Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-09-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 22
● Final171 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 0▼ 99 vs year ago 541 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 0▼ 32 vs year ago 142 · −22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 33 · −24.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while bulls were 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 lower, while bulls were mostly 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to light. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.17/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$128.17
160 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$40.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.45
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2607139.7284895
Medium and Large 2556123.6568829
Medium and Large 3636103.9466215thin
Small 1-252499.4452221
One grade step is worth $40.27/cwt here — about $326 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 sale160 hd
128.17
—
NC average6 barns · 635 hd
135.61
−7.45
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—Low1,53376.691,1769thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46566.749789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19664.2276831
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91444.2940556

Every lot

171 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200163.75/cwt157.50–170.003282
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed200117.50/cwt117.50–117.502351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290160.09/cwt155.00–165.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 2315134.68/cwt125.00–145.004242
Steers—Small 1-2Full31587.50/cwt87.50–87.502761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324161.10/cwt157.50–162.505225
Steers—Small 1-2335102.50/cwt102.50–102.503431
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy33590.00/cwt90.00–90.003021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367155.73/cwt147.50–167.505723
Steers—Small 1-2374111.37/cwt110.00–113.004174
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed38384.97/cwt80.00–90.003252
Steers—Medium and Large 2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420154.47/cwt153.00–155.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 2469128.07/cwt122.50–140.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485147.24/cwt142.50–154.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 2510117.50/cwt117.50–117.505991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526141.76/cwt135.00–147.0074616
Steers—Medium and Large 3530106.24/cwt105.00–107.505632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full555122.50/cwt122.50–122.506801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563137.12/cwt136.00–139.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2576129.64/cwt126.00–132.507474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578128.47/cwt127.00–130.007432
Steers—Small 1-2580106.61/cwt100.00–110.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 3584108.27/cwt105.00–113.006324
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed58580.00/cwt80.00–80.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 2612118.32/cwt115.00–120.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 3615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
Steers—Small 1-2618105.00/cwt105.00–105.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620131.28/cwt130.00–132.508142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy640112.00/cwt112.00–112.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed65095.00/cwt95.00–95.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674139.89/cwt132.00–140.5094323
Steers—Medium and Large 3674107.27/cwt105.00–110.007234
Steers—Small 1-2680105.53/cwt99.00–112.507183
Steers—Medium and Large 2681120.52/cwt113.00–124.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy685120.50/cwt116.00–125.008252
Steers—Small 1-2Full68595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy71082.50/cwt82.50–82.505861
Steers—Medium and Large 3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729129.61/cwt124.00–135.0094510
Steers—Medium and Large 2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768130.80/cwt128.00–133.001,0055
Steers—Small 1-2Full77089.00/cwt89.00–89.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823134.67/cwt133.00–135.001,1086
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed83082.50/cwt82.50–82.506851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870123.47/cwt122.00–125.001,0742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920123.02/cwt121.00–125.001,1322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers56 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3165110.00/cwt110.00–110.001821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195132.50/cwt132.50–132.502581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255137.50/cwt137.50–137.503511
Heifers—Small 1-2272104.80/cwt102.50–107.502853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275115.00/cwt115.00–115.003161
Heifers—Small 1-2315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330132.00/cwt132.00–132.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35595.00/cwt95.00–95.003371
Heifers—Small 1-2363109.15/cwt105.00–112.503963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377136.79/cwt134.00–139.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377125.02/cwt123.00–127.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415102.02/cwt100.00–104.004232
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41590.90/cwt87.00–95.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429136.87/cwt130.00–140.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full43080.00/cwt80.00–80.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.06/cwt124.00–141.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47589.98/cwt80.00–97.504273
Heifers—Small 1-2Full47580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484107.51/cwt102.50–111.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513102.03/cwt100.00–104.005232
Heifers—Small 1-2518103.19/cwt99.00–107.505352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525126.94/cwt118.00–132.0066622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy54090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy555107.50/cwt107.50–107.505971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56085.00/cwt85.00–85.004761
Heifers—Small 1-2562103.41/cwt97.50–110.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582126.17/cwt118.00–130.0073417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full600112.50/cwt112.50–112.506751
Heifers—Small 1-2613107.84/cwt103.00–111.006614
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61487.00/cwt80.00–93.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed62080.00/cwt80.00–80.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624114.69/cwt112.50–117.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62588.76/cwt87.50–90.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628107.12/cwt102.50–112.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66590.10/cwt82.50–95.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668112.25/cwt112.00–112.507502
Heifers—Small 1-267299.55/cwt92.50–106.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700110.50/cwt110.00–111.007742
Heifers—Small 1-270098.00/cwt96.00–100.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710101.00/cwt101.00–101.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71082.50/cwt82.50–82.505861
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72087.50/cwt87.50–87.506301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77592.50/cwt92.50–92.507171
Heifers—Small 1-278397.97/cwt95.00–101.007672
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy83080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Heifers—Small 1-286092.50/cwt92.50–92.507961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418153.31/cwt145.00–158.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418135.49/cwt125.00–142.505664
Bulls—Small 1-2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445117.50/cwt117.50–117.505231
Bulls—Small 1-2Full45590.00/cwt90.00–90.004101
Bulls—Small 1-2468105.00/cwt105.00–105.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476131.78/cwt125.00–138.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490117.50/cwt117.50–117.505761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007081
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy49589.00/cwt89.00–89.004411
Bulls—Small 1-2500101.67/cwt100.00–105.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523136.96/cwt135.00–140.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523127.61/cwt125.00–130.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523106.52/cwt100.00–112.505572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525126.16/cwt122.50–130.006626
Bulls—Small 1-2Full53092.50/cwt92.50–92.504901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563136.47/cwt135.00–138.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Bulls—Small 1-2Full57095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Bulls—Small 1-2573108.23/cwt104.00–112.506202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578126.75/cwt124.00–130.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full58095.00/cwt95.00–95.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Bulls—Small 1-2609104.36/cwt97.50–110.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Small 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665127.50/cwt127.50–127.508481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670101.24/cwt100.00–102.506782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy69095.00/cwt95.00–95.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Small 1-2Full70580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy71097.50/cwt97.50–97.506921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy81887.51/cwt85.00–90.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed83090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed41055.00/cwt55.00–55.002261
Dairy Steers—Large 441530.00/cwt30.00–30.001251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28863.87/cwt42.00–80.008234
Bulls——1,72986.94/cwt86.00–88.001,5035
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86624.73/cwt10.00–34.0021411
Cows—Lean 85-90%87144.98/cwt36.00–50.0039224
Cows—Lean 85-90%98753.74/cwt50.00–59.0053021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19163.59/cwt58.00–68.0075728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24070.08/cwt69.00–72.008693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45465.03/cwt62.00–68.009467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50572.71/cwt72.00–74.001,0942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2645425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2835850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,0981
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2695438.00/cwt438.00–438.003,0441
Bred Cows—Small 1-2706374.78/cwt275.00–450.002,6464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081711.14/cwt500.00–900.007,68712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2620450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,7901
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2840700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928613.04/cwt575.00–647.005,6892

This sale against other markets

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.