Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 28
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
167 vs last sale 558 102 vs year ago 493 · 20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
23 vs last sale 191 66 vs year ago 280 · 23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
6 vs last sale 5 7 vs year ago 18 · 38.9%
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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 $175.51/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$175.51
141 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505185.65938101
Medium and Large 2472157.4974329
Medium and Large 3447129.8758111thin
One grade step is worth $55.78/cwt here — about $357 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 sale141 hd
175.51
NC average9 barns · 1,598 hd
194.47
−18.96
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
BullsLow1,615120.341,94316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265103.861,31481
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46599.521,45810
CowsLean 85-90%Low97181.8879571

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)1,143$1,0382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$7162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$1,3817

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3520127.00/cwt124.00–130.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 2433159.91/cwt150.00–170.006926
HeifersMedium and Large 2373165.76/cwt160.00–172.006184
HeifersMedium and Large 2683137.97/cwt135.00–141.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 1578179.87/cwt170.00–190.001,0407
HeifersMedium and Large 1522185.74/cwt174.00–191.0097023
HeifersMedium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1372191.64/cwt180.00–202.0071315
HeifersMedium and Large 1421193.56/cwt184.00–201.0081515
HeifersMedium and Large 2472157.63/cwt150.00–173.007446
HeifersMedium and Large 1615175.82/cwt160.00–185.001,0819
HeifersMedium and Large 3565118.82/cwt110.00–136.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1728147.41/cwt139.00–156.001,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 1925144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 1469188.98/cwt180.00–197.0088615
HeifersMedium and Large 1845126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 1673183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2322
HeifersMedium and Large 1975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1375211.06/cwt200.00–221.007912
SteersMedium and Large 1534200.26/cwt199.00–201.001,0694
SteersMedium and Large 1726192.89/cwt185.00–200.001,4005
SteersMedium and Large 1838191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,6054
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added505199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added567198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1233
SteersMedium and Large 3440130.33/cwt130.00–131.005733
SteersMedium and Large 2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2557169.61/cwt163.00–180.009453
SteersMedium and Large 2480187.47/cwt185.00–190.009002
SteersMedium and Large 3570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008611
SteersMedium and Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1625199.97/cwt195.00–207.001,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1583219.38/cwt210.00–230.001,2799
SteersMedium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 1478203.80/cwt200.00–209.009744
SteersMedium and Large 1425208.33/cwt200.00–215.008853
SteersMedium and Large 3450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added683209.76/cwt208.00–210.001,43317
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added612217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3283
SteersMedium and Large 1328231.58/cwt221.00–243.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0804
SteersMedium and Large 1669198.85/cwt190.00–204.001,3305
SteersMedium and Large 2515171.00/cwt171.00–171.008811
SteersMedium and Large 1798195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5563
BullsMedium and Large 1472204.53/cwt195.00–211.0096514
BullsMedium and Large 1708130.73/cwt123.00–140.009264
BullsMedium and Large 1677181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2253
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added365231.00/cwt231.00–231.008431
BullsMedium and Large 1525202.13/cwt191.00–207.001,06113
BullsMedium and Large 1427202.81/cwt190.00–215.008669
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46599.52/cwt94.00–105.001,45810
CowsLean 85-90%87869.61/cwt59.00–76.0061118
CowsLean 85-90%1,00286.05/cwt78.00–93.0086253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211100.13/cwt92.00–106.001,21352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,361110.56/cwt107.00–115.001,50529
Bulls1,00097.74/cwt94.00–102.009772
Bulls2,130133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,8331
Bulls1,670122.84/cwt110.00–128.002,05113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,757.82/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2700850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,400.74/head1,225.00–1,700.001,4013
Bred CowsMedium 21,040825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800716.41/head650.00–775.007162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2471169.53/cwt160.00–180.007987
BullsMedium and Large 3473137.31/cwt128.00–155.006493
BullsMedium and Large 2760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
BullsMedium and Large 3663124.94/cwt120.00–130.008282
BullsMedium and Large 3562133.01/cwt120.00–140.007487
BullsMedium and Large 3510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 2627152.70/cwt143.00–164.009575
BullsMedium and Large 2519158.47/cwt150.00–175.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 3245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
HeifersMedium and Large 2335152.43/cwt150.00–155.005112
HeifersMedium and Large 2513155.57/cwt151.00–160.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 2564160.40/cwt160.00–162.009055
BullsMedium and Large 2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 3280132.00/cwt132.00–132.003701
HeifersMedium and Large 1318195.13/cwt189.00–200.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 3335141.00/cwt141.00–141.004721
BullsMedium and Large 2412182.43/cwt180.00–190.007524
BullsMedium and Large 1368201.77/cwt190.00–216.007435
BullsMedium and Large 1578187.72/cwt180.00–191.001,0856
HeifersMedium and Large 3485132.53/cwt130.00–135.006432
HeifersMedium and Large 3355144.00/cwt144.00–144.005111
BullsMedium and Large 1624183.41/cwt170.00–190.001,14410
BullsMedium and Large 1313202.06/cwt195.00–209.006322
BullsMedium and Large 3337139.34/cwt139.00–140.004703
BullsMedium and Large 3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
BullsMedium and Large 2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1860137.98/cwt136.00–140.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 2550154.67/cwt141.00–162.008513
BullsMedium and Large 2273177.95/cwt170.00–187.004862
BullsMedium and Large 2343169.05/cwt162.00–176.005802
BullsMedium and Large 3421139.28/cwt130.00–154.005864

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.