Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 20
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 263 vs last sale 490▼ 333 vs year ago 560 · −59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 155▼ 72 vs year ago 169 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 48 vs year ago 51 · −94.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: There will be no sales on 12/27/23 and 1/3/24 in observance of the Christmas and New Years holidays.

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

7 head Goats: 50.00 - 105.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.90/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$179.90
96 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.12
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484193.3493569
Medium and Large 2471151.1371121
Medium and Large 3494126.026226thin
One grade step is worth $67.32/cwt here — about $314 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 sale96 hd
179.90
—
NC average8 barns · 616 hd
173.78
+6.12
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—High1,444114.121,64711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25299.251,24329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56391.701,43313
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05480.8685338

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)1,125$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,2882thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475194.51/cwt180.00–203.009247
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415202.65/cwt185.00–215.0084118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—291212.00/cwt212.00–212.006177
HeifersMedium and Large 3—363134.86/cwt131.00–139.004902
HeifersMedium and Large 2—815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008391
SteersMedium and Large 3—220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820118.00/cwt118.00–118.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365161.51/cwt156.00–167.505902
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1—336253.00/cwt253.00–253.008504
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475111.00/cwt111.00–111.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230159.13/cwt150.00–167.503662
SteersMedium and Large 3—535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
SteersMedium and Large 3—310155.00/cwt155.00–155.004811
SteersMedium and Large 3—465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415161.14/cwt150.00–170.006693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323151.75/cwt140.00–160.004903
SteersMedium and Large 1—500220.00/cwt209.00–231.001,1002
SteersMedium and Large 1—353252.61/cwt237.50–267.508922
SteersMedium and Large 2—970112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1—435220.96/cwt207.00–242.509613
SteersMedium and Large 3—443135.58/cwt121.00–150.006012
SteersMedium and Large 3—560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
SteersMedium and Large 2—540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
SteersMedium and Large 2—770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
SteersMedium and Large 3—380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,020140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4281
SteersMedium and Large 2—275172.50/cwt172.50–172.504741
SteersMedium and Large 2—460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
SteersMedium and Large 2—590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
SteersMedium and Large 2—655137.55/cwt131.00–144.009012
SteersMedium and Large 2—740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
SteersMedium and Large 2—845123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0391
BullsMedium and Large 2—305185.60/cwt172.50–200.005664
BullsMedium and Large 1—935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 1—865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 3—538144.08/cwt138.00–150.007752
BullsMedium and Large 3—408166.32/cwt162.50–170.006792
BullsMedium and Large 3—620117.67/cwt114.00–121.007303
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03689.63/cwt87.00–92.009296
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09781.76/cwt74.00–86.0089727
CowsLean 85-90%—71856.23/cwt51.00–61.004042
CowsLean 85-90%—93371.63/cwt70.00–73.006683
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56391.70/cwt84.00–97.001,43313
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,356104.67/cwt101.00–109.001,41911
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18995.94/cwt90.00–100.001,14118
Bulls——1,805127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,2921
Bulls——1,466115.77/cwt110.00–120.001,6978
Bulls——1,173101.09/cwt100.00–102.001,1862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1—658188.01/cwt185.00–191.001,2372
BullsMedium and Large 1—308225.24/cwt215.00–235.006942
BullsMedium and Large 2—525184.43/cwt170.00–199.009684
BullsMedium and Large 2—275177.50/cwt177.50–177.504881
BullsMedium and Large 1—800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
BullsMedium and Large 1—750168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2—423190.54/cwt180.00–200.008063
BullsMedium and Large 2—685149.50/cwt139.00–160.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 1—609203.98/cwt200.00–210.001,2424
BullsMedium and Large 3—480134.90/cwt130.00–140.006482
BullsMedium and Large 1—520215.26/cwt211.00–226.001,1196
BullsMedium and Large 3—258149.95/cwt145.00–155.003872
BullsMedium and Large 2—755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
BullsMedium and Large 1—462234.75/cwt217.50–249.001,0856
BullsMedium and Large 1—370241.24/cwt225.00–257.508936
BullsMedium and Large 2—600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1—435236.73/cwt230.00–246.001,0303
BullsMedium and Large 1—568209.09/cwt205.00–212.001,1888
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376198.63/cwt180.00–207.507478
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610194.98/cwt193.00–196.001,1895
HeifersMedium and Large 1—733140.51/cwt140.00–141.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518195.83/cwt177.00–203.501,01411
BullsMedium and Large 3—220157.50/cwt157.50–157.503471
BullsMedium and Large 2—493180.55/cwt171.00–190.008902
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575146.58/cwt139.00–156.008433
HeifersMedium and Large 1—577189.54/cwt180.00–193.001,0946
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975109.03/cwt104.00–114.001,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575122.70/cwt115.00–130.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618150.04/cwt140.00–160.009272

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.