Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-10-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 11
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
95 vs last sale 539 149 vs year ago 593 · 25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
3 vs last sale 101 66 vs year ago 170 · 38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 12 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

22 head goats : 10.00 to 175.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.70/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$171.70
193 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.15
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504187.24943119
Medium and Large 2477155.0473951
Medium and Large 3441128.2556523
One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $378 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 sale193 hd
171.70
NC average8 barns · 1,259 hd
174.85
−3.15
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
BullsAverage1,618122.081,9755thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26695.901,21438
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77092.031,6292thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99674.3474150

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$1,1075
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$9251thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2523182.96/cwt180.00–186.009572
SteersMedium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 2570151.06/cwt139.00–162.008617
HeifersMedium and Large 1835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2481160.16/cwt151.00–171.007707
HeifersMedium and Large 2323153.09/cwt145.00–167.504944
HeifersMedium and Large 2428161.63/cwt150.00–170.006927
HeifersMedium and Large 2270151.50/cwt145.00–157.504095
HeifersMedium and Large 2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 2685146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
HeifersMedium and Large 1331193.51/cwt175.00–205.006418
HeifersMedium and Large 2524159.56/cwt148.00–176.008368
HeifersMedium and Large 2622148.01/cwt136.00–164.009217
HeifersMedium and Large 1371200.64/cwt190.00–215.007447
HeifersMedium and Large 1614191.87/cwt181.00–195.001,1786
HeifersMedium and Large 1661175.02/cwt171.00–183.001,1575
HeifersMedium and Large 1995122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 1755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 2377158.32/cwt150.00–165.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 11,000122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 1275181.97/cwt175.00–190.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 1232184.21/cwt180.00–190.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added563221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2447
HeifersMedium and Large 1850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1728155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1282
SteersMedium and Large 3360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
SteersMedium and Large 3529138.68/cwt130.00–151.007344
SteersMedium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
SteersMedium and Large 3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1757160.92/cwt150.00–181.001,2183
SteersMedium and Large 1678190.87/cwt185.00–200.001,2943
SteersMedium and Large 2605176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0651
SteersMedium and Large 2423174.67/cwt164.00–186.007392
SteersMedium and Large 2485178.00/cwt178.00–178.008631
SteersMedium and Large 3485152.00/cwt152.00–152.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1438214.94/cwt205.00–225.009412
SteersMedium and Large 1479213.37/cwt194.00–230.001,02214
SteersMedium and Large 1524213.97/cwt201.00–226.001,12111
SteersMedium and Large 1390215.43/cwt210.00–221.008402
SteersMedium and Large 1620204.74/cwt200.00–210.001,2694
SteersMedium and Large 1568208.70/cwt190.00–220.001,1854
SteersMedium and Large 1345194.00/cwt190.00–198.006692
SteersMedium and Large 1250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
BullsMedium and Large 1675181.85/cwt170.00–195.001,2273
BullsMedium and Large 1711171.96/cwt155.00–185.001,2234
BullsMedium and Large 1271225.12/cwt210.00–240.006104
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added606211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2794
BullsMedium and Large 1773163.45/cwt158.00–169.001,2632
BullsMedium and Large 1850137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1651
CowsLean 85-90%92045.14/cwt40.00–49.004152
CowsLean 85-90%83061.00/cwt53.00–68.0050611
CowsLean 85-90%91087.64/cwt87.00–89.007984
CowsLean 85-90%1,06778.95/cwt70.00–86.0084233
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77092.03/cwt91.00–93.001,6292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23893.90/cwt88.00–100.001,16230
CowsBoner 80-85%1,371103.38/cwt101.00–106.001,4178
Bulls1,618122.08/cwt117.00–125.001,9755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1371,107.12/head875.00–1,200.001,1075
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2930925.00/head925.00–925.009251
BullsMedium and Large 2255192.50/cwt192.50–192.504911
BullsMedium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
BullsMedium and Large 3638132.02/cwt128.00–136.008422
BullsMedium and Large 3370145.69/cwt132.50–160.005392
BullsMedium and Large 2715138.90/cwt129.00–150.009933
BullsMedium and Large 1474196.21/cwt185.00–219.0093010
BullsMedium and Large 2620162.03/cwt152.00–168.001,0053
BullsMedium and Large 3484138.51/cwt130.00–150.006706
BullsMedium and Large 3421148.74/cwt129.00–158.006266
BullsMedium and Large 3557131.04/cwt129.00–134.007303
BullsMedium and Large 3255140.20/cwt130.00–150.003582
BullsMedium and Large 1622189.74/cwt176.00–199.001,1806
BullsMedium and Large 2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
BullsMedium and Large 2516166.65/cwt151.00–186.008604
BullsMedium and Large 2580150.44/cwt144.00–157.008732
BullsMedium and Large 2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 2655156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0221
BullsMedium and Large 1818146.87/cwt134.00–157.001,2013
BullsMedium and Large 1376219.54/cwt207.50–232.0082510
BullsMedium and Large 2475166.55/cwt150.00–185.0079114
BullsMedium and Large 2371179.73/cwt162.50–195.006679
BullsMedium and Large 2416171.75/cwt160.00–192.507148
BullsMedium and Large 2330183.00/cwt170.00–200.006046
HeifersMedium and Large 1435189.43/cwt176.00–208.0082414
BullsMedium and Large 1332221.27/cwt207.50–237.507356
BullsMedium and Large 1530194.38/cwt189.00–216.001,0309
BullsMedium and Large 1412222.35/cwt206.00–239.009169
BullsMedium and Large 1918132.89/cwt127.00–139.001,2202
BullsMedium and Large 1570200.80/cwt185.00–219.001,14510
HeifersMedium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 3476132.32/cwt124.00–140.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 3315129.90/cwt120.00–140.004094
HeifersMedium and Large 1474186.73/cwt170.00–205.0088526
HeifersMedium and Large 1519189.96/cwt180.00–212.0098619
HeifersMedium and Large 1576185.09/cwt170.00–196.001,06614
HeifersMedium and Large 3516128.78/cwt120.00–141.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 3375122.32/cwt117.50–130.004593
HeifersMedium and Large 3265119.81/cwt110.00–130.003172
HeifersMedium and Large 3570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 3660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181

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.