Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-11-15

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 15
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 435▲ 130 vs year ago 416 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 110▲ 105 vs year ago 109 · +96.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head Goats: 65.00 -140.00, 10 head Sheep: 30.00 - 75.00, 3head Baby Calves: 40.00 to 95.00

No sale on 11/22/23 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.12/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$155.12
215 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.56
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528174.90923109
Medium and Large 2499142.7771368
Medium and Large 3470120.4656638
One grade step is worth $54.44/cwt here — about $357 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 sale215 hd
155.12
—
NC average8 barns · 1,154 hd
163.68
−8.56
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—High1,344110.971,49126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27295.891,21982
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50290.381,35810
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96869.6667567

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)655$5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)615$3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,0522thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9351,052.41/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0522
BullsMedium and Large 1—853123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,0532
BullsMedium and Large 1—674165.24/cwt156.00–174.001,11415
BullsMedium and Large 1—774137.08/cwt126.00–149.001,0618
BullsMedium and Large 1—379224.85/cwt205.00–238.0085217
SteersMedium and Large 1—384236.21/cwt222.50–245.009074
SteersMedium and Large 1—323240.00/cwt240.00–240.007752
SteersMedium and Large 2—518173.94/cwt164.00–189.009013
SteersMedium and Large 1—420223.08/cwt215.00–229.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1—970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—567141.56/cwt131.00–157.0080315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625126.32/cwt120.00–141.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 3—374130.32/cwt125.00–138.004877
SteersMedium and Large 1—504217.24/cwt205.00–223.001,09510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—621110.98/cwt102.00–119.006895
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425124.00/cwt124.00–124.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 3—523117.22/cwt110.00–131.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—227141.73/cwt140.00–145.003223
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785102.50/cwt102.00–103.008052
SteersMedium and Large 1—465228.87/cwt210.00–239.001,0648
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322149.30/cwt148.00–150.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—379147.81/cwt140.00–161.005608
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625170.45/cwt150.00–181.001,06511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472185.30/cwt170.00–196.0087513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—681182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523178.23/cwt166.00–190.0093216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715136.75/cwt124.00–152.009784
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569180.15/cwt165.00–190.001,02516
HeifersMedium and Large 3—240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
SteersMedium and Large 3—640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
SteersMedium and Large 2—360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2—588164.48/cwt160.00–169.009672
SteersMedium and Large 2—325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1—721192.84/cwt184.00–201.001,3904
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,040138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4351
SteersMedium and Large 1—683200.51/cwt200.00–201.001,3692
SteersMedium and Large 2—630155.46/cwt151.00–160.009792
SteersMedium and Large 2—770127.48/cwt125.00–130.009822
SteersMedium and Large 3—305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
SteersMedium and Large 2—408171.93/cwt160.00–184.007012
SteersMedium and Large 1—619205.14/cwt188.00–211.001,2705
SteersMedium and Large 1—564185.94/cwt180.00–200.001,0495
SteersMedium and Large 3—490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
SteersMedium and Large 3—405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
SteersMedium and Large 3—520129.07/cwt117.50–140.006712
SteersMedium and Large 3—220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
SteersMedium and Large 3—565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007851
SteersMedium and Large 2—650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
SteersMedium and Large 2—830124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0291
SteersMedium and Large 3—380151.00/cwt151.00–151.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—593227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3497
BullsMedium and Large 1—419214.87/cwt208.00–226.0090010
BullsMedium and Large 1—521192.16/cwt180.00–205.001,00111
BullsMedium and Large 1—823129.14/cwt120.00–137.001,0637
BullsMedium and Large 3—530129.09/cwt121.00–146.006846
BullsMedium and Large 3—640122.54/cwt114.00–130.007844
BullsMedium and Large 3—428151.78/cwt146.00–161.006504
CowsLean 85-90%—80945.71/cwt40.00–50.0037013
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05986.17/cwt84.00–89.0091311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02377.15/cwt70.00–83.0078931
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26994.97/cwt87.00–102.001,20575
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50290.38/cwt86.00–93.001,35810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,299105.72/cwt103.00–110.001,3737
CowsLean 85-90%—91761.12/cwt54.00–67.0056012
Bulls——1,854123.11/cwt121.00–126.002,2824
Bulls——1,360112.66/cwt108.00–119.001,53215
Bulls——1,017100.43/cwt95.00–104.001,0217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—615750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium 2—695425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred CowsMedium 2—615350.00/head350.00–350.003501
BullsMedium and Large 1—475207.22/cwt198.00–226.0098411
BullsMedium and Large 1—262204.86/cwt201.00–212.505374
BullsMedium and Large 1—572181.12/cwt170.00–192.001,03611
BullsMedium and Large 2—700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1—618188.79/cwt175.00–193.001,1679
BullsMedium and Large 2—222179.17/cwt170.00–187.503983
BullsMedium and Large 1—312232.53/cwt229.00–245.0072510
BullsMedium and Large 3—338146.50/cwt135.00–157.504952
BullsMedium and Large 2—572157.97/cwt152.00–162.009046
BullsMedium and Large 3—565136.88/cwt130.00–145.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—923114.19/cwt104.00–124.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675143.03/cwt141.00–145.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 1—989123.48/cwt110.00–136.001,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423192.16/cwt170.00–200.0081313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—271153.96/cwt145.00–162.504174
HeifersMedium and Large 2—408153.66/cwt145.00–161.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375184.89/cwt170.00–192.5069315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326180.25/cwt175.00–185.005884
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468148.52/cwt138.00–163.0069510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270131.23/cwt130.00–132.503542
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522146.84/cwt140.00–160.0076718
BullsMedium and Large 3—375132.00/cwt120.00–145.004952
BullsMedium and Large 3—469143.25/cwt124.00–156.006724
BullsMedium and Large 2—677121.39/cwt114.00–130.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 3—474121.43/cwt110.00–132.005767
HeifersMedium and Large 3—573114.61/cwt110.00–121.006577
HeifersMedium and Large 3—338124.99/cwt112.50–138.004224
BullsMedium and Large 2—616148.74/cwt140.00–162.009168
BullsMedium and Large 3—277149.17/cwt145.00–152.504133
BullsMedium and Large 2—269170.79/cwt165.00–177.504594
BullsMedium and Large 2—765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
BullsMedium and Large 3—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007372
BullsMedium and Large 3—200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
BullsMedium and Large 2—375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2—440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
BullsMedium and Large 2—485181.90/cwt171.00–188.008824
BullsMedium and Large 2—506162.16/cwt158.00–173.008215

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.