Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 14
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▼ 362 vs last sale 1,033▲ 91 vs year ago 580 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 161▲ 52 vs year ago 99 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.43/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$186.43
280 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530192.231,019236
Medium and Large 2475157.9975039
Medium and Large 3492134.476625thin
One grade step is worth $57.76/cwt here — about $357 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 sale280 hd
186.43
—
NC average8 barns · 1,397 hd
189.01
−2.58
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—Average1,649120.811,99211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292104.721,35342
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41294.621,33612
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04984.2088361

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)1,159$1,1797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,45113

Every lot

113 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1395216.00/cwt216.00–216.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 3419159.57/cwt155.00–167.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 1431226.52/cwt222.00–236.0097615
Steers—Medium and Large 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2481193.07/cwt180.00–201.009297
Steers—Medium and Large 1482220.60/cwt210.00–236.001,06312
Steers—Medium and Large 1509219.72/cwt210.00–229.001,1185
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517237.56/cwt230.00–242.001,22816
Steers—Medium and Large 2517199.52/cwt196.00–201.001,0326
Steers—Medium and Large 3530165.97/cwt163.00–169.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1562230.36/cwt224.00–233.001,29511
Steers—Medium and Large 2573192.37/cwt186.00–198.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 3574151.19/cwt142.00–167.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575241.00/cwt239.00–246.501,38619
Steers—Medium and Large 3600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2623175.99/cwt170.00–180.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629239.72/cwt238.00–241.001,50833
Steers—Medium and Large 1634227.99/cwt210.00–232.001,44511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662234.21/cwt230.00–237.001,55020
Steers—Medium and Large 1666194.20/cwt190.00–205.001,2934
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712204.37/cwt192.00–210.001,4556
Steers—Medium and Large 2715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1718174.30/cwt163.00–186.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1768187.17/cwt175.00–197.001,4376
Steers—Medium and Large 1828183.46/cwt181.00–186.001,5192
Steers—Medium and Large 1885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1905134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2131
Steers—Medium and Large 1990130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2871
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015175.45/cwt170.00–181.001,7812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278154.86/cwt150.00–160.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282184.43/cwt180.00–190.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324161.77/cwt150.00–174.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326196.50/cwt180.00–209.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377195.92/cwt185.00–203.007399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378162.03/cwt154.00–172.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385209.38/cwt208.00–217.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420207.02/cwt205.00–208.008694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428192.27/cwt180.00–203.0082317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435167.89/cwt151.00–178.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475185.36/cwt176.00–196.0088021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477162.14/cwt158.00–170.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477136.78/cwt120.00–148.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486202.41/cwt198.00–208.0098415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515131.00/cwt122.00–140.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520159.10/cwt142.00–168.008278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528183.85/cwt171.00–194.0097116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529200.42/cwt195.00–203.501,06050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573178.24/cwt161.00–188.001,02114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576196.30/cwt189.00–200.001,13120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578152.57/cwt147.00–158.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625200.22/cwt197.00–202.001,25114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625180.24/cwt171.00–187.001,1279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660190.39/cwt190.00–190.501,2575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663178.39/cwt168.00–189.001,1839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709188.25/cwt187.00–192.001,3354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710167.00/cwt160.00–174.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775135.62/cwt131.00–140.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820170.45/cwt163.00–178.001,3982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2828132.99/cwt132.00–134.001,1012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878163.71/cwt153.00–174.001,4372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3011
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,125133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235213.00/cwt213.00–213.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270136.63/cwt133.00–140.003692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282206.21/cwt200.00–212.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285188.81/cwt178.00–200.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323186.39/cwt175.00–205.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325229.23/cwt219.00–238.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340138.00/cwt138.00–138.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360152.27/cwt150.00–157.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375224.33/cwt214.00–234.008418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390185.00/cwt180.00–190.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416171.34/cwt162.00–184.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423156.54/cwt150.00–163.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442210.91/cwt201.00–228.0093213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473203.95/cwt196.00–210.009653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483173.74/cwt163.00–190.008399
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485134.88/cwt128.00–141.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510180.15/cwt174.00–186.009195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522203.94/cwt190.00–215.001,06517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527152.26/cwt150.00–156.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567180.50/cwt176.00–188.001,0236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572194.33/cwt185.00–205.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616197.42/cwt181.00–208.001,21620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619164.56/cwt151.00–178.001,0196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2661159.94/cwt152.00–166.001,0574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665185.32/cwt172.00–198.001,2327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723169.16/cwt151.00–175.001,2235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1776157.26/cwt149.00–161.001,2204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3925120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1101
Dairy Steers—Large 31,005112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,632119.39/cwt110.00–126.001,94810
Bulls——1,815135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94871.98/cwt63.00–76.0068214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07987.84/cwt78.00–95.0094847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262103.07/cwt95.00–110.001,30135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41294.62/cwt90.00–103.001,33612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,441112.97/cwt111.00–118.001,6287
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,178.95/head925.00–1,425.001,1797
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2795725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29461,267.27/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2674
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29641,714.26/head1,375.00–1,950.001,7147
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

This sale against other markets

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.