Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 26
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
17 vs last sale 395 197 vs year ago 609 · 32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
105 vs last sale 113 133 vs year ago 85 · +156.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
46 vs last sale 14 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady 3.00 lower, with slaughter cattle being 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.95/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$123.95
150 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.64
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536128.86691100
Medium and Large 2-3453114.1351750
One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $174 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 sale150 hd
123.95
NC average8 barns · 1,232 hd
124.58
−0.64
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
BullsLow1,44388.191,27317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00070.7970845
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29365.9985336
CowsLean 85-90%Low99457.9757664

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 (2-4 yrs)1,286$1,2734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,0625
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$1,04238
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$9052thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$7102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)683$4532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,0235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$9862thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473130.67/cwt123.00–137.0061810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526129.06/cwt123.00–134.0067920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421155.72/cwt151.00–161.006566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631125.34/cwt122.00–132.007918
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573114.48/cwt110.00–119.006566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669124.41/cwt116.00–128.0083212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329133.97/cwt133.00–135.004414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417133.20/cwt124.00–140.005558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384131.47/cwt123.00–140.005059
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3212113.09/cwt111.00–116.002403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3282116.98/cwt115.00–120.003303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378115.83/cwt107.00–123.004388
HeifersMedium and Large 2-380599.50/cwt99.00–100.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571127.55/cwt120.00–132.007288
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763121.93/cwt118.00–126.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3327117.91/cwt110.00–124.003863
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520115.74/cwt109.00–121.006027
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422113.15/cwt107.00–120.0047710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480132.82/cwt127.00–140.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273131.31/cwt130.00–133.003584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868103.55/cwt100.00–107.008992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373159.18/cwt155.00–161.005946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627142.41/cwt141.00–143.008935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319149.65/cwt144.00–155.004774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483160.75/cwt160.00–164.007765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508148.54/cwt141.00–156.007552
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350128.00/cwt128.00–128.004481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280158.00/cwt158.00–158.004421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3563126.51/cwt124.00–129.007122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835106.50/cwt106.00–107.008892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713113.46/cwt111.00–116.008092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571127.86/cwt122.00–138.0073010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523130.42/cwt125.00–139.0068213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855107.00/cwt107.00–107.009151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29365.99/cwt61.00–71.0085336
CowsBoner 80-85%98070.41/cwt66.00–77.0069043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42379.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1242
CowsLean 85-90%94945.24/cwt42.00–48.004295
CowsLean 85-90%99859.05/cwt49.00–66.0058959
Bulls1,55076.72/cwt76.00–78.001,1893
Bulls1,930103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,9881
Bulls1,38189.70/cwt83.00–95.001,23913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2683453.48/head400.00–500.004532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,042.14/head725.00–1,350.001,04238
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060905.07/head825.00–1,000.009052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2920825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183985.52/head925.00–1,050.009862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2861,273.32/head850.00–1,400.001,2734
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955709.90/head650.00–780.007102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,062.22/head800.00–1,200.001,0625
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2907887.59/head625.00–1,275.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2343132.01/cwt130.00–135.004533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663128.64/cwt121.00–136.008532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3308117.48/cwt115.00–120.003622
BullsMedium and Large 2-3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478118.26/cwt107.00–125.005655
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568116.17/cwt107.00–126.0066013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675112.49/cwt108.00–116.007594
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423115.15/cwt110.00–120.004876
BullsMedium and Large 2-3623113.48/cwt105.00–119.0070710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2266136.54/cwt132.00–140.003634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422144.25/cwt136.00–151.0060911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708113.00/cwt112.00–114.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy666132.48/cwt131.00–134.008828
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521116.72/cwt109.00–124.006089
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385104.00/cwt104.00–104.004001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265118.00/cwt118.00–118.003131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy503145.00/cwt145.00–145.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475115.74/cwt108.00–122.005506
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379140.95/cwt130.00–148.005349
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609125.41/cwt121.00–134.007647

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.