Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-02-28

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 28
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 682▲ 10 vs year ago 462 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 181▲ 11 vs year ago 138 · +8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Sheep: 115.00-130.00; 3 head Goats: 25.00 -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 $209.25/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$209.25
196 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$609
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529222.721,177145
Medium and Large 2495176.1187343
Medium and Large 3396143.255688thin
One grade step is worth $79.46/cwt here — about $609 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 sale196 hd
209.25
—
NC average7 barns · 1,026 hd
218.94
−9.70
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—High1,753135.772,38015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235116.761,44282
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519108.271,6456thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91686.1678937

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)1,088$1,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,1205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,7504thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218316.27/cwt295.00–330.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1260334.97/cwt330.00–340.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1338289.44/cwt265.00–315.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1372316.10/cwt290.00–321.001,1769
Steers—Medium and Large 1420301.35/cwt287.00–315.001,2665
Steers—Medium and Large 2420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1472283.81/cwt275.00–300.001,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 2480230.43/cwt225.00–242.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 2500214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1534263.11/cwt252.00–268.001,4056
Steers—Medium and Large 2565218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1576244.83/cwt230.00–255.001,4105
Steers—Medium and Large 2605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1624241.17/cwt225.00–260.001,5055
Steers—Medium and Large 1673239.88/cwt220.00–250.001,6149
Steers—Medium and Large 2675187.54/cwt185.00–190.001,2662
Steers—Medium and Large 1730240.33/cwt239.50–241.001,7549
Steers—Medium and Large 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Steers—Medium and Large 1930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218151.01/cwt150.00–152.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225262.89/cwt245.00–280.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275191.80/cwt175.00–200.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278247.14/cwt225.00–275.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327244.30/cwt225.00–270.0079910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331196.06/cwt180.00–215.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375183.16/cwt170.00–195.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376241.33/cwt220.00–255.0090713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425181.12/cwt170.00–200.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426237.46/cwt217.00–255.001,01223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470179.02/cwt165.00–195.008415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480229.04/cwt205.00–245.001,09919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514194.09/cwt185.00–200.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520229.92/cwt210.00–255.001,19627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574225.36/cwt210.00–240.001,29413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575186.75/cwt180.00–195.001,0743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610190.66/cwt187.00–195.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620219.56/cwt200.00–232.001,3615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668181.60/cwt170.00–200.001,2133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673146.89/cwt132.00–162.009893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716206.93/cwt180.00–220.001,4828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717129.38/cwt107.00–147.009285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758159.33/cwt140.00–187.001,2086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828165.87/cwt150.00–177.001,3733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1912198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2935123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1976148.12/cwt135.00–157.001,4465
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220263.30/cwt252.00–270.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273273.23/cwt270.00–280.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2303241.70/cwt235.00–245.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325187.00/cwt187.00–187.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331270.24/cwt250.00–287.008949
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370179.80/cwt165.00–195.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373297.69/cwt260.00–315.001,11012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378229.09/cwt200.00–250.008666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3403184.97/cwt180.00–190.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418226.67/cwt200.00–240.009478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423276.36/cwt255.00–305.001,16916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470258.24/cwt235.00–275.001,2147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479227.81/cwt205.00–247.001,09115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483183.48/cwt182.00–185.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525232.77/cwt215.00–265.001,22211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535228.50/cwt215.00–242.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558172.49/cwt170.00–175.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570244.37/cwt212.00–258.001,39320
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619228.84/cwt212.00–255.001,41711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663209.99/cwt205.00–220.001,3924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715208.45/cwt205.00–212.001,4902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763190.91/cwt175.00–202.001,4574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1883154.61/cwt147.00–162.001,3652
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,000163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482123.56/cwt119.00–128.001,8316
Bulls——1,933143.91/cwt138.00–149.002,7829
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75180.72/cwt70.00–86.006069
Cows—Lean 85-90%88858.49/cwt52.00–65.005196
Cows—Lean 85-90%93891.77/cwt87.00–99.0086113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066101.93/cwt100.00–104.001,0879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217113.00/cwt106.00–118.001,37562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291128.42/cwt120.00–145.001,65820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519108.27/cwt106.00–111.001,6456
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,119.74/head725.00–1,350.001,1205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,374.83/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,532.28/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,966.98/head1,725.00–2,200.001,9672

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.