Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 1
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 405▼ 117 vs year ago 418 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 194▲ 97 vs year ago 118 · +82.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 69▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

1 head Goats: 10.00 , 4 Head Sheep: 90.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.53/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$173.53
134 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.76
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520185.4096497
Medium and Large 2457152.2469525
Medium and Large 3508121.9061912thin
One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $345 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 sale134 hd
173.53
—
NC average8 barns · 1,122 hd
166.77
+6.76
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—Low1,513106.741,61414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25187.761,09858
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57286.291,35613
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09873.3980686

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)1,215$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,2399

Every lot

105 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 1273228.07/cwt215.00–240.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1325255.00/cwt245.00–260.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1380233.82/cwt215.00–250.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1413239.91/cwt235.00–245.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 3425162.00/cwt162.00–162.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1467231.14/cwt229.00–238.001,0796
Steers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1503220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1072
Steers—Medium and Large 3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 3560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1581218.78/cwt210.00–223.001,2719
Steers—Medium and Large 2590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1605206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 2635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1702199.58/cwt190.00–205.001,4015
Steers—Medium and Large 2713150.18/cwt140.00–160.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 2765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1845194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6391
Steers—Medium and Large 1885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Steers—Medium and Large 1905187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6921
Steers—Medium and Large 1995139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230177.50/cwt177.50–177.504081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269160.14/cwt145.00–170.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281184.13/cwt175.00–200.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315181.00/cwt181.00–181.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317160.36/cwt142.50–170.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375188.29/cwt180.00–201.0070612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388149.28/cwt140.00–157.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395126.25/cwt122.50–130.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415172.00/cwt172.00–172.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427197.41/cwt181.00–205.0084319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463195.94/cwt182.00–203.0090715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475158.63/cwt141.00–168.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514173.11/cwt160.00–185.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525116.41/cwt112.00–121.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535145.42/cwt141.00–150.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578188.07/cwt178.00–201.001,08712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578120.18/cwt111.00–128.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633195.89/cwt173.00–202.001,2406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655188.00/cwt185.00–191.001,2312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725175.34/cwt150.00–185.001,2718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768180.25/cwt180.00–181.001,3844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2741
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,065124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270212.15/cwt195.00–227.505732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275195.18/cwt190.00–200.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315241.52/cwt207.50–255.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320127.50/cwt127.50–127.504081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372227.86/cwt209.00–245.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375182.66/cwt170.00–192.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378154.97/cwt150.00–160.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418228.03/cwt220.00–237.509536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418190.42/cwt180.00–200.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435143.13/cwt135.00–155.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459219.14/cwt210.00–225.001,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479175.83/cwt164.00–185.008425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488140.26/cwt129.00–152.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516170.75/cwt168.00–175.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530200.38/cwt194.00–212.001,06210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531137.13/cwt121.00–150.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563173.73/cwt160.00–180.009784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569191.66/cwt170.00–200.001,0919
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580144.00/cwt144.00–144.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630190.91/cwt184.00–198.001,2033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678140.14/cwt132.00–144.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693174.05/cwt161.00–187.001,2062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718131.66/cwt130.00–135.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1736148.10/cwt140.00–176.001,09012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777138.01/cwt130.00–144.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810142.97/cwt138.00–148.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37893.35/cwt88.00–98.001,2863
Bulls——1,504108.79/cwt100.00–114.001,6369
Bulls——1,753117.57/cwt115.00–121.002,0612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72340.00/cwt40.00–40.002892
Cows—Lean 85-90%85553.40/cwt50.00–60.004577
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11783.49/cwt83.00–85.009338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13175.22/cwt64.00–82.0085169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24787.51/cwt82.00–96.001,09157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57286.29/cwt80.00–92.001,35613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,263.02/head975.00–1,475.001,2638

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.