Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.44/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$121.44

136 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$34.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	563	128.63	724	97
Medium 2	499	105.70	528	32
Medium 3	472	93.71	442	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $281 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 sale136 hd

121.44

—

NC average8 barns · 1,282 hd

120.86

+0.58

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	1,651	95.87	1,583	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	78.23	937	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	71.13	1,037	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	58.43	594	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$867	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$837	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$752	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$990	5

Every lot, as filed

115 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 3	—	670	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	636	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	572	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	153.67/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,050	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.99/cwt	121.00–142.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	101.24/cwt	91.00–111.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	104.42/cwt	100.00–111.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.42/cwt	100.00–116.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	108.19/cwt	105.00–111.00	778	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	516	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	96.03/cwt	90.00–102.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.20/cwt	120.00–132.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	105.66/cwt	100.00–116.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	109.01/cwt	101.00–113.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.96/cwt	130.00–146.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.51/cwt	140.00–156.00	699	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	367	113.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	416	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.35/cwt	139.00–165.00	654	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	160.09/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,250	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.06/cwt	131.00–140.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	541	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	174	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	55.30/cwt	40.00–70.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	160.80/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,331	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	294	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	157	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.15/cwt	131.00–147.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.59/cwt	122.00–149.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	147.95/cwt	140.00–156.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.84/cwt	128.00–150.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	63.62/cwt	55.00–69.00	666	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	46.65/cwt	40.00–53.00	442	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	71.13/cwt	63.00–76.00	1,037	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	89.09/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,282	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	77.22/cwt	70.00–86.00	907	54
Bulls	—	—	2,105	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	95.99/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,578	22
Bulls	—	—	1,500	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	925.95/head	725.00–1,050.00	926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	867.42/head	775.00–1,000.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	789.95/head	650.00–875.00	790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	968.38/head	750.00–1,125.00	968	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	740	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	88.09/cwt	86.00–90.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	265	113.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	638	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	325	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	317	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	265	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	249	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	114.60/cwt	109.00–120.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	94.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	514	112.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	121.77/cwt	112.00–130.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,090	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.10/cwt	114.00–138.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.07/cwt	111.00–129.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.77/cwt	110.00–127.00	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	102.94/cwt	98.00–108.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	110.25/cwt	106.00–115.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.02/cwt	113.00–129.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	368	115.59/cwt	111.00–120.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	418	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 522Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 177Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 90Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–100.00	94.93
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	572	114.00–116.00	115.02
4	—	516	114.00–120.00	116.97
3	—	367	110.00–120.00	113.45
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
3	—	480	110.00–118.00	114.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
6	—	671	121.00–142.00	130.99
13	—	562	130.00–146.00	138.96
5	—	471	140.00–156.00	148.51
9	—	432	139.00–165.00	151.35
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
3	—	618	131.00–140.00	137.06
2	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.53
2	—	338	159.00–161.00	160.01
3	—	367	150.00–167.00	160.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	162.00	162.00
11	—	781	160.00–161.00	160.09
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
5	—	524	157.00	157.00
18	—	828	140.00–162.00	160.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	94.00	94.00
2	—	680	117.00–121.00	118.99
5	—	719	105.00–111.00	108.19
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
2	—	985	90.00–102.00	96.03
8	—	430	120.00–132.00	128.20
7	—	379	112.00–130.00	121.77
3	—	332	120.00	120.00
11	—	474	114.00–138.00	128.10
12	—	576	111.00–129.00	122.07
13	—	525	110.00–127.00	119.77
5	—	633	113.00–129.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
17	—	683	146.00–156.00	153.67
2	—	560	141.00	141.00
2	—	713	123.00–128.00	125.47
3	—	462	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	91.00–111.00	101.24
3	—	363	110.00	110.00
4	—	315	100.00–111.00	104.42
4	—	520	100.00–116.00	110.42
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
6	—	413	100.00–116.00	105.66
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
4	—	575	101.00–113.00	109.01
1	—	1,090	88.00	88.00
1	—	205	97.50	97.50
2	—	473	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	93.00	93.00
2	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	49.00	49.00
2	—	335	47.00	47.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	35.00	35.00
2	—	623	40.00–70.00	55.30
1	—	735	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	131.00–147.00	139.15
8	—	429	122.00–149.00	135.59
2	—	393	140.00–156.00	147.95
4	—	323	128.00–150.00	137.84
2	—	625	118.00–122.00	119.94
5	—	574	121.00–125.00	122.20
2	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	745	105.00–109.00	107.00
11	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.57
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	86.00–90.00	88.09
2	—	638	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	325	95.00–100.00	97.50
1	—	265	94.00	94.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	88.00	88.00
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
2	—	578	90.00–100.00	94.89
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	110.00–116.00	113.17
2	—	413	109.00–120.00	114.60
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
7	—	514	110.00–120.00	112.72
2	—	668	98.00–108.00	102.94
3	—	622	106.00–112.00	108.94
3	—	478	106.00–115.00	110.25
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
2	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	368	111.00–120.00	115.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,047	55.00–69.00	63.62
15	—	947	40.00–53.00	46.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,458	63.00–76.00	71.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	87.00–95.00	89.09
54	—	1,175	70.00–86.00	77.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	111.00	111.00
22	—	1,644	90.00–105.00	95.99
2	—	1,500	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,187	725.00–1,050.00	925.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	775.00–1,000.00	867.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	650.00–875.00	789.95
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	916	750.00–1,125.00	968.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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