Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 14
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 447▲ 479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 120▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady, with High dressing cows up to 109.00. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $137.55/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$137.55
69 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560139.4678133
Medium and Large 2-3449135.7961036
One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $171 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 sale69 hd
137.55
—
NC average7 barns · 778 hd
134.88
+2.67
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—High1,723108.771,8748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17386.261,01227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33381.291,08413
CowsLean 85-90%Low97872.0370413

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)859$6857
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$6112thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)703$4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,269$1,6923thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315191.57/cwt190.00–193.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333159.07/cwt156.00–162.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375185.59/cwt180.00–193.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378174.96/cwt170.00–180.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424173.92/cwt168.00–179.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428154.96/cwt150.00–158.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462145.33/cwt140.00–154.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473169.62/cwt166.00–173.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516145.06/cwt142.00–151.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520159.99/cwt156.00–164.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583157.47/cwt155.00–160.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618144.61/cwt141.00–148.008943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635156.94/cwt153.00–161.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675128.67/cwt121.00–136.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714146.80/cwt144.00–150.001,0485
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278144.68/cwt142.00–150.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331149.28/cwt144.00–154.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.38/cwt148.00–157.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380142.25/cwt140.00–146.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418137.88/cwt130.00–145.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.97/cwt143.00–152.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480144.79/cwt140.00–147.006955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481136.25/cwt130.00–143.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.52/cwt140.00–148.007525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525123.64/cwt119.00–135.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567125.74/cwt120.00–130.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.52/cwt136.00–141.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613120.49/cwt120.00–121.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.40/cwt131.00–138.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.65/cwt126.00–135.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708116.06/cwt110.00–122.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728130.04/cwt125.00–131.009476
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273165.05/cwt160.00–170.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285182.45/cwt181.00–184.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323180.29/cwt175.00–186.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378172.24/cwt167.00–177.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380159.43/cwt153.00–163.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418161.86/cwt155.00–169.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426146.25/cwt138.00–154.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473148.70/cwt139.00–153.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477158.24/cwt155.00–164.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512148.32/cwt145.00–153.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525141.16/cwt134.00–145.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566141.86/cwt138.00–149.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581132.08/cwt127.00–136.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618123.08/cwt117.00–130.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628136.48/cwt135.00–138.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678119.98/cwt112.00–128.008134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3708120.49/cwt120.00–121.008532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601106.55/cwt104.00–108.001,7064
Bulls——1,605102.52/cwt100.00–106.001,6452
Bulls——2,085119.45/cwt116.00–123.002,4912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91865.33/cwt60.00–71.006005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01576.22/cwt71.00–81.007748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04375.30/cwt69.00–81.007857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18686.88/cwt81.00–96.001,03014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29597.62/cwt94.00–100.001,2646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33075.05/cwt71.00–80.009983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33483.16/cwt78.00–89.001,10910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3703400.27/head325.00–475.004002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3792485.00/head350.00–600.004853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910835.30/head750.00–1,050.008354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915610.59/head425.00–750.006112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,887.66/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8882

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.