Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-10-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 11
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 539▼ 149 vs year ago 593 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 101▼ 66 vs year ago 170 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

22 head goats : 10.00 to 175.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.70/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$171.70
193 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.15
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504187.24943119
Medium and Large 2477155.0473951
Medium and Large 3441128.2556523
One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $378 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 sale193 hd
171.70
—
NC average8 barns · 1,259 hd
174.85
−3.15
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—Average1,618122.081,9755thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26695.901,21438
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77092.031,6292thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99674.3474150

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)1,137$1,1075
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$9251thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1345194.00/cwt190.00–198.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 3360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1390215.43/cwt210.00–221.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2423174.67/cwt164.00–186.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1438214.94/cwt205.00–225.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1479213.37/cwt194.00–230.001,02214
Steers—Medium and Large 2485178.00/cwt178.00–178.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 3485152.00/cwt152.00–152.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2523182.96/cwt180.00–186.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1524213.97/cwt201.00–226.001,12111
Steers—Medium and Large 3529138.68/cwt130.00–151.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 1568208.70/cwt190.00–220.001,1854
Steers—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 2605176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1620204.74/cwt200.00–210.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 1678190.87/cwt185.00–200.001,2943
Steers—Medium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1757160.92/cwt150.00–181.001,2183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232184.21/cwt180.00–190.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265119.81/cwt110.00–130.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270151.50/cwt145.00–157.504095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275181.97/cwt175.00–190.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315129.90/cwt120.00–140.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.09/cwt145.00–167.504944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331193.51/cwt175.00–205.006418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371200.64/cwt190.00–215.007447
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375122.32/cwt117.50–130.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377158.32/cwt150.00–165.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428161.63/cwt150.00–170.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435189.43/cwt176.00–208.0082414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474186.73/cwt170.00–205.0088526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476132.32/cwt124.00–140.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481160.16/cwt151.00–171.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516128.78/cwt120.00–141.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519189.96/cwt180.00–212.0098619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524159.56/cwt148.00–176.008368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570151.06/cwt139.00–162.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576185.09/cwt170.00–196.001,06614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614191.87/cwt181.00–195.001,1786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622148.01/cwt136.00–164.009217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661175.02/cwt171.00–183.001,1575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2141
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,000122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255192.50/cwt192.50–192.504911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255140.20/cwt130.00–150.003582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271225.12/cwt210.00–240.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330183.00/cwt170.00–200.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332221.27/cwt207.50–237.507356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370145.69/cwt132.50–160.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371179.73/cwt162.50–195.006679
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376219.54/cwt207.50–232.0082510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412222.35/cwt206.00–239.009169
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416171.75/cwt160.00–192.507148
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421148.74/cwt129.00–158.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474196.21/cwt185.00–219.0093010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475166.55/cwt150.00–185.0079114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484138.51/cwt130.00–150.006706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516166.65/cwt151.00–186.008604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530194.38/cwt189.00–216.001,0309
Bulls—Medium and Large 3557131.04/cwt129.00–134.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570200.80/cwt185.00–219.001,14510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580150.44/cwt144.00–157.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added606211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620162.03/cwt152.00–168.001,0053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622189.74/cwt176.00–199.001,1806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638132.02/cwt128.00–136.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675181.85/cwt170.00–195.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711171.96/cwt155.00–185.001,2234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715138.90/cwt129.00–150.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773163.45/cwt158.00–169.001,2632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818146.87/cwt134.00–157.001,2013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1918132.89/cwt127.00–139.001,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,618122.08/cwt117.00–125.001,9755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83061.00/cwt53.00–68.0050611
Cows—Lean 85-90%91087.64/cwt87.00–89.007984
Cows—Lean 85-90%92045.14/cwt40.00–49.004152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06778.95/cwt70.00–86.0084233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23893.90/cwt88.00–100.001,16230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371103.38/cwt101.00–106.001,4178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77092.03/cwt91.00–93.001,6292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,107.12/head875.00–1,200.001,1075
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.