Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 26
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 321▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 195▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 29▲ 9 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 mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $184.17/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$184.17
116 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.72
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529191.651,01594
Medium and Large 2446157.7870418thin
Medium and Large 3480127.256114thin
One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $404 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 sale116 hd
184.17
—
NC average8 barns · 949 hd
180.45
+3.72
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—Average1,428113.331,6189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201101.441,21859
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523100.001,5232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99482.9582543

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)1,260$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$9934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$1,4963thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220234.00/cwt234.00–234.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1250206.00/cwt206.00–206.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2318179.28/cwt174.00–184.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1365211.00/cwt211.00–211.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1432220.15/cwt211.00–235.009519
Steers—Medium and Large 2433184.47/cwt179.00–190.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1460213.42/cwt208.00–218.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 2479182.73/cwt180.00–190.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 3490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2518191.00/cwt191.00–191.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1526222.80/cwt209.00–231.001,17210
Steers—Medium and Large 3530158.21/cwt150.00–168.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569236.24/cwt235.00–240.001,3444
Steers—Medium and Large 2573190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1577223.05/cwt218.00–229.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1616220.76/cwt210.00–228.001,3607
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621231.72/cwt230.00–236.001,4397
Steers—Medium and Large 1674214.71/cwt200.00–223.001,4477
Steers—Medium and Large 2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 3690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1715189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 2763129.08/cwt124.00–134.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1783170.97/cwt163.00–179.001,3392
Steers—Medium and Large 1815178.40/cwt170.00–187.001,4542
Steers—Medium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6442
Steers—Medium and Large 2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220143.42/cwt140.00–147.003162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260154.18/cwt142.50–165.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288180.82/cwt174.00–188.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319181.22/cwt170.00–197.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338155.53/cwt151.00–160.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372187.40/cwt178.00–200.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373154.65/cwt150.00–159.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432186.64/cwt174.00–203.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445169.00/cwt169.00–169.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483204.99/cwt204.00–206.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483193.89/cwt180.00–201.009366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514210.82/cwt210.00–211.001,0846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520196.35/cwt184.00–206.001,02119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572196.05/cwt181.00–207.001,12115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573169.67/cwt169.00–170.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621158.12/cwt154.00–168.009824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631189.66/cwt173.00–197.001,19712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683187.56/cwt174.00–191.001,2815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738179.48/cwt175.00–184.001,3252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753173.03/cwt165.00–181.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245201.00/cwt201.00–201.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325171.02/cwt160.00–180.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342201.33/cwt194.00–210.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368178.76/cwt165.00–190.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378207.90/cwt199.00–215.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382151.83/cwt140.00–160.005805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423174.37/cwt170.00–188.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425209.04/cwt208.00–210.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430138.00/cwt138.00–138.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472202.60/cwt200.00–216.009566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472153.79/cwt150.00–160.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476169.41/cwt160.00–181.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516176.94/cwt169.00–190.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527209.97/cwt200.00–217.001,1073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560142.14/cwt134.00–150.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563173.68/cwt160.00–187.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578213.24/cwt200.00–218.001,2336
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625199.74/cwt190.00–210.001,24810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668168.02/cwt166.00–170.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670184.82/cwt173.00–199.001,2383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678129.50/cwt123.00–140.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,2952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1808132.50/cwt132.00–133.001,0712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1918138.68/cwt135.00–145.001,2733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30393.99/cwt92.00–96.001,2252
Bulls——1,406117.00/cwt111.00–126.001,6456
Bulls——1,810130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87368.90/cwt59.00–75.0060111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03687.78/cwt78.00–94.0090932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18099.65/cwt92.00–106.001,17648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291109.26/cwt107.00–112.001,41111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028992.58/head850.00–1,100.009934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,343.66/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3442

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.