Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 500▲ 442 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 109▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 13 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 steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly 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 $129.73/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$129.73
84 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.53
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547138.1675638
Medium and Large 2-3503122.7661846
One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $139 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 sale84 hd
129.73
—
NC average8 barns · 651 hd
126.20
+3.53
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—Low1,529103.741,5869thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19976.1591315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36173.781,0047thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91866.5061014

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)693$5252thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2427157.70/cwt156.00–160.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432142.01/cwt141.00–144.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473136.38/cwt131.00–145.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487157.23/cwt155.00–160.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3507128.24/cwt121.00–134.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523151.41/cwt144.00–155.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561126.99/cwt121.00–131.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590149.50/cwt145.00–153.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618130.49/cwt118.00–138.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627144.88/cwt135.00–152.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663123.79/cwt115.00–130.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671143.98/cwt143.00–146.009663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322130.61/cwt129.00–133.004215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366131.80/cwt123.00–140.004826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377147.24/cwt140.00–153.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412123.98/cwt119.00–133.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.22/cwt144.00–151.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478144.06/cwt140.00–152.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482124.26/cwt116.00–134.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516126.18/cwt114.00–133.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517137.16/cwt130.00–145.007099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.69/cwt125.00–140.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579120.82/cwt110.00–125.007009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615115.35/cwt110.00–120.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620127.67/cwt123.00–131.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679132.80/cwt128.00–144.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688116.05/cwt111.00–121.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720134.44/cwt130.00–139.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720105.10/cwt98.00–112.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763103.44/cwt97.00–110.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768137.16/cwt130.00–144.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325164.52/cwt160.00–170.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330152.12/cwt148.00–156.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365157.53/cwt155.00–160.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367149.98/cwt145.00–155.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420154.20/cwt150.00–156.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425133.49/cwt126.00–143.005677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471141.64/cwt140.00–143.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475130.29/cwt124.00–137.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513142.29/cwt139.00–146.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518124.40/cwt117.00–134.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563123.15/cwt115.00–130.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573141.48/cwt141.00–142.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614113.11/cwt104.00–120.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668109.72/cwt105.00–115.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3736105.21/cwt103.00–111.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3781113.32/cwt104.00–122.008854
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19591.82/cwt88.00–96.001,0972
Bulls——1,542105.51/cwt99.00–110.001,6276
Bulls——2,120117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89861.96/cwt56.00–64.005566
Cows—Lean 85-90%93369.90/cwt66.00–76.006528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09064.31/cwt60.00–69.007012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11267.98/cwt63.00–72.007565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22978.27/cwt76.00–83.009628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29888.13/cwt85.00–91.001,1442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47077.57/cwt75.00–79.001,1405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3693525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.