Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

5 head goats : 35.00 to 60.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.24/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +1.80 against this barn's trailing median of $191.44.

Average price

$193.24

122 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$58.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	215.12	1,073	49
Medium and Large 2	539	184.34	993	58
Medium and Large 3	505	156.20	789	15thin

One grade step is worth $58.92/cwt here — about $284 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $174.10, median $191.44 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale122 hd

193.24

—

NC average8 barns · 1,058 hd

186.69

+6.55

This barn, trailing median25 sales

191.44

+1.80

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	1,375	118.42	1,629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	101.20	1,242	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	90.95	1,291	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	923	79.29	732	72

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)	1,400	$1,353	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,298	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,292	2thin

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	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	220.95/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	210.17/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	152.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	202.45/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	137.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	192.17/cwt	182.00–199.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	178.50/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	175.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	179.28/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	196.49/cwt	194.00–199.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	138.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	148.57/cwt	140.00–156.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.90/cwt	198.00–213.00	978	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	203.51/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	166.46/cwt	160.00–173.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.51/cwt	182.50–202.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	231.11/cwt	214.00–255.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	225.84/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,310	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	224.51/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	175.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	198.50/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	234.38/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	219.30/cwt	210.00–235.00	603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	736	52.05/cwt	48.00–58.00	383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	72.38/cwt	62.00–79.00	607	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	86.54/cwt	80.00–92.00	878	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	90.95/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,291	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	114.70/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	100.24/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,226	28
Bulls	—	—	1,248	116.65/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,456	8
Bulls	—	—	1,885	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,366	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,353.48/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,298.16/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,298	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,291.78/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	167.26/cwt	150.00–176.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	205.44/cwt	192.50–216.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	147.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	193.44/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	202.34/cwt	188.00–211.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	176.84/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	174.81/cwt	170.00–184.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	157.32/cwt	149.00–163.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	185.73/cwt	177.00–194.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	201.56/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	131.79/cwt	122.00–141.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	164.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	166.00/cwt	157.50–174.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	152.43/cwt	140.00–165.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	155.99/cwt	148.00–160.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	188.33/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	199.89/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	223.29/cwt	222.00–227.50	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	211.74/cwt	205.00–223.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	195.01/cwt	187.50–200.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	183.85/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,055	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	209.33/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	234.79/cwt	222.50–250.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	209.80/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	236.95/cwt	225.00–250.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	181.14/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 212Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 134Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

5 head goats : 35.00 to 60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	159.00	159.00
2	—	770	145.00–160.00	152.60
1	—	680	176.00	176.00
1	—	735	172.00	172.00
1	—	845	131.00	131.00
10	—	578	195.00–209.00	202.45
1	—	950	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,005	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	222.50	222.50
1	—	860	122.00	122.00
13	—	475	198.00–213.00	205.90
3	—	618	197.00–208.00	201.56
5	—	519	190.00–212.00	199.89
8	—	373	222.00–227.50	223.29
10	—	424	205.00–223.00	211.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
2	—	738	130.00–146.00	137.92
3	—	327	182.00–199.00	192.17
4	—	629	174.00–184.00	178.50
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
6	—	515	170.00–180.00	175.52
4	—	579	177.00–181.00	179.28
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
2	—	428	194.00–199.00	196.49
5	—	466	177.00–194.00	185.73
3	—	393	190.00–205.00	197.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	265	130.00–150.00	138.05
3	—	523	140.00–156.00	148.57
2	—	573	122.00–141.00	131.79
4	—	483	160.00–170.00	164.51
2	—	330	157.50–174.00	166.00
2	—	438	140.00–165.00	152.43
3	—	608	148.00–160.00	155.99
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	216.00–226.00	220.95
2	—	625	210.00	210.00
2	—	673	205.00–215.00	210.17
1	—	900	198.00	198.00
1	—	795	218.00	218.00
1	—	295	237.50	237.50
6	—	999	190.00	190.00
3	—	318	260.00	260.00
4	—	436	225.00	225.00
3	—	372	214.00–255.00	231.11
7	—	580	218.00–229.00	225.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.79
2	—	428	160.00–173.00	166.46
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	170.00–175.00	172.56
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	203.00–204.00	203.51
1	—	580	199.00	199.00
2	—	380	182.50–202.00	192.51
1	—	320	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	236.00	236.00
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	211.00–233.00	224.51
2	—	733	172.00–180.00	175.96
2	—	610	192.00–205.00	198.50
1	—	1,015	150.00	150.00
7	—	428	227.50–240.00	234.38
3	—	275	210.00–235.00	219.30
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
3	—	658	188.00–189.00	188.33
4	—	565	206.00–215.00	209.33
6	—	373	222.50–250.00	234.79
6	—	524	204.00–220.00	209.80
1	—	750	165.00	165.00
4	—	333	225.00–250.00	236.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	150.00–176.00	167.26
4	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
3	—	565	149.00–163.00	157.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	192.50–216.00	205.44
3	—	725	142.00–150.00	147.01
8	—	518	185.00–205.00	193.44
6	—	433	188.00–211.00	202.34
5	—	668	170.00–188.00	176.84
3	—	475	170.00–184.00	174.81
1	—	875	133.00	133.00
3	—	390	187.50–200.00	195.01
15	—	574	170.00–195.00	183.85
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
7	—	624	174.00–190.00	181.14
1	—	245	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	48.00–58.00	52.05
29	—	838	62.00–79.00	72.38
3	—	895	95.00–96.00	95.33
36	—	1,014	80.00–92.00	86.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	84.00–97.00	90.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	111.00–119.00	114.70
28	—	1,223	95.00–107.00	100.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	110.00–121.00	116.65
2	—	1,885	125.00–126.00	125.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,353.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,298.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,291.78

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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