Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

4 head goats : 10.00 to 70.00, 2 head sheep: 10.00: 4 head baby calves: 90.00 to 155.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.42/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$177.42

194 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

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

$39.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	189.62	1,195	106
Medium and Large 2	534	169.28	903	58
Medium and Large 3	425	150.07	638	30

One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $557 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 sale194 hd

177.42

—

NC average8 barns · 1,275 hd

184.36

−6.93

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	1,580	118.20	1,867	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	96.27	1,143	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	87.72	1,165	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	78.39	778	39

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)	1,215	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,042	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,179	7

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1Value Added	—	681	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.61/cwt	151.00–160.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.56/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	149.63/cwt	142.50–157.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	204.64/cwt	198.00–214.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.57/cwt	189.00–208.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	173.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	178.09/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	208.31/cwt	197.50–220.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	195.18/cwt	188.00–207.50	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	157.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	198.93/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	174.39/cwt	165.00–190.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	173.48/cwt	160.00–180.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	177.29/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	146.72/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	171.71/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	169.03/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.91/cwt	167.50–190.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	167.03/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	149.78/cwt	144.00–156.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.32/cwt	160.00–183.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	147.07/cwt	132.50–154.00	404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	246.43/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	198.13/cwt	190.00–203.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	214.46/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.73/cwt	188.00–212.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	180.71/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.11/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	240.69/cwt	236.00–246.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,494	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	202.97/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	207.43/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,265	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	219.13/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	217.47/cwt	208.00–225.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	203.48/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	171.22/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	223.11/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	211.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	197.51/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,150	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	218.56/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,034	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.39/cwt	74.00–87.00	800	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	55.86/cwt	50.00–60.00	496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	70.53/cwt	67.00–72.00	655	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	88.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	981	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	87.72/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,165	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	96.34/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,154	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	89.23/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,017	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	108.88/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	119.67/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,900	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,042.15/head	825.00–1,250.00	1,042	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,119.06/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,119	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,224.82/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	189.21/cwt	182.00–200.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	157.20/cwt	138.00–170.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	150.40/cwt	134.00–159.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	146.33/cwt	142.00–153.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	184.36/cwt	170.00–195.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.46/cwt	141.00–167.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	170.45/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	192.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	168.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	153.69/cwt	141.00–165.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	202.36/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	178.34/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	145.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	149.49/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.36/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,188	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	172.54/cwt	160.00–180.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	146.29/cwt	141.00–150.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.24/cwt	170.00–195.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	147.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	146.65/cwt	136.00–154.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	152.13/cwt	146.00–155.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	220.22/cwt	210.00–230.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	184.32/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	205.57/cwt	197.00–216.00	859	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	191.96/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	832	159.63/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	155.72/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	221.66/cwt	203.00–230.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	175.98/cwt	168.00–180.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	157.04/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	216.53/cwt	204.00–229.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	185.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	146.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	193.91/cwt	178.00–202.00	925	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	638	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 135Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 342Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

4 head goats : 10.00 to 70.00, 2 head sheep: 10.00: 4 head baby calves: 90.00 to 155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	214.00	214.00
3	—	483	243.00	243.00
5	—	424	244.00–247.00	246.43
10	—	629	216.00–222.00	219.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	151.00–160.00	155.61
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
2	—	473	142.50–157.00	149.63
2	—	538	150.00–153.00	151.48
2	—	568	156.00	156.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	211.00–230.00	220.56
1	—	925	180.00	180.00
5	—	580	208.00–221.00	214.46
4	—	665	188.00–212.00	200.73
1	—	725	207.00	207.00
5	—	515	211.00–223.00	215.11
2	—	320	236.00–246.00	240.69
1	—	970	154.00	154.00
2	—	838	200.00–206.00	202.97
1	—	365	240.00	240.00
7	—	610	198.00–212.00	207.43
3	—	427	208.00–225.00	217.47
2	—	770	201.00–206.00	203.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	170.00–180.00	173.42
4	—	490	190.00–203.00	198.13
1	—	785	171.00	171.00
1	—	320	204.00	204.00
3	—	582	175.00–190.00	180.71
1	—	425	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	198.00–214.00	204.64
6	—	571	189.00–208.00	197.57
1	—	655	179.00	179.00
7	—	926	170.00–186.00	178.09
8	—	369	197.50–220.00	208.31
8	—	481	188.00–207.50	195.18
2	—	768	150.00–165.00	157.62
13	—	531	184.00–208.00	198.93
7	—	875	160.00–185.00	177.29
3	—	968	165.00–175.00	171.71
8	—	725	160.00–175.00	167.03
16	—	621	180.00–199.00	191.36
6	—	828	178.00–189.00	184.32
13	—	418	197.00–216.00	205.57
4	—	1,021	140.00–167.00	155.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
8	—	429	165.00–190.00	174.39
10	—	529	160.00–180.00	173.48
2	—	875	137.00–156.00	146.72
1	—	1,010	134.00	134.00
3	—	633	160.00–177.00	169.03
4	—	375	167.50–190.00	174.91
8	—	476	160.00–183.00	171.32
2	—	710	148.00–151.00	149.49
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
10	—	577	160.00–180.00	172.54
5	—	318	170.00–195.00	181.24
3	—	820	145.00–152.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	144.00–156.00	149.78
5	—	275	132.50–154.00	147.07
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
3	—	628	141.00–150.00	146.29
3	—	437	140.00–153.00	147.60
3	—	490	136.00–154.00	146.65
4	—	374	146.00–155.00	152.13
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
4	—	323	158.00–160.00	159.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	168.00–175.00	171.22
5	—	269	205.00–220.00	211.50
15	—	582	190.00–209.00	197.51
14	—	473	210.00–230.00	218.56
6	—	728	161.00–178.00	170.45
9	—	523	190.00–216.00	202.36
3	—	677	180.00–190.00	186.58
2	—	230	210.00–230.00	220.22
1	—	915	149.00	149.00
7	—	628	185.00–205.00	191.96
3	—	832	156.00–164.00	159.63
5	—	425	203.00–230.00	221.66
2	—	875	150.00–164.00	157.04
4	—	330	210.00–220.00	215.11
4	—	374	204.00–229.00	216.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	219.00–220.00	219.50
2	—	525	220.00–226.00	223.11
1	—	405	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	182.00–200.00	189.21
3	—	522	170.00–195.00	184.36
4	—	269	180.00–200.00	192.88
3	—	667	160.00–175.00	168.16
4	—	610	161.00–185.00	178.34
2	—	780	144.00–148.00	145.97
3	—	567	168.00–180.00	175.98
3	—	417	180.00–190.00	185.69
3	—	718	140.00–151.00	146.39
10	—	477	178.00–202.00	193.91
1	—	315	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	138.00–170.00	157.20
6	—	519	134.00–159.00	150.40
3	—	632	142.00–153.00	146.33
3	—	365	141.00–167.50	156.46
2	—	265	155.00–160.00	157.64
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
6	—	419	141.00–165.00	153.69
4	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	995	74.00–87.00	80.39
2	—	888	50.00–60.00	55.86
7	—	929	67.00–72.00	70.53
5	—	1,110	88.00–90.00	88.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	84.00–94.00	87.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,198	91.00–102.00	96.34
4	—	1,140	89.00–90.00	89.23
2	—	1,048	105.00–113.00	108.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	105.00	105.00
9	—	1,588	110.00–126.00	119.67

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)	4	—	971	825.00–1,250.00	1,042.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,119.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	863	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,224.82

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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