Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 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 $131.53/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$131.53

194 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$55.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

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	510	142.97	728	140
Medium 2	402	112.75	454	31
Medium 3	487	87.23	425	23

One grade step is worth $55.74/cwt here — about $304 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 sale194 hd

131.53

—

NC average8 barns · 991 hd

136.13

−4.60

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	1,337	109.57	1,465	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	86.14	1,068	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	84.24	1,298	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	60.58	548	47

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)	890	$716	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,146	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.19/cwt	130.00–161.00	806	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	189.08/cwt	175.00–200.00	804	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.75/cwt	128.00–148.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	142.04/cwt	130.00–165.00	528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	146.76/cwt	130.00–161.00	690	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	111.16/cwt	104.00–121.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	113.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	303	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	90.26/cwt	80.00–100.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	113.28/cwt	101.00–125.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	126.92/cwt	121.00–130.00	298	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	725	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	416	83.39/cwt	78.00–90.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	116.57/cwt	102.00–126.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	145.42/cwt	130.00–162.50	406	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	191.64/cwt	185.00–198.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.77/cwt	130.00–163.00	637	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	189.13/cwt	185.00–191.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	176.37/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	144.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	182.16/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,020	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	333	53.99/cwt	53.00–55.00	180	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	295	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	118	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	58.95/cwt	58.00–60.00	218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	164.19/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	158.11/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,142	20
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	700	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	160.39/cwt	140.00–172.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	176.49/cwt	175.50–179.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	174.19/cwt	151.00–186.00	820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	85.75/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,063	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	98.12/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,369	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	76.31/cwt	76.00–77.00	800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	47.90/cwt	31.00–58.00	407	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	67.76/cwt	60.00–75.00	634	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	84.24/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,298	10
Bulls	—	—	1,069	92.10/cwt	84.00–96.00	985	6
Bulls	—	—	1,346	109.31/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,471	31
Bulls	—	—	1,487	122.11/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,816	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	716.43/head	625.00–800.00	716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,303.63/head	625.00–1,600.00	1,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,057.97/head	700.00–1,325.00	1,058	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	830	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	506	122.95/cwt	117.00–130.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	712	82.69/cwt	74.00–90.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	330	75.80/cwt	74.00–77.50	250	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	120.17/cwt	110.00–130.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	179.24/cwt	154.00–188.00	946	23
Heifers	Medium 3	—	262	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	236	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	223	115.72/cwt	110.00–126.00	258	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	84.71/cwt	78.00–97.50	274	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	88.66/cwt	80.00–96.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	100.03/cwt	96.00–104.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.34/cwt	104.00–123.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	171.49/cwt	150.00–188.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.92/cwt	120.00–146.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.53/cwt	130.00–165.00	501	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	122.25/cwt	111.00–131.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	175.00/cwt	148.00–190.00	742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	140.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	153.24/cwt	131.00–175.00	429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	138.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	179.93/cwt	164.00–198.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	177.54/cwt	150.00–197.00	664	13

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 236Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 138Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	175.00–200.00	189.08
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
6	—	523	190.00	190.00
1	—	315	212.00	212.00
4	—	876	160.00	160.00
2	—	358	185.00–198.00	191.64
6	—	483	185.00–191.00	189.13
3	—	613	171.00–179.00	176.37
2	—	778	161.00	161.00
2	—	825	139.00–150.00	144.50
6	—	560	177.00–185.00	182.16
9	—	670	156.00–172.00	164.19
20	—	722	145.00–161.00	158.11
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
27	—	526	130.00–161.00	153.19
4	—	721	130.00–140.00	135.34
10	—	574	128.00–148.00	137.75
1	—	1,235	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,445	99.00	99.00
2	—	670	120.00–133.00	126.55
1	—	1,115	103.00	103.00
12	—	372	130.00–165.00	142.04
1	—	1,345	96.00	96.00
23	—	470	130.00–161.00	146.76
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
5	—	235	121.00–130.00	126.92
5	—	279	130.00–162.50	145.42
15	—	425	130.00–163.00	149.77
2	—	918	96.00–104.00	100.03
2	—	870	104.00–123.00	113.34
11	—	613	120.00–146.00	136.92
12	—	333	130.00–165.00	150.53
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	113.00–121.00	115.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
6	—	370	104.00–121.00	111.16
3	—	268	110.00–120.00	113.11
5	—	321	101.00–125.00	113.28
6	—	425	102.00–126.00	116.57
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
3	—	223	110.00–126.00	115.72
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	80.00–100.00	90.26
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
2	—	725	80.00–85.00	82.50
4	—	416	78.00–90.00	83.39
3	—	262	90.00	90.00
3	—	323	78.00–97.50	84.71
3	—	525	80.00–96.00	88.66
1	—	660	84.00	84.00
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	168.00–170.00	169.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	53.00–55.00	53.99
1	—	295	40.00	40.00
2	—	370	58.00–60.00	58.95
1	—	700	59.00	59.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	140.00–172.00	160.39
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	166.00	166.00
6	—	471	151.00–186.00	174.19
23	—	528	154.00–188.00	179.24
5	—	572	150.00–188.00	171.49
2	—	895	100.00–102.00	101.00
11	—	424	148.00–190.00	175.00
5	—	717	130.00–145.00	140.47
7	—	280	131.00–175.00	153.24
1	—	210	136.00	136.00
7	—	325	164.00–198.00	179.93
13	—	374	150.00–197.00	177.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	147.00	147.00
5	—	626	175.50–179.00	176.49
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
4	—	506	117.00–130.00	122.95
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	110.00–130.00	120.17
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
4	—	433	111.00–131.00	122.25
1	—	920	85.00	85.00
5	—	473	131.00–140.00	138.15
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	103.00	103.00
3	—	712	74.00–90.00	82.69
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
2	—	330	74.00–77.50	75.80
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	70.00	70.00
1	—	840	82.00	82.00
2	—	275	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,240	78.00–94.00	85.75
5	—	1,395	94.00–106.00	98.12
4	—	1,049	76.00–77.00	76.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	849	31.00–58.00	47.90
30	—	936	60.00–75.00	67.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,541	75.00–87.00	84.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,069	84.00–96.00	92.10
31	—	1,346	100.00–116.00	109.31
9	—	1,487	118.00–127.00	122.11

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	—	745	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,188	625.00–1,600.00	1,303.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	700.00–1,325.00	1,057.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	625.00–800.00	716.43

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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