Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Goats: 65.00 -140.00, 10 head Sheep: 30.00 - 75.00, 3head Baby Calves: 40.00 to 95.00

No sale on 11/22/23 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.12/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$155.12

215 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$54.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	174.90	923	109
Medium and Large 2	499	142.77	713	68
Medium and Large 3	470	120.46	566	38

One grade step is worth $54.44/cwt here — about $357 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 sale215 hd

155.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,154 hd

163.68

−8.56

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	1,344	110.97	1,491	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	95.89	1,219	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	90.38	1,358	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	69.66	675	67

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)	655	$588	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	615	$350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,052	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,052.41/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	123.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.24/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,114	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	137.08/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	224.85/cwt	205.00–238.00	852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	236.21/cwt	222.50–245.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	173.94/cwt	164.00–189.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.08/cwt	215.00–229.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.56/cwt	131.00–157.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.32/cwt	120.00–141.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	130.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	217.24/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	110.98/cwt	102.00–119.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.22/cwt	110.00–131.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	228.87/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	147.81/cwt	140.00–161.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.45/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	185.30/cwt	170.00–196.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.23/cwt	166.00–190.00	932	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.75/cwt	124.00–152.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.15/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,025	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	164.48/cwt	160.00–169.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	192.84/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	171.93/cwt	160.00–184.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	205.14/cwt	188.00–211.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	185.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.07/cwt	117.50–140.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	214.87/cwt	208.00–226.00	900	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	192.16/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,001	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	129.14/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	129.09/cwt	121.00–146.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	122.54/cwt	114.00–130.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	151.78/cwt	146.00–161.00	650	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	45.71/cwt	40.00–50.00	370	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	86.17/cwt	84.00–89.00	913	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	77.15/cwt	70.00–83.00	789	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	94.97/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,205	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	90.38/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,358	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	105.72/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,373	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	61.12/cwt	54.00–67.00	560	12
Bulls	—	—	1,854	123.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	112.66/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,532	15
Bulls	—	—	1,017	100.43/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,021	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	695	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	615	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	207.22/cwt	198.00–226.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	204.86/cwt	201.00–212.50	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	181.12/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,036	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	188.79/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,167	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	179.17/cwt	170.00–187.50	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	232.53/cwt	229.00–245.00	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	146.50/cwt	135.00–157.50	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	157.97/cwt	152.00–162.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	136.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	114.19/cwt	104.00–124.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	123.48/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.16/cwt	170.00–200.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	153.96/cwt	145.00–162.50	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.66/cwt	145.00–161.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.89/cwt	170.00–192.50	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	180.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.52/cwt	138.00–163.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	146.84/cwt	140.00–160.00	767	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.00/cwt	120.00–145.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	143.25/cwt	124.00–156.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	121.39/cwt	114.00–130.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	121.43/cwt	110.00–132.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	124.99/cwt	112.50–138.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	148.74/cwt	140.00–162.00	916	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	149.17/cwt	145.00–152.50	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	170.79/cwt	165.00–177.50	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	181.90/cwt	171.00–188.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	162.16/cwt	158.00–173.00	821	5

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 435Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 110Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 9

5 head Goats: 65.00 -140.00, 10 head Sheep: 30.00 - 75.00, 3head Baby Calves: 40.00 to 95.00

No sale on 11/22/23 for Thanksgiving holiday.

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	—	935	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,052.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	425.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	350.00	350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	121.00–126.00	123.49
15	—	674	156.00–174.00	165.24
8	—	774	126.00–149.00	137.08
17	—	379	205.00–238.00	224.85
10	—	419	208.00–226.00	214.87
11	—	521	180.00–205.00	192.16
7	—	823	120.00–137.00	129.14
11	—	475	198.00–226.00	207.22
4	—	262	201.00–212.50	204.86
11	—	572	170.00–192.00	181.12
9	—	618	175.00–193.00	188.79
10	—	312	229.00–245.00	232.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	121.00–146.00	129.09
4	—	640	114.00–130.00	122.54
4	—	428	146.00–161.00	151.78
2	—	338	135.00–157.50	146.50
3	—	565	130.00–145.00	136.88
2	—	375	120.00–145.00	132.00
4	—	469	124.00–156.00	143.25
3	—	277	145.00–152.50	149.17
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
3	—	222	170.00–187.50	179.17
6	—	572	152.00–162.00	157.97
3	—	677	114.00–130.00	121.39
8	—	616	140.00–162.00	148.74
4	—	269	165.00–177.50	170.79
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
4	—	485	171.00–188.00	181.90
5	—	506	158.00–173.00	162.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	222.50–245.00	236.21
2	—	323	240.00	240.00
4	—	420	215.00–229.00	223.08
1	—	970	150.00	150.00
10	—	504	205.00–223.00	217.24
8	—	465	210.00–239.00	228.87
4	—	721	184.00–201.00	192.84
1	—	1,040	138.00	138.00
2	—	683	200.00–201.00	200.51
5	—	619	188.00–211.00	205.14
5	—	564	180.00–200.00	185.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	164.00–189.00	173.94
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	588	160.00–169.00	164.48
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	630	151.00–160.00	155.46
2	—	770	125.00–130.00	127.48
2	—	408	160.00–184.00	171.93
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
2	—	520	117.50–140.00	129.07
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	593	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	131.00–157.00	141.56
4	—	625	120.00–141.00	126.32
3	—	227	140.00–145.00	141.73
2	—	785	102.00–103.00	102.50
3	—	322	148.00–150.00	149.30
8	—	379	140.00–161.00	147.81
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	408	145.00–161.00	153.66
10	—	468	138.00–163.00	148.52
18	—	522	140.00–160.00	146.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	125.00–138.00	130.32
5	—	621	102.00–119.00	110.98
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
3	—	523	110.00–131.00	117.22
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	270	130.00–132.50	131.23
7	—	474	110.00–132.00	121.43
7	—	573	110.00–121.00	114.61
4	—	338	112.50–138.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	150.00–181.00	170.45
13	—	472	170.00–196.00	185.30
16	—	523	166.00–190.00	178.23
4	—	715	124.00–152.00	136.75
1	—	810	155.00	155.00
16	—	569	165.00–190.00	180.15
2	—	923	104.00–124.00	114.19
2	—	675	141.00–145.00	143.03
4	—	989	110.00–136.00	123.48
13	—	423	170.00–200.00	192.16
4	—	271	145.00–162.50	153.96
15	—	375	170.00–192.50	184.89
4	—	326	175.00–185.00	180.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	809	40.00–50.00	45.71
11	—	1,059	84.00–89.00	86.17
31	—	1,023	70.00–83.00	77.15
12	—	917	54.00–67.00	61.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,269	87.00–102.00	94.97
7	—	1,299	103.00–110.00	105.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,502	86.00–93.00	90.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	121.00–126.00	123.11
15	—	1,360	108.00–119.00	112.66
7	—	1,017	95.00–104.00	100.43

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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