Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-03-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 29
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 500▲ 31 vs year ago 422 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 143▲ 17 vs year ago 163 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 8▲ 21 vs year ago 20 · +105.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were also mostly steady. Trade and demand were 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 $154.06/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$154.06
191 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.38
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481165.92797129
Medium and Large 2439134.9659348
Medium and Large 3513110.2256614thin
One grade step is worth $55.70/cwt here — about $232 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 sale191 hd
154.06
—
NC average8 barns · 1,405 hd
162.44
−8.38
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—Low1,289114.661,47819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12698.871,11443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33492.351,23210
CowsLean 85-90%Low95981.2477983

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)1,110$1,13112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$9816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$9052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,23520

Every lot, as filed

106 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—795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 3—483119.52/cwt116.00–123.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326166.77/cwt160.00–176.005449
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371135.79/cwt128.00–146.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 2—205142.07/cwt139.00–145.002912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560128.37/cwt116.00–130.007199
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575104.95/cwt99.00–111.006032
HeifersMedium and Large 3—621110.08/cwt105.00–115.006844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—728145.85/cwt130.00–155.001,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—222159.57/cwt150.00–175.003543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673151.82/cwt146.00–161.001,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,260115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2—258146.71/cwt140.00–150.003793
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680115.11/cwt110.00–120.007832
SteersMedium and Large 3—460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1—380210.83/cwt190.00–231.008015
SteersMedium and Large 1—483210.66/cwt190.00–219.001,0175
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368167.26/cwt152.00–182.0061615
HeifersMedium and Large 2—338135.74/cwt125.00–151.004599
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
SteersMedium and Large 3—510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
SteersMedium and Large 3—440106.00/cwt106.00–106.004661
SteersMedium and Large 3—625100.98/cwt100.00–102.006312
SteersMedium and Large 3—570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522169.89/cwt145.00–176.0088723
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471165.58/cwt150.00–182.0078018
SteersMedium and Large 2—380158.48/cwt157.00–160.006022
SteersMedium and Large 2—650154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2—428167.87/cwt162.50–172.007186
SteersMedium and Large 2—572155.01/cwt140.00–180.008873
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578161.08/cwt150.00–174.009318
HeifersMedium and Large 1—276171.88/cwt159.00–187.504748
SteersMedium and Large 1—532207.19/cwt198.00–210.001,1025
SteersMedium and Large 1—623201.26/cwt183.00–208.001,25410
SteersMedium and Large 1—315197.05/cwt194.00–200.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1—225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
SteersMedium and Large 2—617145.27/cwt130.00–163.008965
SteersMedium and Large 2—476171.17/cwt150.00–180.008155
SteersMedium and Large 2—515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1—760170.37/cwt158.00–178.001,2953
SteersMedium and Large 1—815165.69/cwt150.00–175.001,3506
SteersMedium and Large 1—423218.29/cwt213.00–226.009234
SteersMedium and Large 2—327173.86/cwt167.50–177.505693
SteersMedium and Large 2—267164.27/cwt155.00–173.004393
SteersMedium and Large 1—660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1—250184.00/cwt184.00–184.004601
SteersMedium and Large 1—578204.13/cwt190.00–216.001,1809
BullsMedium and Large 1—245183.00/cwt183.00–183.004481
BullsMedium and Large 1—840141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1—519200.74/cwt179.00–214.001,04215
BullsMedium and Large 1—371212.87/cwt194.00–229.0079012
BullsMedium and Large 1—459200.75/cwt180.00–214.009216
BullsMedium and Large 1—323210.93/cwt190.00–229.006816
CowsLean 85-90%—82452.88/cwt40.00–64.0043610
CowsLean 85-90%—97785.13/cwt70.00–93.0083273
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33492.35/cwt89.00–96.001,23210
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,213107.37/cwt107.00–108.001,3023
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12098.23/cwt92.00–106.001,10040
Bulls——1,130100.52/cwt98.00–104.001,1362
Bulls——1,648125.09/cwt124.00–126.002,0613
Bulls——1,235114.45/cwt107.00–120.001,41314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0751,581.82/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5823
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1731,472.66/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050905.48/head675.00–1,075.009052
BullsMedium and Large 2—437137.75/cwt132.00–165.006029
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,062.71/head850.00–1,350.001,0635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,130.80/head775.00–1,300.001,13112
Bred CowsMedium 2—695575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—803918.54/head775.00–1,025.009194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9741,157.14/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1576
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—970875.00/head875.00–875.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2—608124.51/cwt123.00–126.007572
BullsMedium and Large 2—517162.44/cwt150.00–175.0084012
BullsMedium and Large 3—610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2—379164.86/cwt150.00–180.006258
BullsMedium and Large 2—320152.99/cwt140.00–175.004905
BullsMedium and Large 1—611184.49/cwt170.00–197.001,1277
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472139.34/cwt130.00–149.006585
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418136.45/cwt130.00–145.005705
HeifersMedium and Large 2—740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2—260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004321
BullsMedium and Large 1—880133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
HeifersMedium and Large 3—265111.00/cwt111.00–111.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 3—427105.62/cwt100.00–110.004513
BullsMedium and Large 2—675122.01/cwt121.00–123.008242
BullsMedium and Large 2—870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009831
BullsMedium and Large 2—476164.52/cwt150.00–174.007836
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—411196.00/cwt196.00–196.008067
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625161.42/cwt144.00–176.001,00916
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423163.11/cwt152.00–184.0069012
BullsMedium and Large 3—535113.58/cwt106.00–119.006083
BullsMedium and Large 1—755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 1—425201.08/cwt185.00–214.0085511
BullsMedium and Large 1—725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
BullsMedium and Large 1—581200.63/cwt186.00–208.001,16616
BullsMedium and Large 2—235163.17/cwt155.00–175.003835
BullsMedium and Large 3—395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
BullsMedium and Large 2—573154.71/cwt143.00–168.008864
BullsMedium and Large 2—740112.00/cwt112.00–112.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1—675168.01/cwt166.00–170.001,1342
BullsMedium and Large 1—278196.31/cwt181.00–210.005465

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.