Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 8
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 462▲ 315 vs year ago 259 · +121.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 138▼ 14 vs year ago 113 · −12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 13 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 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 $142.70/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$142.70
232 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$60.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.73
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483153.73742165
Medium 2472121.0057254
Medium 353492.7949613thin
One grade step is worth $60.94/cwt here — about $246 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 sale232 hd
142.70
—
NC average8 barns · 1,385 hd
160.43
−17.73
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—Average1,487108.121,60817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19995.351,14343
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50691.481,3784thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low85869.6959830

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)808$6986
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)673$5052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)726$8729

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2278145.15/cwt125.00–162.504043
Steers—Medium 3278118.66/cwt115.00–122.003302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295200.00/cwt195.00–205.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341223.56/cwt219.00–228.007626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364204.30/cwt170.00–235.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373239.00/cwt239.00–239.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417232.30/cwt228.00–236.009699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423212.60/cwt190.00–223.0089918
Steers—Medium 2423147.87/cwt135.00–160.006252
Steers—Medium 2465163.62/cwt158.00–169.007612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475224.28/cwt223.00–226.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484200.38/cwt172.00–211.0097011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517200.92/cwt195.00–210.001,03917
Steers—Medium 2523134.48/cwt134.00–135.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1875
Steers—Medium 2570140.34/cwt130.00–150.008005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0321
Steers—Medium 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Steers—Medium 361097.50/cwt97.50–97.505951
Steers—Medium 2620120.35/cwt116.00–125.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1051
Steers—Medium 2650157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,295126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225156.17/cwt142.50–172.503512
Heifers—Medium 2258134.18/cwt130.00–137.503463
Heifers—Medium 3260104.00/cwt104.00–104.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288156.90/cwt145.00–169.004522
Heifers—Medium 2314125.15/cwt112.50–135.003936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318152.21/cwt140.00–172.0048410
Heifers—Medium 2374121.01/cwt110.00–134.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377161.88/cwt140.00–175.0061030
Heifers—Medium 338089.74/cwt80.00–100.003412
Heifers—Medium 2416127.17/cwt110.00–134.005299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431158.48/cwt140.00–169.0068329
Heifers—Medium 345085.00/cwt85.00–85.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465179.50/cwt179.50–179.5083510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473146.54/cwt135.00–162.5069325
Heifers—Medium 2478122.51/cwt107.50–135.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508176.50/cwt176.50–176.508976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516146.28/cwt136.00–154.0075511
Heifers—Medium 352092.50/cwt92.50–92.504811
Heifers—Medium 2524117.66/cwt105.00–125.0061710
Heifers—Medium 2568114.38/cwt102.50–128.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.70/cwt137.50–160.0084917
Heifers—Medium 357593.31/cwt82.50–100.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617146.88/cwt142.50–151.009065
Heifers—Medium 361894.13/cwt83.00–100.005823
Heifers—Medium 2622116.66/cwt107.50–128.007266
Heifers—Medium 365593.00/cwt93.00–93.006091
Heifers—Medium 2670112.59/cwt100.00–125.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680145.64/cwt143.00–151.009907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.97/cwt114.00–146.009496
Heifers—Medium 372090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium 273090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755116.00/cwt112.00–120.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845117.00/cwt117.00–117.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,150118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223179.01/cwt160.00–197.503993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280187.94/cwt172.50–210.0052610
Bulls—Medium 2285142.58/cwt128.00–162.504064
Bulls—Medium 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318195.10/cwt170.00–206.0062012
Bulls—Medium 2325145.17/cwt125.00–165.004729
Bulls—Medium 3360118.60/cwt115.00–122.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367200.64/cwt175.00–226.0073617
Bulls—Medium 2382150.77/cwt125.00–167.5057612
Bulls—Medium 3417115.72/cwt110.00–124.004835
Bulls—Medium 2423150.37/cwt130.00–165.006368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430198.11/cwt170.00–216.0085220
Bulls—Medium 3460112.50/cwt112.50–112.505181
Bulls—Medium 2463147.21/cwt138.00–152.506826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470197.31/cwt177.50–220.0092711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519182.06/cwt165.00–200.0094513
Bulls—Medium 2519150.35/cwt144.00–155.007806
Bulls—Medium 3520114.25/cwt110.00–120.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569166.63/cwt157.50–179.009484
Bulls—Medium 3569112.22/cwt110.00–115.006394
Bulls—Medium 2582148.14/cwt130.00–162.508625
Bulls—Medium 2619134.53/cwt120.00–150.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621159.46/cwt150.00–169.0099011
Bulls—Medium 3625108.16/cwt102.50–114.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655163.75/cwt158.00–170.001,0734
Bulls—Medium 2667126.28/cwt120.00–137.508423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725144.08/cwt140.00–148.001,0452
Bulls—Medium 2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785148.87/cwt134.00–160.001,1694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820141.29/cwt130.00–153.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888136.33/cwt120.00–149.001,2114
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331088.00/cwt88.00–88.002731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97575.00/cwt75.00–75.007311
Bulls——1,325103.44/cwt94.00–113.001,37110
Bulls——1,843121.44/cwt116.00–126.002,2386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76650.66/cwt40.00–60.003887
Cows—Lean 85-90%88675.48/cwt62.00–82.0066923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13392.38/cwt84.00–100.001,04731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368103.03/cwt101.00–107.001,40912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50691.48/cwt84.00–99.001,3784
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2705975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2709748.70/head600.00–875.007495
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,003.29/head950.00–1,050.001,0032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3500310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Bred Cows—Medium 3698404.95/head400.00–410.004052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863844.20/head725.00–925.008444

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.