Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 11
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 259▲ 98 vs year ago 386 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 98▲ 24 vs year ago 146 · +16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 2▼ 34 vs year ago 48 · −70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $143.99/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$143.99
167 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$56.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472148.82702147
Medium 2522115.3860314thin
Medium 355892.335166thin
One grade step is worth $56.49/cwt here — about $186 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 sale167 hd
143.99
—
NC average8 barns · 1,020 hd
135.29
+8.70
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—Low1,811100.161,81413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21378.9395852
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57674.581,17512
CowsLean 85-90%Low92957.2453263

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$8387
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$7722thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$8194thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1-2200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
Steers—Medium 2218119.59/cwt112.00–127.002612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238167.47/cwt165.00–170.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283164.38/cwt151.00–178.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332185.89/cwt165.00–195.0061714
Steers—Large 1-2365128.00/cwt128.00–128.004671
Steers—Medium 2370137.08/cwt121.00–155.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373192.60/cwt180.00–205.007189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417187.47/cwt172.50–190.0078215
Steers—Large 1-2420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
Steers—Medium 2423163.27/cwt158.00–168.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477185.39/cwt175.00–190.008848
Steers—Large 1-2490168.00/cwt168.00–168.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520173.17/cwt161.00–182.0090012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531188.03/cwt183.00–189.5099811
Steers—Medium 2532147.45/cwt142.00–153.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574162.82/cwt154.00–171.009355
Steers—Medium 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637153.65/cwt148.00–157.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667173.40/cwt166.00–175.501,15717
Steers—Medium 2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738152.01/cwt151.00–153.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,1592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873139.49/cwt139.00–140.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,120116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,225128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218143.78/cwt134.00–154.003134
Heifers—Medium 2245124.00/cwt124.00–124.003041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269148.78/cwt137.00–159.004007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323147.05/cwt130.00–163.004757
Heifers—Medium 2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added344169.59/cwt167.00–170.005837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379158.64/cwt140.00–168.0060122
Heifers—Medium 2383130.00/cwt130.00–130.004982
Heifers—Medium 3395104.00/cwt104.00–104.004111
Heifers—Medium 2420126.86/cwt124.00–130.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421153.99/cwt136.00–166.0064818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462161.98/cwt160.00–164.007486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470148.73/cwt138.00–159.0069917
Heifers—Medium 2485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520144.35/cwt121.00–154.0075122
Heifers—Medium 2523112.82/cwt105.00–120.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568157.26/cwt157.00–158.008934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.34/cwt125.00–153.0079313
Heifers—Medium 360082.00/cwt82.00–82.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.99/cwt130.00–148.008629
Heifers—Medium 365090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682140.61/cwt136.00–144.009593
Heifers—Medium 2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716135.97/cwt120.00–142.009745
Heifers—Medium 374094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Heifers—Medium 376084.00/cwt84.00–84.006381
Heifers—Medium 276599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775112.00/cwt112.00–112.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885108.00/cwt108.00–108.009561
Heifers—Medium 290886.00/cwt86.00–86.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,24093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255161.00/cwt161.00–161.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317154.69/cwt146.00–167.504905
Bulls—Medium 2330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004261
Bulls—Medium 2356131.26/cwt130.00–135.004674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368166.87/cwt152.00–177.506146
Bulls—Medium 3370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Bulls—Medium 2415126.91/cwt120.00–131.005273
Bulls—Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428166.62/cwt151.00–182.0071313
Bulls—Large 1-2445147.50/cwt146.00–149.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471164.22/cwt147.00–179.0077321
Bulls—Medium 2480128.46/cwt120.00–141.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518158.30/cwt140.00–169.0082023
Bulls—Medium 2530126.74/cwt114.00–139.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569159.46/cwt149.00–165.0090722
Bulls—Medium 2577121.60/cwt120.00–125.007023
Bulls—Medium 358092.00/cwt92.00–92.005341
Bulls—Large 1-2590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
Bulls—Medium 2621121.33/cwt110.00–129.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625151.57/cwt130.00–160.0094715
Bulls—Medium 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium 366095.00/cwt90.00–100.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668146.75/cwt145.00–149.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715119.35/cwt110.00–131.008535
Bulls—Medium 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785114.65/cwt112.00–116.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813127.47/cwt124.00–131.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871120.81/cwt110.00–125.001,0525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933105.00/cwt105.00–105.009802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78086.11/cwt85.00–87.001,5332
Bulls——1,785101.58/cwt95.00–107.001,81310
Bulls——2,135114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,4341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81044.66/cwt35.00–55.0036223
Cows—Lean 85-90%99764.48/cwt56.00–71.0064340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11889.52/cwt89.00–90.001,0012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21778.51/cwt73.00–86.0095550
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57674.58/cwt68.00–78.001,17512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2625450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2795850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2878565.74/head475.00–650.005662
Bred Cows—Medium 2915600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143771.50/head675.00–850.007722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150947.46/head775.00–1,050.009475

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.