Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-08-30

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 30
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 274▼ 174 vs year ago 423 · −41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 173▼ 71 vs year ago 159 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.93/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$191.93
85 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.34
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513203.401,04361
Medium and Large 2500176.5788313thin
Medium and Large 3471146.4468911thin
One grade step is worth $56.96/cwt here — about $353 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 sale85 hd
191.93
—
NC average8 barns · 815 hd
188.59
+3.34
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—Low1,400121.861,70612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202104.991,26237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473100.621,4826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95584.4580627

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)1,223$1,2312thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$1,7603thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 2240207.50/cwt207.50–207.504981
Steers—Medium and Large 1275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2380204.00/cwt204.00–204.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410243.53/cwt241.00–246.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 1410228.00/cwt228.00–228.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 2458199.87/cwt197.50–202.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1465224.03/cwt223.00–225.001,0422
Steers—Medium and Large 3505168.00/cwt168.00–168.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2552
Steers—Medium and Large 1523220.30/cwt215.00–230.001,15210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570235.03/cwt231.00–237.001,3404
Steers—Medium and Large 1573219.34/cwt212.00–224.001,2573
Steers—Medium and Large 1620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 3675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1680223.90/cwt216.00–227.001,5237
Steers—Medium and Large 2695188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1713206.88/cwt197.50–212.001,4753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775218.73/cwt212.00–222.001,6953
Steers—Medium and Large 1795198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5741
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added821217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7825
Steers—Medium and Large 1885198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7521
Steers—Medium and Large 11,010186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305212.50/cwt212.50–212.506481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353142.45/cwt135.00–150.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360177.50/cwt177.50–177.506391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377210.66/cwt205.00–215.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418213.64/cwt203.00–218.0089311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420157.81/cwt150.00–166.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428190.98/cwt190.00–192.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460215.74/cwt213.00–217.009924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468146.43/cwt142.00–151.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477206.33/cwt197.00–211.0098411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480179.86/cwt170.00–190.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500162.50/cwt162.50–162.508131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525206.92/cwt199.00–212.001,08614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528182.68/cwt175.00–190.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563172.08/cwt166.00–178.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588160.63/cwt150.00–171.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612186.67/cwt179.00–194.001,1425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617210.06/cwt204.00–213.001,2963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655127.50/cwt120.00–135.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685177.99/cwt176.00–180.001,2192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723185.40/cwt180.00–191.001,3402
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,015144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223195.90/cwt190.00–202.504372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3243166.21/cwt162.50–170.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255211.23/cwt210.00–212.505392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260167.64/cwt157.50–172.504364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284233.07/cwt222.50–242.506624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319196.86/cwt187.50–205.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320230.55/cwt220.00–242.507382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365216.45/cwt209.00–222.507904
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368166.28/cwt162.50–170.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373187.05/cwt180.00–195.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418162.06/cwt160.00–164.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425193.68/cwt185.00–200.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471197.55/cwt194.00–201.009304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476213.17/cwt209.00–216.001,0156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507187.59/cwt180.00–201.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517170.00/cwt170.00–170.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522207.34/cwt203.00–210.001,0823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560215.44/cwt209.00–222.001,2062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578192.10/cwt185.00–199.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618171.80/cwt162.50–180.001,0623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623206.49/cwt203.00–210.001,2862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728187.44/cwt185.00–190.001,3652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743155.52/cwt151.00–160.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1833165.51/cwt164.00–167.001,3792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7331
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,030166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——912108.89/cwt105.00–111.009933
Bulls——1,495123.73/cwt121.00–126.001,8506
Bulls——1,698131.10/cwt130.00–133.002,2263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82366.23/cwt64.00–67.005454
Cows—Lean 85-90%94278.93/cwt70.00–83.007447
Cows—Lean 85-90%99391.42/cwt85.00–99.0090816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160103.22/cwt97.00–109.001,19730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381112.60/cwt110.00–116.001,5557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473100.62/cwt95.00–107.001,4826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,231.44/head975.00–1,450.001,2312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,689.71/head1,625.00–1,750.001,6902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.