Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 8
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
134 vs last sale 301 177 vs year ago 612 · 28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
105 vs last sale 215 36 vs year ago 146 · 24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
3 vs last sale 10 5 vs year ago 12 · 41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Goats: 50.00 -155.00, 7 head Sheep: 75.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 5.00 to 50.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.68/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$169.68
188 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.27
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541180.74978120
Medium and Large 2456155.5871056
Medium and Large 3490124.9061212thin
One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $366 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 sale188 hd
169.68
NC average8 barns · 1,112 hd
172.95
−3.27
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
BullsHigh1,799120.342,1659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22092.961,13454
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54390.971,4047thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98074.3172833

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)945$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$9663thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$1,4642thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1Value Added634194.40/cwt194.00–196.001,2325
HeifersMedium and Large 2232153.20/cwt150.00–157.503553
HeifersMedium and Large 3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 2470160.31/cwt151.00–168.007536
HeifersMedium and Large 2630140.50/cwt140.00–141.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 1421191.71/cwt180.00–204.0080711
HeifersMedium and Large 2379161.25/cwt153.00–173.006119
HeifersMedium and Large 1475186.88/cwt170.00–198.0088823
HeifersMedium and Large 2309159.29/cwt157.50–165.004926
HeifersMedium and Large 3513116.15/cwt110.00–122.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2420169.45/cwt160.00–175.007124
HeifersMedium and Large 2267157.25/cwt152.50–165.004203
HeifersMedium and Large 2690130.50/cwt121.00–140.009002
HeifersMedium and Large 1240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added628221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3884
HeifersMedium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added970155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5041
HeifersMedium and Large 3472135.14/cwt130.00–145.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1325202.00/cwt202.00–202.006571
SteersMedium and Large 1428224.95/cwt216.00–240.009633
SteersMedium and Large 1980131.56/cwt126.00–137.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 1385241.17/cwt235.00–247.509292
SteersMedium and Large 1672202.48/cwt200.00–213.001,36110
HeifersMedium and Large 3235132.50/cwt132.50–132.503111
SteersMedium and Large 1620207.15/cwt190.00–218.001,2845
SteersMedium and Large 1725174.64/cwt162.00–188.001,2662
SteersMedium and Large 1805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
SteersMedium and Large 1466223.69/cwt210.00–235.001,04210
SteersMedium and Large 1531216.17/cwt206.00–226.001,1485
HeifersMedium and Large 3563117.67/cwt110.00–125.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2577177.12/cwt172.00–181.001,0223
SteersMedium and Large 2680171.86/cwt150.00–185.001,1693
SteersMedium and Large 2617175.99/cwt162.00–185.001,0863
SteersMedium and Large 1770171.98/cwt161.00–181.001,3245
SteersMedium and Large 2845124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0481
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added539230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2405
SteersMedium and Large 3600151.00/cwt151.00–151.009061
SteersMedium and Large 3580138.72/cwt128.00–150.008052
SteersMedium and Large 3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
SteersMedium and Large 3536140.76/cwt127.50–150.007544
SteersMedium and Large 3675135.36/cwt126.00–145.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1574205.46/cwt190.00–216.001,1797
SteersMedium and Large 2385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007241
SteersMedium and Large 3475154.89/cwt145.00–165.007362
SteersMedium and Large 1905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
BullsMedium and Large 1673161.26/cwt151.00–171.001,0852
BullsMedium and Large 3475130.36/cwt126.00–135.006192
BullsMedium and Large 3528136.80/cwt129.00–141.007223
BullsMedium and Large 3415138.84/cwt130.00–145.005763
BullsMedium and Large 3558129.27/cwt127.50–131.007212
BullsMedium and Large 3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19691.19/cwt85.00–99.001,09146
Bulls1,908128.15/cwt125.00–134.002,4454
CowsLean 85-90%80850.32/cwt49.00–52.004073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54390.97/cwt88.00–96.001,4047
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359103.16/cwt100.00–109.001,4028
CowsLean 85-90%93261.86/cwt60.00–66.005776
CowsLean 85-90%1,10084.07/cwt82.00–87.0092511
CowsLean 85-90%94177.34/cwt70.00–81.0072813
Bulls1,905118.62/cwt115.00–122.002,2604
Bulls94096.00/cwt96.00–96.009021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005966.46/head825.00–1,075.009663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28351,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,463.78/head1,225.00–1,650.001,4642
BullsMedium and Large 1413226.30/cwt215.00–235.009356
BullsMedium and Large 1619187.75/cwt181.00–193.001,1625
BullsMedium and Large 1323205.00/cwt195.00–220.006628
BullsMedium and Large 2675149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0061
BullsMedium and Large 1738145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0702
BullsMedium and Large 1810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1375230.43/cwt210.00–240.0086411
BullsMedium and Large 2335172.72/cwt165.00–180.005792
BullsMedium and Large 1574205.99/cwt201.00–211.001,1826
BullsMedium and Large 1470211.61/cwt198.00–225.009957
BullsMedium and Large 3305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
BullsMedium and Large 2385180.74/cwt170.00–190.006965
BullsMedium and Large 2471171.98/cwt168.00–179.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1930129.90/cwt124.00–136.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2525152.57/cwt130.00–165.0080112
HeifersMedium and Large 1368196.55/cwt185.00–207.507236
HeifersMedium and Large 1521181.80/cwt170.00–196.0094711
HeifersMedium and Large 1572187.46/cwt172.00–199.001,07224
HeifersMedium and Large 1988120.99/cwt118.00–124.001,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1670163.90/cwt150.00–178.001,0985
HeifersMedium and Large 1283180.02/cwt177.50–182.505092
HeifersMedium and Large 1840141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 2566156.44/cwt140.00–166.008858
HeifersMedium and Large 3385136.59/cwt133.00–140.005262
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added663195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2933
HeifersMedium and Large 1329180.07/cwt170.00–190.005927
HeifersMedium and Large 1713133.08/cwt120.00–150.009493
HeifersMedium and Large 1621174.78/cwt160.00–188.001,08511
BullsMedium and Large 3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
BullsMedium and Large 2619141.84/cwt131.00–155.008786
BullsMedium and Large 2225190.11/cwt185.00–195.004282
BullsMedium and Large 3220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
BullsMedium and Large 2579170.38/cwt150.00–186.009876
BullsMedium and Large 2278181.66/cwt167.50–197.505056
BullsMedium and Large 2406184.89/cwt172.50–195.007514
BullsMedium and Large 2526170.43/cwt151.00–186.008965
BullsMedium and Large 3685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
BullsMedium and Large 1276222.97/cwt205.00–240.006155
BullsMedium and Large 1516208.50/cwt197.00–217.001,0769

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.