Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
80 vs last sale 227 337 vs year ago 484 · 69.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
32 vs last sale 97 41 vs year ago 170 · 24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
3 vs last sale 3 8 vs year ago 14 · 57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady . Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings due to weather. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 25.00 - 190.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 100.00- 125.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.82/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$183.82
48 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$592
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
31.11
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551203.731,12232
Medium and Large 2613158.5397111thin
Medium and Large 3473112.005305thin
One grade step is worth $91.73/cwt here — about $592 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 sale48 hd
183.82
NC average8 barns · 357 hd
214.93
−31.11
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
BullsHigh1,652119.761,97816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28399.261,27450
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57593.811,4789thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03781.1084146

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,470$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,271$1,3144thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1511185.56/cwt180.00–190.009484
HeifersMedium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
SteersMedium and Large 3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1570190.65/cwt180.00–200.001,0873
SteersMedium and Large 1915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1703170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 1265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
SteersMedium and Large 1510192.25/cwt180.00–205.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1273194.77/cwt190.00–200.005322
SteersMedium and Large 1970138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
SteersMedium and Large 3468110.00/cwt110.00–110.005152
SteersMedium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1870181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2622178.90/cwt170.00–187.001,1133
SteersMedium and Large 1330242.00/cwt242.00–242.007991
SteersMedium and Large 1477222.31/cwt207.00–232.001,0607
SteersMedium and Large 1358222.33/cwt215.00–230.007963
SteersMedium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
SteersMedium and Large 2680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
SteersMedium and Large 2485187.00/cwt187.00–187.009071
SteersMedium and Large 1617222.98/cwt220.00–224.001,3764
SteersMedium and Large 1660186.48/cwt170.00–197.001,2313
SteersMedium and Large 1425213.34/cwt200.00–227.009072
SteersMedium and Large 2515175.05/cwt170.00–180.009022
SteersMedium and Large 2720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 2470172.00/cwt172.00–172.008081
BullsMedium and Large 1420212.36/cwt210.00–217.008923
BullsMedium and Large 1245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
BullsMedium and Large 3545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
BullsMedium and Large 3490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
BullsMedium and Large 3355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
HeifersMedium and Large 1630176.06/cwt170.00–180.001,1094
SteersMedium and Large 3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
SteersMedium and Large 1773185.64/cwt170.00–202.001,4352
HeifersMedium and Large 1565178.00/cwt172.00–188.001,0066
HeifersMedium and Large 2557145.56/cwt137.00–150.008113
HeifersMedium and Large 3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 1379188.35/cwt182.00–192.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
BullsMedium and Large 2575160.09/cwt150.00–170.009212
BullsMedium and Large 2528160.33/cwt150.00–170.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1668174.04/cwt170.00–182.001,1633
HeifersMedium and Large 1418190.31/cwt180.00–197.007958
HeifersMedium and Large 1768155.77/cwt142.00–170.001,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1473184.25/cwt180.00–187.008725
BullsMedium and Large 1475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009121
BullsMedium and Large 1270215.74/cwt205.00–225.005822
BullsMedium and Large 1330199.75/cwt190.00–210.006593
BullsMedium and Large 1574176.88/cwt167.00–190.001,0154
BullsMedium and Large 1520203.62/cwt192.00–212.001,0593
BullsMedium and Large 2630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2711,314.21/head1,125.00–1,625.001,3144
Bulls1,793129.95/cwt128.00–134.002,3305
Bulls1,139108.24/cwt103.00–111.001,2334
Bulls1,844119.06/cwt115.00–124.002,1957
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24096.44/cwt91.00–103.001,19637
CowsLean 85-90%88369.02/cwt63.00–75.006098
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58392.66/cwt90.00–96.001,4678
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,406107.30/cwt104.00–118.001,50913
CowsLean 85-90%1,08586.14/cwt78.00–89.0093526
CowsLean 85-90%1,17891.50/cwt90.00–94.001,0788
CowsLean 85-90%75551.65/cwt48.00–59.003904

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.