Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 19
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
198 vs last sale 593 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
57 vs last sale 170 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
14 vs last sale 0 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with feeder cattle steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate market activity and buyer interest. Moderate offerings with plain to average quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$124.90
117 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.09
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486130.5163478
Medium and Large 2-3464113.6652739
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $107 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 sale117 hd
124.90
NC average6 barns · 910 hd
126.98
−2.09
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
BullsLow1,35595.151,29016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19171.7685526
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36668.2693211
CowsLean 85-90%Low99657.2857046

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)1,085$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$7243thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$6794thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,1214thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490133.50/cwt130.00–137.006542
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220123.00/cwt123.00–123.002711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215124.00/cwt124.00–124.002671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384162.78/cwt159.00–167.006255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935120.48/cwt116.00–125.001,1262
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,085118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327138.47/cwt133.00–148.004533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2733128.50/cwt128.00–129.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621124.99/cwt120.00–130.007764
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565128.67/cwt122.00–135.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670126.96/cwt125.00–129.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364137.07/cwt131.00–139.0049915
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3271113.82/cwt106.00–120.003086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567126.44/cwt118.00–133.0071710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473156.93/cwt148.00–165.0074215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517131.65/cwt124.00–137.0068111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428161.67/cwt156.00–168.006926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2988116.99/cwt114.00–120.001,1562
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430132.84/cwt123.00–139.005713
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534150.76/cwt143.00–154.0080510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568145.50/cwt143.00–151.008264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667137.74/cwt129.00–142.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813131.49/cwt130.00–133.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616144.61/cwt140.00–148.0089111
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-230591.00/cwt91.00–91.002781
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-333532.00/cwt32.00–32.001071
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-338038.00/cwt38.00–38.001441
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-240875.00/cwt75.00–75.003062
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-331759.33/cwt50.00–68.001883
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-343560.00/cwt60.00–60.002611
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-338561.10/cwt57.00–65.002352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2228148.96/cwt142.00–156.003404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613128.99/cwt125.00–133.007915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2692113.33/cwt111.00–118.007843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471143.48/cwt140.00–154.0067621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573132.87/cwt124.00–140.007618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373162.00/cwt162.00–162.006048
CowsLean 85-90%91348.32/cwt43.00–51.0044110
CowsLean 85-90%1,01959.77/cwt52.00–66.0060936
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27879.89/cwt78.00–83.001,0212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18271.35/cwt66.00–75.0084323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22565.00/cwt65.00–65.007961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34767.59/cwt63.00–71.0091010
Bulls1,06283.04/cwt75.00–88.008823
Bulls1,39096.23/cwt90.00–103.001,33811
Bulls1,605107.35/cwt107.00–108.001,7232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005723.67/head650.00–775.007243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,102747.05/head600.00–850.007473
Bred CowsMedium 1-2915475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2880817.73/head755.00–875.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528133.07/cwt128.00–141.0070314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373117.42/cwt115.00–120.004382
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462123.14/cwt119.00–130.005693
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526112.34/cwt107.00–118.005917
BullsMedium and Large 2-3235122.00/cwt122.00–122.002871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628116.65/cwt114.00–119.007333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2274153.45/cwt140.00–160.004207
BullsMedium and Large 2-3295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3567114.32/cwt110.00–120.006483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322147.35/cwt136.00–155.004748
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310123.00/cwt123.00–123.003811
BullsMedium and Large 2-365594.00/cwt94.00–94.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288092.00/cwt92.00–92.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363141.97/cwt140.00–145.005153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413118.51/cwt117.00–120.004892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427149.58/cwt140.00–156.006397
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437132.15/cwt127.00–140.0057711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467134.13/cwt126.00–140.0062610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375120.48/cwt120.00–122.004524
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428117.90/cwt108.00–123.005055
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3608108.42/cwt102.00–115.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274123.80/cwt120.00–131.003394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483112.84/cwt109.00–122.005456
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3514113.49/cwt110.00–120.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330114.85/cwt110.00–120.003792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577110.85/cwt106.00–119.006408

How this sale compares

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.