Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 7
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 522▼ 106 vs year ago 510 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 177▼ 28 vs year ago 205 · −13.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 90▼ 14 vs year ago 34 · −41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.44/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$121.44
136 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$34.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563128.6372497
Medium 2499105.7052832
Medium 347293.714427thin
One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $281 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 sale136 hd
121.44
—
NC average8 barns · 1,282 hd
120.86
+0.58
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—High1,65195.871,58325
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19778.2393759
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45871.131,03719
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01658.4359449

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)1,177$8673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$8377
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$7525
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$9905

Every lot

115 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338160.01/cwt159.00–161.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367160.48/cwt150.00–167.005893
Steers—Medium 2367113.45/cwt110.00–120.004163
Steers—Medium 2410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432151.35/cwt139.00–165.006549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471148.51/cwt140.00–156.006995
Steers—Medium 2480114.65/cwt110.00–118.005503
Steers—Medium 2516116.97/cwt114.00–120.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524157.00/cwt157.00–157.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.53/cwt135.00–138.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562138.96/cwt130.00–146.0078113
Steers—Medium 2572115.02/cwt114.00–116.006583
Steers—Medium 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618137.06/cwt131.00–140.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0373
Steers—Medium 367094.93/cwt90.00–100.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671130.99/cwt121.00–142.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781160.09/cwt160.00–161.001,25011
Steers—Medium 2815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828160.80/cwt140.00–162.001,33118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 220597.50/cwt97.50–97.502001
Heifers—Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
Heifers—Medium 2290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium 2315104.42/cwt100.00–111.003294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332120.00/cwt120.00–120.003983
Heifers—Medium 2363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003993
Heifers—Medium 337093.00/cwt93.00–93.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379121.77/cwt112.00–130.004627
Heifers—Medium 3410101.00/cwt101.00–101.004141
Heifers—Medium 2413105.66/cwt100.00–116.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430128.20/cwt120.00–132.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462146.00/cwt146.00–146.006753
Heifers—Medium 2473116.00/cwt116.00–116.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474128.10/cwt114.00–138.0060711
Heifers—Medium 2520110.42/cwt100.00–116.005744
Heifers—Medium 352092.00/cwt92.00–92.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525119.77/cwt110.00–127.0062913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560141.00/cwt141.00–141.007902
Heifers—Medium 2575109.01/cwt101.00–113.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576122.07/cwt111.00–129.0070312
Heifers—Medium 2625101.24/cwt91.00–111.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.02/cwt113.00–129.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680118.99/cwt117.00–121.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683153.67/cwt146.00–156.001,05017
Heifers—Medium 2690101.00/cwt101.00–101.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713125.47/cwt123.00–128.008952
Heifers—Medium 2715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719108.19/cwt105.00–111.007785
Heifers—Medium 372080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
Heifers—Medium 2755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
Heifers—Medium 376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Heifers—Medium 282590.00/cwt90.00–90.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298596.03/cwt90.00–102.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05594.00/cwt94.00–94.009921
Heifers—Medium 21,09088.00/cwt88.00–88.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
Bulls—Medium 2265113.17/cwt110.00–116.003002
Bulls—Medium 326594.00/cwt94.00–94.002491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323137.84/cwt128.00–150.004454
Bulls—Medium 332597.50/cwt95.00–100.003172
Bulls—Medium 2368115.59/cwt111.00–120.004252
Bulls—Medium 338095.00/cwt95.00–95.003611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393147.95/cwt140.00–156.005812
Bulls—Medium 3410102.00/cwt102.00–102.004181
Bulls—Medium 2413114.60/cwt109.00–120.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429135.59/cwt122.00–149.005828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463139.15/cwt131.00–147.006448
Bulls—Medium 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Bulls—Medium 2478110.25/cwt106.00–115.005273
Bulls—Medium 2514112.72/cwt110.00–120.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523125.57/cwt120.00–130.0065711
Bulls—Medium 352388.09/cwt86.00–90.004612
Bulls—Medium 2573110.51/cwt110.00–111.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574122.20/cwt121.00–125.007015
Bulls—Medium 357894.89/cwt90.00–100.005482
Bulls—Medium 2622108.94/cwt106.00–112.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625119.94/cwt118.00–122.007502
Bulls—Medium 363899.50/cwt99.00–100.006352
Bulls—Medium 2668102.94/cwt98.00–108.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Bulls—Medium 367088.00/cwt88.00–88.005901
Bulls—Medium 271596.00/cwt96.00–96.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745107.00/cwt105.00–109.007972
Bulls—Medium 376585.00/cwt85.00–85.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008422
Bulls—Medium 21,01581.00/cwt81.00–81.008221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 333547.00/cwt47.00–47.001572
Dairy Heifers—Medium 335549.00/cwt49.00–49.001741
Dairy Heifers—Large 363585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
Dairy Heifers—Large 365040.00/cwt40.00–40.002601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 359535.00/cwt35.00–35.002081
Dairy Steers—Large 362355.30/cwt40.00–70.003452
Dairy Steers—Large 373540.00/cwt40.00–40.002941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3052
Bulls——1,64495.99/cwt90.00–105.001,57822
Bulls——2,105111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94746.65/cwt40.00–53.0044215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04763.62/cwt55.00–69.0066634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17577.22/cwt70.00–86.0090754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43989.09/cwt87.00–95.001,2825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45871.13/cwt63.00–76.001,03719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2740300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2945600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129789.95/head650.00–875.007904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177867.42/head775.00–1,000.008673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187925.95/head725.00–1,050.009266
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2916968.38/head750.00–1,125.009684
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.