Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 19
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 283 vs last sale 399▲ 202 vs year ago 480 · +42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 125▲ 86 vs year ago 101 · +85.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.74/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$167.74
264 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.68
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507181.72920170
Medium and Large 2436149.5165270
Medium and Large 3451121.9055024
One grade step is worth $59.82/cwt here — about $370 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 sale264 hd
167.74
—
NC average7 barns · 1,405 hd
171.43
−3.68
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—High1,547112.061,73420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19695.831,14638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42590.101,28415
CowsLean 85-90%Low96877.7075285

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,0053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)937$1,2178

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1—278215.70/cwt207.50–220.006004
SteersMedium and Large 1—374213.83/cwt210.00–220.008004
SteersMedium and Large 1—423229.54/cwt219.00–239.0097110
SteersMedium and Large 3—430119.00/cwt119.00–119.005121
SteersMedium and Large 3—675146.00/cwt146.00–146.009861
SteersMedium and Large 3—532138.71/cwt130.00–154.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—579192.71/cwt190.00–195.001,11610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—890145.44/cwt134.00–157.001,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1—729178.02/cwt172.00–188.001,2986
SteersMedium and Large 1—523227.82/cwt206.00–236.001,19118
SteersMedium and Large 1—617222.39/cwt210.00–225.001,37211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428187.76/cwt167.00–199.5080429
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474185.75/cwt170.00–196.0088036
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,075115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—243160.51/cwt160.00–161.003902
HeifersMedium and Large 1—286161.69/cwt157.00–170.004624
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330181.99/cwt170.00–195.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519183.04/cwt164.00–191.0095024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572179.51/cwt161.00–189.001,02724
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562147.06/cwt133.00–158.0082612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616180.00/cwt170.00–186.001,10911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420151.08/cwt140.00–164.0063512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225139.15/cwt137.50–140.003133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615144.21/cwt139.00–149.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—940130.47/cwt125.00–136.001,2262
SteersMedium and Large 2—290177.00/cwt177.00–177.005131
SteersMedium and Large 2—555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
SteersMedium and Large 2—500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
SteersMedium and Large 3—635134.06/cwt130.00–138.008512
SteersMedium and Large 2—445194.00/cwt194.00–194.008631
SteersMedium and Large 3—220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
SteersMedium and Large 1—230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
SteersMedium and Large 1—781166.90/cwt160.00–173.001,30310
SteersMedium and Large 2—615177.43/cwt170.00–190.001,0913
SteersMedium and Large 2—740142.93/cwt130.00–146.001,0585
SteersMedium and Large 2—335185.16/cwt173.00–196.006203
SteersMedium and Large 2—675167.50/cwt165.00–170.001,1312
SteersMedium and Large 1—564223.19/cwt210.00–232.001,2597
SteersMedium and Large 1—925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1—340221.37/cwt210.00–235.007533
SteersMedium and Large 1—658209.46/cwt200.00–219.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 2—835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009021
SteersMedium and Large 1—805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Dairy SteersLarge 3—425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—522242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2633
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—431244.18/cwt243.00–250.001,0526
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—368242.32/cwt241.00–243.008926
SteersMedium and Large 1—474234.84/cwt214.00–242.001,11319
BullsMedium and Large 1—777146.37/cwt137.00–159.001,13710
BullsMedium and Large 1—717146.75/cwt134.00–160.001,0523
BullsMedium and Large 1—520208.62/cwt200.00–234.001,08516
BullsMedium and Large 1—278213.21/cwt200.00–234.0059315
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—405248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1—373219.61/cwt206.00–240.0081911
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42590.10/cwt83.00–99.001,28415
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,200107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2841
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19695.53/cwt90.00–104.001,14337
CowsLean 85-90%—88058.32/cwt40.00–69.0051317
CowsLean 85-90%—99082.54/cwt70.00–91.0081768
Bulls——1,850122.77/cwt120.00–125.002,2715
Bulls——1,444111.88/cwt107.00–116.001,61612
Bulls——1,45794.93/cwt87.00–98.001,3833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0221,004.65/head750.00–1,325.001,0053
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0671,507.15/head1,125.00–1,750.001,5073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8351,035.37/head825.00–1,100.001,0354
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 2—533182.59/cwt170.00–194.009738
BullsMedium and Large 2—571178.75/cwt174.00–181.001,0217
BullsMedium and Large 3—295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
BullsMedium and Large 3—375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
BullsMedium and Large 3—665129.33/cwt122.00–137.008602
BullsMedium and Large 3—473154.70/cwt149.00–160.007322
BullsMedium and Large 2—417189.54/cwt170.00–200.007909
BullsMedium and Large 2—326190.49/cwt174.00–200.006217
BullsMedium and Large 3—320161.17/cwt160.00–162.505162
BullsMedium and Large 3—895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
BullsMedium and Large 3—424146.80/cwt131.00–160.006229
BullsMedium and Large 3—523127.09/cwt120.00–147.006654
BullsMedium and Large 1—853124.97/cwt116.00–134.001,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1—650201.00/cwt199.00–203.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 2—479195.43/cwt190.00–201.009364
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718163.77/cwt153.00–169.001,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380191.25/cwt170.00–199.0072714
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580121.47/cwt120.00–123.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475150.10/cwt140.00–160.007135
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273143.20/cwt130.00–151.003916
HeifersMedium and Large 2—327153.40/cwt140.00–166.005028
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373150.51/cwt135.00–164.0056110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523155.19/cwt137.00–160.0081210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378118.32/cwt110.00–130.004476
HeifersMedium and Large 3—233125.16/cwt120.00–130.002922
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473130.51/cwt130.00–131.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 3—685110.07/cwt100.00–120.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415125.92/cwt120.00–130.005234
BullsMedium and Large 1—323221.77/cwt207.00–241.0071616
BullsMedium and Large 1—431223.77/cwt208.00–233.0096424
BullsMedium and Large 1—477220.04/cwt205.00–236.001,05039
BullsMedium and Large 1—628206.21/cwt200.00–220.001,29512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—526125.64/cwt108.00–137.006614
HeifersMedium and Large 3—250115.00/cwt115.00–115.002881
BullsMedium and Large 2—708115.00/cwt114.00–116.008142
BullsMedium and Large 2—624163.35/cwt150.00–177.001,0194
BullsMedium and Large 2—276181.53/cwt175.00–199.005017
BullsMedium and Large 2—770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1—830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1—572214.17/cwt200.00–222.001,22514
BullsMedium and Large 2—371182.66/cwt170.00–200.0067811
BullsMedium and Large 2—238182.39/cwt179.00–186.004342
BullsMedium and Large 2—667149.69/cwt140.00–158.009983

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.