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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 25

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

580 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 361▲ 109 vs year ago 471 · +23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 126▼ 48 vs year ago 218 · −22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.10/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$137.10

96 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.21	719	86
Medium and Large 3	455	118.95	541	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.26/cwt here — about $177 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 sale96 hd

137.10

—

NC average8 barns · 754 hd

131.50

+5.60

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	1,653	106.87	1,766	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	82.29	1,202	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	81.86	961	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	67.17	675	36

Every lot

51 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	176.84/cwt	173.00–179.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	168.37/cwt	161.00–172.00	692	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	169.03/cwt	166.00–172.00	796	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	164.39/cwt	154.00–169.00	845	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	160.16/cwt	154.00–169.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,003	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,074	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	130.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	143.59/cwt	133.00–145.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	120.47/cwt	112.00–125.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	141.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	676	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	494	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	134.41/cwt	121.00–140.50	692	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	144.70/cwt	144.00–145.50	755	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	828	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	121.32/cwt	118.00–125.00	761	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.73/cwt	160.00–174.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	160.11/cwt	156.00–165.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	753	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	156.50/cwt	147.00–159.00	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.42/cwt	116.00–135.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	151.54/cwt	140.00–159.00	811	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	137.73/cwt	126.00–145.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.58/cwt	125.00–148.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	106.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,793	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,985	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	56.67/cwt	54.00–59.00	522	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	64.38/cwt	58.00–68.00	650	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	73.76/cwt	70.00–77.00	755	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	72.47/cwt	69.00–75.00	789	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	81.29/cwt	79.00–86.00	924	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	89.64/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,192	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	82.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,195	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	89.87/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,318	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	74.85/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,098	5

This sale against other markets

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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 361Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 126Year ago 218

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	144.00–145.50	144.70
4	—	494	143.50	143.50
20	—	589	140.50	140.50
4	—	408	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	515	121.00–140.50	134.41
10	—	476	137.00–145.00	141.96
8	—	570	130.00–137.00	134.96
8	—	445	133.00–145.00	143.59
3	—	627	118.00–125.00	121.32
4	—	371	125.00–135.00	130.37
1	—	335	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
5	—	469	112.00–125.00	120.47
3	—	413	114.00–120.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	154.00–169.00	164.39
10	—	471	166.00–172.00	169.03
4	—	411	161.00–172.00	168.37
16	—	563	154.00–169.00	160.16
5	—	631	159.00	159.00
5	—	393	173.00–179.00	176.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	156.00	156.00
18	—	693	155.00	155.00
8	—	564	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	126.00–145.00	137.73
3	—	615	125.00–148.00	137.58
3	—	418	156.00–165.00	160.11
3	—	365	160.00–174.00	164.73
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
7	—	469	147.00–159.00	156.50
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
11	—	535	140.00–159.00	151.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	623	115.00–119.00	116.93
4	—	473	116.00–135.00	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	115.00–119.00	116.74
1	—	1,305	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,689	100.00–110.00	106.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,330	87.00–93.00	89.64
4	—	1,089	69.00–75.00	72.47
16	—	1,137	79.00–86.00	81.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,454	79.00–85.00	82.22
5	—	1,467	87.00–93.00	89.87
5	—	1,467	70.00–78.00	74.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,009	58.00–68.00	64.38
4	—	921	54.00–59.00	56.67
14	—	1,024	70.00–77.00	73.76

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.