Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 612▼ 123 vs year ago 539 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 146▲ 27 vs year ago 82 · +32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 14 · −35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday. Coverage will resume on 11/30/22.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average to plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$118.13
104 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493125.2061773
Medium 2492107.5252918thin
Medium 354493.1350713thin
One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $110 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 sale104 hd
118.13
—
NC average8 barns · 924 hd
116.61
+1.51
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—Low1,270102.181,29711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19179.8495133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39471.5499711
CowsLean 85-90%Low99355.4855162

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)840$6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)879$6216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$5251thin

Every lot

96 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 2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Steers—Medium 3330104.00/cwt104.00–104.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369159.00/cwt157.00–160.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432170.50/cwt170.50–170.507377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473144.11/cwt140.00–151.006825
Steers—Medium 2478115.70/cwt110.00–121.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525149.62/cwt148.00–150.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560159.85/cwt159.00–160.508957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565144.58/cwt140.00–151.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
Steers—Medium 366595.00/cwt95.00–95.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.46/cwt128.00–135.008912
Steers—Medium 2685104.00/cwt104.00–104.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0511
Steers—Medium 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2310110.06/cwt108.00–112.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321123.31/cwt120.00–125.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added351137.00/cwt137.00–137.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378126.73/cwt123.00–133.004793
Heifers—Medium 2380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Heifers—Medium 340895.03/cwt90.00–100.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419124.39/cwt118.00–130.005218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433139.71/cwt132.00–141.006057
Heifers—Medium 2438112.00/cwt110.00–114.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475122.91/cwt114.00–130.005849
Heifers—Medium 2480109.53/cwt108.00–111.005262
Heifers—Medium 348096.00/cwt96.00–96.004611
Heifers—Medium 351397.20/cwt91.00–101.004993
Heifers—Medium 2515108.99/cwt108.00–110.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520116.64/cwt111.00–126.0060710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521132.02/cwt131.00–134.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562132.74/cwt132.00–133.007464
Heifers—Medium 2565103.95/cwt100.00–110.005874
Heifers—Medium 357891.00/cwt90.00–92.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618112.58/cwt110.00–120.006969
Heifers—Medium 363391.01/cwt90.00–92.005762
Heifers—Medium 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium 366587.00/cwt87.00–87.005791
Heifers—Medium 2668100.13/cwt95.00–105.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698128.00/cwt128.00–128.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2215106.00/cwt106.00–106.002281
Bulls—Medium 2285114.00/cwt114.00–114.003251
Bulls—Medium 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Bulls—Medium 2373110.48/cwt110.00–111.004122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388151.10/cwt146.00–156.005862
Bulls—Medium 2408109.02/cwt108.00–110.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429141.36/cwt130.00–149.006068
Bulls—Medium 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium 2463122.32/cwt120.00–126.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473132.89/cwt126.00–143.006296
Bulls—Medium 347399.03/cwt94.00–102.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522124.81/cwt118.00–135.0065211
Bulls—Medium 2523111.17/cwt106.00–116.005812
Bulls—Medium 354095.77/cwt90.00–103.005174
Bulls—Medium 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568117.49/cwt116.00–120.006674
Bulls—Medium 2580103.92/cwt101.00–107.006032
Bulls—Medium 360095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Bulls—Medium 2623101.93/cwt100.00–104.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625108.46/cwt104.00–116.006785
Bulls—Medium 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683111.82/cwt107.00–116.007646
Bulls—Medium 369594.00/cwt94.00–94.006531
Bulls—Medium 270096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
Bulls—Medium 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728113.98/cwt108.00–120.008302
Bulls—Medium 375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Bulls—Medium 276590.00/cwt89.00–91.006892
Bulls—Medium 388088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Bulls—Medium 395585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358068.00/cwt68.00–68.003941
Dairy Steers—Large 368550.00/cwt50.00–50.003431
Dairy Steers—Large 373063.04/cwt60.00–66.004602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 367065.46/cwt57.00–70.004393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99391.01/cwt90.00–92.009042
Bulls——1,245103.50/cwt99.00–106.001,2898
Bulls——2,020114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,3031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98745.92/cwt40.00–54.0045324
Cows—Lean 85-90%99761.52/cwt55.00–69.0061338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19078.15/cwt70.00–86.0093029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19592.11/cwt87.00–97.001,1014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39471.54/cwt67.00–79.0099711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2879620.52/head450.00–825.006216
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3765525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.