Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 30
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
106 vs last sale 416 57 vs year ago 579 · 9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
68 vs last sale 109 13 vs year ago 164 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
81 vs last sale 9 49 vs year ago 41 · +119.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average and included a complete herd dispersal of cow calf pairs and bred cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.91/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$121.91
204 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.30
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561129.93729132
Medium 2450110.3449755
Medium 344297.1243017thin
One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $300 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 sale204 hd
121.91
NC average6 barns · 769 hd
124.21
−2.30
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
BullsAverage1,49691.631,37117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22574.1390835
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44369.219996thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97559.4658049

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)1,140$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$1,22110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,1332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$98526
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$8527
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)882$1,5753thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,5476
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,39533
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$8251thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 1-2Value Added813138.34/cwt135.00–140.001,1253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288130.18/cwt125.00–141.003753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327127.17/cwt120.00–135.004165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570128.87/cwt120.00–136.007358
SteersMedium 2563127.09/cwt120.00–134.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714138.73/cwt130.00–144.0099113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428130.40/cwt121.00–140.0055813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715115.99/cwt115.00–117.008292
HeifersMedium 2218100.00/cwt100.00–100.002182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added459167.22/cwt157.00–169.007687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522126.18/cwt119.00–137.0065922
HeifersMedium 298087.00/cwt87.00–87.008531
HeifersMedium 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,08590.00/cwt90.00–90.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572140.28/cwt140.00–141.0080211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627128.89/cwt121.00–134.008087
HeifersMedium 365091.00/cwt91.00–91.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379125.22/cwt121.00–131.004757
HeifersMedium 2422113.02/cwt108.00–119.0047710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2923107.67/cwt102.00–115.009943
HeifersMedium 2565112.00/cwt106.00–118.006332
HeifersMedium 2369108.32/cwt102.00–114.004006
HeifersMedium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003002
HeifersMedium 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
HeifersMedium 2615106.12/cwt101.00–111.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669128.92/cwt123.00–137.008624
HeifersMedium 2285104.91/cwt100.00–110.002992
HeifersMedium 341597.24/cwt93.00–100.004044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428136.81/cwt133.00–150.005867
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added723153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,1108
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667153.07/cwt141.00–156.001,02110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added778135.05/cwt130.00–140.001,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675144.02/cwt140.00–145.009725
SteersMedium 2730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
SteersMedium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
SteersMedium 2514124.91/cwt114.00–133.006425
SteersMedium 3673104.49/cwt101.00–108.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added905131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1861
SteersMedium 2470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612150.82/cwt146.00–158.009236
SteersMedium 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580157.00/cwt153.00–159.009114
SteersMedium 2420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472143.67/cwt130.00–155.0067813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522152.00/cwt137.00–159.007939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382166.52/cwt160.00–174.006365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325154.15/cwt148.00–163.005013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762120.65/cwt116.00–126.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713149.65/cwt146.00–154.001,0673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584164.61/cwt162.00–167.0096117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615148.39/cwt137.00–152.009137
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318144.81/cwt137.00–155.004609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653132.02/cwt128.00–136.008622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2222132.53/cwt130.00–136.002943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2803105.00/cwt105.00–105.008432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371143.56/cwt130.00–156.005339
CowsLean 85-90%77945.34/cwt39.00–51.003539
CowsLean 85-90%1,08869.00/cwt69.00–69.007512
CowsLean 85-90%1,01562.30/cwt54.00–68.0063238
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44369.21/cwt65.00–73.009996
CowsBoner 80-85%75584.00/cwt84.00–84.006341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23973.84/cwt69.00–79.0091534
Bulls1,39991.12/cwt84.00–97.001,27511
Bulls1,48579.36/cwt78.00–80.001,1783
Bulls1,865105.79/cwt103.00–109.001,9733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,255.54/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,132.81/head725.00–1,450.001,1332
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2665675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,513.70/head1,325.00–1,750.001,51414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2965825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,220.75/head750.00–1,400.001,22110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,494.43/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,651.61/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,064852.15/head750.00–1,025.008527
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114984.94/head650.00–1,325.0098526
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28551,437.21/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1471,353.66/head975.00–1,875.001,35416
BullsMedium 2308113.46/cwt110.00–120.003493
BullsMedium 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
BullsMedium 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004733
BullsMedium 2477118.90/cwt110.00–129.005679
BullsMedium 331090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
BullsMedium 3470103.98/cwt102.00–107.004893
BullsMedium 290084.00/cwt84.00–84.007561
BullsMedium 360894.98/cwt90.00–100.005772
HeifersMedium 356098.50/cwt96.00–101.005522
HeifersMedium 345892.00/cwt92.00–92.004212
HeifersMedium 2513109.55/cwt102.00–118.0056210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474130.48/cwt122.00–141.0061818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420137.89/cwt126.00–150.0057913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475143.83/cwt130.00–155.0068313
BullsMedium 2203115.11/cwt106.00–124.002342
HeifersMedium 2332112.53/cwt105.00–117.003748
HeifersMedium 353595.00/cwt90.00–100.005082
HeifersMedium 2477114.48/cwt109.00–119.0054610
BullsMedium 376088.00/cwt88.00–88.006691
BullsMedium 2273120.00/cwt120.00–120.003282
BullsMedium 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621139.24/cwt138.00–140.008654
HeifersMedium 3376100.00/cwt96.00–102.003764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571144.05/cwt134.00–156.008239
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527147.50/cwt130.00–154.007776
BullsMedium 2568114.80/cwt110.00–129.006526
BullsMedium 3433100.37/cwt95.00–106.004353
BullsMedium 398581.00/cwt81.00–81.007981
BullsMedium 273592.03/cwt90.00–94.006762
BullsMedium 298081.00/cwt81.00–81.007941
BullsMedium 2383112.24/cwt107.00–120.004303
BullsMedium 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
BullsMedium 2674104.46/cwt100.00–109.007044
BullsMedium 367893.00/cwt92.00–94.006312
BullsMedium 3373100.00/cwt100.00–100.003732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270134.58/cwt130.00–148.003634
BullsMedium 2415116.91/cwt110.00–124.004854
BullsMedium 374093.00/cwt93.00–93.006881
BullsMedium 2521114.96/cwt110.00–120.005995
BullsMedium 3235101.00/cwt101.00–101.002371

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.