Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-12-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 1
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 539▲ 105 vs year ago 474 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 82▼ 20 vs year ago 184 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were steady to 10.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.69/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$116.69
180 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495127.1963090
Medium and Large 2468119.2755827
Small 1-2535101.2354152
Medium and Large 355397.5254011thin
One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $90 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 sale180 hd
116.69
—
NC average6 barns · 749 hd
116.64
+0.05
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—Low1,60884.521,35914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14860.6769645
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43859.0784925
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95044.9342725

Every lot

107 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2238140.00/cwt140.00–140.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 2275142.54/cwt140.00–145.003925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320155.78/cwt150.00–160.004985
Steers—Medium and Large 2324139.05/cwt137.50–142.504518
Steers—Medium and Large 2367138.91/cwt135.00–142.5051010
Steers—Small 1-2368105.10/cwt100.00–110.003872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374154.91/cwt147.50–160.005798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375142.63/cwt140.00–145.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421149.63/cwt145.00–155.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469156.80/cwt150.00–160.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 2480138.27/cwt132.50–142.506643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512145.11/cwt137.50–150.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 2523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 2573129.03/cwt128.00–130.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580136.68/cwt135.00–140.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612137.77/cwt131.00–143.008438
Steers—Medium and Large 2613125.00/cwt125.00–125.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757129.73/cwt126.00–131.009824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2273107.56/cwt105.00–110.002943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333133.45/cwt130.00–140.004446
Heifers—Small 1-2333109.37/cwt108.00–110.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.83/cwt129.00–137.505028
Heifers—Small 1-2378110.40/cwt110.00–112.504176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382125.61/cwt120.00–127.504807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421131.47/cwt125.00–137.5055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.43/cwt120.00–122.505096
Heifers—Small 1-2423102.04/cwt100.00–105.004324
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42591.29/cwt87.50–95.003882
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45897.50/cwt97.50–97.504473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45890.00/cwt90.00–90.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465106.33/cwt102.50–110.004942
Heifers—Small 1-2469109.09/cwt107.00–110.005126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474118.52/cwt115.00–122.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475129.95/cwt124.00–135.0061719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510113.75/cwt112.50–115.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515108.79/cwt105.00–110.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519124.72/cwt120.00–130.0064719
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56890.59/cwt87.50–95.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573124.94/cwt120.00–127.0071613
Heifers—Small 1-2583108.76/cwt107.50–110.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613114.34/cwt114.00–115.007013
Heifers—Small 1-2615104.96/cwt102.50–110.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617112.28/cwt110.00–115.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.41/cwt117.50–123.007508
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66591.25/cwt87.50–95.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668118.48/cwt117.00–120.007912
Heifers—Small 1-2670101.25/cwt100.00–102.506782
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy71383.74/cwt80.00–87.505972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72781.65/cwt80.00–82.505943
Heifers—Small 1-2747104.00/cwt104.00–104.007775
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77381.60/cwt78.00–85.006312
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy86088.76/cwt87.50–90.007632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy408140.50/cwt140.00–141.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419148.60/cwt145.00–155.0062311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430137.47/cwt135.00–140.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468146.02/cwt145.00–147.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472139.83/cwt137.50–142.006609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473116.71/cwt116.00–117.505522
Bulls—Small 1-2518108.76/cwt107.50–110.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521128.80/cwt125.00–132.506715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532135.75/cwt134.00–140.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy564128.52/cwt128.00–130.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567124.66/cwt120.00–130.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 357399.15/cwt97.50–100.005683
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61381.26/cwt80.00–82.504982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622119.74/cwt115.00–124.007455
Bulls—Small 1-2622102.06/cwt100.00–106.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy625115.47/cwt114.00–118.007224
Bulls—Small 1-2658105.02/cwt100.00–110.006912
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed68087.48/cwt85.00–90.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688100.29/cwt98.00–105.006903
Bulls—Small 1-275599.00/cwt99.00–99.007474
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy78891.99/cwt90.00–94.007252
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy82384.24/cwt82.50–86.006932
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy90387.00/cwt87.00–87.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26558.01/cwt56.00–61.007342
Bulls——1,51086.29/cwt84.00–90.001,3038
Bulls——1,97694.24/cwt93.00–96.001,8624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66525.00/cwt25.00–25.001662
Cows—Lean 85-90%91540.60/cwt40.00–42.003717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00149.31/cwt46.00–52.0049416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13858.81/cwt56.00–62.0066931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14551.05/cwt50.00–52.005852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17367.07/cwt65.00–70.0078712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31567.32/cwt64.00–69.008853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45557.94/cwt56.00–60.0084322
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,444.00/cwt1,444.00–1,444.0021,9491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,7871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930830.35/cwt775.00–880.007,7223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975683.00/cwt683.00–683.006,6591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095686.42/cwt575.00–775.007,5162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320813.21/cwt800.00–825.0010,7342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2708735.34/cwt725.00–750.005,2062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2760650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,9401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed800725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2828791.47/cwt700.00–875.006,5532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,329.71/cwt1,150.00–1,475.0014,1352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,072971.27/cwt875.00–1,100.0010,4123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,160750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,184876.69/cwt725.00–1,050.0010,3804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,8131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2730657.00/cwt657.00–657.004,7961
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860731.00/cwt731.00–731.006,2871
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2934742.91/cwt700.00–803.006,9394

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.