Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-07-12

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 12
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 391▲ 727 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 214▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 8 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.22/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$184.22
302 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$469
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533190.031,013255
Medium and Large 2470157.3674038
Medium and Large 3409132.925449thin
One grade step is worth $57.11/cwt here — about $469 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 sale302 hd
184.22
—
NC average7 barns · 1,068 hd
182.18
+2.04
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—Low1,600118.271,89224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217101.261,23258
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543100.781,5555thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98779.7678851

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$9602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,5354thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—487187.11/cwt180.00–197.009113
SteersMedium and Large 1—955184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7571
SteersMedium and Large 3—370150.97/cwt150.00–152.005592
SteersMedium and Large 2—423186.92/cwt180.00–190.007914
SteersMedium and Large 2—529190.67/cwt190.00–191.001,0096
SteersMedium and Large 3—590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
SteersMedium and Large 3—510168.00/cwt168.00–168.008571
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705171.75/cwt160.00–183.001,2113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325200.65/cwt186.00–209.006528
SteersMedium and Large 1—484228.59/cwt210.00–234.001,10612
SteersMedium and Large 1—765198.67/cwt190.00–207.001,5202
SteersMedium and Large 1—374226.69/cwt217.00–236.008487
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—668215.47/cwt214.00–223.001,4396
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677183.75/cwt180.00–184.501,24412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—985154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5171
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755147.05/cwt140.00–154.001,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—369199.18/cwt185.00–210.0073520
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570183.79/cwt170.00–193.001,04844
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—825175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4441
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521154.90/cwt144.00–160.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471150.78/cwt140.00–159.007105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562159.45/cwt150.00–168.008966
HeifersMedium and Large 1—890163.50/cwt150.00–177.001,4552
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474196.87/cwt180.00–207.0093339
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285195.00/cwt185.00–210.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275135.27/cwt130.00–140.003722
SteersMedium and Large 2—315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
SteersMedium and Large 1—285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2—250181.00/cwt172.00–190.004532
SteersMedium and Large 3—445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
SteersMedium and Large 3—465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1—584215.37/cwt200.00–227.001,2584
SteersMedium and Large 1—532219.32/cwt200.00–226.001,16731
SteersMedium and Large 2—635184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 2—581190.75/cwt170.00–196.001,10818
SteersMedium and Large 2—665174.25/cwt170.00–181.001,1594
SteersMedium and Large 2—379178.48/cwt170.00–182.006764
SteersMedium and Large 1—614214.09/cwt200.00–221.001,31511
SteersMedium and Large 1—810204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—611232.75/cwt232.75–232.751,42268
SteersMedium and Large 1—333230.71/cwt221.00–240.007685
SteersMedium and Large 1—674191.32/cwt187.00–201.001,28918
SteersMedium and Large 1—426218.67/cwt205.00–226.0093215
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,010120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2121
SteersMedium and Large 1—940181.96/cwt174.00–190.001,7102
SteersMedium and Large 1—726204.75/cwt196.00–215.001,4864
BullsMedium and Large 1—525202.03/cwt200.00–205.001,0614
BullsMedium and Large 1—376211.34/cwt200.00–220.0079510
BullsMedium and Large 1—710156.88/cwt150.00–169.001,1148
BullsMedium and Large 1—783163.58/cwt156.00–170.001,2813
BullsMedium and Large 1—668177.53/cwt175.00–180.001,1862
BullsMedium and Large 1—319216.30/cwt202.00–224.006904
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,543100.78/cwt96.00–105.001,5555
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14697.85/cwt91.00–105.001,12140
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,375108.85/cwt106.00–113.001,49718
CowsLean 85-90%—89266.44/cwt55.00–73.0059313
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02084.32/cwt76.00–93.0086038
Bulls——1,52599.02/cwt94.00–104.001,5102
Bulls——1,860130.30/cwt128.00–132.002,4244
Bulls——1,550117.73/cwt108.00–124.001,82518
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,005959.95/head825.00–1,075.009602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0221,688.09/head1,275.00–1,850.001,6883
BullsMedium and Large 2—325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005532
BullsMedium and Large 3—290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
BullsMedium and Large 2—636170.46/cwt165.00–179.001,0848
BullsMedium and Large 3—464152.86/cwt138.00–160.007095
BullsMedium and Large 3—518159.34/cwt158.00–160.008253
BullsMedium and Large 3—420154.82/cwt146.00–164.006503
BullsMedium and Large 1—417206.20/cwt198.00–219.008608
BullsMedium and Large 2—205163.00/cwt163.00–163.003341
BullsMedium and Large 2—255188.82/cwt180.00–198.004812
BullsMedium and Large 3—560155.67/cwt147.00–160.008723
BullsMedium and Large 3—700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009661
BullsMedium and Large 2—478180.46/cwt172.00–187.008636
BullsMedium and Large 2—765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424195.31/cwt179.00–205.0082819
HeifersMedium and Large 2—271168.74/cwt162.00–180.004574
HeifersMedium and Large 1—604189.04/cwt170.00–191.001,14252
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377166.34/cwt160.00–178.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515191.36/cwt178.00–195.5098643
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430139.39/cwt130.00–149.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2—713139.53/cwt130.00–149.009952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—238143.09/cwt140.00–146.003412
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618153.64/cwt140.00–160.009495
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423167.02/cwt158.00–171.007064
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—753180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3556
HeifersMedium and Large 3—635133.00/cwt133.00–133.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—210134.00/cwt134.00–134.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
BullsMedium and Large 1—569197.01/cwt190.00–203.001,1219
BullsMedium and Large 1—484195.57/cwt188.00–203.0094710
BullsMedium and Large 1—621194.35/cwt180.00–205.001,20713
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323159.49/cwt150.00–168.005152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2—573177.22/cwt170.00–184.001,0156
BullsMedium and Large 2—425183.73/cwt178.00–190.007814
BullsMedium and Large 3—607134.38/cwt121.00–144.008163
BullsMedium and Large 2—380184.60/cwt170.00–193.007013
BullsMedium and Large 2—669152.27/cwt142.00–160.001,0194
BullsMedium and Large 2—521180.35/cwt171.00–186.009405

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.