Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 29
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 546▲ 23 vs year ago 522 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 214▼ 9 vs year ago 177 · −5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 85 vs year ago 90 · −94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Sheep: 50.00 - 160.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.56/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$178.56
208 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.18
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565192.491,088147
Medium and Large 2527151.1879744
Medium and Large 3438128.9656517thin
One grade step is worth $63.53/cwt here — about $524 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 sale208 hd
178.56
—
NC average6 barns · 770 hd
167.38
+11.18
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—High1,532113.651,74125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28995.341,22957
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55789.041,3866thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02074.2975856

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$1,0415

Every lot

124 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1320260.42/cwt245.00–270.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 2320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Steers—Medium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1382257.50/cwt240.00–270.009848
Steers—Medium and Large 1418257.93/cwt250.00–265.001,0785
Steers—Medium and Large 2425204.11/cwt190.00–212.508675
Steers—Medium and Large 1472229.58/cwt220.00–249.001,0849
Steers—Medium and Large 2483185.94/cwt182.00–190.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 3525132.86/cwt126.00–140.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1528228.29/cwt220.00–232.001,20510
Steers—Medium and Large 2528178.83/cwt167.50–190.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 2553170.80/cwt159.00–182.509452
Steers—Medium and Large 1575228.89/cwt215.00–234.001,31615
Steers—Medium and Large 3580120.00/cwt116.00–124.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 2625159.22/cwt150.00–168.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 3633116.72/cwt113.00–120.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1642218.01/cwt209.00–219.001,40015
Steers—Medium and Large 2675162.87/cwt150.00–175.001,0992
Steers—Medium and Large 1680211.37/cwt194.00–215.001,4377
Steers—Medium and Large 1703164.55/cwt150.00–179.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 2735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added789204.30/cwt201.00–205.501,61211
Steers—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1809175.01/cwt170.00–180.001,4166
Steers—Medium and Large 2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added835192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6031
Steers—Medium and Large 1940144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8054
Steers—Medium and Large 1971153.99/cwt147.00–165.001,4954
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215150.52/cwt142.50–157.503242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3232117.70/cwt110.00–122.502733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275216.56/cwt200.00–230.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325213.51/cwt200.00–220.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335182.50/cwt182.50–182.506111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368151.76/cwt145.00–160.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374201.43/cwt185.00–216.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375130.53/cwt130.00–131.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added383224.95/cwt222.50–230.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423160.83/cwt153.00–170.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425211.67/cwt199.00–225.0090018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473209.74/cwt190.00–225.0099217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473164.54/cwt156.00–177.507786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473129.11/cwt120.00–141.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519158.98/cwt148.00–174.0082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523206.07/cwt187.00–216.001,07810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523138.54/cwt132.50–145.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562126.54/cwt116.00–134.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565211.48/cwt209.00–214.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571155.56/cwt150.00–160.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580194.91/cwt180.00–202.001,13018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615165.79/cwt155.00–185.001,0207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618145.48/cwt136.00–150.008995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630202.71/cwt200.00–206.001,27713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672196.81/cwt194.00–197.501,3235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673123.88/cwt117.00–130.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690145.55/cwt138.00–157.501,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720153.79/cwt136.00–163.001,1079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768158.72/cwt148.00–166.001,2194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822147.46/cwt130.00–159.001,2123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823117.57/cwt110.00–125.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1858141.90/cwt130.00–154.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added860171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1933118.64/cwt110.00–126.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273192.77/cwt185.00–210.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333242.46/cwt220.00–260.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335183.49/cwt177.50–200.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340117.50/cwt117.50–117.504001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373247.36/cwt225.00–259.009237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381190.49/cwt175.00–205.007269
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390160.00/cwt150.00–170.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426240.15/cwt220.00–260.001,02311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426201.72/cwt182.50–210.008597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465226.39/cwt214.00–237.501,0537
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473161.73/cwt144.00–176.007657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475200.21/cwt192.50–208.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500173.00/cwt161.00–185.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510145.21/cwt134.00–155.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516195.77/cwt190.00–209.001,01011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571201.72/cwt190.00–215.001,1524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578175.38/cwt162.00–185.001,0144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580152.50/cwt152.50–152.508851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624197.66/cwt174.00–212.501,2335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630136.00/cwt136.00–136.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665145.96/cwt136.00–156.009714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668119.28/cwt110.00–129.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677177.21/cwt162.50–191.001,2004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763161.45/cwt156.00–167.001,2322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870124.02/cwt121.00–126.001,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1914120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050101.17/cwt99.00–103.001,0622
Bulls——1,469112.34/cwt104.00–118.001,65019
Bulls——2,071126.13/cwt122.00–132.002,6124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%58040.00/cwt40.00–40.002321
Cows—Lean 85-90%92959.64/cwt52.00–63.005547
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04074.75/cwt66.00–81.0077736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04984.32/cwt83.00–86.0088512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26892.78/cwt87.00–100.001,17643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353103.21/cwt101.00–108.001,39614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55789.04/cwt82.00–96.001,3866
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2595550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2600725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28881,365.77/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

This sale against other markets

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.