Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 4.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.43/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$130.43

121 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$30.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	473	139.02	658	57
Medium and Large 2	454	126.96	576	49
Small 1-2	454	109.70	498	8thin
Medium and Large 3	561	108.39	608	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $50 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 sale121 hd

130.43

—

NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd

134.11

−3.68

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	1,662	97.61	1,623	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	74.81	1,065	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	74.42	946	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	51.19	521	20

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2	—	423	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	183.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	151.90/cwt	149.00–155.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.04/cwt	162.00–174.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.29/cwt	135.00–146.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.06/cwt	117.50–128.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.41/cwt	125.00–137.50	491	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.52/cwt	117.00–122.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.50	361	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	115.02/cwt	112.50–117.50	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	150.01/cwt	145.00–152.50	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	146.09/cwt	142.50–150.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.50	254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	285	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	162.51/cwt	155.00–170.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.96/cwt	156.00–169.00	858	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.75/cwt	144.00–147.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	162.32/cwt	158.00–167.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.47/cwt	132.50–142.50	527	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	153.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	152.33/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	149.01/cwt	142.00–153.00	919	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	108.79/cwt	107.50–110.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	166.58/cwt	160.00–172.50	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	427	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	59.21/cwt	56.00–63.00	652	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	72.86/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,033	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	77.74/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,113	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.92/cwt	62.00–64.00	776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	44.70/cwt	42.50–46.00	360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	80.64/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	72.04/cwt	69.00–74.00	826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	105.07/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	94.38/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,457	87.00/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,268	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	845.25/cwt	725.00–975.00	8,351	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	751.24/cwt	626.00–875.00	6,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,181	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	780	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,290	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	941.31/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	8,735	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	943.70/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	8,050	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	619.00/cwt	619.00–619.00	5,633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,054	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	705	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	24,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200	2,596.00/cwt	2,596.00–2,596.00	57,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.57/cwt	130.00–142.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	473	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	485	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	738	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.70/cwt	153.00–162.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.44/cwt	152.50–160.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	158.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	821	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	144.51/cwt	140.00–147.50	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.00/cwt	137.50–142.50	522	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	435	120.62/cwt	117.00–122.50	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	869	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 550Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 118Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 40

Current goat receipts 4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	125.00–135.00	129.95
2	—	518	119.00–125.00	122.01
6	—	334	130.00–135.00	133.34
3	—	578	117.50–128.00	122.06
2	—	783	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	478	120.00–130.00	124.16
9	—	374	125.00–137.50	131.41
2	—	620	117.00–122.00	119.52
2	—	690	115.00–118.00	116.49
4	—	270	130.00–137.50	133.59
2	—	715	113.00–114.00	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	140.00–149.00	145.30
7	—	467	135.00–146.00	140.29
9	—	571	130.00–140.00	136.11
15	—	522	132.00–140.00	135.98
4	—	614	125.00–132.00	129.52
7	—	319	140.00–147.50	144.51
6	—	373	137.50–142.50	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.60
2	—	530	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	723	100.00–106.00	102.95
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	112.50–115.00	113.77
2	—	263	112.50–117.50	115.02
2	—	653	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	117.00–122.50	120.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	180.00–187.50	183.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	149.00–155.00	151.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	162.00–174.00	168.04
5	—	425	150.00–165.00	157.74
7	—	366	155.00–170.00	162.51
18	—	523	156.00–169.00	163.96
2	—	293	155.00–157.50	156.24
5	—	566	158.00–167.00	162.32
4	—	321	150.00–160.00	153.70
3	—	678	148.00–155.00	152.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	279	145.00–152.50	150.01
7	—	322	142.50–150.00	146.09
2	—	190	130.00–137.50	133.85
2	—	485	144.00–147.50	145.75
2	—	530	142.50–145.00	143.76
4	—	383	132.50–142.50	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	130.00–140.00	135.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	142.00–153.00	149.01
8	—	424	160.00–172.50	166.58
6	—	568	153.00–162.00	158.70
5	—	476	152.50–160.00	156.44
12	—	517	155.00–165.00	158.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	107.50–110.00	108.79
2	—	738	100.00–103.00	101.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	120.00–122.50	120.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	131.00–135.00	132.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.50
7	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.31
4	—	575	130.00–142.00	136.57
4	—	411	137.50–140.00	138.75
2	—	763	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	618	130.00	130.00
2	—	733	117.00–120.00	118.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–112.50	111.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,101	56.00–63.00	59.21
4	—	910	30.00	30.00
3	—	805	42.50–46.00	44.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,418	69.00–75.00	72.86
12	—	1,432	76.00–82.00	77.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	62.00–64.00	62.92
6	—	1,407	77.00–83.00	80.64
6	—	1,147	69.00–74.00	72.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,743	104.00–108.00	105.07
4	—	1,695	92.00–96.00	94.38
3	—	1,457	85.00–88.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	626.00–875.00	751.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	725.00–975.00	845.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	619.00	619.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	550.00	550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	875.00–1,025.00	941.31
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	775.00–1,100.00	943.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,200	2,596.00	2,596.00

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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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle