Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-17

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 17
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
559 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 663▼ 294 vs year ago 853 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 129▲ 43 vs year ago 84 · +51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Trend

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Limited comparable sales on Value-Added cattle (vaccinated and preconditioned) however a higher undertone was noted. 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 $164.57/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$164.57
231 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499175.43876162
Medium and Large 2468143.3067159
Medium and Large 3406114.1446310thin
One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $413 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 sale231 hd
164.57
—
NC average8 barns · 1,085 hd
166.53
−1.96
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—Average1,480116.361,7224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25499.511,24745
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38989.891,24913
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00080.2080246

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)1,290$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)877$7063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,2632thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38989.89/cwt85.00–94.001,24913
Bulls——1,282113.48/cwt109.00–120.001,4553
Bulls——2,075125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,5941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—877705.66/head625.00–800.007063
SteersMedium and Large 3—335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—528185.72/cwt181.00–188.0098112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—284176.01/cwt163.00–187.505004
SteersMedium and Large 1—720187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3461
SteersMedium and Large 3—265116.00/cwt116.00–116.003071
SteersMedium and Large 1—527200.26/cwt192.00–208.001,0553
SteersMedium and Large 1—672194.16/cwt182.00–206.001,30517
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379182.02/cwt160.00–195.0069017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566171.51/cwt158.00–180.0097123
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—837190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5903
SteersMedium and Large 3—368129.52/cwt120.00–140.004772
SteersMedium and Large 3—420148.00/cwt148.00–148.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665157.36/cwt140.00–166.001,0468
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625130.91/cwt120.00–140.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—598188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1243
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—635183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—466191.66/cwt191.00–192.0089312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480174.45/cwt160.00–180.0083730
HeifersMedium and Large 3—314110.11/cwt100.00–120.003464
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370146.24/cwt130.00–158.0054111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521170.18/cwt161.00–176.0088713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613168.53/cwt165.00–176.001,0337
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424175.72/cwt160.00–185.0074520
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
SteersMedium and Large 1—365207.04/cwt199.00–210.007564
SteersMedium and Large 1—579198.67/cwt190.00–214.001,1507
SteersMedium and Large 2—550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—474233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1044
SteersMedium and Large 1—313204.77/cwt199.00–215.006414
SteersMedium and Large 1—755162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—438237.89/cwt225.00–241.001,0427
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—604213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2876
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—564236.65/cwt223.00–240.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 2—365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
SteersMedium and Large 2—529179.28/cwt170.00–187.009485
SteersMedium and Large 1—473198.41/cwt190.00–210.009384
SteersMedium and Large 1—414203.94/cwt191.00–216.008444
SteersMedium and Large 1—632192.77/cwt180.00–206.001,21812
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
SteersMedium and Large 2—430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
SteersMedium and Large 2—469179.40/cwt170.00–188.008415
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—531230.71/cwt222.00–241.001,22527
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—867190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6477
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—385234.00/cwt234.00–234.009011
BullsMedium and Large 1—320207.00/cwt207.00–207.006621
BullsMedium and Large 1—427203.02/cwt190.00–213.0086716
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1—717162.34/cwt158.00–171.001,1647
BullsMedium and Large 1—575191.74/cwt178.00–201.001,10320
BullsMedium and Large 1—470200.27/cwt180.00–206.0094117
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,310107.97/cwt107.00–109.001,4144
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24898.68/cwt93.00–106.001,23241
CowsLean 85-90%—80851.44/cwt43.00–66.004165
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02383.71/cwt70.00–91.0085641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 3—320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
BullsMedium and Large 3—364140.42/cwt130.00–148.005114
BullsMedium and Large 2—605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
BullsMedium and Large 3—470134.94/cwt131.00–140.006343
BullsMedium and Large 3—675113.31/cwt101.00–126.007652
BullsMedium and Large 3—418137.20/cwt124.00–148.005733
BullsMedium and Large 2—688157.01/cwt154.00–160.001,0802
BullsMedium and Large 2—474172.45/cwt160.00–184.008177
BullsMedium and Large 2—431167.04/cwt151.00–180.007208
BullsMedium and Large 2—375173.50/cwt160.00–186.006514
BullsMedium and Large 3—520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007181
BullsMedium and Large 3—625107.48/cwt105.00–110.006722
BullsMedium and Large 1—376200.87/cwt190.00–208.007559
BullsMedium and Large 2—323171.29/cwt160.00–181.005537
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—865162.47/cwt160.00–165.001,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478125.49/cwt125.00–126.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—380201.00/cwt201.00–201.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428144.70/cwt130.00–156.006198
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,025120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280151.96/cwt150.00–156.004253
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009371
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565147.41/cwt140.00–150.008334
BullsMedium and Large 1—526190.96/cwt180.00–200.001,00415
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474145.02/cwt131.00–158.0068711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523140.24/cwt130.00–154.0073312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324175.20/cwt164.00–191.005686
BullsMedium and Large 2—280172.77/cwt160.00–189.004843
BullsMedium and Large 2—560164.75/cwt149.00–177.009233
BullsMedium and Large 1—290191.30/cwt180.00–203.005552
BullsMedium and Large 1—668175.28/cwt165.00–180.001,1716
HeifersMedium and Large 3—260106.00/cwt106.00–106.002761
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
BullsMedium and Large 2—521160.94/cwt150.00–175.008385
BullsMedium and Large 1—890143.00/cwt136.00–150.001,2732
BullsMedium and Large 1—634186.08/cwt170.00–195.001,18012
BullsMedium and Large 1—766159.99/cwt148.00–170.001,2264

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.