Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.28/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$140.28

127 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$51.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

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	473	149.24	705	98
Medium 2	442	115.33	510	20
Medium 3	407	98.19	399	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.05/cwt here — about $306 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 sale127 hd

140.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd

135.32

+4.96

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	1,554	96.19	1,495	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	76.77	914	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,706	72.29	1,233	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	59.10	554	55

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)	1,094	$998	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$815	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$929	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	433	152.49/cwt	138.00–166.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	112.18/cwt	106.00–120.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	723	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.65/cwt	126.00–155.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.50/cwt	118.00–135.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	127.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.25/cwt	127.00–158.00	778	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.16/cwt	132.00–168.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.65/cwt	126.00–137.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	147.17/cwt	130.00–156.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	261	118.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.98/cwt	140.00–169.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	119.61/cwt	110.00–130.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	428	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,020	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	202.88/cwt	184.00–220.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	163.20/cwt	156.00–174.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	195.02/cwt	181.00–210.00	827	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	208.90/cwt	187.50–217.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	141.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	191.45/cwt	171.00–205.00	900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	174.12/cwt	158.00–188.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	203.45/cwt	180.00–215.00	667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	161.96/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	155.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,052	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	167.23/cwt	140.00–182.50	458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.09/cwt	137.00–155.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.04/cwt	120.00–143.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.72/cwt	140.00–174.00	693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	63.13/cwt	55.00–69.00	608	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	46.10/cwt	35.00–52.00	395	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	72.29/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,233	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	76.77/cwt	70.00–84.00	914	35
Bulls	—	—	1,073	79.08/cwt	70.00–87.00	849	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	108.84/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,003	6
Bulls	—	—	1,651	98.42/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,625	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,048.95/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,049	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	858.79/head	750.00–950.00	859	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	872.38/head	825.00–925.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	998.11/head	800.00–1,150.00	998	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	115.35/cwt	108.00–125.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	358	129.08/cwt	122.00–137.50	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.80/cwt	150.00–188.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	152.14/cwt	140.00–172.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.56/cwt	130.00–165.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	284	102.93/cwt	99.00–107.50	292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.04/cwt	152.50–170.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.92/cwt	131.00–163.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	157.60/cwt	147.50–170.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 484Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 170Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	138.00–166.00	152.49
9	—	566	126.00–155.00	139.65
4	—	671	118.00–135.00	125.50
22	—	521	127.00–158.00	149.25
8	—	378	132.00–168.00	155.16
5	—	622	126.00–137.00	131.65
4	—	233	130.00–156.00	147.17
7	—	320	140.00–169.00	160.98
5	—	280	140.00–160.00	152.81
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
16	—	471	131.00–163.00	153.92
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	284	99.00–107.50	102.93
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	88.00	88.00
1	—	460	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	106.00–120.00	112.18
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
2	—	723	90.00–96.00	93.09
2	—	425	120.00–135.00	127.68
7	—	261	110.00–125.00	118.76
2	—	380	110.00–130.00	119.61
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	146.00	146.00
4	—	430	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	192.00	192.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
6	—	364	184.00–220.00	202.88
5	—	575	156.00–174.00	163.20
10	—	424	181.00–210.00	195.02
4	—	283	187.50–217.50	208.90
2	—	823	139.00–144.00	141.46
15	—	470	171.00–205.00	191.45
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
8	—	520	158.00–188.00	174.12
12	—	328	180.00–215.00	203.45
7	—	619	146.00–168.00	161.96
10	—	677	145.00–160.00	155.33
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,020	98.00	98.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
7	—	274	140.00–182.50	167.23
3	—	627	137.00–155.00	144.09
3	—	668	120.00–143.00	135.04
9	—	426	140.00–174.00	162.72
6	—	569	140.00–152.00	145.96
3	—	822	108.00–125.00	115.35
4	—	380	150.00–188.00	165.80
4	—	514	140.00–172.00	152.14
6	—	471	130.00–165.00	149.56
4	—	328	152.50–170.00	163.04
3	—	225	147.50–170.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	81.00	81.00
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	99.00	99.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.11
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
3	—	358	122.00–137.50	129.08
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	535	120.00–130.00	124.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	963	55.00–69.00	63.13
13	—	857	35.00–52.00	46.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,706	65.00–78.00	72.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,190	70.00–84.00	76.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	70.00–87.00	79.08
6	—	1,840	107.00–112.00	108.84
12	—	1,651	90.00–105.00	98.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	825.00–925.00	872.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	800.00–1,150.00	998.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,041	925.00–1,175.00	1,048.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	750.00–950.00	858.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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

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