Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $124.59/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$124.59

109 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$46.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

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	498	132.94	662	73
Medium 2	442	113.69	503	28
Medium 3	508	86.50	439	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $222 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 sale109 hd

124.59

—

NC average6 barns · 539 hd

126.55

−1.97

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	—	Low	1,359	86.44	1,175	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	76.73	906	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	76.66	1,171	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	56.23	541	25

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)	1,070	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	720	$525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	424	144.82/cwt	135.00–159.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.08/cwt	125.00–143.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	114.64/cwt	106.00–120.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.11/cwt	121.00–148.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	126.35/cwt	116.00–138.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	533	87.00/cwt	84.00–91.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	120.72/cwt	110.00–126.00	517	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.85/cwt	144.00–160.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.32/cwt	126.00–150.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	107.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	142.79/cwt	125.00–156.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.80/cwt	162.00–175.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	154.08/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	130.11/cwt	124.00–136.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	160.51/cwt	145.00–169.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	512	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	361	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	228	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.15/cwt	150.00–165.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	141.92/cwt	134.00–150.00	359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	120.96/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	138.22/cwt	126.00–147.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.48/cwt	124.00–150.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	993	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	61.14/cwt	54.00–70.00	603	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	47.50/cwt	37.00–54.00	436	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	82.95/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,319	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	74.14/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,114	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	76.42/cwt	70.00–84.00	898	36
Bulls	—	—	1,183	74.05/cwt	65.00–81.00	876	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	106.47/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	89.18/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,195	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	142.64/cwt	130.00–157.50	462	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	429	108.24/cwt	108.00–109.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.90/cwt	116.00–141.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.02/cwt	111.00–139.00	726	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	138.77/cwt	130.00–146.00	946	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	139.63/cwt	129.00–150.00	318	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.27/cwt	129.00–144.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.71/cwt	120.00–139.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	113.41/cwt	107.00–120.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	117.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	123.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	108.58/cwt	108.00–111.00	353	5

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 560Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 169Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 51Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	135.00–159.00	144.82
9	—	529	125.00–143.00	133.08
2	—	725	125.00–131.00	128.04
11	—	573	121.00–148.00	139.11
9	—	373	116.00–138.00	126.35
1	—	860	99.00	99.00
10	—	464	125.00–156.00	142.79
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
3	—	808	125.00	125.00
3	—	670	115.00–126.00	121.73
6	—	615	120.00–139.00	130.71
5	—	312	110.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	275	121.00–126.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	86.00	86.00
1	—	415	84.00	84.00
3	—	533	84.00–91.00	87.00
1	—	630	88.00	88.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	595	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	106.00–120.00	114.64
8	—	428	110.00–126.00	120.72
3	—	363	105.00–112.00	107.60
2	—	623	111.00–114.00	112.46
2	—	523	107.00–120.00	113.41
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	108.00	108.00
5	—	325	108.00–111.00	108.58
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	124.00–136.00	130.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	144.00–160.00	151.85
2	—	278	126.00–150.00	138.32
2	—	635	151.00–153.00	152.01
1	—	735	151.00	151.00
10	—	472	162.00–175.00	168.80
7	—	689	140.00–157.50	154.08
6	—	562	145.00–169.00	160.51
4	—	754	146.00	146.00
2	—	360	140.00–155.00	147.60
1	—	910	141.00	141.00
2	—	333	150.00–157.00	153.63
3	—	515	150.00–165.00	160.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	176.00	176.00
3	—	423	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	88.00	88.00
1	—	380	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
1	—	290	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	134.00–150.00	141.92
4	—	833	111.00–125.00	120.96
7	—	363	126.00–147.00	138.22
6	—	468	124.00–150.00	140.48
2	—	720	135.00–141.00	137.92
2	—	423	165.00	165.00
8	—	324	130.00–157.50	142.64
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
4	—	521	116.00–141.00	129.90
4	—	585	111.00–139.00	124.02
1	—	960	114.00	114.00
15	—	682	130.00–146.00	138.77
4	—	228	129.00–150.00	139.63
3	—	633	129.00–144.00	138.27
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
4	—	429	108.00–109.00	108.24
1	—	360	109.00	109.00
2	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.87
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	987	54.00–70.00	61.14
9	—	918	37.00–54.00	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	81.00–85.00	82.95
5	—	1,503	70.00–79.00	74.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	88.00	88.00
36	—	1,175	70.00–84.00	76.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	65.00–81.00	74.05
2	—	1,875	102.00–110.00	106.47
8	—	1,340	81.00–99.00	89.18

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)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	525.00	525.00

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