Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 412▲ 400 vs year ago 18 · +2,222.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 218▼ 35 vs year ago 153 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 60▼ 597 vs year ago 608 · −98.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being steady to 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $124.83/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$124.83
146 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516130.2067292
Medium and Large 2-3484115.6956054
One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $112 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 sale146 hd
124.83
—
NC average8 barns · 976 hd
123.05
+1.78
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—Low1,34692.251,24117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23469.8086122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35565.4088619
CowsLean 85-90%Low98956.3955843

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$7805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$6943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$9001thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338168.95/cwt164.00–176.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350134.00/cwt134.00–134.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365159.52/cwt155.00–164.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422159.88/cwt150.00–165.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463148.01/cwt146.00–150.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480133.42/cwt130.00–135.006407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508126.45/cwt123.00–130.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530151.47/cwt146.00–155.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579153.10/cwt150.00–158.0088610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611145.06/cwt140.50–153.0088617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613127.86/cwt121.00–135.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670146.42/cwt143.00–150.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721148.59/cwt142.00–151.001,07112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225122.00/cwt122.00–122.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230126.27/cwt123.00–130.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272113.72/cwt103.00–118.003095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315136.65/cwt125.00–146.004309
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315113.90/cwt108.00–120.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373133.46/cwt125.00–146.0049810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373117.36/cwt111.00–120.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424123.58/cwt120.00–127.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427132.94/cwt128.00–139.0056811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473126.38/cwt122.00–134.0059811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474119.14/cwt114.00–122.0056512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518114.78/cwt111.00–120.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.66/cwt121.00–132.0067112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560113.68/cwt111.00–118.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566130.01/cwt121.00–138.0073610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641133.46/cwt120.00–139.508559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673124.63/cwt120.00–130.008399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673103.22/cwt100.00–110.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720106.65/cwt105.00–109.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3758104.99/cwt103.00–107.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765125.07/cwt120.00–135.009573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280130.35/cwt121.00–136.003653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282146.27/cwt140.00–154.004129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318153.62/cwt138.00–162.0048913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372154.17/cwt145.00–163.005749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377124.27/cwt121.00–126.004683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424148.86/cwt140.00–154.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424115.54/cwt109.00–122.004906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468119.60/cwt110.00–126.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.55/cwt128.00–143.0064911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518138.76/cwt127.00–145.007199
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530121.74/cwt118.00–126.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571138.93/cwt130.00–143.0079311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573112.51/cwt110.00–115.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618110.01/cwt108.00–111.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619134.48/cwt129.00–139.008326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681124.76/cwt117.00–130.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728106.05/cwt104.00–108.007722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27575.00/cwt75.00–75.009561
Bulls——1,33492.42/cwt85.00–98.001,23315
Bulls——1,590107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87246.59/cwt42.00–50.0040610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02559.36/cwt50.00–65.0060833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23469.80/cwt65.00–77.0086122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35565.40/cwt64.00–68.0088619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058693.82/head625.00–775.006943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110780.32/head500.00–1,050.007805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.