Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 16
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
72 vs last sale 516 33 vs year ago 555 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
11 vs last sale 138 51 vs year ago 178 · 28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

2 head of Goats: 75.00 to 90.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.11/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$190.11
264 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.86
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556197.181,097212
Medium and Large 2459168.3577338
Medium and Large 3454142.2064514thin
One grade step is worth $54.98/cwt here — about $452 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 sale264 hd
190.11
NC average8 barns · 1,108 hd
183.25
+6.86
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
BullsHigh1,693126.012,1336thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188108.251,28661
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553103.911,6144thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96887.1684328

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)930$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,3806

Every lot, as filed

120 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
BullsMedium and Large 1655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
BullsMedium and Large 1750168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1418214.92/cwt204.00–224.008986
BullsMedium and Large 1980136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 1340216.00/cwt212.00–220.007342
BullsMedium and Large 1220207.50/cwt207.50–207.504571
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added784211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,6548
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added722221.17/cwt220.00–222.001,59713
HeifersMedium and Large 1295207.00/cwt207.00–207.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2608149.21/cwt140.00–158.009073
HeifersMedium and Large 1524194.36/cwt182.00–206.001,01814
HeifersMedium and Large 1980136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2531162.71/cwt152.00–174.008648
HeifersMedium and Large 3640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 3378148.57/cwt145.00–152.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 3433150.49/cwt150.00–151.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 1225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
HeifersMedium and Large 1381206.59/cwt198.00–215.0078713
HeifersMedium and Large 3265132.00/cwt132.00–132.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 2260157.00/cwt157.00–157.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 1324202.46/cwt195.00–210.0065613
HeifersMedium and Large 3475144.89/cwt135.00–155.006883
HeifersMedium and Large 3519137.49/cwt120.00–150.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 1940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1645198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1481210.22/cwt207.00–212.001,0114
BullsMedium and Large 1285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added528212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1195
HeifersMedium and Large 3325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 2575173.47/cwt164.00–178.009974
BullsMedium and Large 1726180.71/cwt175.00–192.001,3124
BullsMedium and Large 2526183.18/cwt172.00–198.009648
BullsMedium and Large 2630180.00/cwt174.00–186.001,1342
BullsMedium and Large 1818158.04/cwt156.00–160.001,2932
BullsMedium and Large 1868147.41/cwt137.00–158.001,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1364215.30/cwt205.00–220.007846
BullsMedium and Large 2568190.69/cwt175.00–198.001,0835
BullsMedium and Large 3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
BullsMedium and Large 3288146.03/cwt145.00–147.004212
BullsMedium and Large 1578200.52/cwt188.00–208.001,1598
BullsMedium and Large 11,060135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4311
BullsMedium and Large 1534205.05/cwt200.00–212.001,0956
BullsMedium and Large 3366153.74/cwt145.00–162.005634
BullsMedium and Large 2783145.11/cwt136.00–154.001,1366
BullsMedium and Large 3564156.14/cwt147.00–168.008814
BullsMedium and Large 2427193.47/cwt184.00–200.008263
BullsMedium and Large 2692163.71/cwt155.00–176.001,1333
BullsMedium and Large 2370195.76/cwt190.00–202.007242
BullsMedium and Large 3205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
BullsMedium and Large 3518133.42/cwt130.00–137.006912
BullsMedium and Large 3422165.16/cwt152.00–172.006976
BullsMedium and Large 2465183.25/cwt172.00–195.008522
BullsMedium and Large 3670147.04/cwt144.00–150.009852
BullsMedium and Large 3473161.89/cwt156.00–168.007663
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29941,380.11/head1,125.00–1,525.001,3806
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bulls1,758134.54/cwt133.00–136.002,3652
Bulls1,660121.75/cwt114.00–128.002,0214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175107.56/cwt100.00–113.001,26455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306114.55/cwt114.00–116.001,4966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,553103.91/cwt100.00–106.001,6144
CowsLean 85-90%1,01592.27/cwt85.00–100.0093720
CowsLean 85-90%84974.38/cwt65.00–80.006318
SteersMedium and Large 1990182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8021
SteersMedium and Large 1434218.58/cwt202.00–222.009496
SteersMedium and Large 1642207.46/cwt204.00–211.001,3326
SteersMedium and Large 1250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added622226.01/cwt224.00–227.001,4064
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added587233.57/cwt226.00–235.001,3716
SteersMedium and Large 1582207.16/cwt200.00–210.001,2067
SteersMedium and Large 1475209.92/cwt200.00–220.009974
SteersMedium and Large 1780185.94/cwt176.00–196.001,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1375216.00/cwt216.00–216.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1830198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6431
SteersMedium and Large 1657209.14/cwt198.00–218.001,3746
SteersMedium and Large 2768159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2212
SteersMedium and Large 2340202.00/cwt202.00–202.006871
SteersMedium and Large 2370204.00/cwt204.00–204.007551
SteersMedium and Large 1715205.35/cwt202.00–208.001,4683
SteersMedium and Large 2295182.00/cwt182.00–182.005371
SteersMedium and Large 1533212.90/cwt208.00–220.001,1358
SteersMedium and Large 2583180.11/cwt170.00–190.001,0503
SteersMedium and Large 2476186.04/cwt180.00–192.008866
SteersMedium and Large 3595166.00/cwt166.00–166.009881
SteersMedium and Large 2445184.00/cwt184.00–184.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2800134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0721
SteersMedium and Large 3790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530229.37/cwt227.00–244.001,21619
SteersMedium and Large 3458146.64/cwt145.00–150.006723
SteersMedium and Large 3423149.16/cwt142.00–165.006314
SteersMedium and Large 2520177.00/cwt177.00–177.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 2312177.93/cwt167.00–185.005553
HeifersMedium and Large 2390188.00/cwt188.00–188.007331
HeifersMedium and Large 1574191.62/cwt180.00–202.001,10022
HeifersMedium and Large 1835162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3531
HeifersMedium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 2419170.63/cwt157.00–178.0071514
HeifersMedium and Large 2475175.45/cwt167.00–184.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 1415194.37/cwt184.00–204.0080719
HeifersMedium and Large 1755184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 1683176.69/cwt162.00–184.001,20711
HeifersMedium and Large 1895124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1474189.99/cwt180.00–204.0090112
HeifersMedium and Large 1627185.79/cwt178.00–200.001,1659
HeifersMedium and Large 1721186.33/cwt178.00–198.001,3437
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added431208.33/cwt207.00–210.0089812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added797204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,62615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added452210.00/cwt210.00–210.009493
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added900174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added576208.49/cwt204.00–210.001,20136
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added903210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,89617
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added455234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added656231.76/cwt224.00–234.001,52040
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added880172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5141
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added683206.24/cwt204.00–211.001,40911
SteersMedium and Large 2683175.99/cwt160.00–180.001,2025
SteersMedium and Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301

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.