Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-02-15

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 15
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 427▼ 177 vs year ago 550 · −32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 189▲ 28 vs year ago 118 · +23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.48/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$137.48
139 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$475
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$60.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546151.3182696
Medium 2494113.8356226
Large 1-2389111.164324thin
Medium 338790.7935113thin
One grade step is worth $60.52/cwt here — about $475 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 sale139 hd
137.48
—
NC average7 barns · 861 hd
140.32
−2.83
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—High1,506102.181,53916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25188.911,11260
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44286.111,24125
CowsLean 85-90%Average97865.3764044

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)1,193$1,1422thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)807$9003thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium 2—533105.04/cwt102.00–108.005602
HeifersMedium 3—355100.50/cwt100.00–101.003572
HeifersMedium 3—50085.00/cwt85.00–85.004251
HeifersMedium 3—485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—338137.49/cwt131.00–146.004656
HeifersMedium 2—71596.41/cwt89.00–100.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
HeifersMedium 2—466121.08/cwt110.00–129.005646
HeifersMedium 2—672107.32/cwt101.00–111.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—728116.70/cwt110.00–120.008503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—564159.69/cwt146.00–166.009019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—517160.95/cwt155.00–169.0083219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—427159.63/cwt146.00–172.006829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—624139.82/cwt127.00–154.008727
HeifersMedium 2—430116.12/cwt111.00–121.004992
SteersMedium 3—495104.00/cwt104.00–104.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—479155.13/cwt139.00–168.0074318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—375157.51/cwt145.00–168.005915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—687130.40/cwt121.00–140.008963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,020107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—840107.00/cwt107.00–107.008991
SteersMedium 2—415128.55/cwt114.00–147.005333
SteersMedium 2—515115.64/cwt107.00–130.005963
SteersMedium 2—680125.00/cwt120.00–130.008502
SteersMedium 2—368141.00/cwt141.00–141.005192
SteersMedium 2—455116.00/cwt116.00–116.005281
SteersMedium 3—430104.00/cwt104.00–104.004471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
SteersMedium 2—325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—772154.36/cwt136.00–170.001,19213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—681169.89/cwt150.00–178.001,15712
SteersMedium 3—670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
SteersMedium 2—620119.94/cwt112.00–128.007442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—354195.00/cwt195.00–195.006904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—818156.51/cwt156.00–157.001,2802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—721168.14/cwt140.00–173.001,21215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—544188.83/cwt170.00–195.001,0275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565189.87/cwt185.00–195.001,0732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—448196.00/cwt196.00–196.008782
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—21560.00/cwt60.00–60.001291
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—39053.00/cwt53.00–53.002071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—634182.95/cwt181.00–186.001,1604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—923138.44/cwt136.00–141.001,2782
BullsLarge 1-2—480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—421170.32/cwt155.00–191.0071710
BullsLarge 1-2—360145.02/cwt142.50–147.505223
BullsLarge 1-2—408130.06/cwt120.00–140.005312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—761119.95/cwt110.00–130.009134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—620178.34/cwt166.00–188.001,10611
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21886.51/cwt78.00–94.001,05447
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03070.92/cwt58.00–78.0073033
CowsLean 85-90%—82348.73/cwt40.00–56.0040111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,91094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,7951
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42285.78/cwt78.00–91.001,22024
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36897.59/cwt95.00–103.001,33513
Bulls——1,904117.31/cwt113.00–122.002,2345
Bulls——1,573102.21/cwt90.00–111.001,6087
Bulls——89083.22/cwt78.00–86.007414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1931,141.72/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1422
Bred CowsMedium 2—840625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—880987.71/head975.00–1,000.009882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—660725.00/head725.00–725.007251
BullsMedium 2—280113.42/cwt112.00–115.003182
BullsMedium 3—57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—467175.52/cwt150.00–186.0082019
BullsMedium 3—32880.00/cwt80.00–80.002622
BullsMedium 3—62095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
BullsMedium 2—730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—570175.21/cwt167.00–182.009996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—376177.00/cwt155.00–190.006666
BullsMedium 2—360106.00/cwt106.00–106.003821
BullsMedium 2—521123.43/cwt114.00–130.006434
BullsMedium 2—573112.64/cwt106.00–120.006453
BullsMedium 2—423125.17/cwt120.00–136.005293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—283154.14/cwt150.00–170.004366
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—521170.84/cwt150.00–181.008906
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—331159.37/cwt142.50–189.0052812
BullsMedium 2—790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
BullsMedium 2—340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
HeifersLarge 1-2—435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—716139.63/cwt125.00–152.001,0004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—660169.31/cwt158.00–173.001,1176
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
HeifersMedium 3—21070.00/cwt70.00–70.001471
HeifersMedium 3—32089.80/cwt77.50–100.002874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—741156.98/cwt155.00–159.001,1638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—873141.68/cwt141.00–143.001,2373
HeifersLarge 1-2—373107.88/cwt104.00–110.004023
HeifersMedium 2—320115.84/cwt110.00–121.003712
HeifersMedium 2—295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
HeifersMedium 2—245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
HeifersMedium 3—43396.56/cwt93.00–100.004182
HeifersMedium 3—69088.00/cwt88.00–88.006071
HeifersMedium 3—29084.00/cwt84.00–84.002441
HeifersMedium 2—565113.57/cwt100.00–131.006423
HeifersMedium 2—358124.07/cwt111.00–131.004443

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.