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 class

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

What quality paid 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
BullsHigh1,532113.651,74125
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1418257.93/cwt250.00–265.001,0785
SteersMedium and Large 1382257.50/cwt240.00–270.009848
SteersMedium and Large 1472229.58/cwt220.00–249.001,0849
SteersMedium and Large 1320260.42/cwt245.00–270.008335
SteersMedium and Large 1940144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added515221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added630202.71/cwt200.00–206.001,27713
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added565211.48/cwt209.00–214.001,1952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added835192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6031
SteersMedium and Large 1642218.01/cwt209.00–219.001,40015
SteersMedium and Large 1528228.29/cwt220.00–232.001,20510
HeifersMedium and Large 3375130.53/cwt130.00–131.004892
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added383224.95/cwt222.50–230.008624
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added672196.81/cwt194.00–197.501,3235
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added711194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3797
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added860171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4711
HeifersMedium and Large 3473129.11/cwt120.00–141.006114
HeifersMedium and Large 2618145.48/cwt136.00–150.008995
HeifersMedium and Large 2571155.56/cwt150.00–160.008885
HeifersMedium and Large 2215150.52/cwt142.50–157.503242
HeifersMedium and Large 2823117.57/cwt110.00–125.009682
HeifersMedium and Large 3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 2423160.83/cwt153.00–170.006805
HeifersMedium and Large 2673123.88/cwt117.00–130.008343
HeifersMedium and Large 1374201.43/cwt185.00–216.0075310
HeifersMedium and Large 2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2473164.54/cwt156.00–177.507786
HeifersMedium and Large 2519158.98/cwt148.00–174.0082510
HeifersMedium and Large 1580194.91/cwt180.00–202.001,13018
HeifersMedium and Large 1933118.64/cwt110.00–126.001,1073
SteersMedium and Large 1703164.55/cwt150.00–179.001,1572
SteersMedium and Large 1971153.99/cwt147.00–165.001,4954
SteersMedium and Large 1809175.01/cwt170.00–180.001,4166
SteersMedium and Large 1780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1680211.37/cwt194.00–215.001,4377
SteersMedium and Large 1575228.89/cwt215.00–234.001,31615
SteersMedium and Large 11,035126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 2528178.83/cwt167.50–190.009444
SteersMedium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
SteersMedium and Large 2320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
SteersMedium and Large 2625159.22/cwt150.00–168.009952
SteersMedium and Large 2553170.80/cwt159.00–182.509452
SteersMedium and Large 2483185.94/cwt182.00–190.008982
SteersMedium and Large 3525132.86/cwt126.00–140.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1343
SteersMedium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 2675162.87/cwt150.00–175.001,0992
SteersMedium and Large 2735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
SteersMedium and Large 2425204.11/cwt190.00–212.508675
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added789204.30/cwt201.00–205.501,61211
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8054
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added725194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4071
SteersMedium and Large 3633116.72/cwt113.00–120.007394
SteersMedium and Large 3580120.00/cwt116.00–124.006962
SteersMedium and Large 3260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
BullsMedium and Large 1426240.15/cwt220.00–260.001,02311
BullsMedium and Large 1914120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0974
BullsMedium and Large 3668119.28/cwt110.00–129.007973
BullsMedium and Large 3580152.50/cwt152.50–152.508851
BullsMedium and Large 3390160.00/cwt150.00–170.006242
BullsMedium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
CowsLean 85-90%58040.00/cwt40.00–40.002321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55789.04/cwt82.00–96.001,3866
CowsLean 85-90%1,04074.75/cwt66.00–81.0077736
Bulls2,071126.13/cwt122.00–132.002,6124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26892.78/cwt87.00–100.001,17643
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353103.21/cwt101.00–108.001,39614
CowsLean 85-90%92959.64/cwt52.00–63.005547
CowsLean 85-90%1,04984.32/cwt83.00–86.0088512
Bulls1,469112.34/cwt104.00–118.001,65019
Bulls1,050101.17/cwt99.00–103.001,0622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28881,365.77/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3662
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2595550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2600725.00/head725.00–725.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1763161.45/cwt156.00–167.001,2322
BullsMedium and Large 11,010122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 1373247.36/cwt225.00–259.009237
BullsMedium and Large 1624197.66/cwt174.00–212.501,2335
BullsMedium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
BullsMedium and Large 1516195.77/cwt190.00–209.001,01011
BullsMedium and Large 1571201.72/cwt190.00–215.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 2381190.49/cwt175.00–205.007269
BullsMedium and Large 2335183.49/cwt177.50–200.006155
BullsMedium and Large 2665145.96/cwt136.00–156.009714
BullsMedium and Large 1677177.21/cwt162.50–191.001,2004
BullsMedium and Large 1825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2273192.77/cwt185.00–210.005263
BullsMedium and Large 2500173.00/cwt161.00–185.008652
BullsMedium and Large 2578175.38/cwt162.00–185.001,0144
BullsMedium and Large 2475200.21/cwt192.50–208.009514
BullsMedium and Large 1333242.46/cwt220.00–260.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 1523206.07/cwt187.00–216.001,07810
HeifersMedium and Large 2335182.50/cwt182.50–182.506111
HeifersMedium and Large 2368151.76/cwt145.00–160.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 1858141.90/cwt130.00–154.001,2182
HeifersMedium and Large 1325213.51/cwt200.00–220.006945
HeifersMedium and Large 1275216.56/cwt200.00–230.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 1768158.72/cwt148.00–166.001,2194
HeifersMedium and Large 11,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 11,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
HeifersMedium and Large 1425211.67/cwt199.00–225.0090018
HeifersMedium and Large 3562126.54/cwt116.00–134.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1822147.46/cwt130.00–159.001,2123
HeifersMedium and Large 3232117.70/cwt110.00–122.502733
BullsMedium and Large 3510145.21/cwt134.00–155.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 1720153.79/cwt136.00–163.001,1079
HeifersMedium and Large 1690145.55/cwt138.00–157.501,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 1615165.79/cwt155.00–185.001,0207
HeifersMedium and Large 1473209.74/cwt190.00–225.0099217
BullsMedium and Large 1465226.39/cwt214.00–237.501,0537
BullsMedium and Large 3473161.73/cwt144.00–176.007657
BullsMedium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 3420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 3523138.54/cwt132.50–145.007252
BullsMedium and Large 1870124.02/cwt121.00–126.001,0793
BullsMedium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
BullsMedium and Large 3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
BullsMedium and Large 2426201.72/cwt182.50–210.008597
BullsMedium and Large 3630136.00/cwt136.00–136.008571
BullsMedium and Large 3340117.50/cwt117.50–117.504001
BullsMedium and Large 1710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721

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.