Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 $132.03/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$132.03

91 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

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	135.83	761	43
Medium and Large 2-3	508	128.63	654	48

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $107 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 sale91 hd

132.03

—

NC average9 barns · 1,381 hd

138.93

−6.89

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	1,532	104.18	1,596	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	76.76	1,216	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	75.04	926	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	61.80	612	17

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)	845	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,002	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	668	116.95/cwt	110.00–123.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	121.05/cwt	112.00–128.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	128.42/cwt	122.00–134.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	147.27/cwt	139.00–157.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	168.91/cwt	159.00–175.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	160.70/cwt	156.00–164.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	132.58/cwt	126.00–140.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.01/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	141.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	160.03/cwt	159.00–161.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.87/cwt	130.00–147.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	136.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	132.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.83/cwt	147.00–160.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	147.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.96/cwt	135.00–150.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	153.39/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.25/cwt	129.00–145.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.19/cwt	163.00–173.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.18/cwt	145.00–159.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.35/cwt	159.00–170.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.56/cwt	144.00–150.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	66.85/cwt	64.00–71.00	653	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	56.11/cwt	50.00–61.00	564	8
Bulls	—	—	1,737	112.05/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	76.76/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,216	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	63.37/cwt	57.00–69.00	757	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	82.77/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,194	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	76.25/cwt	71.00–81.00	902	13
Bulls	—	—	1,541	106.12/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,635	10
Bulls	—	—	1,355	93.42/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,266	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,001.87/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,002	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	114.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	129.46/cwt	126.00–133.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	130.86/cwt	125.00–144.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	127.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	138.92/cwt	131.00–149.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	128.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	129.91/cwt	123.00–135.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.26/cwt	133.00–140.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.16/cwt	138.00–149.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	130.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	570	4

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 446Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 136Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	110.00–123.00	116.95
4	—	621	112.00–128.00	121.05
7	—	526	122.00–134.00	128.42
2	—	373	126.00–140.00	132.58
9	—	577	120.00–133.00	127.95
2	—	720	123.00–124.00	123.51
5	—	330	131.00–149.00	138.92
12	—	455	123.00–135.00	129.91
4	—	436	125.00–140.00	130.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	129.00–134.00	131.50
9	—	571	131.00–136.00	134.45
5	—	460	135.00–150.00	143.96
2	—	360	150.00–154.00	152.06
2	—	710	128.00–131.00	129.49
9	—	530	133.00–140.00	137.26
3	—	428	138.00–149.00	142.16
9	—	667	125.00–130.00	128.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	139.00–157.00	147.27
3	—	570	138.00–145.00	141.08
2	—	360	159.00–161.00	160.03
5	—	530	130.00–147.00	138.87
3	—	630	130.00–145.00	136.80
4	—	686	130.00–140.00	132.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	159.00–175.00	168.91
8	—	528	150.00–167.00	157.31
6	—	558	156.00–164.00	160.70
4	—	768	131.00–142.00	137.01
10	—	621	147.00–160.00	154.83
2	—	728	143.00–153.00	147.91
5	—	662	144.00–159.00	153.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	129.00–145.00	137.25
3	—	778	110.00–117.00	114.37
3	—	668	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	628	126.00–133.00	129.46
7	—	524	125.00–144.00	130.86
6	—	578	120.00–135.00	128.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	163.00–173.00	168.19
3	—	472	145.00–159.00	151.18
2	—	380	160.00–175.00	167.40
4	—	420	159.00–170.00	163.35
5	—	518	144.00–150.00	146.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	977	64.00–71.00	66.85
8	—	1,005	50.00–61.00	56.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,584	73.00–82.00	76.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	57.00–69.00	63.37
4	—	1,443	82.00–83.00	82.77
13	—	1,183	71.00–81.00	76.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	111.00–113.00	112.05
10	—	1,541	102.00–110.00	106.12
4	—	1,355	89.00–96.00	93.42

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)	1	—	845	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	950.00–1,050.00	1,001.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	550.00	550.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle