Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 24
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
80 vs last sale 225 71 vs year ago 234 · +30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
17 vs last sale 104 14 vs year ago 101 · 13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
1 vs last sale 6 17 vs year ago 24 · 70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 110.00 - 150.00 , 1 head Baby Calves: 90.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.14/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$188.14
136 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523207.381,08580
Medium and Large 2495164.9081645
Medium and Large 3424143.3360811thin
One grade step is worth $64.05/cwt here — about $477 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 sale136 hd
188.14
NC average8 barns · 664 hd
189.10
−0.96
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
BullsAverage1,395122.941,71514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,300108.511,41132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51797.981,4868thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98085.6683923

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)910$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)899$1,4605

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1719180.83/cwt172.00–188.001,3004
HeifersMedium and Large 2529172.66/cwt155.00–185.009138
HeifersMedium and Large 2438183.05/cwt180.00–190.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 2565158.99/cwt150.00–172.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
HeifersMedium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2671144.83/cwt135.00–155.009727
HeifersMedium and Large 1960126.98/cwt124.00–130.001,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 1925166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5361
HeifersMedium and Large 3385153.46/cwt152.00–155.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 1428223.61/cwt210.00–240.0095710
HeifersMedium and Large 2231167.38/cwt160.00–175.003874
HeifersMedium and Large 2723137.94/cwt130.00–145.009974
HeifersMedium and Large 1565184.61/cwt177.00–197.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1275217.64/cwt215.00–220.005992
SteersMedium and Large 3350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 3443135.04/cwt125.00–140.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 2458186.67/cwt185.00–190.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 3468133.20/cwt130.00–140.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 11,020144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 2325195.56/cwt187.00–207.006363
SteersMedium and Large 1628219.72/cwt210.00–227.001,3803
BullsMedium and Large 3559156.65/cwt140.00–170.008764
BullsMedium and Large 3275164.07/cwt155.00–170.004513
BullsMedium and Large 3240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
BullsMedium and Large 2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 3368178.10/cwt170.00–187.006552
BullsMedium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
SteersMedium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
SteersMedium and Large 1995175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7411
SteersMedium and Large 3583137.27/cwt120.00–155.008002
SteersMedium and Large 2505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
SteersMedium and Large 1373280.60/cwt270.00–290.001,0472
SteersMedium and Large 1426261.86/cwt245.00–280.001,1164
SteersMedium and Large 1328267.40/cwt255.00–280.008772
SteersMedium and Large 2280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2460200.00/cwt190.00–210.009202
SteersMedium and Large 3463172.70/cwt165.00–180.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1268232.85/cwt225.00–240.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 2268157.95/cwt150.00–170.004233
SteersMedium and Large 1730207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5111
SteersMedium and Large 1805142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1431
SteersMedium and Large 1550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 11,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7171
SteersMedium and Large 1668218.92/cwt200.00–230.001,4623
HeifersMedium and Large 2379181.14/cwt170.00–190.006874
SteersMedium and Large 1785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 1467243.93/cwt232.00–260.001,1393
SteersMedium and Large 1522238.31/cwt235.00–240.001,2443
CowsLean 85-90%62552.00/cwt52.00–52.003251
CowsLean 85-90%1,16696.73/cwt96.00–98.001,1284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51797.98/cwt89.00–104.001,4868
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336113.88/cwt111.00–117.001,52113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276104.84/cwt100.00–110.001,33819
CowsLean 85-90%97588.38/cwt83.00–94.0086213
CowsLean 85-90%91476.47/cwt75.00–80.006995
Bulls1,240119.70/cwt113.00–126.001,48410
Bulls1,783131.04/cwt127.00–134.002,3364
BullsMedium and Large 1571223.46/cwt210.00–240.001,2767
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2825725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28851,356.53/head1,100.00–1,625.001,3574
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
BullsMedium and Large 1664197.00/cwt185.00–205.001,3087
BullsMedium and Large 1628211.81/cwt202.00–222.001,3308
BullsMedium and Large 1515222.00/cwt219.00–225.001,1432
BullsMedium and Large 1920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1419237.63/cwt225.00–252.009966
BullsMedium and Large 1245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
BullsMedium and Large 2340212.00/cwt212.00–212.007211
BullsMedium and Large 1785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 2665177.56/cwt175.00–180.001,1812
BullsMedium and Large 1320268.75/cwt255.00–280.008604
BullsMedium and Large 1370263.13/cwt240.00–285.0097410
HeifersMedium and Large 1379223.62/cwt210.00–230.008487
HeifersMedium and Large 1215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added563212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1945
HeifersMedium and Large 1326242.59/cwt235.00–255.007914
HeifersMedium and Large 1463215.50/cwt202.00–222.0099811
HeifersMedium and Large 1518212.03/cwt192.00–225.001,09818
HeifersMedium and Large 1615194.69/cwt185.00–200.001,1975
HeifersMedium and Large 1669183.30/cwt167.00–197.001,2265
BullsMedium and Large 2275207.64/cwt200.00–215.005712
BullsMedium and Large 2478191.14/cwt182.00–200.009142
BullsMedium and Large 3525155.00/cwt140.00–170.008144
HeifersMedium and Large 3320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2230172.66/cwt170.00–175.003972
BullsMedium and Large 1282240.82/cwt225.00–250.006793
BullsMedium and Large 2576189.85/cwt180.00–200.001,0944
BullsMedium and Large 2630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 2518185.59/cwt177.00–200.009613
BullsMedium and Large 3445155.00/cwt145.00–165.006902
BullsMedium and Large 2435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1472233.06/cwt222.00–240.001,1009
BullsMedium and Large 3325157.11/cwt145.00–167.005113
BullsMedium and Large 1728185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3477
BullsMedium and Large 2368212.60/cwt205.00–225.007824
BullsMedium and Large 3645167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0771

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.