Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 31
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 555▲ 71 vs year ago 352 · +20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 178▲ 72 vs year ago 87 · +82.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.74/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$141.74
99 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.76
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571144.4982461
Medium and Large 2-3443137.3360938
One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about $216 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 sale99 hd
141.74
—
NC average8 barns · 849 hd
135.98
+5.76
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—High1,635102.371,6747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22582.851,01533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40782.241,1579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99564.4664114

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)1,080$84110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$9632thin

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373169.49/cwt169.00–170.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418181.43/cwt178.00–184.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420161.00/cwt158.00–165.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480171.71/cwt164.00–178.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483152.73/cwt144.00–159.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531176.55/cwt176.00–177.0093711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584166.36/cwt160.00–170.0097215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633133.92/cwt130.00–138.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641164.52/cwt161.00–165.001,0558
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3229136.97/cwt130.00–141.003144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255141.96/cwt140.00–144.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325143.63/cwt136.00–148.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373141.78/cwt131.00–149.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386157.82/cwt153.00–163.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416151.81/cwt146.00–158.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419158.56/cwt155.00–163.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467134.55/cwt127.00–145.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.07/cwt149.50–162.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516134.75/cwt128.00–141.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534146.24/cwt141.00–150.007818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579133.05/cwt125.00–138.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585139.02/cwt136.00–143.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618119.66/cwt118.00–121.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.03/cwt130.00–138.008385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656136.51/cwt130.00–138.008968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673125.98/cwt124.00–128.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716135.66/cwt133.00–139.009718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768136.60/cwt128.00–139.501,0494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230153.49/cwt151.00–158.003533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330164.92/cwt160.00–170.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369178.05/cwt173.00–186.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384167.18/cwt160.00–173.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420171.03/cwt165.00–178.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430164.00/cwt164.00–164.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459168.42/cwt161.00–174.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482148.26/cwt144.00–155.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505145.50/cwt145.00–146.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528141.03/cwt135.00–145.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555142.32/cwt140.00–146.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578132.06/cwt128.00–138.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605150.56/cwt143.00–158.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628132.79/cwt127.00–139.008346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679126.50/cwt120.00–132.008594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601104.12/cwt101.00–106.001,6674
Bulls——1,60393.07/cwt92.00–94.001,4922
Bulls——1,835114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,0921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93552.99/cwt47.00–59.004956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04073.06/cwt69.00–79.007608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17675.98/cwt65.00–81.0089412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23686.23/cwt82.00–92.001,06619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31177.53/cwt74.00–80.001,0164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40892.02/cwt91.00–93.001,2962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48486.00/cwt82.00–88.001,2765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,008695.37/head500.00–800.006956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,058.46/head925.00–1,155.001,0584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,210775.00/head775.00–775.007751

This sale against other markets

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.