Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 26
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 395▼ 197 vs year ago 609 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 113▲ 133 vs year ago 85 · +156.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 14▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady 3.00 lower, with slaughter cattle being 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.95/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$123.95
150 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536128.86691100
Medium and Large 2-3453114.1351750
One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $174 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 sale150 hd
123.95
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NC average8 barns · 1,232 hd
124.58
−0.64
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—Low1,44388.191,27317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00070.7970845
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29365.9985336
CowsLean 85-90%Low99457.9757664

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,286$1,2734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,0625
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$1,04238
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$9052thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$7102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)683$4532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,0235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$9862thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2280158.00/cwt158.00–158.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319149.65/cwt144.00–155.004774
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350128.00/cwt128.00–128.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.18/cwt155.00–161.005946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421155.72/cwt151.00–161.006566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483160.75/cwt160.00–164.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508148.54/cwt141.00–156.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563126.51/cwt124.00–129.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627142.41/cwt141.00–143.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3212113.09/cwt111.00–116.002403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273131.31/cwt130.00–133.003584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3282116.98/cwt115.00–120.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327117.91/cwt110.00–124.003863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329133.97/cwt133.00–135.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378115.83/cwt107.00–123.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384131.47/cwt123.00–140.005059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417133.20/cwt124.00–140.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422113.15/cwt107.00–120.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.67/cwt123.00–137.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475115.74/cwt108.00–122.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503145.00/cwt145.00–145.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.74/cwt109.00–121.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526129.06/cwt123.00–134.0067920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571127.55/cwt120.00–132.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573114.48/cwt110.00–119.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631125.34/cwt122.00–132.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy666132.48/cwt131.00–134.008828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669124.41/cwt116.00–128.0083212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708113.00/cwt112.00–114.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763121.93/cwt118.00–126.009302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380599.50/cwt99.00–100.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868103.55/cwt100.00–107.008992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265118.00/cwt118.00–118.003131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266136.54/cwt132.00–140.003634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3308117.48/cwt115.00–120.003622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343132.01/cwt130.00–135.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379140.95/cwt130.00–148.005349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385104.00/cwt104.00–104.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422144.25/cwt136.00–151.0060911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423115.15/cwt110.00–120.004876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478118.26/cwt107.00–125.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480132.82/cwt127.00–140.0063810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521116.72/cwt109.00–124.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523130.42/cwt125.00–139.0068213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568116.17/cwt107.00–126.0066013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571127.86/cwt122.00–138.0073010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609125.41/cwt121.00–134.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623113.48/cwt105.00–119.0070710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663128.64/cwt121.00–136.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675112.49/cwt108.00–116.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713113.46/cwt111.00–116.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835106.50/cwt106.00–107.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855107.00/cwt107.00–107.009151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38189.70/cwt83.00–95.001,23913
Bulls——1,55076.72/cwt76.00–78.001,1893
Bulls——1,930103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94945.24/cwt42.00–48.004295
Cows—Boner 80-85%98070.41/cwt66.00–77.0069043
Cows—Lean 85-90%99859.05/cwt49.00–66.0058959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29365.99/cwt61.00–71.0085336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42379.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2683453.48/head400.00–500.004532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955709.90/head650.00–780.007102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060905.07/head825.00–1,000.009052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,042.14/head725.00–1,350.001,04238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,062.22/head800.00–1,200.001,0625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,273.32/head850.00–1,400.001,2734
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2907887.59/head625.00–1,275.008883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183985.52/head925.00–1,050.009862

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.