Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
6 vs last sale 412 400 vs year ago 18 · +2,222.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
100 vs last sale 218 35 vs year ago 153 · 22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
49 vs last sale 60 597 vs year ago 608 · 98.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being steady to 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $124.83/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$124.83
146 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516130.2067292
Medium and Large 2-3484115.6956054
One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $112 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 sale146 hd
124.83
NC average8 barns · 976 hd
123.05
+1.78
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
BullsLow1,34692.251,24117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23469.8086122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35565.4088619
CowsLean 85-90%Low98956.3955843

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)1,155$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$7805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$6943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3373117.36/cwt111.00–120.004384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473126.38/cwt122.00–134.0059811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530126.66/cwt121.00–132.0067112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373133.46/cwt125.00–146.0049810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3758104.99/cwt103.00–107.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230126.27/cwt123.00–130.002902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673124.63/cwt120.00–130.008399
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315113.90/cwt108.00–120.003592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338168.95/cwt164.00–176.005713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463148.01/cwt146.00–150.006852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
SteersMedium and Large 2-3613127.86/cwt121.00–135.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765125.07/cwt120.00–135.009573
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3508126.45/cwt123.00–130.006422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721148.59/cwt142.00–151.001,07112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579153.10/cwt150.00–158.0088610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670146.42/cwt143.00–150.009812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350134.00/cwt134.00–134.004691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530151.47/cwt146.00–155.008034
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480133.42/cwt130.00–135.006407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422159.88/cwt150.00–165.006754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365159.52/cwt155.00–164.005823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611145.06/cwt140.50–153.0088617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619134.48/cwt129.00–139.008326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2282146.27/cwt140.00–154.004129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518138.76/cwt127.00–145.007199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372154.17/cwt145.00–163.005749
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681124.76/cwt117.00–130.008505
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35565.40/cwt64.00–68.0088619
CowsLean 85-90%87246.59/cwt42.00–50.0040610
CowsLean 85-90%1,02559.36/cwt50.00–65.0060833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23469.80/cwt65.00–77.0086122
Bulls1,27575.00/cwt75.00–75.009561
Bulls1,590107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7011
Bulls1,33492.42/cwt85.00–98.001,23315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058693.82/head625.00–775.006943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110780.32/head500.00–1,050.007805
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,065900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424115.54/cwt109.00–122.004906
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3280130.35/cwt121.00–136.003653
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468119.60/cwt110.00–126.005605
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530121.74/cwt118.00–126.006454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3377124.27/cwt121.00–126.004683
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618110.01/cwt108.00–111.006804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424148.86/cwt140.00–154.006314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571138.93/cwt130.00–143.0079311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573112.51/cwt110.00–115.006452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318153.62/cwt138.00–162.0048913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720106.65/cwt105.00–109.007683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475136.55/cwt128.00–143.0064911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225122.00/cwt122.00–122.002751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673103.22/cwt100.00–110.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3728106.05/cwt104.00–108.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427132.94/cwt128.00–139.0056811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315136.65/cwt125.00–146.004309
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518114.78/cwt111.00–120.0059510
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424123.58/cwt120.00–127.005247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2641133.46/cwt120.00–139.508559
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272113.72/cwt103.00–118.003095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474119.14/cwt114.00–122.0056512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566130.01/cwt121.00–138.0073610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560113.68/cwt111.00–118.006373

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.