Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
406 vs last sale 727 43 vs year ago 278 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
31 vs last sale 164 115 vs year ago 80 · +143.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
21 vs last sale 8 6 vs year ago 35 · 17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $181.99/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$181.99
137 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.31
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482193.7993596
Medium and Large 2446161.7072127
Medium and Large 3364140.1651014thin
One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $424 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 sale137 hd
181.99
NC average8 barns · 969 hd
184.30
−2.31
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
BullsAverage1,284118.471,52115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612106.231,7125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248102.401,27853
CowsLean 85-90%Low87978.8069387

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)930$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$1,0207
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)951$9705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)702$1,00316

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3575132.07/cwt128.00–136.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 1373201.41/cwt187.00–214.007518
HeifersMedium and Large 2571151.87/cwt140.00–164.008674
HeifersMedium and Large 2423174.81/cwt170.00–179.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 1475193.24/cwt179.00–205.009189
HeifersMedium and Large 2483166.03/cwt160.00–174.008023
HeifersMedium and Large 3214139.04/cwt136.00–140.002984
HeifersMedium and Large 1263179.20/cwt167.50–185.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 1319190.21/cwt179.00–201.006077
HeifersMedium and Large 2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005703
HeifersMedium and Large 3393140.00/cwt140.00–140.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 2260161.17/cwt152.00–170.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 2365153.68/cwt150.00–156.005613
SteersMedium and Large 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1516187.98/cwt175.00–196.0097019
HeifersMedium and Large 1423201.06/cwt189.00–215.0085012
HeifersMedium and Large 3545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1235172.00/cwt172.00–172.004041
HeifersMedium and Large 1614187.16/cwt179.00–197.001,1499
SteersMedium and Large 1576233.98/cwt226.00–237.501,34811
SteersMedium and Large 2610173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 2670162.59/cwt150.00–175.001,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 1568191.36/cwt185.00–197.001,0876
SteersMedium and Large 1483220.36/cwt213.00–227.501,0642
SteersMedium and Large 1340207.99/cwt207.00–209.007072
SteersMedium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added532199.22/cwt198.50–200.001,06013
SteersMedium and Large 1410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
SteersMedium and Large 2440187.50/cwt187.50–187.508251
Dairy SteersLarge 3425104.00/cwt104.00–104.004421
SteersMedium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
SteersMedium and Large 1675221.13/cwt210.00–229.001,49310
SteersMedium and Large 3425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
SteersMedium and Large 1625222.15/cwt213.00–230.001,3884
SteersMedium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1532228.83/cwt211.00–234.001,2176
BullsMedium and Large 1290209.53/cwt208.00–211.006082
BullsMedium and Large 1660194.69/cwt185.00–204.001,2853
BullsMedium and Large 1860137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1567206.22/cwt199.00–217.001,1693
BullsMedium and Large 1227198.05/cwt189.00–206.004503
BullsMedium and Large 1423213.98/cwt211.00–217.009052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20199.59/cwt90.00–108.001,19639
CowsLean 85-90%77665.14/cwt50.00–75.0050526
CowsLean 85-90%92384.62/cwt76.00–91.0078161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,612106.23/cwt103.00–108.001,7125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,380110.21/cwt109.00–115.001,52114
Bulls1,173118.66/cwt108.00–126.001,39212
Bulls2,078131.08/cwt130.00–132.002,7242
Bulls1,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.009331
Bred CowsMedium 2680500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0811,106.77/head725.00–1,375.001,1076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2951969.53/head775.00–1,075.009705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27801,141.56/head775.00–1,400.001,1426
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2850882.06/head800.00–950.008822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2586894.31/head725.00–975.008947
BullsMedium and Large 2513177.32/cwt170.00–185.009102
BullsMedium and Large 2619176.63/cwt160.00–180.001,0936
BullsMedium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
BullsMedium and Large 3500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
BullsMedium and Large 3452157.36/cwt146.00–164.007113
BullsMedium and Large 3345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
BullsMedium and Large 2282166.02/cwt164.00–170.004683
BullsMedium and Large 2343182.00/cwt182.00–182.006242
BullsMedium and Large 2725124.48/cwt123.00–126.009022
BullsMedium and Large 2476178.70/cwt171.00–188.008517
BullsMedium and Large 3429152.48/cwt140.00–160.006544
BullsMedium and Large 2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1766160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2264
BullsMedium and Large 1376198.03/cwt190.00–210.0074510
BullsMedium and Large 1468203.77/cwt195.00–216.009544
BullsMedium and Large 1515211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0872
BullsMedium and Large 1745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2420178.08/cwt171.00–190.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 3260141.31/cwt140.00–144.003673
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added635202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2832
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added586203.77/cwt200.00–204.501,1946
BullsMedium and Large 2563177.53/cwt170.00–185.009992
BullsMedium and Large 3387144.98/cwt139.00–156.005613
BullsMedium and Large 1320204.07/cwt198.00–209.006534
HeifersMedium and Large 2523159.36/cwt150.00–170.008335
HeifersMedium and Large 2230163.91/cwt160.00–168.003772
HeifersMedium and Large 3490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007252
BullsMedium and Large 1618204.43/cwt190.00–214.001,2635
HeifersMedium and Large 2668159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0622

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.