Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Goats: 70.00 - 90.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 60.00- 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.52/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$211.52

175 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$80.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	224.56	1,193	135
Medium and Large 2	496	176.40	874	29
Medium and Large 3	481	143.99	693	11thin

One grade step is worth $80.57/cwt here — about $501 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 sale175 hd

211.52

—

NC average8 barns · 923 hd

208.23

+3.29

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	1,630	132.92	2,167	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	110.42	1,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	108.45	1,287	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	87.28	770	22

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)	1,147	$1,329	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,268	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$758	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	—	370	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.95/cwt	175.00–190.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	157.54/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	223.81/cwt	200.00–231.50	1,381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	239.87/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,017	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	163.93/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	240.60/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,400	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	219.67/cwt	200.00–235.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	222.79/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,047	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	226.82/cwt	215.00–240.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	221.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	310.78/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	324.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	147.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	191.56/cwt	175.00–200.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	304.59/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,282	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	247.82/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	232.70/cwt	220.00–245.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	237.32/cwt	225.00–250.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	288.74/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.00/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	305.55/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	229.82/cwt	207.00–247.00	1,197	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	300.56/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	937.50/head	675.00–1,125.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,329.25/head	875.00–1,550.00	1,329	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,268.00/head	625.00–1,625.00	1,268	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	690	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	90.77/cwt	84.00–96.00	810	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	114.02/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	110.42/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	97.58/cwt	97.00–98.00	901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	136.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	56.27/cwt	50.00–64.00	472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	80.33/cwt	78.00–83.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	105.36/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,195	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	206.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	170.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	267.12/cwt	242.00–287.00	1,531	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	241.15/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	311.66/cwt	272.00–335.00	1,325	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	241.75/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	308.31/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	197.62/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	234.53/cwt	205.00–239.50	1,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	247.08/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,668	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	309.68/cwt	290.00–330.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	316.16/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	288.28/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	170.83/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	192.28/cwt	180.00–202.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	187.42/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	235.12/cwt	212.00–254.00	1,237	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	225.85/cwt	212.00–228.50	1,509	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	146.46/cwt	130.00–160.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	178.14/cwt	170.00–195.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	230.24/cwt	215.00–245.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.52/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 514Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 118Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 6

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Goats: 70.00 - 90.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 60.00- 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	170.00–180.00	175.27
2	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.53
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
2	—	510	160.00–180.00	170.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
1	—	450	235.00	235.00
2	—	315	220.00–245.00	232.70
2	—	355	225.00–250.00	237.32
8	—	521	207.00–247.00	229.82
3	—	417	200.00–220.00	206.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
5	—	379	300.00–317.00	310.78
3	—	282	315.00–335.00	324.88
9	—	421	275.00–325.00	304.59
1	—	895	137.00	137.00
4	—	575	232.00–260.00	247.82
6	—	527	277.00–302.00	288.74
3	—	623	200.00–237.00	222.00
1	—	235	275.00	275.00
1	—	780	187.00	187.00
6	—	475	295.00–315.00	305.55
2	—	338	275.00–325.00	300.56
1	—	700	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	175.00–190.00	179.95
3	—	503	175.00–200.00	191.56
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	628	165.00–177.00	170.83
2	—	440	170.00–180.00	174.94
5	—	469	180.00–202.00	192.28
4	—	578	170.00–200.00	187.42
3	—	363	170.00–195.00	178.14
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
4	—	675	140.00–165.00	150.52
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	140.00–166.00	157.54
12	—	617	200.00–231.50	223.81
27	—	424	226.00–255.00	239.87
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
3	—	733	155.00–172.00	163.93
15	—	582	225.00–245.00	240.60
3	—	275	200.00–235.00	219.67
15	—	470	205.00–245.00	222.79
6	—	330	215.00–240.00	226.82
3	—	210	220.00–225.00	221.75
2	—	1,020	145.00–150.00	147.52
17	—	526	212.00–254.00	235.12
18	—	668	212.00–228.50	225.85
2	—	870	160.00	160.00
7	—	365	215.00–245.00	230.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	140.00–155.00	147.81
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	120.00–135.00	127.72
3	—	467	130.00–160.00	146.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	187.00	187.00
1	—	845	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,050	186.00	186.00
1	—	895	187.00	187.00
1	—	765	232.00	232.00
21	—	573	242.00–287.00	267.12
1	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
21	—	425	272.00–335.00	311.66
4	—	619	220.00–260.00	241.75
6	—	468	292.00–320.00	308.31
3	—	913	194.00–202.00	197.62
10	—	742	205.00–239.50	234.53
15	—	675	245.00–249.00	247.08
2	—	315	290.00–330.00	309.68
4	—	365	300.00–335.00	316.16
11	—	515	255.00–300.00	288.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	240.00–250.00	245.12
2	—	453	200.00	200.00
1	—	880	145.00	145.00
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
5	—	510	230.00–244.00	241.15
1	—	230	220.00	220.00
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00

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)	2	—	900	675.00–1,125.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	875.00–1,550.00	1,329.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,077	625.00–1,625.00	1,268.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,900	135.00–138.00	136.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	892	84.00–96.00	90.77
5	—	923	97.00–98.00	97.58
2	—	838	50.00–64.00	56.27
4	—	826	78.00–83.00	80.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,282	111.00–118.00	114.02
27	—	1,134	98.00–110.00	105.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	110.00–111.00	110.42

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle