Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

2 head of Goats: 75.00 to 90.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.11/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$190.11

264 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$54.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	197.18	1,097	212
Medium and Large 2	459	168.35	773	38
Medium and Large 3	454	142.20	645	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.98/cwt here — about $452 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 sale264 hd

190.11

—

NC average8 barns · 1,108 hd

183.25

+6.86

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	1,693	126.01	2,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	108.25	1,286	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	103.91	1,614	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	87.16	843	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$1,380	6

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	214.92/cwt	204.00–224.00	898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	216.00/cwt	212.00–220.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	784	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	221.17/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	149.21/cwt	140.00–158.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	194.36/cwt	182.00–206.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	162.71/cwt	152.00–174.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	206.59/cwt	198.00–215.00	787	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	202.46/cwt	195.00–210.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	137.49/cwt	120.00–150.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	210.22/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	173.47/cwt	164.00–178.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	180.71/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	183.18/cwt	172.00–198.00	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	180.00/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	147.41/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	215.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	190.69/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	200.52/cwt	188.00–208.00	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	205.05/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	153.74/cwt	145.00–162.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	145.11/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	156.14/cwt	147.00–168.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	193.47/cwt	184.00–200.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	163.71/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	195.76/cwt	190.00–202.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	165.16/cwt	152.00–172.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	183.25/cwt	172.00–195.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	161.89/cwt	156.00–168.00	766	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,380.11/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,380	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	121.75/cwt	114.00–128.00	2,021	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	107.56/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,264	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	114.55/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	103.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	92.27/cwt	85.00–100.00	937	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	74.38/cwt	65.00–80.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	218.58/cwt	202.00–222.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	207.46/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	226.01/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	233.57/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	207.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	209.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	185.94/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	209.14/cwt	198.00–218.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	205.35/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	212.90/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	180.11/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	186.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	229.37/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,216	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	149.16/cwt	142.00–165.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	177.93/cwt	167.00–185.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	191.62/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.63/cwt	157.00–178.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.45/cwt	167.00–184.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	194.37/cwt	184.00–204.00	807	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	176.69/cwt	162.00–184.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	189.99/cwt	180.00–204.00	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	185.79/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	186.33/cwt	178.00–198.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	208.33/cwt	207.00–210.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	797	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	208.49/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,201	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	903	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	231.76/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,520	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	206.24/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	175.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 516Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 138Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 3

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

2 head of Goats: 75.00 to 90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	168.00	168.00
6	—	418	204.00–224.00	214.92
1	—	980	136.00	136.00
2	—	340	212.00–220.00	216.00
1	—	220	207.50	207.50
1	—	645	198.00	198.00
4	—	481	207.00–212.00	210.22
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
4	—	726	175.00–192.00	180.71
2	—	818	156.00–160.00	158.04
2	—	868	137.00–158.00	147.41
6	—	364	205.00–220.00	215.30
8	—	578	188.00–208.00	200.52
1	—	1,060	135.00	135.00
6	—	534	200.00–212.00	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	172.00–198.00	183.18
2	—	630	174.00–186.00	180.00
5	—	568	175.00–198.00	190.69
6	—	783	136.00–154.00	145.11
3	—	427	184.00–200.00	193.47
3	—	692	155.00–176.00	163.71
2	—	370	190.00–202.00	195.76
2	—	465	172.00–195.00	183.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
2	—	288	145.00–147.00	146.03
4	—	366	145.00–162.00	153.74
4	—	564	147.00–168.00	156.14
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
2	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.42
6	—	422	152.00–172.00	165.16
2	—	670	144.00–150.00	147.04
3	—	473	156.00–168.00	161.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	240.00	240.00
8	—	784	210.00–212.00	211.01
13	—	722	220.00–222.00	221.17
4	—	622	224.00–227.00	226.01
6	—	587	226.00–235.00	233.57
19	—	530	227.00–244.00	229.37
17	—	903	210.00	210.00
1	—	825	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	234.00	234.00
40	—	656	224.00–234.00	231.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	182.00	182.00
6	—	434	202.00–222.00	218.58
6	—	642	204.00–211.00	207.46
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
7	—	582	200.00–210.00	207.16
4	—	475	200.00–220.00	209.92
2	—	780	176.00–196.00	185.94
1	—	375	216.00	216.00
1	—	830	198.00	198.00
6	—	657	198.00–218.00	209.14
3	—	715	202.00–208.00	205.35
8	—	533	208.00–220.00	212.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	159.00	159.00
1	—	340	202.00	202.00
1	—	370	204.00	204.00
1	—	295	182.00	182.00
3	—	583	170.00–190.00	180.11
6	—	476	180.00–192.00	186.04
1	—	445	184.00	184.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
1	—	520	177.00	177.00
5	—	683	160.00–180.00	175.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
3	—	458	145.00–150.00	146.64
4	—	423	142.00–165.00	149.16
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	207.00	207.00
14	—	524	182.00–206.00	194.36
1	—	980	136.00	136.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
13	—	381	198.00–215.00	206.59
13	—	324	195.00–210.00	202.46
1	—	940	121.00	121.00
22	—	574	180.00–202.00	191.62
1	—	835	162.00	162.00
19	—	415	184.00–204.00	194.37
1	—	755	184.00	184.00
11	—	683	162.00–184.00	176.69
1	—	895	124.00	124.00
12	—	474	180.00–204.00	189.99
9	—	627	178.00–200.00	185.79
7	—	721	178.00–198.00	186.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	140.00–158.00	149.21
8	—	531	152.00–174.00	162.71
1	—	260	157.00	157.00
4	—	575	164.00–178.00	173.47
3	—	312	167.00–185.00	177.93
1	—	390	188.00	188.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
14	—	419	157.00–178.00	170.63
3	—	475	167.00–184.00	175.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
2	—	378	145.00–152.00	148.57
2	—	433	150.00–151.00	150.49
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
3	—	475	135.00–155.00	144.89
4	—	519	120.00–150.00	137.49
1	—	325	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	212.00	212.00
12	—	431	207.00–210.00	208.33
15	—	797	204.00	204.00
3	—	452	210.00	210.00
1	—	955	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	174.00	174.00
36	—	576	204.00–210.00	208.49
1	—	880	172.00	172.00
11	—	683	204.00–211.00	206.24

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	6	—	994	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,380.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	133.00–136.00	134.54
4	—	1,660	114.00–128.00	121.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,175	100.00–113.00	107.56
6	—	1,306	114.00–116.00	114.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	100.00–106.00	103.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,015	85.00–100.00	92.27
8	—	849	65.00–80.00	74.38

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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