Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 14
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 514▲ 31 vs year ago 373 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 118▼ 71 vs year ago 146 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Goats: 70.00 - 90.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 60.00- 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.52/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$211.52
175 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$501
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.29
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531224.561,193135
Medium and Large 2496176.4087429
Medium and Large 3481143.9969311thin
One grade step is worth $80.57/cwt here — about $501 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 sale175 hd
211.52
—
NC average8 barns · 923 hd
208.23
+3.29
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—Average1,630132.922,1673thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575110.421,7392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187108.451,28742
CowsLean 85-90%Average88287.2877022

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)1,147$1,3293thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,26811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$7583thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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—370175.27/cwt170.00–180.006482
BullsMedium and Large 3—430167.53/cwt165.00–170.007202
BullsMedium and Large 3—475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313179.95/cwt175.00–190.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820157.54/cwt140.00–166.001,2923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617223.81/cwt200.00–231.501,38112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424239.87/cwt226.00–255.001,01727
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—950127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—733163.93/cwt155.00–172.001,2023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582240.60/cwt225.00–245.001,40015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275219.67/cwt200.00–235.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470222.79/cwt205.00–245.001,04715
BullsMedium and Large 2—605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330226.82/cwt215.00–240.007496
HeifersMedium and Large 1—210221.75/cwt220.00–225.004663
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,020147.52/cwt145.00–150.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 2—450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1—815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
BullsMedium and Large 1—379310.78/cwt300.00–317.001,1785
BullsMedium and Large 1—282324.88/cwt315.00–335.009163
HeifersMedium and Large 3—571147.81/cwt140.00–155.008445
HeifersMedium and Large 2—503191.56/cwt175.00–200.009643
BullsMedium and Large 1—421304.59/cwt275.00–325.001,2829
BullsMedium and Large 1—895137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1—575247.82/cwt232.00–260.001,4254
BullsMedium and Large 2—315232.70/cwt220.00–245.007332
BullsMedium and Large 2—355237.32/cwt225.00–250.008422
BullsMedium and Large 1—527288.74/cwt277.00–302.001,5226
BullsMedium and Large 1—623222.00/cwt200.00–237.001,3833
BullsMedium and Large 1—235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
BullsMedium and Large 1—780187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4591
BullsMedium and Large 1—475305.55/cwt295.00–315.001,4516
BullsMedium and Large 2—521229.82/cwt207.00–247.001,1978
BullsMedium and Large 1—338300.56/cwt275.00–325.001,0162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—900937.50/head675.00–1,125.009382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1471,329.25/head875.00–1,550.001,3293
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0771,268.00/head625.00–1,625.001,26811
Bred CowsMedium 2—690400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls——1,090126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3731
CowsLean 85-90%—89290.77/cwt84.00–96.0081011
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,282114.02/cwt111.00–118.001,46215
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,575110.42/cwt110.00–111.001,7392
CowsLean 85-90%—92397.58/cwt97.00–98.009015
Bulls——1,900136.38/cwt135.00–138.002,5912
CowsLean 85-90%—83856.27/cwt50.00–64.004722
CowsLean 85-90%—82680.33/cwt78.00–83.006644
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,134105.36/cwt98.00–110.001,19527
BullsMedium and Large 2—417206.48/cwt200.00–220.008613
BullsMedium and Large 3—510170.20/cwt160.00–180.008682
BullsMedium and Large 1—700212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1—990187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8511
SteersMedium and Large 1—845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
SteersMedium and Large 2—420245.12/cwt240.00–250.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,050186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 2—453200.00/cwt200.00–200.009062
SteersMedium and Large 2—880145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 2—790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
SteersMedium and Large 2—255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1—895187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1—765232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1—573267.12/cwt242.00–287.001,53121
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,005150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 2—510241.15/cwt230.00–244.001,2305
SteersMedium and Large 2—230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
SteersMedium and Large 1—425311.66/cwt272.00–335.001,32521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
SteersMedium and Large 1—619241.75/cwt220.00–260.001,4964
SteersMedium and Large 1—468308.31/cwt292.00–320.001,4436
SteersMedium and Large 1—913197.62/cwt194.00–202.001,8043
SteersMedium and Large 1—742234.53/cwt205.00–239.501,74010
SteersMedium and Large 2—725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
SteersMedium and Large 1—675247.08/cwt245.00–249.001,66815
SteersMedium and Large 1—315309.68/cwt290.00–330.009752
SteersMedium and Large 1—365316.16/cwt300.00–335.001,1544
SteersMedium and Large 1—515288.28/cwt255.00–300.001,48511
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628170.83/cwt165.00–177.001,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440174.94/cwt170.00–180.007702
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469192.28/cwt180.00–202.009025
SteersMedium and Large 3—310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
SteersMedium and Large 3—395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
SteersMedium and Large 3—565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578187.42/cwt170.00–200.001,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526235.12/cwt212.00–254.001,23717
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335127.72/cwt120.00–135.004282
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668225.85/cwt212.00–228.501,50918
HeifersMedium and Large 3—467146.46/cwt130.00–160.006843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363178.14/cwt170.00–195.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—810117.00/cwt117.00–117.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365230.24/cwt215.00–245.008407
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675150.52/cwt140.00–165.001,0164
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001

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.