Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 31
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 375▲ 264 vs year ago 340 · +77.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 116▲ 51 vs year ago 88 · +58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the full advance felt on bulls, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.92/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$176.92
262 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491185.64912205
Medium and Large 2511151.9177643
Medium and Large 3505126.1763714thin
One grade step is worth $59.46/cwt here — about $275 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 sale262 hd
176.92
—
NC average7 barns · 781 hd
175.68
+1.25
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—Low1,715120.312,06413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,174102.421,20230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39699.351,3876thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04085.8689362

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)945$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$8032thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)937$1,3006

Every lot, as filed

123 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—425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
SteersMedium and Large 1—483229.18/cwt223.00–235.001,1076
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—559195.61/cwt192.00–198.001,0935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—410201.87/cwt196.00–210.0082817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—620190.84/cwt187.00–196.001,18312
SteersMedium and Large 2—633182.65/cwt170.00–195.001,1562
SteersMedium and Large 3—595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1—424216.94/cwt205.00–225.009207
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326192.28/cwt180.00–205.0062712
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230176.50/cwt174.00–179.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—855158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—431239.56/cwt235.00–250.001,03311
SteersMedium and Large 3—365153.40/cwt150.00–157.005602
SteersMedium and Large 3—500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528150.65/cwt140.00–162.007958
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273193.97/cwt177.50–199.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668176.15/cwt170.00–188.001,17711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—485199.53/cwt194.00–205.009686
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—373200.00/cwt199.00–201.007466
SteersMedium and Large 1—529209.08/cwt200.50–220.001,1069
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423186.82/cwt175.00–195.0079024
HeifersMedium and Large 3—463120.95/cwt118.00–124.005602
HeifersMedium and Large 3—372128.43/cwt125.00–130.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476179.95/cwt169.00–190.0085726
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522177.51/cwt168.00–186.0092715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—723171.05/cwt169.00–173.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675139.00/cwt139.00–139.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610131.99/cwt131.00–133.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220163.00/cwt163.00–163.003591
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471151.14/cwt140.00–161.0071211
SteersMedium and Large 2—285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—671227.72/cwt227.50–228.001,5289
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—385240.59/cwt238.00–241.009267
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—738188.99/cwt188.00–190.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—579232.94/cwt230.00–242.001,34915
SteersMedium and Large 2—380187.10/cwt170.00–198.007114
SteersMedium and Large 2—520180.19/cwt170.00–190.009372
SteersMedium and Large 1—674205.74/cwt198.00–212.001,3878
SteersMedium and Large 3—475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—524233.93/cwt226.00–237.001,2269
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—883176.97/cwt174.00–180.001,5632
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—478246.57/cwt244.00–249.001,1792
SteersMedium and Large 2—465196.00/cwt196.00–196.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1—618218.52/cwt210.00–223.001,3507
SteersMedium and Large 1—363212.41/cwt201.00–220.007715
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—910178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—624230.43/cwt227.00–236.001,43814
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—805186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4974
SteersMedium and Large 1—330217.08/cwt200.00–225.007164
SteersMedium and Large 1—965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 1—579216.69/cwt204.00–227.001,2558
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—64597.00/cwt97.00–97.006261
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—465233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1—425207.37/cwt200.00–220.0088111
BullsMedium and Large 1—664201.10/cwt188.00–209.001,33510
BullsMedium and Large 1—810167.51/cwt167.00–168.001,3572
BullsMedium and Large 1—210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
BullsMedium and Large 1—880153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3461
CowsLean 85-90%—85263.70/cwt50.00–70.005435
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05687.80/cwt74.00–96.0092757
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39699.35/cwt95.00–104.001,3876
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,174102.42/cwt96.00–109.001,20230
Bulls——94099.00/cwt99.00–99.009311
Bulls——1,780122.09/cwt111.00–126.002,17312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8681,448.20/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0031,310.47/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—875975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium 2—905802.76/head700.00–900.008032
Bred CowsMedium 2—805700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—945925.00/head925.00–925.009251
BullsMedium and Large 3—340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
BullsMedium and Large 3—532146.38/cwt139.00–150.007793
BullsMedium and Large 3—695146.50/cwt139.00–154.001,0182
BullsMedium and Large 3—563157.96/cwt150.00–166.008892
BullsMedium and Large 3—225161.00/cwt161.00–161.003621
BullsMedium and Large 2—510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
BullsMedium and Large 2—235182.50/cwt182.50–182.504291
BullsMedium and Large 3—618146.57/cwt143.00–150.009062
BullsMedium and Large 2—278177.97/cwt170.00–185.004952
BullsMedium and Large 2—665186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2371
BullsMedium and Large 1—720177.01/cwt175.00–179.001,2744
BullsMedium and Large 2—377185.69/cwt180.00–192.507003
BullsMedium and Large 3—495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
BullsMedium and Large 3—417150.28/cwt141.00–160.006273
BullsMedium and Large 1—475210.03/cwt200.00–221.0099815
BullsMedium and Large 1—521210.13/cwt198.00–218.001,09525
BullsMedium and Large 1—265201.00/cwt201.00–201.005331
BullsMedium and Large 2—632177.59/cwt168.00–185.001,1223
BullsMedium and Large 2—468174.18/cwt169.00–186.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—609174.75/cwt160.00–186.001,0649
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330160.95/cwt160.00–162.005312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775153.01/cwt152.00–154.001,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379188.14/cwt172.00–196.0071317
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655159.01/cwt152.00–165.001,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 3—635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—514191.97/cwt189.00–196.0098718
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440165.58/cwt160.00–170.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 3—562123.25/cwt110.00–130.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 1—732157.76/cwt150.00–166.001,1555
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569180.72/cwt170.00–190.001,02810
HeifersMedium and Large 2—579152.79/cwt140.00–160.008857
BullsMedium and Large 1—324208.02/cwt198.00–220.006746
BullsMedium and Large 1—566208.88/cwt200.00–220.001,18214
BullsMedium and Large 1—373216.66/cwt205.00–225.008087
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
BullsMedium and Large 2—420183.56/cwt170.00–190.007715
BullsMedium and Large 1—773177.95/cwt175.00–181.001,3762
BullsMedium and Large 1—622205.45/cwt193.00–215.001,27813
BullsMedium and Large 1—973142.01/cwt135.00–147.001,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 3—410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
BullsMedium and Large 2—562179.31/cwt172.00–190.001,0085
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—510223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—383232.52/cwt230.00–235.008912
BullsMedium and Large 2—318182.41/cwt170.00–191.005804

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.