Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $184.17/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$184.17

116 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$64.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	191.65	1,015	94
Medium and Large 2	446	157.78	704	18thin
Medium and Large 3	480	127.25	611	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $404 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 sale116 hd

184.17

—

NC average8 barns · 949 hd

180.45

+3.72

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	—	Average	1,428	113.33	1,618	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	101.44	1,218	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	100.00	1,523	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	82.95	825	43

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)	1,260	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$993	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,496	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.18/cwt	142.50–165.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	186.64/cwt	174.00–203.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	155.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	189.66/cwt	173.00–197.00	1,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	187.56/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	187.40/cwt	178.00–200.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	180.82/cwt	174.00–188.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	181.22/cwt	170.00–197.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	179.48/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	196.35/cwt	184.00–206.00	1,021	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	196.05/cwt	181.00–207.00	1,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	220.76/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	220.15/cwt	211.00–235.00	951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	204.99/cwt	204.00–206.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	210.82/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	179.28/cwt	174.00–184.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	158.21/cwt	150.00–168.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	213.42/cwt	208.00–218.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	214.71/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	182.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	129.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	184.47/cwt	179.00–190.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	223.05/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	178.40/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	170.97/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	222.80/cwt	209.00–231.00	1,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	236.24/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	231.72/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	213.24/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	184.82/cwt	173.00–199.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	109.26/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,411	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	99.65/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,176	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	68.90/cwt	59.00–75.00	601	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	87.78/cwt	78.00–94.00	909	32
Bulls	—	—	1,406	117.00/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,645	6
Bulls	—	—	1,303	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	992.58/head	850.00–1,100.00	993	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,343.66/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	151.83/cwt	140.00–160.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	129.50/cwt	123.00–140.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	142.14/cwt	134.00–150.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	176.94/cwt	169.00–190.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	174.37/cwt	170.00–188.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	193.89/cwt	180.00–201.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	173.03/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	158.12/cwt	154.00–168.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	918	138.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	201.33/cwt	194.00–210.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.68/cwt	160.00–187.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.02/cwt	160.00–180.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	207.90/cwt	199.00–215.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	199.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,248	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	209.97/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	169.41/cwt	160.00–181.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	202.60/cwt	200.00–216.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.76/cwt	165.00–190.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 195Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	122.00	122.00
8	—	432	174.00–203.00	186.64
12	—	631	173.00–197.00	189.66
5	—	683	174.00–191.00	187.56
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
5	—	372	178.00–200.00	187.40
2	—	288	174.00–188.00	180.82
5	—	319	170.00–197.00	181.22
2	—	738	175.00–184.00	179.48
1	—	895	169.00	169.00
19	—	520	184.00–206.00	196.35
15	—	572	181.00–207.00	196.05
6	—	483	180.00–201.00	193.89
2	—	753	165.00–181.00	173.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	142.50–165.00	154.18
2	—	338	151.00–160.00	155.53
2	—	373	150.00–159.00	154.65
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
4	—	621	154.00–168.00	158.12
1	—	535	149.00	149.00
2	—	220	140.00–147.00	143.42
3	—	573	169.00–170.00	169.67
1	—	445	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
3	—	483	204.00–206.00	204.99
6	—	514	210.00–211.00	210.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	210.00–228.00	220.76
1	—	365	211.00	211.00
2	—	865	190.00	190.00
9	—	432	211.00–235.00	220.15
5	—	460	208.00–218.00	213.42
7	—	674	200.00–223.00	214.71
3	—	577	218.00–229.00	223.05
1	—	715	189.00	189.00
1	—	220	234.00	234.00
2	—	815	170.00–187.00	178.40
2	—	783	163.00–179.00	170.97
10	—	526	209.00–231.00	222.80
1	—	250	206.00	206.00
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	174.00–184.00	179.28
1	—	930	108.00	108.00
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
5	—	479	180.00–190.00	182.73
3	—	518	191.00	191.00
2	—	763	124.00–134.00	129.08
2	—	433	179.00–190.00	184.47
2	—	573	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	144.00	144.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
3	—	530	150.00–168.00	158.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	235.00–240.00	236.24
7	—	621	230.00–236.00	231.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	153.00	153.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
3	—	472	150.00–160.00	153.79
5	—	382	140.00–160.00	151.83
3	—	678	123.00–140.00	129.50
2	—	560	134.00–150.00	142.14
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	200.00–218.00	213.24
3	—	670	173.00–199.00	184.82
2	—	425	208.00–210.00	209.04
1	—	745	175.00	175.00
2	—	808	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	245	201.00	201.00
3	—	918	135.00–145.00	138.68
3	—	342	194.00–210.00	201.33
6	—	378	199.00–215.00	207.90
10	—	625	190.00–210.00	199.74
2	—	780	165.00–167.00	165.99
3	—	527	200.00–217.00	209.97
6	—	472	200.00–216.00	202.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	169.00–190.00	176.94
2	—	668	166.00–170.00	168.02
1	—	260	172.50	172.50
4	—	423	170.00–188.00	174.37
2	—	563	160.00–187.00	173.68
4	—	325	160.00–180.00	171.02
5	—	476	160.00–181.00	169.41
3	—	368	165.00–190.00	178.76
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
1	—	785	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	107.00–112.00	109.26
48	—	1,180	92.00–106.00	99.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	873	59.00–75.00	68.90
32	—	1,036	78.00–94.00	87.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,406	111.00–126.00	117.00
2	—	1,303	92.00–96.00	93.99
1	—	1,810	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,028	850.00–1,100.00	992.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,343.66

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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