Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-04-12

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 12
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 356▼ 122 vs year ago 521 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 218▼ 22 vs year ago 147 · −15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 59▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%
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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 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 $167.07/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$167.07
164 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$360
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470183.26861108
Medium and Large 2448147.7666233
Medium and Large 3421118.7850023
One grade step is worth $64.47/cwt here — about $360 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 sale164 hd
167.07
—
NC average8 barns · 685 hd
169.58
−2.51
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—Low1,609114.951,84917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,602101.061,6197thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11598.971,10329
CowsLean 85-90%Low87177.3567353

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)1,033$1,1654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,1752thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273184.00/cwt184.00–184.005023
Steers—Medium and Large 1283202.59/cwt199.00–206.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 1325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 3325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1384247.00/cwt247.00–247.0094812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 2415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 3435132.00/cwt132.00–132.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1439234.22/cwt218.00–238.001,02816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1538
Steers—Medium and Large 1475234.03/cwt228.00–246.001,11212
Steers—Medium and Large 2482175.23/cwt160.00–190.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 2505192.48/cwt190.00–195.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added519249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2926
Steers—Medium and Large 1522223.95/cwt210.00–233.001,1698
Steers—Medium and Large 1564221.67/cwt209.00–229.001,2508
Steers—Medium and Large 2565171.00/cwt171.00–171.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1609217.01/cwt216.00–221.001,3225
Steers—Medium and Large 2610176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1655188.50/cwt181.00–196.001,2352
Steers—Medium and Large 2775146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1785179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4051
Steers—Medium and Large 3900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271125.13/cwt115.00–137.003397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278165.23/cwt160.00–170.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279144.75/cwt140.00–150.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329150.72/cwt144.00–160.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338192.21/cwt183.00–195.0065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378145.88/cwt139.00–155.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379198.85/cwt196.00–201.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384125.86/cwt112.50–135.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387187.09/cwt170.00–192.0072416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419156.13/cwt145.00–168.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419115.79/cwt109.00–135.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429189.18/cwt170.00–198.0081212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435200.16/cwt200.00–201.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468181.99/cwt170.00–196.0085217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472141.37/cwt139.00–144.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522181.54/cwt173.00–194.0094816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529155.98/cwt148.00–161.008255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533107.99/cwt106.00–110.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560167.00/cwt167.00–167.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560112.95/cwt110.00–116.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562185.22/cwt175.00–191.001,04111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612177.18/cwt170.00–179.001,0845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613111.82/cwt103.00–121.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630142.29/cwt130.00–149.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680137.96/cwt135.00–141.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915108.00/cwt108.00–108.009881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280136.56/cwt120.00–142.003824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283172.31/cwt157.00–184.004888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325221.97/cwt220.00–224.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328135.97/cwt124.00–149.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335188.00/cwt170.00–196.006308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366208.97/cwt200.00–226.0076512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374185.21/cwt170.00–196.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added405238.00/cwt238.00–238.009641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418138.80/cwt128.00–150.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421213.11/cwt200.00–233.0089717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428168.68/cwt156.00–180.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added468241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472217.10/cwt200.00–230.001,02511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478180.99/cwt165.00–194.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529203.42/cwt190.00–222.001,0768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532157.66/cwt144.00–170.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534122.22/cwt112.50–130.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566182.69/cwt176.00–186.001,0346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567208.64/cwt200.00–224.001,1836
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578112.07/cwt108.00–118.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630181.56/cwt178.00–185.001,1442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661167.47/cwt160.00–180.001,1074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685141.00/cwt141.00–141.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755148.00/cwt130.00–166.001,1172
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Dairy Heifers—Medium 383090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2321
Bulls——1,520112.78/cwt107.00–119.001,71412
Bulls——1,959125.94/cwt125.00–128.002,4674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73856.13/cwt40.00–68.0041415
Cows—Lean 85-90%92385.73/cwt70.00–95.0079138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098109.10/cwt107.00–110.001,1985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11896.86/cwt91.00–106.001,08324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602101.06/cwt96.00–104.001,6197
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,165.19/head975.00–1,425.001,1654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.