Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 27
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
346 vs last sale 135 19 vs year ago 500 · 3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
213 vs last sale 342 20 vs year ago 109 · +18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
3 vs last sale 9 5 vs year ago 17 · 29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

4 head goats : 10.00 to 70.00, 2 head sheep: 10.00: 4 head baby calves: 90.00 to 155.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.42/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$177.42
194 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$557
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.93
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1630189.621,195106
Medium and Large 2534169.2890358
Medium and Large 3425150.0763830
One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $557 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 sale194 hd
177.42
NC average8 barns · 1,275 hd
184.36
−6.93
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
BullsLow1,580118.201,86710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18796.271,14349
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32887.721,1654thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99278.3977839

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)1,215$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,0424thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$1,1797

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1Value Added681214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4574
SteersMedium and Large 3425155.61/cwt151.00–160.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1475220.56/cwt211.00–230.001,0488
SteersMedium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
SteersMedium and Large 3473149.63/cwt142.50–157.007082
HeifersMedium and Large 1313204.64/cwt198.00–214.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 1571197.57/cwt189.00–208.001,1286
SteersMedium and Large 2678173.42/cwt170.00–180.001,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 1655179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added483243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1743
HeifersMedium and Large 1926178.09/cwt170.00–186.001,6497
HeifersMedium and Large 1369208.31/cwt197.50–220.007698
HeifersMedium and Large 1481195.18/cwt188.00–207.509398
SteersMedium and Large 3538151.48/cwt150.00–153.008152
HeifersMedium and Large 1768157.62/cwt150.00–165.001,2112
HeifersMedium and Large 1531198.93/cwt184.00–208.001,05613
HeifersMedium and Large 2785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 2429174.39/cwt165.00–190.007488
HeifersMedium and Large 2529173.48/cwt160.00–180.0091810
HeifersMedium and Large 1875177.29/cwt160.00–185.001,5517
HeifersMedium and Large 2875146.72/cwt137.00–156.001,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 1968171.71/cwt165.00–175.001,6623
HeifersMedium and Large 21,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
HeifersMedium and Large 2633169.03/cwt160.00–177.001,0703
HeifersMedium and Large 2375174.91/cwt167.50–190.006564
HeifersMedium and Large 1725167.03/cwt160.00–175.001,2118
HeifersMedium and Large 3521149.78/cwt144.00–156.007806
HeifersMedium and Large 2476171.32/cwt160.00–183.008158
HeifersMedium and Large 3275147.07/cwt132.50–154.004045
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added424246.43/cwt244.00–247.001,0455
SteersMedium and Large 2490198.13/cwt190.00–203.009714
SteersMedium and Large 2785171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3421
SteersMedium and Large 1925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 3568156.00/cwt156.00–156.008862
SteersMedium and Large 2320204.00/cwt204.00–204.006531
SteersMedium and Large 3615162.00/cwt162.00–162.009961
SteersMedium and Large 1580214.46/cwt208.00–221.001,2445
SteersMedium and Large 1665200.73/cwt188.00–212.001,3354
SteersMedium and Large 1725207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5011
SteersMedium and Large 2582180.71/cwt175.00–190.001,0523
SteersMedium and Large 2425184.00/cwt184.00–184.007821
SteersMedium and Large 1515215.11/cwt211.00–223.001,1085
SteersMedium and Large 1320240.69/cwt236.00–246.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1970154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4941
Dairy SteersLarge 3345149.00/cwt149.00–149.005141
SteersMedium and Large 1838202.97/cwt200.00–206.001,7012
SteersMedium and Large 1365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
SteersMedium and Large 1610207.43/cwt198.00–212.001,2657
Dairy HeifersLarge 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Dairy SteersLarge 3605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added629219.13/cwt216.00–222.001,37810
SteersMedium and Large 1427217.47/cwt208.00–225.009293
SteersMedium and Large 1770203.48/cwt201.00–206.001,5672
BullsMedium and Large 1771171.22/cwt168.00–175.001,3204
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added555219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,2182
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added525223.11/cwt220.00–226.001,1712
BullsMedium and Large 1269211.50/cwt205.00–220.005695
BullsMedium and Large 1582197.51/cwt190.00–209.001,15015
BullsMedium and Large 1473218.56/cwt210.00–230.001,03414
CowsLean 85-90%99580.39/cwt74.00–87.0080025
CowsLean 85-90%88855.86/cwt50.00–60.004962
CowsLean 85-90%92970.53/cwt67.00–72.006557
CowsLean 85-90%1,11088.40/cwt88.00–90.009815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32887.72/cwt84.00–94.001,1654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19896.34/cwt91.00–102.001,15443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14089.23/cwt89.00–90.001,0174
CowsBoner 80-85%1,048108.88/cwt105.00–113.001,1412
Bulls1,505105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5801
Bulls1,588119.67/cwt110.00–126.001,9009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29711,042.15/head825.00–1,250.001,0424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28981,119.06/head1,025.00–1,175.001,1193
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28631,224.82/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2254
BullsMedium and Large 2377189.21/cwt182.00–200.007133
BullsMedium and Large 3469157.20/cwt138.00–170.007377
BullsMedium and Large 3519150.40/cwt134.00–159.007816
BullsMedium and Large 3632146.33/cwt142.00–153.009253
BullsMedium and Large 2522184.36/cwt170.00–195.009623
BullsMedium and Large 3365156.46/cwt141.00–167.505713
BullsMedium and Large 1728170.45/cwt161.00–178.001,2416
BullsMedium and Large 2269192.88/cwt180.00–200.005194
BullsMedium and Large 2667168.16/cwt160.00–175.001,1223
BullsMedium and Large 3265157.64/cwt155.00–160.004182
BullsMedium and Large 3245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
BullsMedium and Large 3419153.69/cwt141.00–165.006446
BullsMedium and Large 1523202.36/cwt190.00–216.001,0589
BullsMedium and Large 2610178.34/cwt161.00–185.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 1677186.58/cwt180.00–190.001,2633
BullsMedium and Large 3568145.23/cwt140.00–150.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 2710149.49/cwt148.00–151.001,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 1621191.36/cwt180.00–199.001,18816
HeifersMedium and Large 2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 2577172.54/cwt160.00–180.0099610
HeifersMedium and Large 3628146.29/cwt141.00–150.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 2318181.24/cwt170.00–195.005765
HeifersMedium and Large 3437147.60/cwt140.00–153.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 2820148.96/cwt145.00–152.001,2213
HeifersMedium and Large 3490146.65/cwt136.00–154.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 3374152.13/cwt146.00–155.005694
BullsMedium and Large 1230220.22/cwt210.00–230.005072
BullsMedium and Large 2780145.97/cwt144.00–148.001,1392
HeifersMedium and Large 3225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
HeifersMedium and Large 3323159.49/cwt158.00–160.005154
HeifersMedium and Large 1828184.32/cwt178.00–189.001,5266
HeifersMedium and Large 1418205.57/cwt197.00–216.0085913
BullsMedium and Large 1915149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 1628191.96/cwt185.00–205.001,2067
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1832159.63/cwt156.00–164.001,3283
HeifersMedium and Large 11,021155.72/cwt140.00–167.001,5904
BullsMedium and Large 1425221.66/cwt203.00–230.009425
BullsMedium and Large 2567175.98/cwt168.00–180.009983
BullsMedium and Large 1875157.04/cwt150.00–164.001,3742
BullsMedium and Large 1330215.11/cwt210.00–220.007104
BullsMedium and Large 1374216.53/cwt204.00–229.008104
BullsMedium and Large 2417185.69/cwt180.00–190.007743
BullsMedium and Large 2718146.39/cwt140.00–151.001,0513
BullsMedium and Large 2477193.91/cwt178.00–202.0092510
BullsMedium and Large 2315202.50/cwt202.50–202.506381

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.