Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.64/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$211.64

276 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$71.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	213.97	1,250	263
Medium and Large 2	542	171.04	926	10thin
Medium and Large 3	448	142.09	637	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.88/cwt here — about $613 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 sale276 hd

211.64

—

NC average8 barns · 826 hd

207.26

+4.37

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	—	High	1,427	115.16	1,644	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	97.80	1,216	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	90.35	1,254	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	74.71	776	63

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,219	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	185.75/cwt	169.00–191.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	169.03/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	178.39/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,019	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	399	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	141.98/cwt	136.00–150.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	176.61/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.30/cwt	132.00–158.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	175.30/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,096	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	220.74/cwt	200.00–233.00	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	178.75/cwt	170.00–186.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	198.47/cwt	198.00–200.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.32/cwt	163.00–186.00	929	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.00/cwt	202.00–234.00	1,166	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	216.37/cwt	206.00–222.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	223.25/cwt	209.00–236.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	202.78/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,399	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	190.81/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,502	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	190.98/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	225.20/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,085	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	218.59/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,250	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	175.59/cwt	171.00–180.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	213.12/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,315	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	213.95/cwt	205.00–231.00	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	191.40/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	201.36/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,059	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	178.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	171.41/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	218.92/cwt	200.00–230.00	709	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	90.35/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,254	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	95.45/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,181	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	110.95/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,421	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	60.75/cwt	46.00–69.00	603	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	85.18/cwt	76.00–91.00	915	36
Bulls	—	—	1,290	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	112.54/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,658	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,218.87/head	950.00–1,475.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	128.21/cwt	120.00–136.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	169.98/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	210.64/cwt	199.00–219.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	166.51/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	178.70/cwt	168.00–190.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	189.71/cwt	180.00–199.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	155.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	186.81/cwt	169.00–195.00	897	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	117.53/cwt	110.00–125.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.88/cwt	143.00–165.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	172.82/cwt	160.00–184.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	131.56/cwt	120.00–140.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.90/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	204.34/cwt	194.00–212.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.43/cwt	175.00–196.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.82/cwt	130.00–158.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	187.85/cwt	175.00–196.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.83/cwt	140.00–160.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	576	2

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 383Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 208Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	124.00–130.00	126.98
3	—	430	110.00–130.00	119.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,138	114.00–117.00	115.50
1	—	1,245	120.00	120.00
16	—	427	169.00–191.00	185.75
9	—	667	155.00–178.00	169.03
44	—	571	162.00–185.00	178.39
1	—	1,155	126.00	126.00
5	—	716	171.00–179.00	176.61
29	—	625	164.00–184.00	175.30
27	—	524	163.00–186.00	177.32
46	—	480	169.00–195.00	186.81
6	—	328	175.00–196.00	181.43
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
2	—	785	153.00–159.00	155.96
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
11	—	374	175.00–196.00	187.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	130.00–133.00	131.46
3	—	672	136.00–150.00	141.98
2	—	328	132.00–158.00	145.30
4	—	520	130.00–158.00	146.82
4	—	570	140.00–155.00	147.68
2	—	463	155.00	155.00
5	—	426	140.00–160.00	152.83
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	150.00–165.00	157.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	202.00	202.00
4	—	429	198.00–200.00	198.47
1	—	935	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	337	170.00–186.00	178.75
1	—	490	192.00	192.00
1	—	704	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	171.00–180.00	175.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	131.00–140.00	135.64
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	200.00–233.00	220.74
35	—	525	202.00–234.00	222.00
4	—	421	206.00–222.00	216.37
5	—	329	209.00–236.00	223.25
30	—	690	187.00–207.00	202.78
25	—	787	182.00–192.00	190.81
2	—	705	188.00–194.00	190.98
47	—	482	200.00–235.00	225.20
1	—	860	178.00	178.00
47	—	572	204.00–227.00	218.59
1	—	820	169.00	169.00
1	—	965	161.00	161.00
56	—	617	207.00–217.00	213.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	205.00–231.00	213.95
10	—	568	180.00–199.00	191.40
16	—	526	191.00–208.00	201.36
3	—	277	170.00–185.00	178.43
10	—	673	160.00–180.00	171.41
7	—	324	200.00–230.00	218.92
2	—	713	169.00–171.00	169.98
1	—	840	155.00	155.00
8	—	376	199.00–219.00	210.64
2	—	753	164.00–169.00	166.51
7	—	625	171.00–190.00	181.90
10	—	476	194.00–212.00	204.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	120.00–136.00	128.21
1	—	550	147.00	147.00
1	—	840	126.00	126.00
4	—	383	168.00–190.00	178.70
2	—	333	180.00–199.00	189.71
3	—	432	150.00–160.00	155.44
2	—	743	110.00–125.00	117.53
5	—	468	143.00–165.00	152.88
4	—	531	160.00–184.00	172.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	133.56
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
3	—	407	120.00–140.00	131.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,388	85.00–96.00	90.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,237	90.00–104.00	95.45
5	—	1,281	107.00–114.00	110.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	992	46.00–69.00	60.75
36	—	1,074	76.00–91.00	85.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	121.00–125.00	123.02
6	—	1,473	103.00–119.00	112.54

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	2	—	1,030	950.00–1,475.00	1,218.87

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

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Steers · 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

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