Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 4
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 560▲ 46 vs year ago 213 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 169▼ 17 vs year ago 115 · −14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 51▼ 16 vs year ago 18 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.59/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$124.59
109 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$46.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498132.9466273
Medium 2442113.6950328
Medium 350886.504398thin
One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $222 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 sale109 hd
124.59
—
NC average6 barns · 539 hd
126.55
−1.97
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,35986.441,17515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18176.7390637
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52876.661,1717thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96256.2354125

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)720$5251thin

Every lot

83 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278138.32/cwt126.00–150.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333153.63/cwt150.00–157.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360147.60/cwt140.00–155.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378176.00/cwt176.00–176.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423180.00/cwt180.00–180.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436151.85/cwt144.00–160.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472168.80/cwt162.00–175.0079710
Steers—Medium 2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515160.15/cwt150.00–165.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562160.51/cwt145.00–169.009026
Steers—Medium 2570130.11/cwt124.00–136.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635152.01/cwt151.00–153.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689154.08/cwt140.00–157.501,0627
Steers—Medium 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205122.50/cwt122.50–122.502511
Heifers—Medium 2260108.00/cwt108.00–108.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275123.78/cwt121.00–126.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312117.98/cwt110.00–120.003685
Heifers—Medium 2325108.58/cwt108.00–111.003535
Heifers—Medium 335586.00/cwt86.00–86.003051
Heifers—Medium 2363107.60/cwt105.00–112.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373126.35/cwt116.00–138.004719
Heifers—Medium 341584.00/cwt84.00–84.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424144.82/cwt135.00–159.0061410
Heifers—Medium 2428120.72/cwt110.00–126.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464142.79/cwt125.00–156.0066310
Heifers—Medium 347090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Heifers—Medium 2475114.64/cwt106.00–120.005455
Heifers—Medium 2523113.41/cwt107.00–120.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529133.08/cwt125.00–143.007049
Heifers—Medium 353387.00/cwt84.00–91.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573139.11/cwt121.00–148.0079711
Heifers—Medium 2580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
Heifers—Medium 359583.00/cwt83.00–83.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615130.71/cwt120.00–139.008046
Heifers—Medium 2623112.46/cwt111.00–114.007012
Heifers—Medium 363088.00/cwt88.00–88.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670121.73/cwt115.00–126.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725128.04/cwt125.00–131.009282
Heifers—Medium 2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228139.63/cwt129.00–150.003184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2253141.92/cwt134.00–150.003592
Bulls—Medium 2305124.00/cwt124.00–124.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324142.64/cwt130.00–157.504628
Bulls—Medium 2360109.00/cwt109.00–109.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363138.22/cwt126.00–147.005027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423165.00/cwt165.00–165.006982
Bulls—Medium 2429108.24/cwt108.00–109.004644
Bulls—Large 1-2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468140.48/cwt124.00–150.006576
Bulls—Medium 2478114.87/cwt110.00–120.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521129.90/cwt116.00–141.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585124.02/cwt111.00–139.007264
Bulls—Medium 2595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
Bulls—Medium 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633138.27/cwt129.00–144.008753
Bulls—Medium 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682138.77/cwt130.00–146.0094615
Bulls—Large 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720137.92/cwt135.00–141.009932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833120.96/cwt111.00–125.001,0084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338060.00/cwt60.00–60.002281
Dairy Steers—Large 341088.00/cwt88.00–88.003611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 329060.00/cwt60.00–60.001741
Dairy Heifers—Large 352050.00/cwt50.00–50.002601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18374.05/cwt65.00–81.008765
Bulls——1,34089.18/cwt81.00–99.001,1958
Bulls——1,875106.47/cwt102.00–110.001,9962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91847.50/cwt37.00–54.004369
Cows—Lean 85-90%98761.14/cwt54.00–70.0060316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17576.42/cwt70.00–84.0089836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50374.14/cwt70.00–79.001,1145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59082.95/cwt81.00–85.001,3192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2720525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.