Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 21
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 671▼ 18 vs year ago 576 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 151▲ 43 vs year ago 148 · +29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 22 vs year ago 27 · −81.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.27/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$184.27
222 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.44
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515190.19980185
Medium and Large 2484157.2776132
Medium and Large 3413138.205715thin
One grade step is worth $51.99/cwt here — about $409 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 sale222 hd
184.27
—
NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd
186.71
−2.44
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—Average1,455121.271,76516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270100.061,27146
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49398.191,46614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01581.0982377

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)1,365$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$8003thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1—372200.43/cwt190.00–209.0074620
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380176.00/cwt176.00–176.006691
HeifersMedium and Large 2—622148.15/cwt140.00–162.009215
HeifersMedium and Large 2—823115.94/cwt112.00–120.009542
HeifersMedium and Large 3—260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 3—540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—269167.65/cwt162.00–176.004514
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525161.58/cwt151.00–168.008483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429169.22/cwt160.00–179.007265
BullsMedium and Large 1—525189.68/cwt185.00–196.009967
BullsMedium and Large 1—419208.33/cwt200.00–220.008738
BullsMedium and Large 1—366213.08/cwt203.00–223.0078010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475185.04/cwt174.00–195.0087922
BullsMedium and Large 1—328215.28/cwt206.00–221.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1—618185.89/cwt180.00–197.001,14911
BullsMedium and Large 1—573186.99/cwt180.00–199.001,07113
BullsMedium and Large 1—465203.29/cwt200.00–206.009457
BullsMedium and Large 2—628171.01/cwt169.00–173.001,0742
BullsMedium and Large 1—771163.90/cwt158.00–174.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 2—520176.67/cwt170.00–186.009194
BullsMedium and Large 2—473186.06/cwt171.00–194.0088013
BullsMedium and Large 2—427192.52/cwt183.00–198.008223
BullsMedium and Large 2—323186.40/cwt174.00–199.006022
BullsMedium and Large 3—527148.24/cwt140.00–155.007813
BullsMedium and Large 2—668164.51/cwt164.00–165.001,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2—840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 3—373161.35/cwt159.00–164.006022
BullsMedium and Large 3—428159.78/cwt156.00–163.006843
BullsMedium and Large 3—315169.00/cwt169.00–169.005321
BullsMedium and Large 3—470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006531
BullsMedium and Large 2—364188.72/cwt180.00–200.006874
BullsMedium and Large 2—578165.01/cwt164.00–166.009542
BullsMedium and Large 3—280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
BullsMedium and Large 3—565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
BullsMedium and Large 3—600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
BullsMedium and Large 3—670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 2—250181.00/cwt181.00–181.004531
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,030775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—755625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—805725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls——1,489120.95/cwt116.00–129.001,80114
Bulls——1,320137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8081
Bulls——1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24397.96/cwt90.00–103.001,21836
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,367107.61/cwt104.00–113.001,47110
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49398.19/cwt90.00–102.001,46614
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03284.70/cwt78.00–94.0087455
CowsLean 85-90%—97472.08/cwt64.00–77.0070222
BullsMedium and Large 1—925144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3321
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,060132.99/cwt130.00–136.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 1—240219.00/cwt219.00–219.005261
BullsMedium and Large 1—957140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3403
BullsMedium and Large 1—277219.48/cwt207.50–230.006087
BullsMedium and Large 1—823139.33/cwt130.00–150.001,1473
SteersMedium and Large 1—840177.75/cwt177.00–180.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 1—323235.44/cwt225.00–246.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1—534216.64/cwt205.00–225.001,15710
SteersMedium and Large 1—225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Dairy SteersLarge 3—705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1—659213.27/cwt211.00–214.001,4057
SteersMedium and Large 1—374234.23/cwt219.00–245.0087610
SteersMedium and Large 1—623214.77/cwt200.00–225.001,33811
SteersMedium and Large 1—763190.03/cwt180.00–200.001,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1—422215.73/cwt211.00–223.009105
SteersMedium and Large 1—880156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3731
SteersMedium and Large 2—220197.50/cwt197.50–197.504351
SteersMedium and Large 2—285206.00/cwt206.00–206.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2—395176.00/cwt176.00–176.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1—474222.28/cwt220.00–229.001,05412
SteersMedium and Large 1—724196.50/cwt194.00–209.001,4236
SteersMedium and Large 1—578216.60/cwt206.00–227.001,25222
SteersMedium and Large 2—666180.72/cwt175.00–186.001,2045
SteersMedium and Large 2—330198.00/cwt198.00–198.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2—520186.48/cwt177.00–198.009706
SteersMedium and Large 2—725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 2—622188.38/cwt184.00–195.001,1723
SteersMedium and Large 2—765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 3—475166.02/cwt158.00–171.007893
SteersMedium and Large 3—605171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 3—565166.00/cwt166.00–166.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2—470193.76/cwt190.00–195.009114
SteersMedium and Large 2—434191.25/cwt187.00–195.008304
SteersMedium and Large 2—573192.10/cwt184.00–200.001,1014
SteersMedium and Large 1—285230.00/cwt224.00–236.006562
SteersMedium and Large 3—670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009512
SteersMedium and Large 3—435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
SteersMedium and Large 3—240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
BullsMedium and Large 1—708167.52/cwt154.00–174.001,1866
BullsMedium and Large 1—672180.29/cwt174.00–182.001,2126
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—678192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526183.47/cwt171.00–193.0096521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578158.47/cwt157.00–160.009162
HeifersMedium and Large 1—281200.41/cwt195.00–207.505637
HeifersMedium and Large 2—310173.42/cwt171.00–176.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 2—790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710168.50/cwt166.00–171.001,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—461159.07/cwt150.00–168.007334
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416198.48/cwt185.00–209.0082613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668182.47/cwt170.00–188.001,21912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623180.83/cwt170.00–185.001,1279
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570187.77/cwt175.00–198.001,07023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,005149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 2—228151.21/cwt150.00–152.503452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765166.65/cwt161.00–170.001,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1—331199.93/cwt184.00–206.0066215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—814169.00/cwt165.00–171.001,3765
SteersMedium and Large 1—919161.41/cwt140.00–169.001,4834
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—473201.00/cwt201.00–201.009513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—640193.58/cwt193.00–194.001,2397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—730189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—518197.35/cwt196.00–200.001,0229
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—568201.51/cwt201.00–202.001,1458
SteersMedium and Large 2—860143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 3—520166.17/cwt160.00–172.008642

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.