Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady, with High dressing cows up to 109.00. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.55/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$137.55

69 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

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	560	139.46	781	33
Medium and Large 2-3	449	135.79	610	36

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $171 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 sale69 hd

137.55

—

NC average7 barns · 778 hd

134.88

+2.67

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	1,723	108.77	1,874	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	86.26	1,012	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	81.29	1,084	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	72.03	704	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	859	$685	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$611	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	703	$400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,692	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	524	143.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	125.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	144.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.97/cwt	143.00–152.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	136.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	137.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	116.06/cwt	110.00–122.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	145.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	154.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.65/cwt	126.00–135.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	149.28/cwt	144.00–154.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.64/cwt	119.00–135.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	142.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	145.06/cwt	142.00–151.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	128.67/cwt	121.00–136.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	159.07/cwt	156.00–162.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	144.61/cwt	141.00–148.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	191.57/cwt	190.00–193.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.99/cwt	156.00–164.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.59/cwt	180.00–193.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	156.94/cwt	153.00–161.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	173.92/cwt	168.00–179.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.62/cwt	166.00–173.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	146.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.29/cwt	175.00–186.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	182.45/cwt	181.00–184.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.24/cwt	155.00–164.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.86/cwt	138.00–149.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.24/cwt	167.00–177.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	65.33/cwt	60.00–71.00	600	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	76.22/cwt	71.00–81.00	774	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	83.16/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,109	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	75.05/cwt	71.00–80.00	998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	75.30/cwt	69.00–81.00	785	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	97.62/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,264	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	86.88/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,030	14
Bulls	—	—	2,085	119.45/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	106.55/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	102.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	485.00/head	350.00–600.00	485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	835.30/head	750.00–1,050.00	835	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	610.59/head	425.00–750.00	611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	400.27/head	325.00–475.00	400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,887.66/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.32/cwt	145.00–153.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	159.43/cwt	153.00–163.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	132.08/cwt	127.00–136.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	146.25/cwt	138.00–154.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.16/cwt	134.00–145.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	148.70/cwt	139.00–153.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	119.98/cwt	112.00–128.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	123.08/cwt	117.00–130.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.86/cwt	155.00–169.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.38/cwt	148.00–157.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.52/cwt	136.00–141.00	787	6

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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	143.52
4	—	428	143.00–152.00	145.97
3	—	660	126.00–135.00	130.65
5	—	480	140.00–147.00	144.79
2	—	623	131.00–138.00	134.40
2	—	375	148.00–157.00	152.38
6	—	728	125.00–131.00	130.04
6	—	568	136.00–141.00	138.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–130.00	125.74
3	—	278	142.00–150.00	144.68
6	—	481	130.00–143.00	136.25
6	—	418	130.00–145.00	137.88
2	—	708	110.00–122.00	116.06
6	—	331	144.00–154.00	149.28
4	—	525	119.00–135.00	123.64
4	—	380	140.00–146.00	142.25
2	—	613	120.00–121.00	120.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–154.00	145.33
3	—	428	150.00–158.00	154.96
3	—	378	170.00–180.00	174.96
4	—	516	142.00–151.00	145.06
2	—	675	121.00–136.00	128.67
2	—	333	156.00–162.00	159.07
3	—	618	141.00–148.00	144.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	155.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	315	190.00–193.00	191.57
3	—	520	156.00–164.00	159.99
3	—	375	180.00–193.00	185.59
2	—	635	153.00–161.00	156.94
4	—	424	168.00–179.00	173.92
3	—	473	166.00–173.00	169.62
5	—	714	144.00–150.00	146.80
5	—	690	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	175.00–186.00	180.29
2	—	285	181.00–184.00	182.45
6	—	477	155.00–164.00	158.24
4	—	566	138.00–149.00	141.86
4	—	378	167.00–177.00	172.24
2	—	628	135.00–138.00	136.48
3	—	512	145.00–153.00	148.32
6	—	418	155.00–169.00	161.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	160.00–170.00	165.05
4	—	380	153.00–163.00	159.43
2	—	708	120.00–121.00	120.49
4	—	581	127.00–136.00	132.08
4	—	426	138.00–154.00	146.25
7	—	525	134.00–145.00	141.16
5	—	473	139.00–153.00	148.70
4	—	678	112.00–128.00	119.98
4	—	618	117.00–130.00	123.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	60.00–71.00	65.33
8	—	1,015	71.00–81.00	76.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,334	78.00–89.00	83.16
3	—	1,330	71.00–80.00	75.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	69.00–81.00	75.30
6	—	1,295	94.00–100.00	97.62
14	—	1,186	81.00–96.00	86.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	116.00–123.00	119.45
4	—	1,601	104.00–108.00	106.55
2	—	1,605	100.00–106.00	102.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	350.00–600.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	425.00–750.00	610.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	703	325.00–475.00	400.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	750.00–1,050.00	835.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,887.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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