Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady . Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings due to weather. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 25.00 - 190.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 100.00- 125.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.82/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$183.82

48 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$91.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.11

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	203.73	1,122	32
Medium and Large 2	613	158.53	971	11thin
Medium and Large 3	473	112.00	530	5thin

One grade step is worth $91.73/cwt here — about $592 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 sale48 hd

183.82

—

NC average8 barns · 357 hd

214.93

−31.11

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	1,652	119.76	1,978	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	99.26	1,274	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	93.81	1,478	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	81.10	841	46

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,314	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	511	185.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	192.25/cwt	180.00–205.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	178.90/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	222.31/cwt	207.00–232.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	222.33/cwt	215.00–230.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	222.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	186.48/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.34/cwt	200.00–227.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	212.36/cwt	210.00–217.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	176.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	185.64/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	178.00/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	145.56/cwt	137.00–150.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	188.35/cwt	182.00–192.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	160.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	174.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	190.31/cwt	180.00–197.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	155.77/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	184.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.74/cwt	205.00–225.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	199.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	176.88/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	203.62/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,314.21/head	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	129.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,330	5
Bulls	—	—	1,139	108.24/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,233	4
Bulls	—	—	1,844	119.06/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,195	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	96.44/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,196	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	69.02/cwt	63.00–75.00	609	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	92.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,467	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	107.30/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,509	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	86.14/cwt	78.00–89.00	935	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	91.50/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,078	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	51.65/cwt	48.00–59.00	390	4

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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 227Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 97Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 14

15 head Goats: 25.00 - 190.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 100.00- 125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	180.00–190.00	185.56
2	—	703	170.00	170.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
4	—	630	170.00–180.00	176.06
6	—	565	172.00–188.00	178.00
4	—	379	182.00–192.00	188.35
3	—	668	170.00–182.00	174.04
8	—	418	180.00–197.00	190.31
2	—	768	142.00–170.00	155.77
5	—	473	180.00–187.00	184.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
3	—	557	137.00–150.00	145.56
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	180.00–200.00	190.65
1	—	915	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	180.00–205.00	192.25
2	—	273	190.00–200.00	194.77
1	—	970	138.00	138.00
1	—	870	181.00	181.00
1	—	330	242.00	242.00
7	—	477	207.00–232.00	222.31
3	—	358	215.00–230.00	222.33
4	—	617	220.00–224.00	222.98
3	—	660	170.00–197.00	186.48
2	—	425	200.00–227.00	213.34
2	—	773	170.00–202.00	185.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	170.00–187.00	178.90
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	187.00	187.00
2	—	515	170.00–180.00	175.05
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	172.00	172.00
2	—	575	150.00–170.00	160.09
2	—	528	150.00–170.00	160.33
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	210.00–217.00	212.36
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	192.00	192.00
2	—	270	205.00–225.00	215.74
3	—	330	190.00–210.00	199.75
4	—	574	167.00–190.00	176.88
3	—	520	192.00–212.00	203.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,470	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,271	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,314.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	128.00–134.00	129.95
4	—	1,139	103.00–111.00	108.24
7	—	1,844	115.00–124.00	119.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,240	91.00–103.00	96.44
13	—	1,406	104.00–118.00	107.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	883	63.00–75.00	69.02
26	—	1,085	78.00–89.00	86.14
8	—	1,178	90.00–94.00	91.50
4	—	755	48.00–59.00	51.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,583	90.00–96.00	92.66
1	—	1,515	103.00	103.00

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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