Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 452▼ 46 vs year ago 429 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 129▲ 193 vs year ago 15 · +1,286.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 88 vs year ago 105 · −83.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.51/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$170.51
154 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554179.65996120
Medium and Large 2499148.0073922
Medium and Large 3455120.3654712thin
One grade step is worth $59.29/cwt here — about $449 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 sale154 hd
170.51
—
NC average8 barns · 900 hd
171.55
−1.04
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—High1,521110.491,68017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17395.091,11572
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41487.991,24419
CowsLean 85-90%Low99279.0678471

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)1,113$1,0895
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$9396
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,2946

Every lot

114 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3305147.50/cwt147.50–147.504501
Steers—Medium and Large 1368235.26/cwt233.00–238.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418245.31/cwt239.00–254.001,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 1438217.27/cwt204.00–231.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475242.99/cwt242.00–244.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 2480181.00/cwt181.00–181.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1497224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 2511170.62/cwt160.00–178.008724
Steers—Medium and Large 1520196.54/cwt190.00–210.001,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 3530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531228.62/cwt227.00–231.001,21412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2533
Steers—Medium and Large 1585200.31/cwt190.00–209.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 2585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1632209.69/cwt204.00–220.001,3259
Steers—Medium and Large 2645178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,4476
Steers—Medium and Large 1681180.51/cwt174.00–191.001,2295
Steers—Medium and Large 1722164.20/cwt154.00–178.001,1863
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4231
Steers—Medium and Large 1788157.54/cwt145.00–170.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 1825168.05/cwt166.00–170.001,3862
Steers—Medium and Large 1875169.51/cwt169.00–170.001,4832
Steers—Medium and Large 2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Steers—Medium and Large 1910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
Steers—Medium and Large 11,040126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 11,073154.27/cwt146.00–159.001,6553
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,110151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6761
Steers—Medium and Large 11,118125.89/cwt116.00–136.001,4072
Steers—Medium and Large 11,195102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330197.44/cwt175.00–206.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.51/cwt141.00–162.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373126.94/cwt124.00–130.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377195.76/cwt171.00–206.0073811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt140.00–160.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416201.83/cwt200.50–203.0084013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427189.78/cwt185.00–196.008109
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431120.34/cwt108.00–136.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473151.66/cwt140.00–160.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475179.08/cwt170.00–194.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478198.00/cwt198.00–198.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515179.38/cwt169.00–189.0092415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517123.35/cwt108.00–137.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519154.41/cwt148.00–164.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570109.51/cwt109.00–110.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575179.26/cwt169.00–185.001,0319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580143.88/cwt130.00–158.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614168.65/cwt150.00–176.001,03613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618133.04/cwt131.00–135.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634188.78/cwt180.00–206.001,1979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671158.60/cwt154.00–166.001,0644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838154.38/cwt145.00–160.001,2943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880142.86/cwt131.00–155.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1919148.52/cwt140.00–154.001,3654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1983142.99/cwt141.00–147.001,4063
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,080144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215160.99/cwt157.50–165.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290175.00/cwt170.00–180.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305111.05/cwt108.00–114.003392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327181.36/cwt170.00–198.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330231.00/cwt231.00–231.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368174.71/cwt170.00–179.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369225.28/cwt207.00–238.008318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370126.08/cwt120.00–132.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415141.00/cwt141.00–141.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422215.68/cwt196.00–228.009109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442178.36/cwt174.00–186.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470208.85/cwt193.00–221.0098214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478145.94/cwt144.00–148.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485182.50/cwt172.00–193.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added508228.01/cwt225.00–231.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508135.66/cwt124.00–150.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516171.88/cwt157.00–184.008879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523209.54/cwt190.00–218.001,0966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561179.08/cwt166.00–192.001,0055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565208.90/cwt204.00–214.001,1808
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580145.93/cwt138.00–150.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622187.26/cwt174.00–199.001,1659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added625215.49/cwt215.00–216.001,3472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630154.92/cwt150.00–160.009762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1664171.85/cwt160.00–190.001,1418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668116.69/cwt105.00–129.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716155.27/cwt134.00–168.001,1127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910129.95/cwt120.00–140.001,1832
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3375127.53/cwt125.00–130.004782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 351075.00/cwt75.00–75.003831
Dairy Heifers—Large 356080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
Dairy Heifers—Medium 357585.00/cwt85.00–85.004891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04395.50/cwt90.00–102.009964
Bulls——1,588124.82/cwt123.00–126.001,9822
Bulls——1,682113.33/cwt106.00–119.001,90611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76660.97/cwt56.00–66.004679
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02581.69/cwt70.00–90.0083762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17194.37/cwt87.00–104.001,10568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205107.30/cwt106.00–108.001,2934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41487.99/cwt84.00–96.001,24419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028938.74/head700.00–1,125.009396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,088.77/head725.00–1,275.001,0895
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2865800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,397.72/head1,225.00–1,650.001,3984

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.