Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 19
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 593▲ 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 170▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with feeder cattle steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate market activity and buyer interest. Moderate offerings with plain to average quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$124.90
117 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486130.5163478
Medium and Large 2-3464113.6652739
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $107 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 sale117 hd
124.90
—
NC average6 barns · 910 hd
126.98
−2.09
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—Low1,35595.151,29016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19171.7685526
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36668.2693211
CowsLean 85-90%Low99657.2857046

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 (2-4 yrs)1,085$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$7243thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$6794thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,1214thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220123.00/cwt123.00–123.002711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384162.78/cwt159.00–167.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428161.67/cwt156.00–168.006926
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430132.84/cwt123.00–139.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473156.93/cwt148.00–165.0074215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490133.50/cwt130.00–137.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534150.76/cwt143.00–154.0080510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565128.67/cwt122.00–135.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568145.50/cwt143.00–151.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616144.61/cwt140.00–148.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667137.74/cwt129.00–142.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813131.49/cwt130.00–133.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935120.48/cwt116.00–125.001,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2988116.99/cwt114.00–120.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215124.00/cwt124.00–124.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3271113.82/cwt106.00–120.003086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274123.80/cwt120.00–131.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327138.47/cwt133.00–148.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330114.85/cwt110.00–120.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364137.07/cwt131.00–139.0049915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375120.48/cwt120.00–122.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428117.90/cwt108.00–123.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437132.15/cwt127.00–140.0057711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467134.13/cwt126.00–140.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483112.84/cwt109.00–122.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514113.49/cwt110.00–120.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.65/cwt124.00–137.0068111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567126.44/cwt118.00–133.0071710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577110.85/cwt106.00–119.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608108.42/cwt102.00–115.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621124.99/cwt120.00–130.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.96/cwt125.00–129.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733128.50/cwt128.00–129.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288092.00/cwt92.00–92.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228148.96/cwt142.00–156.003404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235122.00/cwt122.00–122.002871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274153.45/cwt140.00–160.004207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310123.00/cwt123.00–123.003811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322147.35/cwt136.00–155.004748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363141.97/cwt140.00–145.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373162.00/cwt162.00–162.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373117.42/cwt115.00–120.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413118.51/cwt117.00–120.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427149.58/cwt140.00–156.006397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462123.14/cwt119.00–130.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471143.48/cwt140.00–154.0067621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526112.34/cwt107.00–118.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528133.07/cwt128.00–141.0070314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567114.32/cwt110.00–120.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573132.87/cwt124.00–140.007618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613128.99/cwt125.00–133.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628116.65/cwt114.00–119.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365594.00/cwt94.00–94.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692113.33/cwt111.00–118.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-230591.00/cwt91.00–91.002781
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-331759.33/cwt50.00–68.001883
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-338561.10/cwt57.00–65.002352
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-343560.00/cwt60.00–60.002611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-333532.00/cwt32.00–32.001071
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-338038.00/cwt38.00–38.001441
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-240875.00/cwt75.00–75.003062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06283.04/cwt75.00–88.008823
Bulls——1,39096.23/cwt90.00–103.001,33811
Bulls——1,605107.35/cwt107.00–108.001,7232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91348.32/cwt43.00–51.0044110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01959.77/cwt52.00–66.0060936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18271.35/cwt66.00–75.0084323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22565.00/cwt65.00–65.007961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27879.89/cwt78.00–83.001,0212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34767.59/cwt63.00–71.0091010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2915475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005723.67/head650.00–775.007243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102747.05/head600.00–850.007473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2880817.73/head755.00–875.008182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.