Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average and included a complete herd dispersal of cow calf pairs and bred cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.91/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$121.91

204 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

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	561	129.93	729	132
Medium 2	450	110.34	497	55
Medium 3	442	97.12	430	17thin

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $300 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 sale204 hd

121.91

—

NC average6 barns · 769 hd

124.21

−2.30

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	1,496	91.63	1,371	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	74.13	908	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	69.21	999	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	59.46	580	49

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,221	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,133	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$985	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$852	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,395	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	130.18/cwt	125.00–141.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	127.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.87/cwt	120.00–136.00	735	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	563	127.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	138.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.40/cwt	121.00–140.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	218	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	167.22/cwt	157.00–169.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.18/cwt	119.00–137.00	659	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	140.28/cwt	140.00–141.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.89/cwt	121.00–134.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	125.22/cwt	121.00–131.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	113.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	107.67/cwt	102.00–115.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	106.00–118.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	108.32/cwt	102.00–114.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	106.12/cwt	101.00–111.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.92/cwt	123.00–137.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	97.24/cwt	93.00–100.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.81/cwt	133.00–150.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	153.07/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	144.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	972	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	514	124.91/cwt	114.00–133.00	642	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	673	104.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	150.82/cwt	146.00–158.00	923	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.00/cwt	153.00–159.00	911	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.67/cwt	130.00–155.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	152.00/cwt	137.00–159.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	166.52/cwt	160.00–174.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.15/cwt	148.00–163.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.65/cwt	116.00–126.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	149.65/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	961	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.39/cwt	137.00–152.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.81/cwt	137.00–155.00	460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	132.02/cwt	128.00–136.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	132.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.56/cwt	130.00–156.00	533	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	45.34/cwt	39.00–51.00	353	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	62.30/cwt	54.00–68.00	632	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	69.21/cwt	65.00–73.00	999	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.84/cwt	69.00–79.00	915	34
Bulls	—	—	1,399	91.12/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,275	11
Bulls	—	—	1,485	79.36/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	105.79/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,973	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,255.54/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,256	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,132.81/head	725.00–1,450.00	1,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,513.70/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,514	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,220.75/head	750.00–1,400.00	1,221	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,494.43/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,651.61/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	852.15/head	750.00–1,025.00	852	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	984.94/head	650.00–1,325.00	985	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,437.21/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,353.66/head	975.00–1,875.00	1,354	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	308	113.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	349	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	118.90/cwt	110.00–129.00	567	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	103.98/cwt	102.00–107.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	608	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	98.50/cwt	96.00–101.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	458	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	109.55/cwt	102.00–118.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.48/cwt	122.00–141.00	618	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.89/cwt	126.00–150.00	579	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.83/cwt	130.00–155.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	203	115.11/cwt	106.00–124.00	234	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	112.53/cwt	105.00–117.00	374	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	114.48/cwt	109.00–119.00	546	10
Bulls	Medium 3	—	760	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	273	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.24/cwt	138.00–140.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	376	100.00/cwt	96.00–102.00	376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.05/cwt	134.00–156.00	823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.50/cwt	130.00–154.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	114.80/cwt	110.00–129.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	433	100.37/cwt	95.00–106.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	735	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	980	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	383	112.24/cwt	107.00–120.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	674	104.46/cwt	100.00–109.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	678	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	373	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.58/cwt	130.00–148.00	363	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	116.91/cwt	110.00–124.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	235	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	237	1

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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 416Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 109Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 9Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	135.00–140.00	138.34
7	—	459	157.00–169.00	167.22
8	—	723	153.50	153.50
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	131.00	131.00
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
2	—	780	140.00	140.00
17	—	584	162.00–167.00	164.61
2	—	675	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–134.00	127.09
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
5	—	514	114.00–133.00	124.91
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	133.00–150.00	136.81
10	—	667	141.00–156.00	153.07
6	—	612	146.00–158.00	150.82
4	—	580	153.00–159.00	157.00
13	—	472	130.00–155.00	143.67
9	—	522	137.00–159.00	152.00
5	—	382	160.00–174.00	166.52
3	—	325	148.00–163.00	154.15
3	—	762	116.00–126.00	120.65
3	—	713	146.00–154.00	149.65
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	673	101.00–108.00	104.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	125.00–141.00	130.18
1	—	1,000	101.00	101.00
5	—	327	120.00–135.00	127.17
8	—	570	120.00–136.00	128.87
13	—	428	121.00–140.00	130.40
1	—	840	113.00	113.00
2	—	715	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
22	—	522	119.00–137.00	126.18
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
7	—	627	121.00–134.00	128.89
7	—	379	121.00–131.00	125.22
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
3	—	923	102.00–115.00	107.67
4	—	669	123.00–137.00	128.92
18	—	474	122.00–141.00	130.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	714	130.00–144.00	138.73
11	—	572	140.00–141.00	140.28
2	—	778	130.00–140.00	135.05
5	—	675	140.00–145.00	144.02
4	—	621	138.00–140.00	139.24
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
10	—	422	108.00–119.00	113.02
2	—	565	106.00–118.00	112.00
6	—	369	102.00–114.00	108.32
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	101.00–111.00	106.12
2	—	285	100.00–110.00	104.91
10	—	513	102.00–118.00	109.55
8	—	332	105.00–117.00	112.53
10	—	477	109.00–119.00	114.48
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	91.00	91.00
2	—	300	100.00	100.00
4	—	415	93.00–100.00	97.24
2	—	560	96.00–101.00	98.50
2	—	458	92.00	92.00
2	—	535	90.00–100.00	95.00
4	—	376	96.00–102.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	137.00–152.00	148.39
9	—	318	137.00–155.00	144.81
2	—	653	128.00–136.00	132.02
3	—	222	130.00–136.00	132.53
2	—	803	105.00	105.00
9	—	371	130.00–156.00	143.56
13	—	420	126.00–150.00	137.89
13	—	475	130.00–155.00	143.83
9	—	571	134.00–156.00	144.05
6	—	527	130.00–154.00	147.50
4	—	270	130.00–148.00	134.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	110.00–120.00	113.46
9	—	477	110.00–129.00	118.90
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
2	—	203	106.00–124.00	115.11
2	—	273	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
6	—	568	110.00–129.00	114.80
2	—	735	90.00–94.00	92.03
1	—	980	81.00	81.00
3	—	383	107.00–120.00	112.24
4	—	674	100.00–109.00	104.46
4	—	415	110.00–124.00	116.91
5	—	521	110.00–120.00	114.96
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
3	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
3	—	470	102.00–107.00	103.98
2	—	608	90.00–100.00	94.98
1	—	760	88.00	88.00
3	—	433	95.00–106.00	100.37
1	—	985	81.00	81.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	678	92.00–94.00	93.00
2	—	373	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
1	—	235	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	779	39.00–51.00	45.34
2	—	1,088	69.00	69.00
38	—	1,015	54.00–68.00	62.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	65.00–73.00	69.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
34	—	1,239	69.00–79.00	73.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,399	84.00–97.00	91.12
3	—	1,485	78.00–80.00	79.36
3	—	1,865	103.00–109.00	105.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,255.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,126	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,513.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,494.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,147	975.00–1,875.00	1,353.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	725.00–1,450.00	1,132.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,315	750.00–1,400.00	1,220.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,064	750.00–1,025.00	852.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,114	650.00–1,325.00	984.94

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