Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 18
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 354 vs last sale 484▼ 256 vs year ago 386 · −66.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 170▲ 160 vs year ago 146 · +109.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 28 vs year ago 48 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.28/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$140.28
127 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$51.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473149.2470598
Medium 2442115.3351020
Medium 340798.193999thin
One grade step is worth $51.05/cwt here — about $306 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 sale127 hd
140.28
—
NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd
135.32
+4.96
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—Low1,55496.191,49524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19076.7791435
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70672.291,2336thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93859.1055455

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)1,094$9984thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$8153thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$92912

Every lot, as filed

86 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433152.49/cwt138.00–166.0066011
HeifersMedium 3—65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
HeifersMedium 2—567112.18/cwt106.00–120.006363
HeifersMedium 2—79592.00/cwt92.00–92.007311
HeifersMedium 2—72393.09/cwt90.00–96.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—566139.65/cwt126.00–155.007909
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—671125.50/cwt118.00–135.008424
HeifersMedium 2—425127.68/cwt120.00–135.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—521149.25/cwt127.00–158.0077822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—378155.16/cwt132.00–168.005878
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622131.65/cwt126.00–137.008195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—205192.00/cwt192.00–192.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—233147.17/cwt130.00–156.003434
HeifersMedium 2—261118.76/cwt110.00–125.003107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—320160.98/cwt140.00–169.005157
HeifersMedium 2—380119.61/cwt110.00–130.004552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—280152.81/cwt140.00–160.004285
SteersMedium 2—475156.00/cwt156.00–156.007411
SteersMedium 2—1,02098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—364202.88/cwt184.00–220.007386
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—575163.20/cwt156.00–174.009385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—424195.02/cwt181.00–210.0082710
SteersMedium 2—590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—283208.90/cwt187.50–217.505914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—823141.46/cwt139.00–144.001,1642
SteersMedium 3—410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
SteersMedium 2—400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—470191.45/cwt171.00–205.0090015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Dairy SteersLarge 3—85569.00/cwt69.00–69.005901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—520174.12/cwt158.00–188.009058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—328203.45/cwt180.00–215.0066712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—619161.96/cwt146.00–168.001,0037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—677155.33/cwt145.00–160.001,05210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—274167.23/cwt140.00–182.504587
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—627144.09/cwt137.00–155.009033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—668135.04/cwt120.00–143.009023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—426162.72/cwt140.00–174.006939
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—569145.96/cwt140.00–152.008316
CowsLean 85-90%—96363.13/cwt55.00–69.0060842
CowsLean 85-90%—85746.10/cwt35.00–52.0039513
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,70672.29/cwt65.00–78.001,2336
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19076.77/cwt70.00–84.0091435
Bulls——1,07379.08/cwt70.00–87.008496
Bulls——1,840108.84/cwt107.00–112.002,0036
Bulls——1,65198.42/cwt90.00–105.001,62512
Bred CowsMedium 2—820700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—820650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0411,048.95/head925.00–1,175.001,0494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—892858.79/head750.00–950.008596
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050872.38/head825.00–925.008722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,094998.11/head800.00–1,150.009984
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,110850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—822115.35/cwt108.00–125.009483
BullsMedium 3—87581.00/cwt81.00–81.007091
BullsMedium 2—573115.11/cwt110.00–120.006602
BullsMedium 2—615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006331
BullsMedium 2—260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
BullsMedium 3—590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
BullsMedium 2—358129.08/cwt122.00–137.504623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—380165.80/cwt150.00–188.006304
BullsMedium 2—310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
BullsMedium 3—51599.00/cwt99.00–99.005101
BullsMedium 3—75085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—514152.14/cwt140.00–172.007824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—471149.56/cwt130.00–165.007046
HeifersMedium 3—325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
HeifersMedium 3—284102.93/cwt99.00–107.502924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—328163.04/cwt152.50–170.005354
BullsMedium 2—480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
BullsMedium 2—535124.95/cwt120.00–130.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—471153.92/cwt131.00–163.0072516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—655146.00/cwt146.00–146.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—430171.00/cwt171.00–171.007354
HeifersMedium 3—580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
HeifersMedium 3—51088.00/cwt88.00–88.004491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—225157.60/cwt147.50–170.003553
HeifersMedium 2—475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005991
HeifersMedium 2—300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
HeifersMedium 3—46094.00/cwt94.00–94.004321
HeifersMedium 2—685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541

How this sale compares

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.