Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. 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 $138.86/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$138.86

97 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

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	532	144.55	769	44
Medium and Large 2-3	518	134.15	694	53

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $74 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 sale97 hd

138.86

—

NC average8 barns · 907 hd

131.12

+7.74

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	1,632	105.00	1,713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	83.55	1,030	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	81.82	1,243	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	67.57	634	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	728	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.25/cwt	151.00–159.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	163.15/cwt	156.00–168.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	123.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	139.52/cwt	130.00–147.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	142.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.83/cwt	139.00–146.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	144.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	133.33/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.99/cwt	132.00–141.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	137.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	156.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	152.60/cwt	149.00–159.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	159.04/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	173.02/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	173.43/cwt	168.00–178.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.78/cwt	131.00–140.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	144.34/cwt	139.00–155.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.66/cwt	142.00–158.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	133.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	154.81/cwt	150.00–164.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	167.96/cwt	161.00–174.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	179.50/cwt	173.00–182.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	174.50/cwt	168.00–181.00	639	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	93.33/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,278	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	85.03/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,049	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	60.87/cwt	55.00–65.00	513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	70.15/cwt	64.00–75.00	684	13
Bulls	—	—	1,625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	107.69/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	97.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,511	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	81.82/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,243	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	73.56/cwt	68.00–78.00	839	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	937.12/head	925.00–950.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.98/cwt	154.00–157.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.41/cwt	154.00–157.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	133.99/cwt	125.00–141.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	148.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	165.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.67/cwt	141.00–148.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	148.86/cwt	144.00–154.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	167.51/cwt	165.00–171.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	155.15/cwt	150.00–163.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	170.17/cwt	164.00–176.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	131.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	122.06/cwt	115.00–128.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	129.85/cwt	124.00–133.00	804	7

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 479Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 191Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	668	119.00–130.00	123.18
6	—	421	130.00–147.00	139.52
4	—	329	135.00–147.00	142.00
7	—	531	130.00–139.00	134.71
5	—	482	132.00–140.00	137.03
2	—	273	144.00–154.00	148.86
7	—	564	125.00–136.00	131.58
6	—	365	130.00–146.00	137.97
3	—	773	115.00–128.00	122.06
7	—	619	124.00–133.00	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	151.00–159.00	153.25
2	—	563	138.00–144.00	141.01
5	—	526	139.00–146.00	141.83
3	—	763	128.00–138.00	133.33
3	—	667	132.00–141.00	135.99
4	—	730	131.00–140.00	136.78
3	—	333	154.00–157.00	155.98
5	—	383	154.00–157.00	155.41
6	—	622	135.00–139.00	137.02
6	—	474	141.00–148.00	145.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	156.00–168.00	163.15
2	—	680	151.00–155.00	152.96
7	—	581	154.00–164.00	156.92
6	—	633	154.00–161.00	159.04
3	—	430	170.00–178.00	173.02
5	—	458	168.00–178.00	173.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	140.00–151.00	144.15
3	—	510	149.00–159.00	152.60
3	—	427	139.00–155.00	144.34
2	—	475	142.00–158.00	149.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	125.00–140.00	133.91
3	—	427	150.00–164.00	154.81
3	—	228	161.00–174.00	167.96
2	—	663	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	629	125.00–141.00	133.99
6	—	475	144.00–155.00	148.94
4	—	375	155.00–169.00	165.05
5	—	575	130.00–135.00	131.99
4	—	274	165.00–171.00	167.51
3	—	323	150.00–163.00	155.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	173.00–182.00	179.50
9	—	366	168.00–181.00	174.50
4	—	418	164.00–176.00	170.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	89.00–97.00	93.33
14	—	1,234	79.00–89.00	85.03
6	—	1,140	68.00–78.00	73.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	55.00–65.00	60.87
13	—	975	64.00–75.00	70.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	78.00–85.00	81.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,718	107.00–108.00	107.69
3	—	1,548	95.00–101.00	97.64

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	925.00–950.00	937.12

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle