Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-04-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 453▲ 8 vs year ago 348 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 180▲ 115 vs year ago 103 · +111.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 41▲ 54 vs year ago 5 · +1,080.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $164.32/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$164.32
135 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.08
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495175.4586892
Medium and Large 2392145.2456936
Medium and Large 3435116.265067thin
One grade step is worth $59.19/cwt here — about $362 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 sale135 hd
164.32
—
NC average8 barns · 1,330 hd
165.40
−1.08
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—Low1,396109.661,53110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14993.771,07736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41689.571,26814
CowsLean 85-90%Low95677.1273790

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)980$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$8433thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$8167
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$1,42247

Every lot, as filed

109 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
SteersMedium and Large 3—600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,065118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2571
SteersMedium and Large 1—628190.28/cwt180.00–200.001,1952
SteersMedium and Large 2—417179.70/cwt161.00–199.007493
SteersMedium and Large 3—295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518171.30/cwt160.00–183.0088714
SteersMedium and Large 3—318141.46/cwt131.00–154.004503
HeifersMedium and Large 1—778147.76/cwt136.00–154.001,1503
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,070117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—238170.14/cwt160.00–180.004053
HeifersMedium and Large 1—808146.98/cwt142.00–152.001,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428179.43/cwt168.00–193.007687
SteersMedium and Large 1—230192.50/cwt192.50–192.504431
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571176.94/cwt174.00–182.001,0105
HeifersMedium and Large 1—985119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324185.16/cwt169.00–198.0060014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371179.83/cwt162.00–198.0066710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—357143.71/cwt130.00–160.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471182.98/cwt167.00–199.008627
HeifersMedium and Large 1—278177.52/cwt175.00–180.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720144.39/cwt130.00–158.001,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515141.00/cwt137.00–145.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630165.83/cwt160.00–172.001,0455
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330155.25/cwt150.00–161.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 2—277136.04/cwt130.00–144.003776
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,145130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4891
SteersMedium and Large 2—320182.89/cwt176.00–190.005852
SteersMedium and Large 2—575178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 2—295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
SteersMedium and Large 2—538185.04/cwt177.00–193.009962
SteersMedium and Large 1—477209.14/cwt205.00–218.009983
SteersMedium and Large 3—385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,025141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1—375224.05/cwt200.00–235.008409
SteersMedium and Large 1—665173.33/cwt166.00–181.001,1532
SteersMedium and Large 2—481186.60/cwt172.00–198.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1725
SteersMedium and Large 2—380183.51/cwt169.00–191.006973
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—434244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0595
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0175
SteersMedium and Large 1—432223.00/cwt215.00–239.009637
SteersMedium and Large 1—518209.22/cwt198.00–219.001,0844
SteersMedium and Large 1—845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,250142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1—766163.58/cwt160.00–168.001,2534
SteersMedium and Large 1—585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 1—628187.97/cwt180.00–191.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 1—958123.34/cwt119.00–129.001,1823
BullsMedium and Large 1—459223.57/cwt203.00–228.001,02617
BullsMedium and Large 1—323217.07/cwt200.00–231.0070111
BullsMedium and Large 1—571193.76/cwt184.00–213.001,10610
BullsMedium and Large 1—518202.14/cwt184.00–211.001,0478
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41689.57/cwt83.00–97.001,26814
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14993.77/cwt89.00–99.001,07736
CowsLean 85-90%—82756.97/cwt43.00–68.0047120
CowsLean 85-90%—99382.88/cwt70.00–90.0082370
Bulls——1,38091.08/cwt80.00–99.001,2572
Bulls——1,400114.30/cwt104.00–118.001,6008
Bred CowsMedium 2—800450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,038.88/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,045954.00/head775.00–1,175.009545
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—823945.44/head850.00–1,050.009452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0611,398.41/head950.00–1,775.001,39821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—880910.42/head775.00–975.009103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0481,241.56/head950.00–1,450.001,2429
Bred CowsMedium 2—768471.99/head450.00–500.004722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1601,807.40/head1,525.00–2,150.001,80712
BullsMedium and Large 2—315175.63/cwt160.00–197.005534
BullsMedium and Large 3—82894.51/cwt90.00–99.007832
BullsMedium and Large 3—228139.23/cwt130.00–150.003172
BullsMedium and Large 3—335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
BullsMedium and Large 2—520169.36/cwt164.00–174.008813
BullsMedium and Large 3—513114.75/cwt104.00–120.005893
BullsMedium and Large 1—810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0691
BullsMedium and Large 1—930122.05/cwt117.00–127.001,1352
BullsMedium and Large 3—625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
BullsMedium and Large 3—288122.98/cwt121.00–125.003542
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685138.00/cwt138.00–138.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465154.60/cwt150.00–159.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—614187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1484
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 2—224145.38/cwt135.00–160.003268
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510121.14/cwt114.00–128.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580140.15/cwt130.00–150.008134
BullsMedium and Large 2—379178.98/cwt165.00–190.006784
BullsMedium and Large 1—730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
BullsMedium and Large 1—663171.91/cwt164.00–180.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427160.35/cwt144.00–167.006856
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—409202.00/cwt202.00–202.008264
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—538184.00/cwt184.00–184.009907
BullsMedium and Large 2—570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009692
BullsMedium and Large 2—671150.19/cwt140.00–161.001,0086
BullsMedium and Large 2—281182.95/cwt177.00–190.005144
BullsMedium and Large 1—290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373116.84/cwt110.00–122.004363
BullsMedium and Large 1—415208.08/cwt200.00–223.0086410
BullsMedium and Large 2—227175.23/cwt165.00–191.003985
BullsMedium and Large 2—419188.22/cwt176.00–196.007894
BullsMedium and Large 2—460184.12/cwt179.00–198.008475
BullsMedium and Large 2—635169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 1—773148.99/cwt137.00–160.001,1523
BullsMedium and Large 1—377215.43/cwt205.00–231.008126
BullsMedium and Large 3—425144.53/cwt140.00–150.006144
BullsMedium and Large 3—370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811

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.