Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.29/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$128.29

178 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

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	495	138.90	687	78
Medium and Large 2	462	125.05	577	75
Small 1-2	527	106.63	562	16thin
Medium and Large 3	540	101.89	550	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $137 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 sale178 hd

128.29

—

NC average8 barns · 1,081 hd

135.96

−7.67

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	—	High	1,631	103.00	1,679	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	75.09	1,087	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	73.68	868	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	55.04	496	23

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	180.00/cwt	179.00–181.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	133.85/cwt	129.00–140.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	147.46/cwt	142.50–152.50	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.83/cwt	127.50–135.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.04/cwt	122.50–131.00	476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.88/cwt	134.00–142.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	114.88/cwt	112.50–116.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	119.24/cwt	116.00–122.50	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	409	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	692	104.34/cwt	100.00–108.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.20/cwt	138.00–147.00	666	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.91/cwt	116.00–125.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	131.41/cwt	127.50–137.50	365	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	144.91/cwt	140.00–151.00	549	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	573	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	110.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	649	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	107.46/cwt	102.50–110.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	152.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	183	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.84/cwt	122.50–128.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	415	155.73/cwt	154.00–157.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	160.42/cwt	154.00–165.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	417	153.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	166.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.04/cwt	139.00–150.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	140.51/cwt	135.00–147.50	295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	146.97/cwt	145.00–152.50	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	146.91/cwt	140.00–152.50	488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	418	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	157.46/cwt	154.00–160.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.84/cwt	157.00–166.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	168.51/cwt	162.50–175.00	733	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	823	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	832	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	488	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	530	144.17/cwt	142.50–145.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	174.19/cwt	172.50–175.00	719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	64.01/cwt	61.00–68.00	585	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	25.45/cwt	25.00–26.00	230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	79.78/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,130	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	69.44/cwt	68.00–72.00	825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	51.08/cwt	48.00–53.00	452	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	61.77/cwt	59.00–64.00	917	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	74.71/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,102	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	61.42/cwt	59.00–64.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	81.43/cwt	79.00–84.00	940	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	109.39/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	99.35/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,617	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	861.34/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	795	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	124.49/cwt	122.50–127.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	135.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.50	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	673	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.24/cwt	122.00–133.00	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.17/cwt	152.50–167.50	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	130.44/cwt	129.00–132.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	523	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	474	131.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	117.85/cwt	116.00–120.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	142.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.82/cwt	135.00–147.50	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	578	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	754	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	132.26/cwt	132.00–132.50	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	511	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	634	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	163.23/cwt	157.50–170.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	679	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	860	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	420	145.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	642	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.34/cwt	145.00–157.00	867	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	126.22/cwt	122.50–130.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	150.76/cwt	146.00–155.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 246Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 134Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	141.00–144.00	142.48
2	—	615	135.00–145.00	139.92
3	—	417	150.00–159.00	153.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	179.00–181.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	142.00–150.00	146.02
4	—	369	165.00–175.00	170.66
10	—	572	154.00–165.00	160.42
7	—	477	160.00–170.00	166.32
4	—	620	154.00–160.00	157.46
6	—	523	157.00–166.00	162.84
3	—	435	162.50–175.00	168.51
6	—	752	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	150.00–157.50	152.70
8	—	471	139.00–150.00	146.04
5	—	210	135.00–147.50	140.51
5	—	434	145.00–152.50	146.97
9	—	332	140.00–152.50	146.91
4	—	381	145.00–155.00	150.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	154.00–157.50	155.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	132.50–135.00	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	118.00–125.00	120.69
6	—	326	129.00–140.00	133.85
12	—	424	127.50–135.00	130.83
11	—	375	122.50–131.00	127.04
4	—	516	120.00–125.00	121.22
4	—	703	112.50–116.00	114.88
2	—	693	116.00–122.50	119.24
10	—	570	116.00–125.00	119.91
3	—	278	127.50–137.50	131.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	135.00–145.00	140.00
2	—	343	142.50–152.50	147.46
15	—	430	140.00–151.00	146.19
9	—	573	134.00–142.00	137.88
2	—	275	147.50–150.00	148.75
13	—	472	138.00–147.00	141.20
7	—	379	140.00–151.00	144.91
3	—	663	122.50–128.00	125.84
10	—	612	122.00–133.00	128.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	100.00–108.00	104.34
2	—	408	100.00–105.00	102.55
2	—	385	111.00–115.00	112.95
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.42
5	—	558	102.50–110.00	107.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–103.00	101.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	110.00–114.00	110.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	183	115.00–120.00	117.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.44
3	—	560	127.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.98
3	—	480	116.00–120.00	117.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	128.00–135.00	131.20
2	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	150.00–160.00	155.07
12	—	472	152.50–167.50	160.17
9	—	432	157.50–170.00	163.23
29	—	573	145.00–157.00	151.34
8	—	614	146.00–155.00	150.76
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	100.00–108.00	103.98
2	—	520	105.00–115.00	109.86
2	—	558	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	860	100.00–104.00	101.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	149.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	530	142.50–145.00	144.17
3	—	420	142.50–150.00	145.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	165.00–167.50	166.27
3	—	413	172.50–175.00	174.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	122.50–127.00	124.49
4	—	431	130.00–138.00	132.02
3	—	667	125.00–132.00	129.03
11	—	472	135.00–147.50	141.82
2	—	570	140.00–141.00	140.48
6	—	516	130.00–137.50	131.68
4	—	619	122.50–130.00	126.22
2	—	783	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	130.00–138.00	135.11
2	—	520	147.50	147.50
4	—	568	135.00–142.50	138.13
3	—	410	140.00–148.00	142.73
5	—	642	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	117.50–120.00	119.17
2	—	480	132.00–132.50	132.26
4	—	511	120.00–130.00	124.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	914	61.00–68.00	64.01
2	—	905	25.00–26.00	25.45
10	—	885	48.00–53.00	51.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,417	78.00–82.00	79.78
2	—	1,485	59.00–64.00	61.77
4	—	1,475	74.00–76.00	74.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	68.00–72.00	69.44
2	—	1,228	59.00–64.00	61.42
7	—	1,154	79.00–84.00	81.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	108.00–114.00	109.39
7	—	1,628	97.00–102.00	99.35

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	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	825.00–900.00	861.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	525.00	525.00

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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