Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 7
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 423▲ 114 vs year ago 333 · +34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 159▲ 20 vs year ago 100 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 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 $149.04/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$149.04
90 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.47
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513151.8378059
Medium and Large 2-3449143.7264631
One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $134 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 sale90 hd
149.04
—
NC average7 barns · 560 hd
138.57
+10.47
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—Average1,581107.681,7028thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19785.171,02029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43683.421,1988thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96368.8866313

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)883$7692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$4501thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3357171.36/cwt166.00–176.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389185.81/cwt181.00–190.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426170.87/cwt160.00–174.007287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435181.22/cwt173.00–187.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462154.76/cwt146.00–160.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479174.73/cwt171.00–180.0083717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528167.56/cwt160.00–173.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528149.21/cwt142.00–157.007889
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572151.78/cwt147.00–156.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608132.98/cwt128.00–138.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627158.39/cwt156.00–160.009938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664154.41/cwt150.00–161.001,02512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331146.42/cwt140.00–155.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373154.24/cwt149.00–159.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381160.10/cwt160.00–161.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419138.57/cwt130.00–144.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420161.93/cwt156.00–166.0068010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455161.39/cwt157.00–164.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479145.42/cwt140.00–149.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519150.69/cwt145.00–156.0078212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529138.09/cwt132.00–145.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567135.65/cwt132.00–139.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579147.12/cwt144.00–150.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3603128.49/cwt127.00–130.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621141.33/cwt135.00–144.008788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670136.34/cwt136.00–137.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723135.34/cwt135.00–136.009793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3281166.04/cwt161.00–170.004674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318167.62/cwt161.00–170.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370180.35/cwt179.00–181.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378166.15/cwt157.00–172.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423172.40/cwt168.00–175.0072912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426153.12/cwt148.00–161.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463164.50/cwt148.00–176.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470154.19/cwt148.00–161.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517152.40/cwt147.00–158.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517137.20/cwt130.00–141.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559146.23/cwt140.00–150.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580138.19/cwt133.00–143.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663134.48/cwt132.00–136.008924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680131.01/cwt130.00–132.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713130.49/cwt130.00–131.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3718123.06/cwt119.00–128.008843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,554110.18/cwt105.00–115.001,7125
Bulls——1,60597.27/cwt91.00–102.001,5612
Bulls——1,665116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88858.30/cwt49.00–63.005186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02777.95/cwt72.00–81.008017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05670.70/cwt61.00–75.007475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21586.68/cwt81.00–93.001,05320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28595.71/cwt94.00–99.001,2304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40385.07/cwt80.00–89.001,1946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53578.47/cwt77.00–80.001,2052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3825450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883769.48/head725.00–825.007692

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.