Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-03-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 29
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 500▲ 31 vs year ago 422 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 143▲ 17 vs year ago 163 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 8▲ 21 vs year ago 20 · +105.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were also mostly steady. Trade and demand were 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 $154.06/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$154.06
191 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.38
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481165.92797129
Medium and Large 2439134.9659348
Medium and Large 3513110.2256614thin
One grade step is worth $55.70/cwt here — about $232 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 sale191 hd
154.06
—
NC average8 barns · 1,405 hd
162.44
−8.38
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—Low1,289114.661,47819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12698.871,11443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33492.351,23210
CowsLean 85-90%Low95981.2477983

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)1,110$1,13112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$9816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$9052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,23520

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1250184.00/cwt184.00–184.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2267164.27/cwt155.00–173.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 1315197.05/cwt194.00–200.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 2327173.86/cwt167.50–177.505693
Steers—Medium and Large 1380210.83/cwt190.00–231.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 2380158.48/cwt157.00–160.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1423218.29/cwt213.00–226.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 2428167.87/cwt162.50–172.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 3440106.00/cwt106.00–106.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 3460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 2476171.17/cwt150.00–180.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 1483210.66/cwt190.00–219.001,0175
Steers—Medium and Large 3510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 2515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1532207.19/cwt198.00–210.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2572155.01/cwt140.00–180.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1578204.13/cwt190.00–216.001,1809
Steers—Medium and Large 2617145.27/cwt130.00–163.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1623201.26/cwt183.00–208.001,25410
Steers—Medium and Large 3625100.98/cwt100.00–102.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2650154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1760170.37/cwt158.00–178.001,2953
Steers—Medium and Large 1815165.69/cwt150.00–175.001,3506
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205142.07/cwt139.00–145.002912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222159.57/cwt150.00–175.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258146.71/cwt140.00–150.003793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265111.00/cwt111.00–111.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276171.88/cwt159.00–187.504748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326166.77/cwt160.00–176.005449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338135.74/cwt125.00–151.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368167.26/cwt152.00–182.0061615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371135.79/cwt128.00–146.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added411196.00/cwt196.00–196.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418136.45/cwt130.00–145.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423163.11/cwt152.00–184.0069012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427105.62/cwt100.00–110.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471165.58/cwt150.00–182.0078018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472139.34/cwt130.00–149.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483119.52/cwt116.00–123.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522169.89/cwt145.00–176.0088723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560128.37/cwt116.00–130.007199
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575104.95/cwt99.00–111.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578161.08/cwt150.00–174.009318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621110.08/cwt105.00–115.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625161.42/cwt144.00–176.001,00916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673151.82/cwt146.00–161.001,0225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680115.11/cwt110.00–120.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728145.85/cwt130.00–155.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,260115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235163.17/cwt155.00–175.003835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245183.00/cwt183.00–183.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278196.31/cwt181.00–210.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320152.99/cwt140.00–175.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323210.93/cwt190.00–229.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371212.87/cwt194.00–229.0079012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379164.86/cwt150.00–180.006258
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425201.08/cwt185.00–214.0085511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437137.75/cwt132.00–165.006029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459200.75/cwt180.00–214.009216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476164.52/cwt150.00–174.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517162.44/cwt150.00–175.0084012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519200.74/cwt179.00–214.001,04215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535113.58/cwt106.00–119.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573154.71/cwt143.00–168.008864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581200.63/cwt186.00–208.001,16616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608124.51/cwt123.00–126.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611184.49/cwt170.00–197.001,1277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675168.01/cwt166.00–170.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675122.01/cwt121.00–123.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740112.00/cwt112.00–112.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130100.52/cwt98.00–104.001,1362
Bulls——1,235114.45/cwt107.00–120.001,41314
Bulls——1,648125.09/cwt124.00–126.002,0613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82452.88/cwt40.00–64.0043610
Cows—Lean 85-90%97785.13/cwt70.00–93.0083273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12098.23/cwt92.00–106.001,10040
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213107.37/cwt107.00–108.001,3023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33492.35/cwt89.00–96.001,23210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2803918.54/head775.00–1,025.009194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2970875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29741,157.14/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1576
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,581.82/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,472.66/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4735
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2695575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050905.48/head675.00–1,075.009052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,062.71/head850.00–1,350.001,0635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,130.80/head775.00–1,300.001,13112

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.