	132.00	644	51
Medium and Large 2	412	121.11	499	33
Medium and Large 3	393	106.32	418	15thin
Small 1-2	606	103.95	630	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.05/cwt here — about $13 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

121.62

—

NC average8 barns · 830 hd

127.32

−5.69

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	1,664	103.76	1,726	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	73.01	1,083	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	67.91	811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	889	48.79	434	17

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	102.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	123.62/cwt	117.50–129.00	286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.82/cwt	123.00–133.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	108.98/cwt	105.00–112.50	310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	106.27/cwt	102.50–108.00	392	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	681	100.63/cwt	100.00–102.50	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	880	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.33/cwt	159.00–165.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	183.04/cwt	177.50–190.00	690	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.49/cwt	157.50–170.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	164.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	174.59/cwt	167.50–181.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	149.85/cwt	143.00–156.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.89/cwt	167.50–181.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	165.22/cwt	162.50–170.00	854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	171.96/cwt	165.00–177.50	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	70.22/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,043	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	75.97/cwt	75.00–77.00	906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	100.68/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,702	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	32.59/cwt	30.00–34.00	278	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.00	444	5
Bulls	—	—	1,568	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	65.90/cwt	64.00–69.00	787	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	63.17/cwt	61.00–66.00	594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	77.80/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,163	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	748.65/cwt	725.00–775.00	5,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	662.56/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	639.78/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	883	431.93/cwt	400.00–475.00	3,814	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,541	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,040	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	718	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,667	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	995	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	713	514.91/cwt	450.00–575.00	3,671	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	885	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.47/cwt	146.00–158.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	113.49/cwt	112.50–115.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	106.23/cwt	102.50–110.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	537	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.82/cwt	122.00–128.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	109.07/cwt	105.00–113.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	121.68/cwt	117.50–126.00	316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	11

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 377Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 160Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 30

Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	100.00–110.00	104.88
4	—	681	100.00–102.50	100.63
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	618	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	126.00	126.00
6	—	583	124.00–130.00	127.35
9	—	527	123.00–133.00	128.82
5	—	606	125.00–129.00	126.99
6	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.91
10	—	423	131.00–140.00	136.00
11	—	474	130.00–140.00	134.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	120.00–125.00	121.67
4	—	569	114.00–120.00	116.05
4	—	231	117.50–129.00	123.62
5	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.81
3	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.02
2	—	310	122.50–125.00	123.77
2	—	780	111.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.49
7	—	260	117.50–126.00	121.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	100.00–106.00	102.01
5	—	284	105.00–112.50	108.98
5	—	369	102.50–108.00	106.27
2	—	443	102.50–110.00	106.23
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	86.00–89.00	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.58
3	—	668	130.00–135.00	131.70
3	—	573	159.00–165.00	161.33
9	—	371	157.50–170.00	162.49
4	—	524	160.00–169.00	164.45
6	—	462	167.50–181.00	174.59
6	—	615	143.00–156.00	149.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	140.00–150.00	145.09
2	—	368	127.50–135.00	131.17
3	—	462	135.00–145.00	140.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	177.50–190.00	183.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	722	112.50–115.00	113.49
3	—	640	122.00–128.00	125.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	167.50–181.00	172.89
9	—	517	162.50–170.00	165.22
11	—	481	165.00–177.50	171.96
6	—	569	146.00–158.00	152.47
2	—	625	144.00–148.00	146.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	126.00–129.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	107.50–110.00	108.72
2	—	713	105.00–113.00	109.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,485	68.00–72.00	70.22
2	—	1,403	60.00–62.00	60.99
12	—	1,495	76.00–82.00	77.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	75.00–77.00	75.97
8	—	1,194	64.00–69.00	65.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	30.00–34.00	32.59
5	—	870	50.00–52.00	50.99
6	—	940	61.00–66.00	63.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,691	98.00–102.00	100.68
2	—	1,568	114.00–115.00	114.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	725.00–775.00	748.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	400.00–475.00	431.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	450.00–575.00	514.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	650.00–675.00	662.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,009	600.00–675.00	639.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	475.00	475.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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