Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 10
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 383▼ 190 vs year ago 853 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 208▲ 45 vs year ago 84 · +53.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.64/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$211.64
276 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$613
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1584213.971,250263
Medium and Large 2542171.0492610thin
Medium and Large 3448142.096373thin
One grade step is worth $71.88/cwt here — about $613 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 sale276 hd
211.64
—
NC average8 barns · 826 hd
207.26
+4.37
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—High1,427115.161,6448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24497.801,21633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38890.351,25419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03974.7177663

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,2192thin

Every lot

88 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 1329223.25/cwt209.00–236.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 2337178.75/cwt170.00–186.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1385220.74/cwt200.00–233.008509
Steers—Medium and Large 3395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1421216.37/cwt206.00–222.009114
Steers—Medium and Large 3475135.64/cwt131.00–140.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1482225.20/cwt200.00–235.001,08547
Steers—Medium and Large 2490192.00/cwt192.00–192.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 2515175.59/cwt171.00–180.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1525222.00/cwt202.00–234.001,16635
Steers—Medium and Large 1572218.59/cwt204.00–227.001,25047
Steers—Medium and Large 2605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1617213.12/cwt207.00–217.001,31556
Steers—Medium and Large 1690202.78/cwt187.00–207.001,39930
Steers—Medium and Large 2704160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1261
Steers—Medium and Large 1705190.98/cwt188.00–194.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 1787190.81/cwt182.00–192.001,50225
Steers—Medium and Large 1820169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1860178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5311
Steers—Medium and Large 1965161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5541
Steers—Medium and Large 21,160101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328181.43/cwt175.00–196.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328145.30/cwt132.00–158.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365157.81/cwt150.00–165.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374187.85/cwt175.00–196.0070311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added399202.00/cwt202.00–202.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426152.83/cwt140.00–160.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427185.75/cwt169.00–191.0079316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429198.47/cwt198.00–200.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430119.18/cwt110.00–130.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463155.00/cwt155.00–155.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478126.98/cwt124.00–130.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480186.81/cwt169.00–195.0089746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520146.82/cwt130.00–158.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524177.32/cwt163.00–186.0092927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570147.68/cwt140.00–155.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571178.39/cwt162.00–185.001,01944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625175.30/cwt164.00–184.001,09629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630131.46/cwt130.00–133.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667169.03/cwt155.00–178.001,1279
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672141.98/cwt136.00–150.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716176.61/cwt171.00–179.001,2655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785155.96/cwt153.00–159.001,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added935148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3841
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,095116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2701
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,138115.50/cwt114.00–117.001,3142
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,155126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4551
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277178.43/cwt170.00–185.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324218.92/cwt200.00–230.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333189.71/cwt180.00–199.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376210.64/cwt199.00–219.007928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383178.70/cwt168.00–190.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 3407131.56/cwt120.00–140.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430213.95/cwt205.00–231.0092013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432155.44/cwt150.00–160.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468152.88/cwt143.00–165.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470133.56/cwt130.00–140.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476204.34/cwt194.00–212.0097310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526201.36/cwt191.00–208.001,05916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531172.82/cwt160.00–184.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550147.00/cwt147.00–147.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568191.40/cwt180.00–199.001,08710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625181.90/cwt171.00–190.001,1377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673171.41/cwt160.00–180.001,15410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713169.98/cwt169.00–171.001,2122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743117.53/cwt110.00–125.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1753166.51/cwt164.00–169.001,2542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775128.21/cwt120.00–136.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290123.02/cwt121.00–125.001,5872
Bulls——1,473112.54/cwt103.00–119.001,6586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99260.75/cwt46.00–69.0060327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07485.18/cwt76.00–91.0091536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23795.45/cwt90.00–104.001,18128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281110.95/cwt107.00–114.001,4215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38890.35/cwt85.00–96.001,25419
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,218.87/head950.00–1,475.001,2192

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.