Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-12-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
592 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 545▲ 188 vs year ago 404 · +46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 168▼ 52 vs year ago 177 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 18 vs year ago 20 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 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.

4 head Sheep: 80.00 - 150.00, 12 head Goats: 25.00 - 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.48/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$185.48
257 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$388
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.73
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505200.031,010187
Medium and Large 2460158.9273146
Medium and Large 3506123.0162224
One grade step is worth $77.02/cwt here — about $388 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 sale257 hd
185.48
—
NC average7 barns · 861 hd
174.75
+10.73
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—Low1,338116.631,56016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27095.981,21942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54791.331,41310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96575.4472837

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)1,068$1,1872thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2—275192.50/cwt192.50–192.505291
SteersMedium and Large 1—614223.85/cwt222.50–226.001,37418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377210.37/cwt204.00–222.5079313
SteersMedium and Large 3—350147.50/cwt147.50–147.505161
SteersMedium and Large 3—575151.50/cwt140.00–163.008712
SteersMedium and Large 2—560190.18/cwt180.00–200.001,0652
SteersMedium and Large 3—625131.00/cwt131.00–131.008191
SteersMedium and Large 3—445127.50/cwt127.50–127.505671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420206.57/cwt192.50–214.5086828
SteersMedium and Large 1—421246.22/cwt232.50–262.501,03710
SteersMedium and Large 1—488233.68/cwt228.00–242.501,14011
SteersMedium and Large 1—755183.49/cwt168.00–194.001,3855
SteersMedium and Large 1—674182.35/cwt181.00–189.001,2296
SteersMedium and Large 3—460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471172.93/cwt162.50–185.008155
HeifersMedium and Large 1—722143.06/cwt134.00–160.001,0335
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—508211.63/cwt211.00–212.001,07511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—628198.51/cwt198.00–199.001,2472
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—437218.38/cwt217.50–222.5095410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626171.90/cwt160.00–181.001,0765
HeifersMedium and Large 3—350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—950111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—773152.31/cwt144.00–161.001,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—579182.43/cwt175.00–193.001,0569
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327215.13/cwt202.50–222.5070311
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570122.65/cwt120.00–131.006994
HeifersMedium and Large 2—661150.03/cwt140.00–155.009925
SteersMedium and Large 2—769139.76/cwt130.00–150.001,0754
SteersMedium and Large 2—740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2—425203.00/cwt203.00–203.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—585207.38/cwt201.00–211.001,21314
SteersMedium and Large 1—555222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1—230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
SteersMedium and Large 1—370244.26/cwt225.00–262.509042
SteersMedium and Large 1—715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2—335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
SteersMedium and Large 3—520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—532236.30/cwt230.00–248.001,25716
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—399274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,0935
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—745213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5872
SteersMedium and Large 1—858140.03/cwt130.00–150.001,2012
SteersMedium and Large 1—810171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3851
SteersMedium and Large 2—375200.56/cwt190.00–210.007523
SteersMedium and Large 1—940134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1—322238.85/cwt220.00–270.007695
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—422269.21/cwt269.00–270.001,1369
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—466255.97/cwt247.50–258.001,1935
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—660219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1—523202.62/cwt194.00–211.001,0602
BullsMedium and Large 3—360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
BullsMedium and Large 3—515119.00/cwt110.00–128.006132
BullsMedium and Large 3—433154.98/cwt154.00–156.006712
BullsMedium and Large 1—905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 1—327240.28/cwt220.00–262.5078612
BullsMedium and Large 1—571189.48/cwt179.00–199.001,08210
CowsLean 85-90%—81550.41/cwt48.00–53.004112
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24194.91/cwt89.00–100.001,17837
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,482103.88/cwt101.00–108.001,5405
CowsLean 85-90%—82461.75/cwt57.00–67.005098
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03987.71/cwt85.00–91.009118
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00978.68/cwt70.00–83.0079419
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54791.33/cwt83.00–95.001,41310
Bulls——885102.00/cwt102.00–102.009031
Bulls——1,829126.31/cwt123.00–130.002,3104
Bulls——1,200114.44/cwt108.00–120.001,37311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0681,187.06/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 3—563123.52/cwt118.00–130.006955
BullsMedium and Large 3—665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
BullsMedium and Large 3—450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
BullsMedium and Large 3—305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2—559157.10/cwt150.00–174.008789
BullsMedium and Large 3—218153.76/cwt140.00–162.503353
BullsMedium and Large 2—413197.54/cwt180.00–212.508169
BullsMedium and Large 3—260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
BullsMedium and Large 1—828136.95/cwt131.00–143.001,1342
BullsMedium and Large 2—323205.41/cwt190.00–215.006633
BullsMedium and Large 3—623121.34/cwt118.00–126.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2—528159.08/cwt157.50–160.008406
BullsMedium and Large 2—280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
BullsMedium and Large 2—670130.91/cwt120.00–142.508777
BullsMedium and Large 2—619143.18/cwt130.00–160.008866
BullsMedium and Large 1—285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007551
BullsMedium and Large 2—735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515164.85/cwt160.00–170.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478207.58/cwt201.00–215.0099232
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529199.03/cwt180.00–203.001,05330
HeifersMedium and Large 1—664176.65/cwt170.00–182.001,1736
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,082121.11/cwt107.00–129.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571151.26/cwt140.00–162.008647
HeifersMedium and Large 2—243165.03/cwt160.00–170.004013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418180.90/cwt175.00–187.507563
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370173.53/cwt160.00–185.006424
HeifersMedium and Large 2—324157.39/cwt150.00–165.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 3—483115.35/cwt110.00–126.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 3—624117.57/cwt110.00–120.007345
HeifersMedium and Large 3—414131.92/cwt112.50–140.005465
HeifersMedium and Large 3—220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273159.58/cwt150.00–170.004366
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623138.48/cwt130.00–148.008636
BullsMedium and Large 1—733154.70/cwt130.00–164.001,1349
BullsMedium and Large 1—880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—265224.66/cwt210.00–242.505954
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285137.50/cwt137.50–137.503921
HeifersMedium and Large 3—665115.50/cwt111.00–120.007682
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515129.81/cwt120.00–140.006692
BullsMedium and Large 1—520206.86/cwt202.00–225.001,07615
BullsMedium and Large 1—678163.27/cwt160.00–166.001,1074
BullsMedium and Large 1—366246.97/cwt230.00–262.509048
BullsMedium and Large 2—472188.95/cwt170.00–204.008927
BullsMedium and Large 1—465219.48/cwt207.50–234.001,02111
BullsMedium and Large 1—418236.27/cwt217.50–260.0098815
BullsMedium and Large 1—620190.15/cwt178.00–198.001,1796

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.