Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate to light offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.88/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −42.56 against this barn's trailing median of $191.44.

Average price

$148.88

98 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$78.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

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	499	166.21	829	63
Medium 2	503	123.90	623	29
Medium 3	571	87.68	501	6thin

One grade step is worth $78.54/cwt here — about $328 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $174.10, median $191.44 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

148.88

—

NC average8 barns · 678 hd

141.63

+7.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

191.44

−42.56

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	1,556	99.92	1,555	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	80.46	984	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	71.05	1,020	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	58.82	512	39

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	797	$583	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	662	$531	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$844	10

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	426	146.05/cwt	124.00–153.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.23/cwt	131.00–151.00	532	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	116.82/cwt	108.00–128.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	125.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	351	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	111.79/cwt	104.00–120.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.94/cwt	120.00–145.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.44/cwt	128.00–158.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	363	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	458	120.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	118.40/cwt	111.00–124.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	168.36/cwt	153.00–184.00	742	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	116.36/cwt	108.00–125.00	545	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	459	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	373	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	180.95/cwt	176.00–184.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	190.83/cwt	185.00–202.50	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,192	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,120	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	997	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	154.91/cwt	141.00–161.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	174.88/cwt	150.00–190.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	139.48/cwt	133.00–146.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.31/cwt	156.00–165.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	185.40/cwt	160.00–202.50	582	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	90.80/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	79.98/cwt	72.00–86.00	968	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	74.07/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	64.32/cwt	55.00–70.00	591	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	771	47.81/cwt	39.00–54.00	369	13
Bulls	—	—	1,093	82.16/cwt	80.00–84.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	107.79/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,891	7
Bulls	—	—	1,515	98.14/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,487	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	583.34/head	425.00–850.00	583	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	560	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	597.11/head	500.00–650.00	597	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	587	715.48/head	625.00–825.00	715	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	960.91/head	675.00–1,325.00	961	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	455	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	126.37/cwt	115.00–137.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	116.07/cwt	114.00–118.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	101.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.72/cwt	138.00–173.00	819	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.87/cwt	120.00–150.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	735	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	129.08/cwt	120.00–137.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	323	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	121.73/cwt	121.00–122.50	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	210	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	278	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	980	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.36/cwt	162.50–203.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	165.53/cwt	145.00–187.00	780	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	124.28/cwt	118.00–131.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	915	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	589	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 130Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 306Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate to light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	124.00–153.00	146.05
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
7	—	374	131.00–151.00	142.23
1	—	1,205	101.00	101.00
2	—	563	135.00–141.00	137.96
1	—	1,165	91.00	91.00
4	—	726	108.00–128.00	116.82
5	—	279	120.00–132.00	125.90
1	—	200	122.50	122.50
7	—	513	120.00–145.00	134.94
8	—	330	128.00–158.00	136.44
3	—	907	100.00–105.00	101.99
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
11	—	470	120.00–150.00	134.87
2	—	685	120.00–135.00	127.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
4	—	515	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
6	—	529	104.00–120.00	111.79
3	—	458	115.00–125.00	120.33
5	—	338	111.00–124.00	118.40
2	—	420	114.00–118.00	116.07
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	90.00–92.00	90.98
1	—	415	79.00	79.00
1	—	485	99.00	99.00
1	—	735	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	90.00–100.00	95.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	153.00–184.00	168.36
2	—	270	165.00–190.00	177.50
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
5	—	471	176.00–184.00	180.95
1	—	765	154.00	154.00
2	—	563	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	543	183.00	183.00
3	—	305	185.00–202.50	190.83
1	—	985	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	108.00–125.00	116.36
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
2	—	340	125.00–145.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,120	89.00	89.00
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	141.00–161.00	154.91
8	—	429	150.00–190.00	174.88
2	—	653	133.00–146.00	139.48
1	—	1,005	126.00	126.00
6	—	568	156.00–165.00	159.31
6	—	314	160.00–202.50	185.40
11	—	519	138.00–173.00	157.72
1	—	1,150	136.00	136.00
9	—	373	162.50–203.00	185.36
11	—	471	145.00–187.00	165.53
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	115.00–137.00	126.37
3	—	630	123.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	483	120.00–137.00	129.08
3	—	555	120.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	323	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	121.00–122.50	121.73
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
1	—	980	109.00	109.00
4	—	519	118.00–131.00	124.28
3	—	668	109.00–110.00	109.66
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
1	—	915	77.00	77.00
1	—	785	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	89.00–93.00	90.80
43	—	1,210	72.00–86.00	79.98
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,477	72.00–77.00	74.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	919	55.00–70.00	64.32
13	—	771	39.00–54.00	47.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	80.00–84.00	82.16
7	—	1,754	106.00–111.00	107.79
11	—	1,515	90.00–104.00	98.14

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	675.00–1,325.00	960.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	587	625.00–825.00	715.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	455	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	797	425.00–850.00	583.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	713	500.00–650.00	597.11
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	560	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	325.00	325.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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