Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 9
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 418▲ 105 vs year ago 507 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 118▲ 36 vs year ago 110 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade and market activity were 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 $124.09/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$124.09
266 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$39.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.85
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494132.09652188
Medium 2512109.3556057
Medium 358392.5053921
One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $113 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 sale266 hd
124.09
—
NC average8 barns · 1,337 hd
120.24
+3.85
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—High1,44894.101,36213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16073.4285121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35467.4791410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04456.7059276

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)685$5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$5182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,0768

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2—326132.30/cwt126.00–142.0043110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—668127.97/cwt119.00–133.008556
SteersMedium 2—745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
HeifersMedium 2—91895.98/cwt93.00–99.008812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
HeifersMedium 3—81583.51/cwt83.00–84.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—568132.35/cwt120.00–145.0075226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—517144.50/cwt130.00–155.0074711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—325159.27/cwt155.00–165.005183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—478130.15/cwt120.00–139.0062229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—425131.59/cwt120.00–145.0055936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618137.87/cwt120.00–147.5085219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523133.41/cwt123.00–145.0069837
HeifersMedium 2—86594.00/cwt94.00–94.008131
HeifersMedium 2—665109.00/cwt105.00–113.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—233126.42/cwt124.00–129.002952
HeifersMedium 2—84095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
HeifersMedium 2—334114.91/cwt110.00–125.003844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—293130.02/cwt128.00–132.003812
HeifersMedium 2—433111.07/cwt103.00–120.004818
HeifersMedium 3—37389.47/cwt88.00–91.003342
HeifersMedium 2—620111.66/cwt107.00–117.006925
HeifersMedium 2—375113.30/cwt109.00–120.004256
HeifersMedium 3—58088.07/cwt84.00–92.005112
HeifersMedium 3—65891.66/cwt86.00–99.006033
HeifersMedium 3—70090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
HeifersMedium 2—516109.41/cwt104.00–113.005657
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—477143.32/cwt130.00–151.006849
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
SteersMedium 2—215108.00/cwt108.00–108.002321
SteersMedium 2—368115.83/cwt110.00–121.004263
SteersMedium 2—663118.51/cwt117.00–120.007862
SteersMedium 3—280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
SteersMedium 3—350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—418140.13/cwt128.00–153.005866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—564144.96/cwt130.00–151.0081813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—720141.96/cwt130.00–152.001,0228
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,04572.00/cwt72.00–72.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—630146.94/cwt126.00–154.0092627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—371151.89/cwt130.00–164.005649
SteersMedium 2—530111.00/cwt111.00–111.005881
SteersMedium 2—560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—668150.82/cwt130.00–155.501,00718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—719105.05/cwt100.00–111.0075512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—285151.75/cwt146.00–160.004323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—615125.08/cwt120.00–130.007692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—662114.38/cwt109.00–116.007575
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518135.68/cwt129.00–143.0070324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—469134.86/cwt129.00–143.0063212
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13571.32/cwt68.00–76.0080918
CowsLean 85-90%—89947.10/cwt40.00–52.0042321
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10060.37/cwt53.00–66.0066455
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35467.47/cwt64.00–71.0091410
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30785.99/cwt84.00–89.001,1243
Bulls——1,613108.07/cwt107.00–110.001,7432
Bulls——1,40496.65/cwt88.00–103.001,3578
Bulls——1,45577.97/cwt75.00–80.001,1343
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2441,108.36/head725.00–1,300.001,1086
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—858978.43/head700.00–1,200.009782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—755517.72/head475.00–550.005182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—685525.00/head525.00–525.005251
BullsMedium 2—571107.16/cwt100.00–118.0061214
BullsMedium 3—80584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
BullsMedium 2—388118.66/cwt110.00–127.004602
BullsMedium 2—86090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
BullsMedium 3—35094.00/cwt94.00–94.003291
BullsMedium 3—52892.42/cwt90.00–95.004882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—415142.42/cwt131.00–159.0059115
BullsMedium 3—70080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
BullsMedium 3—67591.68/cwt90.00–95.006193
BullsMedium 3—57393.72/cwt90.00–96.005374
BullsMedium 3—64598.00/cwt98.00–98.006321
HeifersMedium 2—466110.43/cwt101.00–119.005159
HeifersMedium 2—563109.09/cwt104.00–116.006149
HeifersMedium 3—335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
HeifersMedium 3—88585.00/cwt85.00–85.007521
HeifersMedium 3—46997.52/cwt90.00–100.004574
HeifersMedium 3—62995.10/cwt90.00–100.005984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—371145.23/cwt130.00–157.0053919
BullsMedium 2—622104.16/cwt100.00–114.006488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—329146.86/cwt130.00–159.0048312
HeifersMedium 2—78592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
HeifersMedium 2—263107.09/cwt104.00–110.002822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—374133.00/cwt122.00–145.0049718
BullsMedium 2—71898.98/cwt97.00–100.007113
BullsMedium 2—225114.00/cwt114.00–114.002571
BullsMedium 2—516110.55/cwt104.00–120.0057010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—930109.02/cwt105.00–113.001,0142
HeifersMedium 3—415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—572133.72/cwt120.00–140.0076515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—87098.00/cwt98.00–98.008531
BullsMedium 2—673103.26/cwt100.00–116.006955
BullsMedium 2—80598.00/cwt98.00–98.007891
BullsMedium 2—408110.11/cwt104.00–116.004492
BullsMedium 2—474109.09/cwt106.00–121.005176
BullsMedium 2—260109.00/cwt109.00–109.002831
BullsMedium 2—311120.18/cwt110.00–129.003744

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.