Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings 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 $132.96/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$132.96

94 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$28.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	498	140.28	698	59
Medium 2	526	122.17	643	29
Medium and Large 3	668	115.50	772	2thin
Small 1-2	367	112.00	410	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $287 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 sale94 hd

132.96

—

NC average8 barns · 864 hd

132.23

+0.73

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	1,729	108.47	1,875	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	81.79	1,212	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	77.43	928	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	67.12	659	37

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2Fleshy	—	570	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	398	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	121.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	166.70/cwt	160.00–173.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	533	147.76/cwt	147.00–148.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.32/cwt	150.00–153.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	152.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	697	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	524	144.22/cwt	141.00–148.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	165.00/cwt	162.00–168.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	816	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Full	—	540	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.85/cwt	136.00–143.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.48/cwt	154.00–165.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	166.65/cwt	164.50–167.50	848	7
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	510	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	144.82/cwt	143.00–149.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	158.02/cwt	155.00–161.00	880	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	144.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.63/cwt	133.00–143.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	124.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	124.36/cwt	121.00–129.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.93/cwt	133.00–145.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	658	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	139.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	143.19/cwt	141.00–144.50	769	13
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	535	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	125.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	543	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	51.99/cwt	48.00–55.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	74.56/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,099	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	87.92/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,311	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	66.30/cwt	62.00–69.00	782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	60.37/cwt	57.00–63.00	599	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	68.34/cwt	65.00–71.00	654	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	76.70/cwt	74.00–80.00	788	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	81.92/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,212	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	84.69/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,013	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	75.46/cwt	73.00–79.00	918	10
Bulls	—	—	1,731	106.77/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,848	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	98.13/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,111	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,160	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	540	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	3,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	595	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,314	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,185	923.95/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,195	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,039.13/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,171	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.38/cwt	157.00–160.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	333	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	715	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	313	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	157.29/cwt	152.50–164.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	385	141.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	515	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	143.92/cwt	138.00–149.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	627	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	141.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	265	135.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 853Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 84Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	510	132.00–135.00	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	141.00–148.00	144.22
3	—	477	140.00–148.00	144.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	162.00–168.00	165.00
4	—	518	154.00–160.00	157.53
4	—	424	154.00–165.00	157.48
5	—	675	151.00	151.00
10	—	557	155.00–161.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	164.50	164.50
7	—	509	164.50–167.50	166.65
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	114.00	114.00
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–123.00	121.59
3	—	318	125.00–130.00	128.40
8	—	582	120.00–129.00	124.87
5	—	618	121.00–129.00	124.36
2	—	658	120.00–126.00	122.99
5	—	469	120.00–130.00	125.58
2	—	543	126.00–130.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	134.00–138.00	135.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
6	—	522	136.00–143.00	138.85
8	—	385	143.00–149.00	144.82
6	—	418	133.00–143.00	137.63
12	—	475	133.00–145.00	138.93
5	—	669	131.00–135.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	143.50	143.50
13	—	537	141.00–144.50	143.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	80.00–84.00	81.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	170.00–176.00	172.90
2	—	320	160.00–173.00	166.70
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	147.00–148.00	147.76
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	140.00–144.00	142.50
11	—	528	134.00–145.00	139.17
2	—	333	144.00–145.00	144.50
3	—	385	139.00–143.00	141.63
8	—	425	138.00–149.00	143.92
3	—	627	142.00–145.00	143.66
9	—	477	136.00–146.00	141.45
3	—	225	140.00	140.00
2	—	265	130.00–140.00	135.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	150.00–153.00	151.32
4	—	458	150.00–156.00	152.25
3	—	378	157.00–160.00	158.38
3	—	278	152.50–164.00	157.29
5	—	521	150.00–155.00	152.39
7	—	433	150.00–160.00	153.15
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
3	—	515	130.00–132.00	130.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	125.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	680	125.00–128.00	126.52
2	—	338	119.00–120.00	119.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	108.00–109.00	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	48.00–55.00	51.99
10	—	992	57.00–63.00	60.37
14	—	957	65.00–71.00	68.34
10	—	1,028	74.00–80.00	76.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	71.00–76.00	74.56
8	—	1,491	86.00–92.00	87.92
13	—	1,480	77.00–85.00	81.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,180	62.00–69.00	66.30
15	—	1,196	81.00–88.00	84.69
10	—	1,216	73.00–79.00	75.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,731	102.00–113.00	106.77
2	—	1,570	97.00–99.00	98.13
4	—	1,804	116.00–118.00	117.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	950.00–1,125.00	1,039.13
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	875.00–975.00	923.95
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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