Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-17

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
78 vs last sale 147 95 vs year ago 130 · +73.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
25 vs last sale 129 202 vs year ago 306 · 66.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
0 vs last sale 6 14 vs year ago 20 · 70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 30.00 - 195.00, 2 head Baby Calves: 10.00- 60.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.36/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$185.36
80 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.89
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481197.3895055
Medium and Large 2426173.5774017thin
Medium and Large 3494127.786328thin
One grade step is worth $69.60/cwt here — about $318 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 sale80 hd
185.36
NC average7 barns · 605 hd
178.47
+6.89
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
BullsAverage1,644118.261,94414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292105.741,36650
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,587100.931,60210
CowsLean 85-90%High91377.6670936

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,3183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
BullsMedium and Large 3220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
HeifersMedium and Large 3568122.56/cwt110.00–135.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1955114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1380203.72/cwt190.00–215.0077414
HeifersMedium and Large 3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 2371179.38/cwt165.00–187.006655
SteersMedium and Large 1340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
SteersMedium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 1582178.89/cwt170.00–187.001,0419
HeifersMedium and Large 1518197.42/cwt192.00–204.001,0234
HeifersMedium and Large 1603210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2663
SteersMedium and Large 1920148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3621
SteersMedium and Large 1670207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
HeifersMedium and Large 2460186.01/cwt185.00–187.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 2335160.15/cwt150.00–170.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 2605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1425240.71/cwt220.00–260.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
SteersMedium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 2430174.44/cwt160.00–185.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 1720184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 3533128.38/cwt120.00–135.006843
SteersMedium and Large 2465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008461
SteersMedium and Large 2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1375243.93/cwt225.00–255.009155
SteersMedium and Large 1471239.87/cwt220.00–260.001,1304
SteersMedium and Large 1625237.03/cwt235.00–238.001,4813
SteersMedium and Large 1530241.00/cwt222.00–260.001,2772
BullsMedium and Large 1613217.33/cwt205.00–232.001,3323
BullsMedium and Large 2429201.75/cwt190.00–212.008667
BullsMedium and Large 2563193.09/cwt187.00–200.001,0873
BullsMedium and Large 3475134.95/cwt130.00–140.006413
BullsMedium and Large 3535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
BullsMedium and Large 3577143.00/cwt132.00–152.008253
CowsLean 85-90%1,10094.01/cwt92.00–96.001,0344
CowsLean 85-90%97384.28/cwt79.00–90.0082015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,464112.26/cwt110.00–122.001,64311
CowsLean 85-90%77956.68/cwt52.00–60.004425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243103.90/cwt96.00–109.001,29139
CowsLean 85-90%83272.69/cwt70.00–76.0060512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,587100.93/cwt95.00–105.001,60210
Bulls1,622114.12/cwt108.00–124.001,8518
Bulls1,015105.46/cwt105.00–106.001,0702
Bulls2,001132.93/cwt127.00–138.002,6604
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,317.63/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3183
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2755850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1678172.20/cwt165.00–180.001,1684
BullsMedium and Large 1270244.70/cwt235.00–260.006614
BullsMedium and Large 1473245.33/cwt232.00–260.001,1602
BullsMedium and Large 1720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 2465200.48/cwt185.00–215.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1527246.63/cwt230.00–260.001,3005
BullsMedium and Large 1780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1427248.55/cwt230.00–270.001,0616
BullsMedium and Large 1343237.00/cwt237.00–237.008132
BullsMedium and Large 1368243.67/cwt227.00–255.008973
BullsMedium and Large 1563246.28/cwt232.00–250.001,3879
BullsMedium and Large 2685147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0071
BullsMedium and Large 1800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 2525163.66/cwt155.00–172.008592
HeifersMedium and Large 3490137.00/cwt137.00–137.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
BullsMedium and Large 2535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1473204.73/cwt201.00–212.009688
HeifersMedium and Large 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1423206.32/cwt200.00–215.0087310
HeifersMedium and Large 1323210.04/cwt205.00–215.006782
BullsMedium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221

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.