Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

When compared to last week feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with steers over 600lbs selling mostly 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were sharply lower. Trading was moderate on moderate offerings with most of the offering consisting of black hided cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.00/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$125.00

81 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.63

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	573	129.48	742	55
Medium and Large 2-3	496	115.52	573	26

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $169 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 sale81 hd

125.00

—

NC average6 barns · 736 hd

117.37

+7.63

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	1,235	92.63	1,144	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	71.93	1,045	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	70.36	822	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	56.42	596	21

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	334	131.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.90/cwt	120.00–134.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.32/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	147.51/cwt	140.00–151.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.94/cwt	145.00–163.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.68/cwt	144.00–149.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	114.50/cwt	109.00–120.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	147.61/cwt	141.00–154.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.43/cwt	135.00–161.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	129.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.40/cwt	130.00–144.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.93/cwt	145.00–151.00	488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	76.38/cwt	73.00–81.00	986	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	70.14/cwt	65.00–78.00	812	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	50.01/cwt	46.00–56.00	506	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	60.36/cwt	52.00–65.00	654	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	73.71/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,179	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	70.96/cwt	65.00–84.00	975	24
Bulls	—	—	1,348	96.89/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,306	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	61.24/cwt	60.00–64.00	622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,139	88.98/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	118.08/cwt	109.00–125.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	115.39/cwt	100.00–124.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	113.53/cwt	107.00–120.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.28/cwt	116.00–127.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	114.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	120.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.87/cwt	124.00–133.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	117.30/cwt	115.00–122.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.51/cwt	126.00–134.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	111.47/cwt	104.00–119.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	119.24/cwt	116.00–122.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	112.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.79/cwt	132.00–133.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	576	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 442Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 90Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	125.00–135.00	131.13
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
6	—	523	120.00–134.00	124.90
3	—	768	129.00–131.00	130.32
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
9	—	678	124.00–133.00	129.87
16	—	575	126.00–134.00	129.51
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
5	—	628	132.00–133.00	132.79
6	—	421	130.00–142.00	136.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	116.00–118.00	116.98
4	—	575	110.00–120.00	113.26
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
4	—	524	108.00–118.00	114.00
5	—	479	120.00–125.00	120.99
4	—	629	104.00–119.00	111.47
3	—	315	116.00–122.00	119.24
3	—	390	110.00–118.00	112.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	720	109.00–120.00	114.50
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	140.00–151.00	147.51
4	—	538	145.00–151.00	147.00
2	—	378	145.00–163.00	153.94
7	—	688	144.00–149.00	144.68
7	—	472	140.00–145.00	144.30
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
2	—	325	143.00–150.00	146.39
5	—	621	141.00–154.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	135.00–161.00	147.43
7	—	534	125.00–130.00	129.28
9	—	476	130.00–144.00	134.40
3	—	655	115.00–120.00	118.35
6	—	578	119.00–125.00	121.49
4	—	330	145.00–151.00	147.93
10	—	628	116.00–127.00	120.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	109.00–125.00	118.08
5	—	519	100.00–124.00	115.39
2	—	578	107.00–120.00	113.53
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
2	—	613	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
3	—	310	115.00–122.00	117.30
1	—	460	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	73.00–81.00	76.38
26	—	1,158	65.00–78.00	70.14
4	—	1,016	60.00–64.00	61.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	46.00–56.00	50.01
13	—	1,084	52.00–65.00	60.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,600	68.00–78.00	73.71
24	—	1,374	65.00–84.00	70.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	92.00–104.00	96.89
7	—	1,139	87.00–91.00	88.98

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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