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
BullsAverage1,455121.271,76516
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 1372200.43/cwt190.00–209.0074620
HeifersMedium and Large 2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2380176.00/cwt176.00–176.006691
HeifersMedium and Large 2622148.15/cwt140.00–162.009215
HeifersMedium and Large 2823115.94/cwt112.00–120.009542
HeifersMedium and Large 3260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 3540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 2269167.65/cwt162.00–176.004514
HeifersMedium and Large 2525161.58/cwt151.00–168.008483
HeifersMedium and Large 2429169.22/cwt160.00–179.007265
BullsMedium and Large 1525189.68/cwt185.00–196.009967
BullsMedium and Large 1419208.33/cwt200.00–220.008738
BullsMedium and Large 1366213.08/cwt203.00–223.0078010
HeifersMedium and Large 1475185.04/cwt174.00–195.0087922
BullsMedium and Large 1328215.28/cwt206.00–221.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1618185.89/cwt180.00–197.001,14911
BullsMedium and Large 1573186.99/cwt180.00–199.001,07113
BullsMedium and Large 1465203.29/cwt200.00–206.009457
BullsMedium and Large 2628171.01/cwt169.00–173.001,0742
BullsMedium and Large 1771163.90/cwt158.00–174.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 2520176.67/cwt170.00–186.009194
BullsMedium and Large 2473186.06/cwt171.00–194.0088013
BullsMedium and Large 2427192.52/cwt183.00–198.008223
BullsMedium and Large 2323186.40/cwt174.00–199.006022
BullsMedium and Large 3527148.24/cwt140.00–155.007813
BullsMedium and Large 2668164.51/cwt164.00–165.001,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 3373161.35/cwt159.00–164.006022
BullsMedium and Large 3428159.78/cwt156.00–163.006843
BullsMedium and Large 3315169.00/cwt169.00–169.005321
BullsMedium and Large 3470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006531
BullsMedium and Large 2364188.72/cwt180.00–200.006874
BullsMedium and Large 2578165.01/cwt164.00–166.009542
BullsMedium and Large 3280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
BullsMedium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
BullsMedium and Large 3600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
BullsMedium and Large 3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 2250181.00/cwt181.00–181.004531
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,030775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2755625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2805725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls1,489120.95/cwt116.00–129.001,80114
Bulls1,320137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8081
Bulls1,115110.00/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 1925144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3321
BullsMedium and Large 11,060132.99/cwt130.00–136.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 1240219.00/cwt219.00–219.005261
BullsMedium and Large 1957140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3403
BullsMedium and Large 1277219.48/cwt207.50–230.006087
BullsMedium and Large 1823139.33/cwt130.00–150.001,1473
SteersMedium and Large 1840177.75/cwt177.00–180.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 1323235.44/cwt225.00–246.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1534216.64/cwt205.00–225.001,15710
SteersMedium and Large 1225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Dairy SteersLarge 3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1659213.27/cwt211.00–214.001,4057
SteersMedium and Large 1374234.23/cwt219.00–245.0087610
SteersMedium and Large 1623214.77/cwt200.00–225.001,33811
SteersMedium and Large 1763190.03/cwt180.00–200.001,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1422215.73/cwt211.00–223.009105
SteersMedium and Large 1880156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3731
SteersMedium and Large 2220197.50/cwt197.50–197.504351
SteersMedium and Large 2285206.00/cwt206.00–206.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2395176.00/cwt176.00–176.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1474222.28/cwt220.00–229.001,05412
SteersMedium and Large 1724196.50/cwt194.00–209.001,4236
SteersMedium and Large 1578216.60/cwt206.00–227.001,25222
SteersMedium and Large 2666180.72/cwt175.00–186.001,2045
SteersMedium and Large 2330198.00/cwt198.00–198.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2520186.48/cwt177.00–198.009706
SteersMedium and Large 2725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 2622188.38/cwt184.00–195.001,1723
SteersMedium and Large 2765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 3475166.02/cwt158.00–171.007893
SteersMedium and Large 3605171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 3565166.00/cwt166.00–166.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2470193.76/cwt190.00–195.009114
SteersMedium and Large 2434191.25/cwt187.00–195.008304
SteersMedium and Large 2573192.10/cwt184.00–200.001,1014
SteersMedium and Large 1285230.00/cwt224.00–236.006562
SteersMedium and Large 3670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009512
SteersMedium and Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
SteersMedium and Large 3240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
BullsMedium and Large 1708167.52/cwt154.00–174.001,1866
BullsMedium and Large 1672180.29/cwt174.00–182.001,2126
HeifersMedium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 3430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added678192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3024
HeifersMedium and Large 1526183.47/cwt171.00–193.0096521
HeifersMedium and Large 2578158.47/cwt157.00–160.009162
HeifersMedium and Large 1281200.41/cwt195.00–207.505637
HeifersMedium and Large 2310173.42/cwt171.00–176.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 2790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 1710168.50/cwt166.00–171.001,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 2461159.07/cwt150.00–168.007334
HeifersMedium and Large 1416198.48/cwt185.00–209.0082613
HeifersMedium and Large 1668182.47/cwt170.00–188.001,21912
HeifersMedium and Large 1623180.83/cwt170.00–185.001,1279
HeifersMedium and Large 1570187.77/cwt175.00–198.001,07023
HeifersMedium and Large 11,005149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 2228151.21/cwt150.00–152.503452
HeifersMedium and Large 1765166.65/cwt161.00–170.001,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1331199.93/cwt184.00–206.0066215
HeifersMedium and Large 1814169.00/cwt165.00–171.001,3765
SteersMedium and Large 1919161.41/cwt140.00–169.001,4834
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added473201.00/cwt201.00–201.009513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added640193.58/cwt193.00–194.001,2397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added730189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added518197.35/cwt196.00–200.001,0229
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added568201.51/cwt201.00–202.001,1458
SteersMedium and Large 2860143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 3520166.17/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.