Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 26
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
5 vs last sale 321 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
53 vs last sale 195 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
20 vs last sale 29 9 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 steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $184.17/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$184.17
116 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.72
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529191.651,01594
Medium and Large 2446157.7870418thin
Medium and Large 3480127.256114thin
One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $404 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 sale116 hd
184.17
NC average8 barns · 949 hd
180.45
+3.72
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
BullsAverage1,428113.331,6189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201101.441,21859
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523100.001,5232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99482.9582543

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$9934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$1,4963thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1900122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 2260154.18/cwt142.50–165.004012
HeifersMedium and Large 1432186.64/cwt174.00–203.008068
HeifersMedium and Large 2338155.53/cwt151.00–160.005262
HeifersMedium and Large 1631189.66/cwt173.00–197.001,19712
HeifersMedium and Large 1683187.56/cwt174.00–191.001,2815
HeifersMedium and Large 2373154.65/cwt150.00–159.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 1240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
HeifersMedium and Large 1372187.40/cwt178.00–200.006975
HeifersMedium and Large 1288180.82/cwt174.00–188.005212
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 1319181.22/cwt170.00–197.005785
HeifersMedium and Large 1738179.48/cwt175.00–184.001,3252
HeifersMedium and Large 1895169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1520196.35/cwt184.00–206.001,02119
HeifersMedium and Large 1572196.05/cwt181.00–207.001,12115
SteersMedium and Large 1616220.76/cwt210.00–228.001,3607
SteersMedium and Large 1365211.00/cwt211.00–211.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6442
SteersMedium and Large 1432220.15/cwt211.00–235.009519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added483204.99/cwt204.00–206.009903
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added514210.82/cwt210.00–211.001,0846
SteersMedium and Large 2318179.28/cwt174.00–184.005702
SteersMedium and Large 3690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
SteersMedium and Large 3490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
SteersMedium and Large 3530158.21/cwt150.00–168.008393
SteersMedium and Large 1460213.42/cwt208.00–218.009825
SteersMedium and Large 1674214.71/cwt200.00–223.001,4477
SteersMedium and Large 2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0041
SteersMedium and Large 2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2479182.73/cwt180.00–190.008755
SteersMedium and Large 2518191.00/cwt191.00–191.009893
SteersMedium and Large 2763129.08/cwt124.00–134.009852
SteersMedium and Large 2433184.47/cwt179.00–190.007992
SteersMedium and Large 1577223.05/cwt218.00–229.001,2873
SteersMedium and Large 1715189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 2573190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 1220234.00/cwt234.00–234.005151
SteersMedium and Large 1815178.40/cwt170.00–187.001,4542
SteersMedium and Large 1783170.97/cwt163.00–179.001,3392
SteersMedium and Large 1526222.80/cwt209.00–231.001,17210
BullsMedium and Large 3610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added569236.24/cwt235.00–240.001,3444
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added621231.72/cwt230.00–236.001,4397
SteersMedium and Large 1250206.00/cwt206.00–206.005151
SteersMedium and Large 1340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
BullsMedium and Large 1578213.24/cwt200.00–218.001,2336
BullsMedium and Large 1670184.82/cwt173.00–199.001,2383
BullsMedium and Large 1425209.04/cwt208.00–210.008882
BullsMedium and Large 1745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1808132.50/cwt132.00–133.001,0712
BullsMedium and Large 1245201.00/cwt201.00–201.004921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291109.26/cwt107.00–112.001,41111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18099.65/cwt92.00–106.001,17648
CowsLean 85-90%87368.90/cwt59.00–75.0060111
CowsLean 85-90%1,03687.78/cwt78.00–94.0090932
Bulls1,406117.00/cwt111.00–126.001,6456
Bulls1,30393.99/cwt92.00–96.001,2252
Bulls1,810130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028992.58/head850.00–1,100.009934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,343.66/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3442
BullsMedium and Large 3255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
BullsMedium and Large 3472153.79/cwt150.00–160.007263
BullsMedium and Large 3382151.83/cwt140.00–160.005805
BullsMedium and Large 3678129.50/cwt123.00–140.008783
BullsMedium and Large 3560142.14/cwt134.00–150.007962
BullsMedium and Large 2516176.94/cwt169.00–190.009134
BullsMedium and Large 2668168.02/cwt166.00–170.001,1222
BullsMedium and Large 2260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
BullsMedium and Large 2423174.37/cwt170.00–188.007384
BullsMedium and Large 3870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 3430138.00/cwt138.00–138.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 1483193.89/cwt180.00–201.009366
HeifersMedium and Large 1753173.03/cwt165.00–181.001,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 3465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2621158.12/cwt154.00–168.009824
HeifersMedium and Large 2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 2220143.42/cwt140.00–147.003162
BullsMedium and Large 1918138.68/cwt135.00–145.001,2733
BullsMedium and Large 1342201.33/cwt194.00–210.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 3580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 2573169.67/cwt169.00–170.009723
HeifersMedium and Large 2445169.00/cwt169.00–169.007521
BullsMedium and Large 2563173.68/cwt160.00–187.009782
BullsMedium and Large 2325171.02/cwt160.00–180.005564
BullsMedium and Large 1378207.90/cwt199.00–215.007866
BullsMedium and Large 1625199.74/cwt190.00–210.001,24810
BullsMedium and Large 1780165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,2952
BullsMedium and Large 1527209.97/cwt200.00–217.001,1073
BullsMedium and Large 2476169.41/cwt160.00–181.008065
BullsMedium and Large 3335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
BullsMedium and Large 1472202.60/cwt200.00–216.009566
BullsMedium and Large 2368178.76/cwt165.00–190.006583
BullsMedium and Large 2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
BullsMedium and Large 2785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071

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.