Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were 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 $164.32/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$164.32

135 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$59.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	175.45	868	92
Medium and Large 2	392	145.24	569	36
Medium and Large 3	435	116.26	506	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.19/cwt here — about $362 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 sale135 hd

164.32

—

NC average8 barns · 1,330 hd

165.40

−1.08

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	1,396	109.66	1,531	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	93.77	1,077	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	89.57	1,268	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	77.12	737	90

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)	980	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$843	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$816	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,422	47

Every lot, as filed

109 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 and Large 3	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	190.28/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	179.70/cwt	161.00–199.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.30/cwt	160.00–183.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	141.46/cwt	131.00–154.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	147.76/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	170.14/cwt	160.00–180.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.43/cwt	168.00–193.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	176.94/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	185.16/cwt	169.00–198.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.83/cwt	162.00–198.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	143.71/cwt	130.00–160.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.98/cwt	167.00–199.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.39/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	165.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.25/cwt	150.00–161.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	136.04/cwt	130.00–144.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	182.89/cwt	176.00–190.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	185.04/cwt	177.00–193.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	209.14/cwt	205.00–218.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	224.05/cwt	200.00–235.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	173.33/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	186.60/cwt	172.00–198.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	183.51/cwt	169.00–191.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	434	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	223.00/cwt	215.00–239.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	209.22/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	163.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	187.97/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	123.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	223.57/cwt	203.00–228.00	1,026	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	217.07/cwt	200.00–231.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	193.76/cwt	184.00–213.00	1,106	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	202.14/cwt	184.00–211.00	1,047	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	89.57/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,268	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	93.77/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,077	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	56.97/cwt	43.00–68.00	471	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	82.88/cwt	70.00–90.00	823	70
Bulls	—	—	1,380	91.08/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	114.30/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,600	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,038.88/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	954.00/head	775.00–1,175.00	954	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	823	945.44/head	850.00–1,050.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,398.41/head	950.00–1,775.00	1,398	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	910.42/head	775.00–975.00	910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,241.56/head	950.00–1,450.00	1,242	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	768	471.99/head	450.00–500.00	472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,807.40/head	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,807	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.63/cwt	160.00–197.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	828	94.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	139.23/cwt	130.00–150.00	317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.36/cwt	164.00–174.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	114.75/cwt	104.00–120.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	122.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	154.60/cwt	150.00–159.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	145.38/cwt	135.00–160.00	326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	121.14/cwt	114.00–128.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.15/cwt	130.00–150.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	178.98/cwt	165.00–190.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	171.91/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	160.35/cwt	144.00–167.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	150.19/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	182.95/cwt	177.00–190.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	116.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	208.08/cwt	200.00–223.00	864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	175.23/cwt	165.00–191.00	398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	188.22/cwt	176.00–196.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	184.12/cwt	179.00–198.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	148.99/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	215.43/cwt	205.00–231.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 453Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 180Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 41Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	318	131.00–154.00	141.46
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
2	—	628	180.00–200.00	190.28
1	—	230	192.50	192.50
3	—	477	205.00–218.00	209.14
1	—	1,025	141.00	141.00
9	—	375	200.00–235.00	224.05
2	—	665	166.00–181.00	173.33
7	—	432	215.00–239.00	223.00
4	—	518	198.00–219.00	209.22
1	—	845	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,250	142.00	142.00
4	—	766	160.00–168.00	163.58
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	161.00–199.00	179.70
2	—	320	176.00–190.00	182.89
1	—	575	178.00	178.00
1	—	295	171.00	171.00
2	—	538	177.00–193.00	185.04
4	—	481	172.00–198.00	186.60
3	—	380	169.00–191.00	183.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	224.00	224.00
5	—	434	244.00	244.00
5	—	458	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	160.00–183.00	171.30
3	—	778	136.00–154.00	147.76
1	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
3	—	238	160.00–180.00	170.14
2	—	808	142.00–152.00	146.98
7	—	428	168.00–193.00	179.43
5	—	571	174.00–182.00	176.94
1	—	985	119.00	119.00
14	—	324	169.00–198.00	185.16
10	—	371	162.00–198.00	179.83
7	—	471	167.00–199.00	182.98
2	—	278	175.00–180.00	177.52
2	—	720	130.00–158.00	144.39
5	—	630	160.00–172.00	165.83
1	—	1,145	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	130.00–160.00	143.71
2	—	515	137.00–145.00	141.00
2	—	330	150.00–161.00	155.25
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
6	—	277	130.00–144.00	136.04
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
2	—	465	150.00–159.00	154.60
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
8	—	224	135.00–160.00	145.38
4	—	580	130.00–150.00	140.15
6	—	427	144.00–167.00	160.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	114.00–128.00	121.14
3	—	373	110.00–122.00	116.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	187.00	187.00
4	—	409	202.00	202.00
7	—	538	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	180.00–191.00	187.97
3	—	958	119.00–129.00	123.34
17	—	459	203.00–228.00	223.57
11	—	323	200.00–231.00	217.07
10	—	571	184.00–213.00	193.76
8	—	518	184.00–211.00	202.14
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
2	—	930	117.00–127.00	122.05
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	164.00–180.00	171.91
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
10	—	415	200.00–223.00	208.08
3	—	773	137.00–160.00	148.99
6	—	377	205.00–231.00	215.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	160.00–197.00	175.63
3	—	520	164.00–174.00	169.36
4	—	379	165.00–190.00	178.98
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
6	—	671	140.00–161.00	150.19
4	—	281	177.00–190.00	182.95
5	—	227	165.00–191.00	175.23
4	—	419	176.00–196.00	188.22
5	—	460	179.00–198.00	184.12
1	—	635	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	90.00–99.00	94.51
2	—	228	130.00–150.00	139.23
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	513	104.00–120.00	114.75
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
2	—	288	121.00–125.00	122.98
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.53
1	—	370	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,416	83.00–97.00	89.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,149	89.00–99.00	93.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	827	43.00–68.00	56.97
70	—	993	70.00–90.00	82.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	80.00–99.00	91.08
8	—	1,400	104.00–118.00	114.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	450.00–500.00	471.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,045	775.00–1,175.00	954.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,061	950.00–1,775.00	1,398.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,048	950.00–1,450.00	1,241.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,160	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,807.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	850.00–1,050.00	945.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	775.00–975.00	910.42

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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