Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the full advance felt on bulls, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.92/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$176.92

262 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$59.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	185.64	912	205
Medium and Large 2	511	151.91	776	43
Medium and Large 3	505	126.17	637	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.46/cwt here — about $275 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 sale262 hd

176.92

—

NC average7 barns · 781 hd

175.68

+1.25

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	1,715	120.31	2,064	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	102.42	1,202	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	99.35	1,387	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	85.86	893	62

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)	945	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$803	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	937	$1,300	6

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	229.18/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	195.61/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	201.87/cwt	196.00–210.00	828	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	190.84/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,183	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	182.65/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	216.94/cwt	205.00–225.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	192.28/cwt	180.00–205.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	176.50/cwt	174.00–179.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	239.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	150.65/cwt	140.00–162.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	193.97/cwt	177.50–199.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	176.15/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	199.53/cwt	194.00–205.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	200.00/cwt	199.00–201.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	209.08/cwt	200.50–220.00	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.82/cwt	175.00–195.00	790	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.95/cwt	169.00–190.00	857	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.51/cwt	168.00–186.00	927	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	171.05/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	151.14/cwt	140.00–161.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	227.72/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	240.59/cwt	238.00–241.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	232.94/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,349	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	187.10/cwt	170.00–198.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.19/cwt	170.00–190.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	205.74/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	233.93/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,226	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	176.97/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	246.57/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	218.52/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	212.41/cwt	201.00–220.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	230.43/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,438	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	217.08/cwt	200.00–225.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	216.69/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,255	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	207.37/cwt	200.00–220.00	881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	201.10/cwt	188.00–209.00	1,335	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	63.70/cwt	50.00–70.00	543	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	87.80/cwt	74.00–96.00	927	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	99.35/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,387	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	102.42/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,202	30
Bulls	—	—	940	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	122.09/cwt	111.00–126.00	2,173	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,448.20/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,310.47/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,310	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	802.76/head	700.00–900.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	146.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	146.50/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	157.96/cwt	150.00–166.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	146.57/cwt	143.00–150.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	177.97/cwt	170.00–185.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	177.01/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	185.69/cwt	180.00–192.50	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	150.28/cwt	141.00–160.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.03/cwt	200.00–221.00	998	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	210.13/cwt	198.00–218.00	1,095	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	177.59/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	174.18/cwt	169.00–186.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	174.75/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	188.14/cwt	172.00–196.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	159.01/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	191.97/cwt	189.00–196.00	987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	165.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	123.25/cwt	110.00–130.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	157.76/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.72/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	152.79/cwt	140.00–160.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	208.02/cwt	198.00–220.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	208.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,182	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.66/cwt	205.00–225.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	183.56/cwt	170.00–190.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	177.95/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	205.45/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,278	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	142.01/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	179.31/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	182.41/cwt	170.00–191.00	580	4

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 375Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 116Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	633	170.00–195.00	182.65
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
4	—	380	170.00–198.00	187.10
2	—	520	170.00–190.00	180.19
1	—	465	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	223.00–235.00	229.18
7	—	424	205.00–225.00	216.94
9	—	529	200.50–220.00	209.08
8	—	674	198.00–212.00	205.74
7	—	618	210.00–223.00	218.52
5	—	363	201.00–220.00	212.41
4	—	330	200.00–225.00	217.08
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
8	—	579	204.00–227.00	216.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	365	150.00–157.00	153.40
2	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	235.00–250.00	239.56
9	—	671	227.50–228.00	227.72
7	—	385	238.00–241.00	240.59
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
2	—	738	188.00–190.00	188.99
15	—	579	230.00–242.00	232.94
9	—	524	226.00–237.00	233.93
2	—	883	174.00–180.00	176.97
2	—	478	244.00–249.00	246.57
1	—	910	178.00	178.00
14	—	624	227.00–236.00	230.43
4	—	805	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	192.00–198.00	195.61
17	—	410	196.00–210.00	201.87
12	—	620	187.00–196.00	190.84
1	—	855	158.00	158.00
6	—	485	194.00–205.00	199.53
6	—	373	199.00–201.00	200.00
2	—	723	169.00–173.00	171.05
18	—	514	189.00–196.00	191.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	180.00–205.00	192.28
2	—	230	174.00–179.00	176.50
4	—	273	177.50–199.00	193.97
11	—	668	170.00–188.00	176.15
24	—	423	175.00–195.00	186.82
26	—	476	169.00–190.00	179.95
15	—	522	168.00–186.00	177.51
1	—	855	131.00	131.00
9	—	609	160.00–186.00	174.75
2	—	775	152.00–154.00	153.01
17	—	379	172.00–196.00	188.14
5	—	732	150.00–166.00	157.76
10	—	569	170.00–190.00	180.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	140.00–162.00	150.65
2	—	610	131.00–133.00	131.99
1	—	220	163.00	163.00
11	—	471	140.00–161.00	151.14
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.95
3	—	655	152.00–165.00	159.01
5	—	440	160.00–170.00	165.58
7	—	579	140.00–160.00	152.79
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	118.00–124.00	120.95
3	—	372	125.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
5	—	562	110.00–130.00	123.25
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	233.00	233.00
1	—	510	223.00	223.00
1	—	415	242.00	242.00
2	—	383	230.00–235.00	232.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	200.00–220.00	207.37
10	—	664	188.00–209.00	201.10
2	—	810	167.00–168.00	167.51
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
1	—	880	153.00	153.00
4	—	720	175.00–179.00	177.01
15	—	475	200.00–221.00	210.03
25	—	521	198.00–218.00	210.13
1	—	265	201.00	201.00
6	—	324	198.00–220.00	208.02
14	—	566	200.00–220.00	208.88
7	—	373	205.00–225.00	216.66
2	—	773	175.00–181.00	177.95
13	—	622	193.00–215.00	205.45
3	—	973	135.00–147.00	142.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	532	139.00–150.00	146.38
2	—	695	139.00–154.00	146.50
2	—	563	150.00–166.00	157.96
1	—	225	161.00	161.00
2	—	618	143.00–150.00	146.57
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
3	—	417	141.00–160.00	150.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	182.50	182.50
2	—	278	170.00–185.00	177.97
1	—	665	186.00	186.00
3	—	377	180.00–192.50	185.69
3	—	632	168.00–185.00	177.59
4	—	468	169.00–186.00	174.18
5	—	420	170.00–190.00	183.56
5	—	562	172.00–190.00	179.31
4	—	318	170.00–191.00	182.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	852	50.00–70.00	63.70
57	—	1,056	74.00–96.00	87.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	95.00–104.00	99.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,174	96.00–109.00	102.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	99.00	99.00
12	—	1,780	111.00–126.00	122.09

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	—	868	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,448.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,310.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	700.00–900.00	802.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	925.00	925.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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