Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 10
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 383▼ 190 vs year ago 853 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 208▲ 45 vs year ago 84 · +53.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.64/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$211.64
276 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$613
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1584213.971,250263
Medium and Large 2542171.0492610thin
Medium and Large 3448142.096373thin
One grade step is worth $71.88/cwt here — about $613 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 sale276 hd
211.64
—
NC average8 barns · 826 hd
207.26
+4.37
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—High1,427115.161,6448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24497.801,21633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38890.351,25419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03974.7177663

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,2192thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3—670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,095116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630131.46/cwt130.00–133.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,138115.50/cwt114.00–117.001,3142
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427185.75/cwt169.00–191.0079316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—667169.03/cwt155.00–178.001,1279
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571178.39/cwt162.00–185.001,01944
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—399202.00/cwt202.00–202.008066
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,155126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—672141.98/cwt136.00–150.009543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—716176.61/cwt171.00–179.001,2655
SteersMedium and Large 2—1,160101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 2—605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
SteersMedium and Large 3—475135.64/cwt131.00–140.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328145.30/cwt132.00–158.004772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625175.30/cwt164.00–184.001,09629
SteersMedium and Large 1—385220.74/cwt200.00–233.008509
SteersMedium and Large 2—415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
SteersMedium and Large 2—337178.75/cwt170.00–186.006023
SteersMedium and Large 3—395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—429198.47/cwt198.00–200.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524177.32/cwt163.00–186.0092927
SteersMedium and Large 2—490192.00/cwt192.00–192.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1—525222.00/cwt202.00–234.001,16635
SteersMedium and Large 1—421216.37/cwt206.00–222.009114
SteersMedium and Large 1—329223.25/cwt209.00–236.007345
SteersMedium and Large 1—690202.78/cwt187.00–207.001,39930
SteersMedium and Large 1—787190.81/cwt182.00–192.001,50225
SteersMedium and Large 2—704160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1—705190.98/cwt188.00–194.001,3462
SteersMedium and Large 1—482225.20/cwt200.00–235.001,08547
SteersMedium and Large 1—860178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 1—572218.59/cwt204.00–227.001,25047
SteersMedium and Large 2—515175.59/cwt171.00–180.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1—820169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 1—965161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5541
SteersMedium and Large 1—617213.12/cwt207.00–217.001,31556
BullsMedium and Large 1—430213.95/cwt205.00–231.0092013
BullsMedium and Large 1—568191.40/cwt180.00–199.001,08710
BullsMedium and Large 1—526201.36/cwt191.00–208.001,05916
BullsMedium and Large 1—277178.43/cwt170.00–185.004943
BullsMedium and Large 1—673171.41/cwt160.00–180.001,15410
BullsMedium and Large 1—324218.92/cwt200.00–230.007097
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38890.35/cwt85.00–96.001,25419
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23795.45/cwt90.00–104.001,18128
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,281110.95/cwt107.00–114.001,4215
CowsLean 85-90%—99260.75/cwt46.00–69.0060327
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07485.18/cwt76.00–91.0091536
Bulls——1,290123.02/cwt121.00–125.001,5872
Bulls——1,473112.54/cwt103.00–119.001,6586
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0301,218.87/head950.00–1,475.001,2192
BullsMedium and Large 2—775128.21/cwt120.00–136.009942
BullsMedium and Large 1—713169.98/cwt169.00–171.001,2122
BullsMedium and Large 2—550147.00/cwt147.00–147.008091
BullsMedium and Large 3—600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2—840126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 3—470133.56/cwt130.00–140.006283
BullsMedium and Large 1—840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1—376210.64/cwt199.00–219.007928
BullsMedium and Large 1—753166.51/cwt164.00–169.001,2542
BullsMedium and Large 2—383178.70/cwt168.00–190.006844
BullsMedium and Large 2—333189.71/cwt180.00–199.006322
BullsMedium and Large 2—432155.44/cwt150.00–160.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480186.81/cwt169.00–195.0089746
BullsMedium and Large 2—743117.53/cwt110.00–125.008732
BullsMedium and Large 2—468152.88/cwt143.00–165.007155
BullsMedium and Large 2—531172.82/cwt160.00–184.009184
BullsMedium and Large 3—545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
BullsMedium and Large 3—407131.56/cwt120.00–140.005353
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003021
BullsMedium and Large 1—625181.90/cwt171.00–190.001,1377
BullsMedium and Large 1—476204.34/cwt194.00–212.0097310
HeifersMedium and Large 3—635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—935148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328181.43/cwt175.00–196.005956
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520146.82/cwt130.00–158.007634
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570147.68/cwt140.00–155.008424
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785155.96/cwt153.00–159.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478126.98/cwt124.00–130.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463155.00/cwt155.00–155.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374187.85/cwt175.00–196.0070311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426152.83/cwt140.00–160.006515
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430119.18/cwt110.00–130.005123
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365157.81/cwt150.00–165.005762

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.