Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-17

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 147▲ 95 vs year ago 130 · +73.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 129▼ 202 vs year ago 306 · −66.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 30.00 - 195.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 10.00- 60.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.36/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$185.36
80 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481197.3895055
Medium and Large 2426173.5774017thin
Medium and Large 3494127.786328thin
One grade step is worth $69.60/cwt here — about $318 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 sale80 hd
185.36
—
NC average7 barns · 605 hd
178.47
+6.89
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
Bulls—Average1,644118.261,94414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292105.741,36650
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,587100.931,60210
CowsLean 85-90%High91377.6670936

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)1,035$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,3183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$8501thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1375243.93/cwt225.00–255.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1425240.71/cwt220.00–260.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 2465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1471239.87/cwt220.00–260.001,1304
Steers—Medium and Large 1530241.00/cwt222.00–260.001,2772
Steers—Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1625237.03/cwt235.00–238.001,4813
Steers—Medium and Large 1670207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1920148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323210.04/cwt205.00–215.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335160.15/cwt150.00–170.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371179.38/cwt165.00–187.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380203.72/cwt190.00–215.0077414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423206.32/cwt200.00–215.0087310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430174.44/cwt160.00–185.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460186.01/cwt185.00–187.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473204.73/cwt201.00–212.009688
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490137.00/cwt137.00–137.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518197.42/cwt192.00–204.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525163.66/cwt155.00–172.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533128.38/cwt120.00–135.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568122.56/cwt110.00–135.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582178.89/cwt170.00–187.001,0419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270244.70/cwt235.00–260.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343237.00/cwt237.00–237.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368243.67/cwt227.00–255.008973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427248.55/cwt230.00–270.001,0616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429201.75/cwt190.00–212.008667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465200.48/cwt185.00–215.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473245.33/cwt232.00–260.001,1602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475134.95/cwt130.00–140.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527246.63/cwt230.00–260.001,3005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563246.28/cwt232.00–250.001,3879
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563193.09/cwt187.00–200.001,0873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577143.00/cwt132.00–152.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613217.33/cwt205.00–232.001,3323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678172.20/cwt165.00–180.001,1684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015105.46/cwt105.00–106.001,0702
Bulls——1,622114.12/cwt108.00–124.001,8518
Bulls——2,001132.93/cwt127.00–138.002,6604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77956.68/cwt52.00–60.004425
Cows—Lean 85-90%83272.69/cwt70.00–76.0060512
Cows—Lean 85-90%97384.28/cwt79.00–90.0082015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10094.01/cwt92.00–96.001,0344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243103.90/cwt96.00–109.001,29139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464112.26/cwt110.00–122.001,64311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587100.93/cwt95.00–105.001,60210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,317.63/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3183
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2755850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.