Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-01-31

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 31
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 305▲ 97 vs year ago 236 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 87▼ 38 vs year ago 138 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 20.00 - 165.00 , 3 Head Sheep: 50.00- 155.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.89/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$204.89
117 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.06
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469228.231,07173
Medium and Large 2470172.8181232
Medium and Large 3417148.4661912thin
One grade step is worth $79.78/cwt here — about $452 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 sale117 hd
204.89
—
NC average7 barns · 545 hd
198.83
+6.06
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—Average1,580132.442,09313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182109.861,29848
CowsLean 85-90%High96184.7281426

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)1,090$1,5163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,28413

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3—620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
BullsMedium and Large 3—538170.00/cwt170.00–170.009152
BullsMedium and Large 2—415206.60/cwt190.00–222.008574
HeifersMedium and Large 3—376156.15/cwt150.00–170.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371251.19/cwt237.00–260.0093211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—531214.37/cwt200.00–223.001,13813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—783128.76/cwt112.00–145.001,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480142.00/cwt142.00–142.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665163.10/cwt152.00–175.001,0853
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,0412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555218.28/cwt210.00–221.001,2114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466205.48/cwt200.00–210.009588
HeifersMedium and Large 1—263234.57/cwt220.00–250.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 1—795185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—337252.75/cwt227.00–265.0085210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—268149.91/cwt140.00–160.004022
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
BullsMedium and Large 3—553157.56/cwt145.00–170.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433242.31/cwt222.00–250.001,04914
BullsMedium and Large 2—385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
BullsMedium and Large 2—569204.23/cwt180.00–220.001,1624
BullsMedium and Large 1—534253.58/cwt232.00–275.001,3544
BullsMedium and Large 3—322168.91/cwt150.00–185.005443
BullsMedium and Large 3—450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
BullsMedium and Large 2—668166.56/cwt150.00–185.001,1133
BullsMedium and Large 2—240192.50/cwt185.00–200.004622
BullsMedium and Large 2—317213.47/cwt200.00–220.006773
BullsMedium and Large 1—850162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3771
BullsMedium and Large 2—493224.82/cwt200.00–232.001,10810
BullsMedium and Large 2—730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
BullsMedium and Large 3—425157.11/cwt140.00–170.006685
BullsMedium and Large 2—527208.41/cwt185.00–225.001,0987
BullsMedium and Large 1—728187.21/cwt175.00–197.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 1—810173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4011
BullsMedium and Large 1—420272.60/cwt252.00–280.001,1455
BullsMedium and Large 1—765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3012
BullsMedium and Large 2—630181.02/cwt180.00–182.001,1402
BullsMedium and Large 1—325250.50/cwt240.00–285.0081410
BullsMedium and Large 1—558256.04/cwt237.00–272.001,4293
BullsMedium and Large 1—265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1—633225.93/cwt220.00–232.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 1—676206.93/cwt192.00–220.001,3998
BullsMedium and Large 2—288204.91/cwt195.00–215.005902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0431,264.43/head975.00–1,550.001,2645
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—960814.84/head775.00–850.008152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0301,304.18/head1,025.00–1,725.001,3045
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0901,515.98/head1,225.00–1,750.001,5163
Bulls——1,344122.73/cwt117.00–124.001,6494
Bulls——1,685136.75/cwt130.00–142.002,3049
CowsLean 85-90%—1,092100.00/cwt98.00–102.001,0923
CowsLean 85-90%—98475.70/cwt72.00–82.007458
CowsLean 85-90%—66058.75/cwt52.00–65.003882
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250117.35/cwt116.00–119.001,4675
CowsLean 85-90%—96290.73/cwt84.00–97.0087313
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,174108.99/cwt102.00–115.001,28043
SteersMedium and Large 2—480174.90/cwt165.00–180.008403
BullsMedium and Large 1—373267.81/cwt240.00–295.009993
BullsMedium and Large 1—477282.78/cwt262.00–290.001,34918
BullsMedium and Large 3—285157.28/cwt145.00–170.004482
SteersMedium and Large 2—735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2—385182.00/cwt182.00–182.007011
SteersMedium and Large 1—343310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0634
SteersMedium and Large 2—635177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1241
SteersMedium and Large 1—665237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5761
SteersMedium and Large 2—773152.36/cwt140.00–162.001,1783
SteersMedium and Large 2—535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 2—270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1—476295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,40411
SteersMedium and Large 1—622239.93/cwt215.00–246.001,4929
HeifersMedium and Large 3—590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 1—763211.57/cwt195.00–225.001,6143
SteersMedium and Large 1—220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
SteersMedium and Large 1—803187.39/cwt170.00–200.001,5053
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5189
SteersMedium and Large 1—707221.64/cwt217.00–226.001,5673
HeifersMedium and Large 1—612208.33/cwt187.00–218.001,2757
SteersMedium and Large 1—538268.55/cwt257.00–280.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1—275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1—588237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3943
HeifersMedium and Large 2—514176.00/cwt162.00–192.009054
HeifersMedium and Large 2—208167.32/cwt160.00–175.003484
HeifersMedium and Large 2—612169.62/cwt162.00–182.001,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—488170.05/cwt160.00–180.008302
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360205.89/cwt202.00–210.007412
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623145.02/cwt140.00–150.009032
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278187.88/cwt170.00–205.005224
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434177.61/cwt170.00–200.007714
HeifersMedium and Large 1—925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111

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.