Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 452▼ 46 vs year ago 429 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 129▲ 193 vs year ago 15 · +1,286.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 88 vs year ago 105 · −83.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.51/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$170.51
154 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554179.65996120
Medium and Large 2499148.0073922
Medium and Large 3455120.3654712thin
One grade step is worth $59.29/cwt here — about $449 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 sale154 hd
170.51
—
NC average8 barns · 900 hd
171.55
−1.04
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—High1,521110.491,68017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17395.091,11572
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41487.991,24419
CowsLean 85-90%Low99279.0678471

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)1,113$1,0895
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$9396
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,2946

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 2—511170.62/cwt160.00–178.008724
SteersMedium and Large 2—895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
SteersMedium and Large 2—585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1—910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2—480181.00/cwt181.00–181.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1—585200.31/cwt190.00–209.001,1723
SteersMedium and Large 1—681180.51/cwt174.00–191.001,2295
SteersMedium and Large 1—497224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1133
SteersMedium and Large 1—520196.54/cwt190.00–210.001,0223
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427189.78/cwt185.00–196.008109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377195.76/cwt171.00–206.0073811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575179.26/cwt169.00–185.001,0319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614168.65/cwt150.00–176.001,03613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475179.08/cwt170.00–194.0085111
SteersMedium and Large 3—530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—475242.99/cwt242.00–244.001,1542
SteersMedium and Large 3—305147.50/cwt147.50–147.504501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880142.86/cwt131.00–155.001,2572
HeifersMedium and Large 1—983142.99/cwt141.00–147.001,4063
HeifersMedium and Large 1—671158.60/cwt154.00–166.001,0644
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—478198.00/cwt198.00–198.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—416201.83/cwt200.50–203.0084013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—919148.52/cwt140.00–154.001,3654
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330197.44/cwt175.00–206.006526
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—634188.78/cwt180.00–206.001,1979
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,080144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5551
SteersMedium and Large 1—438217.27/cwt204.00–231.009522
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,118125.89/cwt116.00–136.001,4072
SteersMedium and Large 1—632209.69/cwt204.00–220.001,3259
SteersMedium and Large 1—875169.51/cwt169.00–170.001,4832
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,195102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2—645178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1—722164.20/cwt154.00–178.001,1863
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,073154.27/cwt146.00–159.001,6553
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,040126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3101
SteersMedium and Large 1—368235.26/cwt233.00–238.008663
SteersMedium and Large 1—825168.05/cwt166.00–170.001,3862
SteersMedium and Large 1—788157.54/cwt145.00–170.001,2412
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—531228.62/cwt227.00–231.001,21412
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—659219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,4476
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—562223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2533
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,110151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6761
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—765186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4231
Dairy SteersLarge 3—375127.53/cwt125.00–130.004782
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—51075.00/cwt75.00–75.003831
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—56080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—57585.00/cwt85.00–85.004891
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—418245.31/cwt239.00–254.001,0257
BullsMedium and Large 1—330231.00/cwt231.00–231.007621
BullsMedium and Large 1—770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—625215.49/cwt215.00–216.001,3472
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—508228.01/cwt225.00–231.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
BullsMedium and Large 1—820142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1641
CowsLean 85-90%—76660.97/cwt56.00–66.004679
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02581.69/cwt70.00–90.0083762
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41487.99/cwt84.00–96.001,24419
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,205107.30/cwt106.00–108.001,2934
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17194.37/cwt87.00–104.001,10568
Bulls——1,588124.82/cwt123.00–126.001,9822
Bulls——1,682113.33/cwt106.00–119.001,90611
Bulls——1,04395.50/cwt90.00–102.009964
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1131,088.77/head725.00–1,275.001,0895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,028938.74/head700.00–1,125.009396
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—865800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0711,397.72/head1,225.00–1,650.001,3984
BullsMedium and Large 2—368174.71/cwt170.00–179.006432
BullsMedium and Large 3—635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009141
BullsMedium and Large 3—580145.93/cwt138.00–150.008463
BullsMedium and Large 3—370126.08/cwt120.00–132.004662
BullsMedium and Large 3—478145.94/cwt144.00–148.006983
BullsMedium and Large 3—668116.69/cwt105.00–129.007792
BullsMedium and Large 2—665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009182
BullsMedium and Large 1—622187.26/cwt174.00–199.001,1659
BullsMedium and Large 3—415141.00/cwt141.00–141.005851
BullsMedium and Large 3—305111.05/cwt108.00–114.003392
BullsMedium and Large 3—215160.99/cwt157.50–165.003462
BullsMedium and Large 3—508135.66/cwt124.00–150.006894
BullsMedium and Large 2—442178.36/cwt174.00–186.007883
BullsMedium and Large 2—327181.36/cwt170.00–198.005933
BullsMedium and Large 2—630154.92/cwt150.00–160.009762
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515179.38/cwt169.00–189.0092415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—838154.38/cwt145.00–160.001,2943
HeifersMedium and Large 2—960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618133.04/cwt131.00–135.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—400150.00/cwt140.00–160.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373151.51/cwt141.00–162.005654
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473151.66/cwt140.00–160.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570109.51/cwt109.00–110.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 3—295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373126.94/cwt124.00–130.004732
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580143.88/cwt130.00–158.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—517123.35/cwt108.00–137.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—519154.41/cwt148.00–164.008016
BullsMedium and Large 1—565208.90/cwt204.00–214.001,1808
BullsMedium and Large 1—664171.85/cwt160.00–190.001,1418
BullsMedium and Large 1—369225.28/cwt207.00–238.008318
BullsMedium and Large 1—470208.85/cwt193.00–221.0098214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,020137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—431120.34/cwt108.00–136.005194
BullsMedium and Large 1—910129.95/cwt120.00–140.001,1832
BullsMedium and Large 1—523209.54/cwt190.00–218.001,0966
BullsMedium and Large 2—290175.00/cwt170.00–180.005082
BullsMedium and Large 1—422215.68/cwt196.00–228.009109
BullsMedium and Large 1—716155.27/cwt134.00–168.001,1127
BullsMedium and Large 2—235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
BullsMedium and Large 2—561179.08/cwt166.00–192.001,0055
BullsMedium and Large 2—516171.88/cwt157.00–184.008879
BullsMedium and Large 2—485182.50/cwt172.00–193.008852

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.