Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 26
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 682▲ 1 vs year ago 451 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 187▲ 0 vs year ago 129 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $177.67/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 7 of 24 comparable sales and sits −14.25 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.
Average price
$177.67
186 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$486
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.50
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525192.401,009119
Medium and Large 2489160.9678748
Medium and Large 3410127.5752319thin
One grade step is worth $64.83/cwt here — about $486 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 sale186 hd
177.67
—
NC average8 barns · 1,207 hd
182.16
−4.50
This barn, trailing median24 sales
191.92
−14.25
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
219195171146median 191.9203/0404/1506/1009/0910/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $160.31, median $191.92 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,540113.311,74516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21397.041,17756
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49893.971,40811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00580.6481138

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)1,087$1,0703thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)705$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)782$1,0775

Every lot

103 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2233172.90/cwt165.00–180.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 1288194.87/cwt190.00–200.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1370195.94/cwt190.00–205.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1414212.62/cwt193.00–221.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 2470155.16/cwt150.00–160.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1474217.43/cwt208.00–224.001,0314
Steers—Medium and Large 1520214.20/cwt190.00–221.001,11414
Steers—Medium and Large 2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1570205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 2615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 3615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1623199.48/cwt191.00–201.001,2438
Steers—Medium and Large 1659194.41/cwt193.00–200.001,2815
Steers—Medium and Large 1705181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1774179.37/cwt168.00–183.001,3884
Steers—Medium and Large 1840160.56/cwt150.00–171.001,3492
Steers—Medium and Large 1860145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 1940149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4011
Steers—Medium and Large 1970143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 11,108124.46/cwt119.00–130.001,3792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3217123.94/cwt112.50–130.002693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220158.84/cwt157.50–160.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258141.29/cwt137.50–145.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283162.16/cwt150.00–180.0045910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285126.56/cwt123.00–130.003612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318143.39/cwt136.00–150.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324172.86/cwt155.00–184.005609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372172.09/cwt150.00–184.0064018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428179.61/cwt170.00–186.0076922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480174.28/cwt166.00–182.0083717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480161.00/cwt161.00–161.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521170.66/cwt158.00–179.0088913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523138.03/cwt130.00–142.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565141.74/cwt138.00–147.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568113.77/cwt110.00–121.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572166.61/cwt150.00–177.0095322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623162.15/cwt150.00–170.001,0103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630136.00/cwt136.00–136.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665160.81/cwt147.00–170.001,0698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720147.67/cwt136.00–160.001,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785101.00/cwt101.00–101.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1928142.13/cwt135.00–149.001,3192
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,155118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200142.50/cwt142.50–142.502851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210114.00/cwt114.00–114.002391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3258130.00/cwt130.00–130.003352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278186.76/cwt175.00–195.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310171.00/cwt171.00–171.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318193.02/cwt182.00–201.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320146.67/cwt140.00–152.504695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374167.89/cwt150.00–177.506287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376210.38/cwt200.00–219.0079116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415104.04/cwt103.00–105.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421174.15/cwt170.00–182.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added423224.96/cwt223.00–227.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425209.64/cwt190.00–220.0089119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469171.49/cwt160.00–186.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470207.96/cwt191.00–222.0097716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490134.32/cwt127.50–141.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521160.45/cwt150.00–174.008369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527203.11/cwt182.00–212.001,07013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530122.94/cwt110.00–131.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566192.97/cwt180.00–210.001,0928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573149.74/cwt140.00–170.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607194.98/cwt180.00–205.001,18410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634149.66/cwt140.00–160.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662147.40/cwt140.00–151.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665185.71/cwt180.00–190.001,2357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720111.76/cwt102.00–121.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729155.21/cwt140.00–160.001,1317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1769137.98/cwt120.00–151.001,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1843123.49/cwt120.00–127.001,0412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860124.97/cwt118.00–132.001,0753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970112.50/cwt112.00–113.001,0912
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3568107.16/cwt90.00–126.006095
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98096.45/cwt93.00–100.009452
Bulls——1,552114.66/cwt104.00–120.001,78012
Bulls——2,028122.10/cwt121.00–123.002,4762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99483.03/cwt70.00–91.0082534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10060.28/cwt50.00–68.006634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21397.04/cwt90.00–106.001,17756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49893.97/cwt89.00–98.001,40811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,070.28/head850.00–1,225.001,0703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27871,162.08/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.