Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 9
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 418▲ 105 vs year ago 507 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 118▲ 36 vs year ago 110 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade and market activity were 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 $124.09/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$124.09
266 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$39.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.85
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494132.09652188
Medium 2512109.3556057
Medium 358392.5053921
One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $113 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 sale266 hd
124.09
—
NC average8 barns · 1,337 hd
120.24
+3.85
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—High1,44894.101,36213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16073.4285121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35467.4791410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04456.7059276

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)1,410$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)685$5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$5182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,0768

Every lot

98 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2215108.00/cwt108.00–108.002321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Steers—Medium 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325159.27/cwt155.00–165.005183
Steers—Medium 3350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
Steers—Medium 2368115.83/cwt110.00–121.004263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371151.89/cwt130.00–164.005649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418140.13/cwt128.00–153.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477143.32/cwt130.00–151.006849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517144.50/cwt130.00–155.0074711
Steers—Medium 2530111.00/cwt111.00–111.005881
Steers—Medium 2560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564144.96/cwt130.00–151.0081813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630146.94/cwt126.00–154.0092627
Steers—Medium 2663118.51/cwt117.00–120.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668150.82/cwt130.00–155.501,00718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720141.96/cwt130.00–152.001,0228
Steers—Medium 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233126.42/cwt124.00–129.002952
Heifers—Medium 2263107.09/cwt104.00–110.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293130.02/cwt128.00–132.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326132.30/cwt126.00–142.0043110
Heifers—Medium 2334114.91/cwt110.00–125.003844
Heifers—Medium 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium 337389.47/cwt88.00–91.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374133.00/cwt122.00–145.0049718
Heifers—Medium 2375113.30/cwt109.00–120.004256
Heifers—Medium 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425131.59/cwt120.00–145.0055936
Heifers—Medium 2433111.07/cwt103.00–120.004818
Heifers—Medium 2466110.43/cwt101.00–119.005159
Heifers—Medium 346997.52/cwt90.00–100.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478130.15/cwt120.00–139.0062229
Heifers—Medium 2516109.41/cwt104.00–113.005657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523133.41/cwt123.00–145.0069837
Heifers—Medium 2563109.09/cwt104.00–116.006149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568132.35/cwt120.00–145.0075226
Heifers—Medium 358088.07/cwt84.00–92.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618137.87/cwt120.00–147.5085219
Heifers—Medium 2620111.66/cwt107.00–117.006925
Heifers—Medium 362995.10/cwt90.00–100.005984
Heifers—Medium 365891.66/cwt86.00–99.006033
Heifers—Medium 2665109.00/cwt105.00–113.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668127.97/cwt119.00–133.008556
Heifers—Medium 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Heifers—Medium 278592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
Heifers—Medium 381583.51/cwt83.00–84.006812
Heifers—Medium 284095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
Heifers—Medium 286594.00/cwt94.00–94.008131
Heifers—Medium 388585.00/cwt85.00–85.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Heifers—Medium 291895.98/cwt93.00–99.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930109.02/cwt105.00–113.001,0142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2225114.00/cwt114.00–114.002571
Bulls—Medium 2260109.00/cwt109.00–109.002831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285151.75/cwt146.00–160.004323
Bulls—Medium 2311120.18/cwt110.00–129.003744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329146.86/cwt130.00–159.0048312
Bulls—Medium 335094.00/cwt94.00–94.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371145.23/cwt130.00–157.0053919
Bulls—Medium 2388118.66/cwt110.00–127.004602
Bulls—Medium 2408110.11/cwt104.00–116.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415142.42/cwt131.00–159.0059115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469134.86/cwt129.00–143.0063212
Bulls—Medium 2474109.09/cwt106.00–121.005176
Bulls—Medium 2516110.55/cwt104.00–120.0057010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518135.68/cwt129.00–143.0070324
Bulls—Medium 352892.42/cwt90.00–95.004882
Bulls—Medium 2571107.16/cwt100.00–118.0061214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572133.72/cwt120.00–140.0076515
Bulls—Medium 357393.72/cwt90.00–96.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615125.08/cwt120.00–130.007692
Bulls—Medium 2622104.16/cwt100.00–114.006488
Bulls—Medium 364598.00/cwt98.00–98.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662114.38/cwt109.00–116.007575
Bulls—Medium 2673103.26/cwt100.00–116.006955
Bulls—Medium 367591.68/cwt90.00–95.006193
Bulls—Medium 370080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Bulls—Medium 271898.98/cwt97.00–100.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719105.05/cwt100.00–111.0075512
Bulls—Medium 280598.00/cwt98.00–98.007891
Bulls—Medium 380584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
Bulls—Medium 286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287098.00/cwt98.00–98.008531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04572.00/cwt72.00–72.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40496.65/cwt88.00–103.001,3578
Bulls——1,45577.97/cwt75.00–80.001,1343
Bulls——1,613108.07/cwt107.00–110.001,7432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89947.10/cwt40.00–52.0042321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10060.37/cwt53.00–66.0066455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13571.32/cwt68.00–76.0080918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30785.99/cwt84.00–89.001,1243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35467.47/cwt64.00–71.0091410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2858978.43/head700.00–1,200.009782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,108.36/head725.00–1,300.001,1086
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2685525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755517.72/head475.00–550.005182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.