Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 30
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 416▼ 57 vs year ago 579 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 109▲ 13 vs year ago 164 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 9▲ 49 vs year ago 41 · +119.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average and included a complete herd dispersal of cow calf pairs and bred cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.91/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$121.91
204 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.30
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561129.93729132
Medium 2450110.3449755
Medium 344297.1243017thin
One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $300 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 sale204 hd
121.91
—
NC average6 barns · 769 hd
124.21
−2.30
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—Average1,49691.631,37117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22574.1390835
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44369.219996thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97559.4658049

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)1,140$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$1,22110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,1332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$98526
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$8527
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)882$1,5753thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,5476
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,39533
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$8251thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325154.15/cwt148.00–163.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382166.52/cwt160.00–174.006365
Steers—Medium 2420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428136.81/cwt133.00–150.005867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459167.22/cwt157.00–169.007687
Steers—Medium 2470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472143.67/cwt130.00–155.0067813
Steers—Medium 2514124.91/cwt114.00–133.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522152.00/cwt137.00–159.007939
Steers—Medium 2563127.09/cwt120.00–134.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580157.00/cwt153.00–159.009114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584164.61/cwt162.00–167.0096117
Steers—Medium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612150.82/cwt146.00–158.009236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667153.07/cwt141.00–156.001,02110
Steers—Medium 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Steers—Medium 3673104.49/cwt101.00–108.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713149.65/cwt146.00–154.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,1108
Steers—Medium 2730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762120.65/cwt116.00–126.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813138.34/cwt135.00–140.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2218100.00/cwt100.00–100.002182
Heifers—Medium 2285104.91/cwt100.00–110.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288130.18/cwt125.00–141.003753
Heifers—Medium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327127.17/cwt120.00–135.004165
Heifers—Medium 2332112.53/cwt105.00–117.003748
Heifers—Medium 2369108.32/cwt102.00–114.004006
Heifers—Medium 3376100.00/cwt96.00–102.003764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379125.22/cwt121.00–131.004757
Heifers—Medium 341597.24/cwt93.00–100.004044
Heifers—Medium 2422113.02/cwt108.00–119.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428130.40/cwt121.00–140.0055813
Heifers—Medium 345892.00/cwt92.00–92.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474130.48/cwt122.00–141.0061818
Heifers—Medium 2477114.48/cwt109.00–119.0054610
Heifers—Medium 2513109.55/cwt102.00–118.0056210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522126.18/cwt119.00–137.0065922
Heifers—Medium 353595.00/cwt90.00–100.005082
Heifers—Medium 356098.50/cwt96.00–101.005522
Heifers—Medium 2565112.00/cwt106.00–118.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570128.87/cwt120.00–136.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572140.28/cwt140.00–141.0080211
Heifers—Medium 2615106.12/cwt101.00–111.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621139.24/cwt138.00–140.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627128.89/cwt121.00–134.008087
Heifers—Medium 365091.00/cwt91.00–91.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669128.92/cwt123.00–137.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675144.02/cwt140.00–145.009725
Heifers—Medium 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714138.73/cwt130.00–144.0099113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715115.99/cwt115.00–117.008292
Heifers—Medium 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778135.05/cwt130.00–140.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923107.67/cwt102.00–115.009943
Heifers—Medium 298087.00/cwt87.00–87.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,08590.00/cwt90.00–90.009771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2203115.11/cwt106.00–124.002342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2222132.53/cwt130.00–136.002943
Bulls—Medium 3235101.00/cwt101.00–101.002371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270134.58/cwt130.00–148.003634
Bulls—Medium 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Bulls—Medium 2273120.00/cwt120.00–120.003282
Bulls—Medium 2308113.46/cwt110.00–120.003493
Bulls—Medium 331090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318144.81/cwt137.00–155.004609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371143.56/cwt130.00–156.005339
Bulls—Medium 3373100.00/cwt100.00–100.003732
Bulls—Medium 2383112.24/cwt107.00–120.004303
Bulls—Medium 2415116.91/cwt110.00–124.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420137.89/cwt126.00–150.0057913
Bulls—Medium 3433100.37/cwt95.00–106.004353
Bulls—Medium 3470103.98/cwt102.00–107.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475143.83/cwt130.00–155.0068313
Bulls—Medium 2477118.90/cwt110.00–129.005679
Bulls—Medium 2521114.96/cwt110.00–120.005995
Bulls—Medium 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527147.50/cwt130.00–154.007776
Bulls—Medium 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium 2568114.80/cwt110.00–129.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571144.05/cwt134.00–156.008239
Bulls—Medium 360894.98/cwt90.00–100.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615148.39/cwt137.00–152.009137
Bulls—Medium 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653132.02/cwt128.00–136.008622
Bulls—Medium 2674104.46/cwt100.00–109.007044
Bulls—Medium 367893.00/cwt92.00–94.006312
Bulls—Medium 273592.03/cwt90.00–94.006762
Bulls—Medium 374093.00/cwt93.00–93.006881
Bulls—Medium 376088.00/cwt88.00–88.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2803105.00/cwt105.00–105.008432
Bulls—Medium 290084.00/cwt84.00–84.007561
Bulls—Medium 298081.00/cwt81.00–81.007941
Bulls—Medium 398581.00/cwt81.00–81.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39991.12/cwt84.00–97.001,27511
Bulls——1,48579.36/cwt78.00–80.001,1783
Bulls——1,865105.79/cwt103.00–109.001,9733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%75584.00/cwt84.00–84.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%77945.34/cwt39.00–51.003539
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01562.30/cwt54.00–68.0063238
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08869.00/cwt69.00–69.007512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23973.84/cwt69.00–79.0091534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44369.21/cwt65.00–73.009996
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2665675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28551,437.21/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,651.61/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2965825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,255.54/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,513.70/head1,325.00–1,750.001,51414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,494.43/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,353.66/head975.00–1,875.001,35416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,132.81/head725.00–1,450.001,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,064852.15/head750.00–1,025.008527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,114984.94/head650.00–1,325.0098526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,220.75/head750.00–1,400.001,22110

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.