Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 14
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 404▲ 144 vs year ago 416 · +34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 177▲ 49 vs year ago 120 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 20▲ 19 vs year ago 32 · +59.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $114.69/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$114.69
231 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$33.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544124.40677130
Large 1-2702109.497688thin
Medium 2486106.2751664
Medium 348191.2043829
One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $238 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 sale231 hd
114.69
—
NC average8 barns · 904 hd
117.71
−3.02
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—Average1,54292.421,42518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15274.2285545
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42870.461,00622
CowsLean 85-90%Average96251.5749650

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 (2-4 yrs)990$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$1,0882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,0132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$90117
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$76515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$7327
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$9907

Every lot

135 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 326096.00/cwt96.00–96.002501
Steers—Medium 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315171.20/cwt168.00–176.005393
Steers—Medium 2323126.15/cwt120.00–133.004072
Steers—Medium 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372151.99/cwt140.00–167.005658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.69/cwt131.00–154.0059810
Steers—Medium 2425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
Steers—Medium 2450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Steers—Medium 3465103.00/cwt103.00–103.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473143.49/cwt131.00–159.006796
Steers—Medium 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517146.72/cwt130.00–159.0075910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526161.34/cwt160.00–164.008496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563141.50/cwt134.00–153.007975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573162.29/cwt159.50–166.009309
Steers—Medium 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613162.91/cwt159.00–165.009993
Steers—Medium 2670101.47/cwt100.00–103.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684148.55/cwt142.00–156.001,01610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768141.75/cwt141.00–142.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 322595.00/cwt90.00–100.002142
Heifers—Medium 2243108.94/cwt103.00–115.002652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279119.69/cwt113.00–125.003344
Heifers—Medium 2295108.00/cwt108.00–108.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322126.76/cwt119.00–134.0040813
Heifers—Medium 2322106.84/cwt100.00–111.003446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358127.24/cwt120.00–134.0045613
Heifers—Medium 337591.68/cwt89.00–96.003443
Heifers—Medium 2377108.59/cwt101.00–118.004099
Heifers—Medium 341993.57/cwt85.00–100.003927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428124.91/cwt118.00–138.0053513
Heifers—Medium 2432109.20/cwt100.00–118.0047210
Heifers—Large 1-2463112.39/cwt106.00–119.005202
Heifers—Medium 346791.44/cwt80.00–102.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471123.51/cwt114.00–131.0058214
Heifers—Medium 2475106.14/cwt100.00–116.0050413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485141.00/cwt141.00–141.006845
Heifers—Medium 2521108.24/cwt100.00–118.0056410
Heifers—Medium 353087.13/cwt80.00–98.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532125.26/cwt114.00–132.006666
Heifers—Large 1-2563111.56/cwt107.00–116.006282
Heifers—Medium 2563105.95/cwt98.00–110.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568124.38/cwt114.00–129.0070612
Heifers—Medium 357091.00/cwt89.00–93.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586138.00/cwt138.00–138.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615135.51/cwt128.00–141.5083312
Heifers—Medium 362089.80/cwt80.00–100.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621121.14/cwt114.00–124.007528
Heifers—Medium 2635106.64/cwt100.00–110.006773
Heifers—Large 1-2655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664129.48/cwt126.00–131.008606
Heifers—Medium 367888.98/cwt88.00–90.006032
Heifers—Medium 2685103.74/cwt96.00–110.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713117.45/cwt110.00–123.008376
Heifers—Large 1-2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Heifers—Large 1-2795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Heifers—Medium 289080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960104.00/cwt104.00–104.009981
Heifers—Medium 298087.00/cwt87.00–87.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02799.64/cwt97.00–105.001,0233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,07090.93/cwt87.00–95.009732
Heifers—Medium 21,07083.00/cwt83.00–83.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,12391.38/cwt84.00–99.001,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,25088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1001
Heifers—Large 1-21,38585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2283112.64/cwt110.00–118.003193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288130.39/cwt123.00–145.003765
Bulls—Large 1-2313124.20/cwt119.00–129.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322141.27/cwt130.00–157.004556
Bulls—Medium 2325112.26/cwt110.00–116.003653
Bulls—Medium 2372104.09/cwt100.00–106.003873
Bulls—Large 1-2373119.19/cwt115.00–123.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376144.44/cwt129.00–158.005437
Bulls—Medium 338090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
Bulls—Medium 340593.00/cwt93.00–93.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419138.40/cwt125.00–158.0058012
Bulls—Large 1-2420119.00/cwt119.00–119.005002
Bulls—Medium 2440111.91/cwt104.00–120.004922
Bulls—Medium 2463108.18/cwt102.00–114.005015
Bulls—Large 1-2470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480136.89/cwt120.00–146.0065719
Bulls—Medium 348580.00/cwt80.00–80.003881
Bulls—Medium 2500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Bulls—Medium 351591.94/cwt90.00–96.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517148.24/cwt129.00–158.0076619
Bulls—Medium 356391.01/cwt90.00–92.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565155.32/cwt144.00–161.0087816
Bulls—Medium 2582110.08/cwt103.00–118.006413
Bulls—Large 1-2585104.00/cwt104.00–104.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612145.18/cwt130.00–152.008898
Bulls—Medium 2619112.15/cwt101.00–120.006944
Bulls—Medium 364286.65/cwt80.00–100.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655132.98/cwt131.00–135.008712
Bulls—Large 1-2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Bulls—Medium 2660100.34/cwt98.00–103.006623
Bulls—Medium 366882.16/cwt80.00–89.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724107.58/cwt105.00–110.007795
Bulls—Medium 273095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Bulls—Medium 275593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760114.03/cwt110.00–118.008672
Bulls—Medium 377583.00/cwt83.00–83.006431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327065.00/cwt65.00–65.001761
Dairy Steers—Large 355070.00/cwt70.00–70.003851
Dairy Steers—Large 364566.00/cwt66.00–66.004261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50293.85/cwt88.00–101.001,41014
Bulls——1,50880.57/cwt75.00–84.001,2153
Bulls——2,195108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,3711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89643.50/cwt30.00–53.0039027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03961.05/cwt54.00–66.0063423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15274.22/cwt67.00–81.0085545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42870.46/cwt64.00–75.001,00622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2798510.33/head450.00–550.005103
Bred Cows—Medium 2820524.09/head450.00–600.005242
Bred Cows—Small 2820350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium 2950575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,087.66/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,012.56/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017814.90/head625.00–1,250.008155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,019828.52/head575.00–1,175.0082912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104959.24/head600.00–1,325.0095915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2855525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29021,151.39/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2905550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,198.82/head1,050.00–1,375.001,1992

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.