Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 21
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 479▲ 4 vs year ago 442 · +0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 191▲ 26 vs year ago 110 · +23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 12 vs year ago 25 · −48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. 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 $138.86/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$138.86
97 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.74
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532144.5576944
Medium and Large 2-3518134.1569453
One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $74 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 sale97 hd
138.86
—
NC average8 barns · 907 hd
131.12
+7.74
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—High1,632105.001,7137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23383.551,03024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51981.821,2438thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93867.5763418

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)1,030$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$9372thin

Every lot

56 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 2-3427144.34/cwt139.00–155.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430173.02/cwt170.00–178.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458173.43/cwt168.00–178.007945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475149.66/cwt142.00–158.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510163.15/cwt156.00–168.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510152.60/cwt149.00–159.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573144.15/cwt140.00–151.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581156.92/cwt154.00–164.009127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633159.04/cwt154.00–161.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680152.96/cwt151.00–155.001,0402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273148.86/cwt144.00–154.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329142.00/cwt135.00–147.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333155.98/cwt154.00–157.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.97/cwt130.00–146.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383155.41/cwt154.00–157.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421153.25/cwt151.00–159.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421139.52/cwt130.00–147.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474145.67/cwt141.00–148.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482137.03/cwt132.00–140.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526141.83/cwt139.00–146.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531134.71/cwt130.00–139.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563141.01/cwt138.00–144.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564131.58/cwt125.00–136.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619129.85/cwt124.00–133.008047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.02/cwt135.00–139.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667135.99/cwt132.00–141.009073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668123.18/cwt119.00–130.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728131.00/cwt130.00–132.009542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730136.78/cwt131.00–140.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763133.33/cwt128.00–138.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773122.06/cwt115.00–128.009443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3228167.96/cwt161.00–174.003833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3274167.51/cwt165.00–171.004594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323155.15/cwt150.00–163.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336179.50/cwt173.00–182.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366174.50/cwt168.00–181.006399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375165.05/cwt155.00–169.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418170.17/cwt164.00–176.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427154.81/cwt150.00–164.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475148.94/cwt144.00–155.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516133.91/cwt125.00–140.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575131.99/cwt130.00–135.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629133.99/cwt125.00–141.008434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663119.00/cwt118.00–120.007892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54897.64/cwt95.00–101.001,5113
Bulls——1,625119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,9341
Bulls——1,718107.69/cwt107.00–108.001,8503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84360.87/cwt55.00–65.005135
Cows—Lean 85-90%97570.15/cwt64.00–75.0068413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14073.56/cwt68.00–78.008396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23485.03/cwt79.00–89.001,04914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36993.33/cwt89.00–97.001,2784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51981.82/cwt78.00–85.001,2438
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995937.12/head925.00–950.009372

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.