Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▼ 406 vs last sale 727▲ 43 vs year ago 278 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 164▲ 115 vs year ago 80 · +143.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 35 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $181.99/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$181.99
137 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.31
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482193.7993596
Medium and Large 2446161.7072127
Medium and Large 3364140.1651014thin
One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $424 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 sale137 hd
181.99
—
NC average8 barns · 969 hd
184.30
−2.31
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—Average1,284118.471,52115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612106.231,7125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248102.401,27853
CowsLean 85-90%Low87978.8069387

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)930$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$1,0207
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)951$9705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)702$1,00316

Every lot

89 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1340207.99/cwt207.00–209.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 3425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 2440187.50/cwt187.50–187.508251
Steers—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1483220.36/cwt213.00–227.501,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1532228.83/cwt211.00–234.001,2176
Steers—Medium and Large 2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1576233.98/cwt226.00–237.501,34811
Steers—Medium and Large 2610173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 1625222.15/cwt213.00–230.001,3884
Steers—Medium and Large 2670162.59/cwt150.00–175.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1675221.13/cwt210.00–229.001,49310
Steers—Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3214139.04/cwt136.00–140.002984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230163.91/cwt160.00–168.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235172.00/cwt172.00–172.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260161.17/cwt152.00–170.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260141.31/cwt140.00–144.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263179.20/cwt167.50–185.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319190.21/cwt179.00–201.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365153.68/cwt150.00–156.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373201.41/cwt187.00–214.007518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393140.00/cwt140.00–140.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423201.06/cwt189.00–215.0085012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423174.81/cwt170.00–179.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475193.24/cwt179.00–205.009189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483166.03/cwt160.00–174.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516187.98/cwt175.00–196.0097019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523159.36/cwt150.00–170.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added532199.22/cwt198.50–200.001,06013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568191.36/cwt185.00–197.001,0876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571151.87/cwt140.00–164.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575132.07/cwt128.00–136.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586203.77/cwt200.00–204.501,1946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614187.16/cwt179.00–197.001,1499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227198.05/cwt189.00–206.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282166.02/cwt164.00–170.004683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290209.53/cwt208.00–211.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320204.07/cwt198.00–209.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343182.00/cwt182.00–182.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376198.03/cwt190.00–210.0074510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387144.98/cwt139.00–156.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420178.08/cwt171.00–190.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423213.98/cwt211.00–217.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429152.48/cwt140.00–160.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3452157.36/cwt146.00–164.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468203.77/cwt195.00–216.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476178.70/cwt171.00–188.008517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513177.32/cwt170.00–185.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563177.53/cwt170.00–185.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567206.22/cwt199.00–217.001,1693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618204.43/cwt190.00–214.001,2635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619176.63/cwt160.00–180.001,0936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660194.69/cwt185.00–204.001,2853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725124.48/cwt123.00–126.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1766160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3425104.00/cwt104.00–104.004421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.009331
Bulls——1,173118.66/cwt108.00–126.001,39212
Bulls——2,078131.08/cwt130.00–132.002,7242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77665.14/cwt50.00–75.0050526
Cows—Lean 85-90%92384.62/cwt76.00–91.0078161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20199.59/cwt90.00–108.001,19639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380110.21/cwt109.00–115.001,52114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612106.23/cwt103.00–108.001,7125
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2680500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2951969.53/head775.00–1,075.009705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,106.77/head725.00–1,375.001,1076
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2586894.31/head725.00–975.008947
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,141.56/head775.00–1,400.001,1426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850882.06/head800.00–950.008822

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.