Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-08-02

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 2
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
100 vs last sale 316 170 vs year ago 246 · +69.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
3 vs last sale 142 60 vs year ago 79 · +75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
7 vs last sale 9 1 vs year ago 3 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.84/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$178.84
155 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$527
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.89
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539190.571,027103
Medium and Large 2501162.1881340
Medium and Large 3374133.7250012thin
One grade step is worth $56.85/cwt here — about $527 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 sale155 hd
178.84
NC average8 barns · 713 hd
183.73
−4.89
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
BullsHigh1,518125.411,9049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244105.191,30970
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460104.471,5253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88981.0772140

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)875$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)720$5251thin

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 3522133.27/cwt120.00–142.006963
HeifersMedium and Large 3260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 3352129.71/cwt123.00–139.004573
HeifersMedium and Large 3240127.00/cwt127.00–127.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 2428170.51/cwt170.00–171.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 1666183.54/cwt173.00–195.001,22211
HeifersMedium and Large 1808149.50/cwt149.00–150.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 1278200.38/cwt194.00–206.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 2373163.99/cwt150.00–171.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 2567166.95/cwt160.00–171.009473
HeifersMedium and Large 1470187.85/cwt175.00–201.0088311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added725190.10/cwt181.00–193.001,3784
HeifersMedium and Large 1420194.26/cwt184.00–200.008165
HeifersMedium and Large 1750148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1634191.99/cwt181.00–198.001,2175
HeifersMedium and Large 1315206.71/cwt205.00–208.006513
HeifersMedium and Large 1572194.07/cwt175.00–201.001,11020
SteersMedium and Large 3528155.25/cwt145.00–166.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added569231.12/cwt222.00–233.001,3156
SteersMedium and Large 1679200.46/cwt195.00–209.001,3618
SteersMedium and Large 1624202.37/cwt201.00–208.001,2638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added467211.00/cwt211.00–211.009853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added330221.00/cwt221.00–221.007291
SteersMedium and Large 1955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
SteersMedium and Large 2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006752
SteersMedium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
SteersMedium and Large 3310131.00/cwt131.00–131.004061
SteersMedium and Large 3472151.46/cwt141.00–165.007153
SteersMedium and Large 3565160.00/cwt154.00–166.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
SteersMedium and Large 3376135.12/cwt131.00–148.005084
SteersMedium and Large 2577181.91/cwt171.00–191.001,0503
SteersMedium and Large 1516208.28/cwt200.00–216.001,0755
SteersMedium and Large 1567209.14/cwt200.00–214.001,1863
SteersMedium and Large 1473213.09/cwt209.00–220.001,0083
SteersMedium and Large 1760201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5281
SteersMedium and Large 1432220.37/cwt205.00–224.009527
SteersMedium and Large 1878198.49/cwt195.00–202.001,7432
SteersMedium and Large 2405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1275217.95/cwt215.00–224.005993
SteersMedium and Large 2225198.00/cwt198.00–198.004461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added475239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1356
SteersMedium and Large 1370205.14/cwt200.00–210.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1305228.00/cwt228.00–228.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added517227.58/cwt226.00–228.001,1775
SteersMedium and Large 1928163.99/cwt160.00–168.001,5222
SteersMedium and Large 1810199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2961
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added367258.00/cwt258.00–258.009478
BullsMedium and Large 1429190.90/cwt180.00–205.0081912
BullsMedium and Large 1313225.55/cwt215.00–239.007064
BullsMedium and Large 1773161.54/cwt150.00–175.001,2493
BullsMedium and Large 1970138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 1521195.76/cwt186.00–204.001,0208
BullsMedium and Large 1624178.40/cwt172.00–183.001,1137
CowsLean 85-90%85156.59/cwt50.00–62.004825
CowsLean 85-90%82871.64/cwt66.00–76.005936
CowsLean 85-90%90887.24/cwt79.00–94.0079229
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460104.47/cwt97.00–109.001,5253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,404112.81/cwt110.00–119.001,58416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197102.93/cwt94.00–109.001,23254
Bulls1,841134.38/cwt132.00–136.002,4744
Bulls1,260118.24/cwt110.00–126.001,4905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2720525.00/head525.00–525.005251
BullsMedium and Large 3524140.30/cwt136.00–152.007355
BullsMedium and Large 3667136.02/cwt134.00–138.009073
BullsMedium and Large 3625135.68/cwt128.00–142.008483
BullsMedium and Large 2520169.77/cwt161.00–178.0088310
BullsMedium and Large 2479161.08/cwt150.00–170.007727
BullsMedium and Large 3563140.34/cwt140.00–141.007903
BullsMedium and Large 2325186.61/cwt175.00–194.006063
BullsMedium and Large 2615166.61/cwt150.00–170.001,0256
BullsMedium and Large 3320152.38/cwt140.00–164.004882
BullsMedium and Large 3383155.73/cwt153.00–158.005963
BullsMedium and Large 3230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003521
BullsMedium and Large 2283163.65/cwt156.00–172.004632
BullsMedium and Large 2579164.16/cwt150.00–177.0095012
BullsMedium and Large 2367176.31/cwt173.00–180.006475
BullsMedium and Large 2663153.49/cwt150.00–157.001,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 2522162.53/cwt156.00–173.0084810
HeifersMedium and Large 2471160.65/cwt150.00–170.007576
HeifersMedium and Large 2273170.00/cwt170.00–170.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 2323147.65/cwt141.00–154.004772
HeifersMedium and Large 1521192.85/cwt183.00–199.001,00523
HeifersMedium and Large 2623162.82/cwt158.00–168.001,0142
HeifersMedium and Large 2662160.63/cwt155.00–165.001,0638
HeifersMedium and Large 1711151.76/cwt150.00–156.001,0794
HeifersMedium and Large 1381198.32/cwt188.00–202.007567
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added295218.00/cwt218.00–218.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 3405148.00/cwt148.00–148.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 3320133.58/cwt120.00–141.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 2220154.00/cwt154.00–154.003391
BullsMedium and Large 1895153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3691
BullsMedium and Large 1473198.15/cwt188.00–210.009376
BullsMedium and Large 1277213.77/cwt208.00–218.005923
BullsMedium and Large 1667170.67/cwt170.00–172.001,1383
BullsMedium and Large 1235201.00/cwt201.00–201.004721
BullsMedium and Large 1568191.04/cwt181.00–207.001,0855
BullsMedium and Large 1719162.22/cwt151.00–170.001,1665
BullsMedium and Large 1370194.00/cwt194.00–194.007181
BullsMedium and Large 2435163.00/cwt150.00–176.007092

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.