Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-31

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 31
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 305▲ 97 vs year ago 236 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 87▼ 38 vs year ago 138 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 20.00 - 165.00 , 3 Head Sheep: 50.00- 155.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.89/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$204.89
117 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469228.231,07173
Medium and Large 2470172.8181232
Medium and Large 3417148.4661912thin
One grade step is worth $79.78/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 sale117 hd
204.89
—
NC average7 barns · 545 hd
198.83
+6.06
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—Average1,580132.442,09313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182109.861,29848
CowsLean 85-90%High96184.7281426

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)1,090$1,5163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,28413

Every lot

95 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1343310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 2385182.00/cwt182.00–182.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1476295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,40411
Steers—Medium and Large 2480174.90/cwt165.00–180.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 2535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1538268.55/cwt257.00–280.001,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5189
Steers—Medium and Large 1588237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3943
Steers—Medium and Large 1622239.93/cwt215.00–246.001,4929
Steers—Medium and Large 2635177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1665237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 1707221.64/cwt217.00–226.001,5673
Steers—Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1763211.57/cwt195.00–225.001,6143
Steers—Medium and Large 2773152.36/cwt140.00–162.001,1783
Steers—Medium and Large 1803187.39/cwt170.00–200.001,5053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2208167.32/cwt160.00–175.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263234.57/cwt220.00–250.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268149.91/cwt140.00–160.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278187.88/cwt170.00–205.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337252.75/cwt227.00–265.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360205.89/cwt202.00–210.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371251.19/cwt237.00–260.0093211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376156.15/cwt150.00–170.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433242.31/cwt222.00–250.001,04914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434177.61/cwt170.00–200.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466205.48/cwt200.00–210.009588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480142.00/cwt142.00–142.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488170.05/cwt160.00–180.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514176.00/cwt162.00–192.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531214.37/cwt200.00–223.001,13813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555218.28/cwt210.00–221.001,2114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612208.33/cwt187.00–218.001,2757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612169.62/cwt162.00–182.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623145.02/cwt140.00–150.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665163.10/cwt152.00–175.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2783128.76/cwt112.00–145.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240192.50/cwt185.00–200.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285157.28/cwt145.00–170.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288204.91/cwt195.00–215.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317213.47/cwt200.00–220.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322168.91/cwt150.00–185.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325250.50/cwt240.00–285.0081410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373267.81/cwt240.00–295.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415206.60/cwt190.00–222.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420272.60/cwt252.00–280.001,1455
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425157.11/cwt140.00–170.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477282.78/cwt262.00–290.001,34918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493224.82/cwt200.00–232.001,10810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527208.41/cwt185.00–225.001,0987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534253.58/cwt232.00–275.001,3544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538170.00/cwt170.00–170.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3553157.56/cwt145.00–170.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558256.04/cwt237.00–272.001,4293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569204.23/cwt180.00–220.001,1624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630181.02/cwt180.00–182.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633225.93/cwt220.00–232.001,4302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668166.56/cwt150.00–185.001,1133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676206.93/cwt192.00–220.001,3998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728187.21/cwt175.00–197.001,3633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,344122.73/cwt117.00–124.001,6494
Bulls——1,685136.75/cwt130.00–142.002,3049
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66058.75/cwt52.00–65.003882
Cows—Lean 85-90%96290.73/cwt84.00–97.0087313
Cows—Lean 85-90%98475.70/cwt72.00–82.007458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092100.00/cwt98.00–102.001,0923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174108.99/cwt102.00–115.001,28043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250117.35/cwt116.00–119.001,4675
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2960814.84/head775.00–850.008152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,304.18/head1,025.00–1,725.001,3045
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,264.43/head975.00–1,550.001,2645
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,515.98/head1,225.00–1,750.001,5163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.