Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 510▼ 12 vs year ago 428 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 205▲ 17 vs year ago 103 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 23 vs year ago 55 · −41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were mixed, mostly 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher; feeder bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was good, while demand for feeder cattle was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.36/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −58.55 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.
Average price
$133.36
100 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509143.0972853
Medium and Large 2511128.4865734
Medium and Large 3652108.917104thin
Small 1-2660105.416959thin
One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $33 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 sale100 hd
133.36
—
NC average8 barns · 562 hd
125.23
+8.13
This barn, trailing median24 sales
191.92
−58.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
219195171146median 191.9203/0404/1506/1009/0910/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $160.31, median $191.92 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,59791.241,4579thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18665.9678230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47965.6597115
CowsLean 85-90%Low91143.4539623

Every lot

81 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2262135.86/cwt130.00–140.003563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270153.73/cwt152.50–155.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321153.57/cwt150.00–157.504935
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy333125.04/cwt120.00–130.004162
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed353117.48/cwt115.00–120.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 2368144.28/cwt142.50–147.505317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369159.54/cwt152.50–166.0058910
Steers—Medium and Large 2420130.39/cwt126.00–135.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431160.94/cwt157.50–165.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480145.51/cwt145.00–146.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527150.15/cwt144.00–153.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581147.63/cwt146.00–148.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722128.40/cwt126.00–131.509277
Steers—Small 1-2725103.50/cwt103.50–103.507504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225120.33/cwt115.00–125.002712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281121.84/cwt120.00–127.003424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318102.49/cwt100.00–105.003263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325133.42/cwt130.00–137.504343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335123.36/cwt120.00–125.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363124.99/cwt120.00–127.504543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371134.85/cwt130.00–140.005008
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.00/cwt100.00–110.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.68/cwt132.50–142.0057812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428120.88/cwt117.50–124.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464137.18/cwt135.00–140.006376
Heifers—Small 1-2477110.00/cwt110.00–110.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485117.45/cwt115.00–120.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514133.78/cwt129.00–136.506887
Heifers—Small 1-2530106.77/cwt106.00–107.505662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571123.07/cwt117.50–128.0070311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583110.00/cwt110.00–110.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638113.00/cwt113.00–113.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663115.51/cwt115.00–116.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687120.14/cwt119.00–123.008256
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418131.99/cwt126.00–135.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427154.64/cwt147.50–161.0066015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473131.22/cwt127.00–137.506219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy475120.09/cwt115.00–125.005703
Bulls—Small 1-2478108.80/cwt107.50–110.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481150.82/cwt145.00–157.0072517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy506130.76/cwt130.00–133.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514140.02/cwt135.00–145.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.15/cwt124.00–132.506709
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523111.29/cwt110.00–112.505822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560128.49/cwt123.00–132.507204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573132.16/cwt129.00–133.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618131.31/cwt130.00–133.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618122.43/cwt117.00–128.007572
Bulls—Small 1-2663105.01/cwt100.00–109.006963
Bulls—Small 1-2718105.55/cwt101.00–110.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy739113.81/cwt113.00–114.008415
Bulls—Small 1-2778102.49/cwt101.00–104.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780106.53/cwt104.00–109.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06899.10/cwt97.00–101.001,0582
Bulls——1,74889.00/cwt86.00–92.001,5567
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74340.72/cwt38.00–43.003037
Cows—Lean 85-90%77529.12/cwt26.00–30.002265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07059.28/cwt57.00–63.0063413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08051.71/cwt48.00–54.0055811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.06/cwt68.00–74.0090617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47968.11/cwt66.00–70.001,0078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47962.83/cwt60.00–64.009297
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2745525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,9111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed820800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,5601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,067814.38/cwt775.00–875.008,6893
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,143941.36/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,7603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed665420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7931
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed700525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,6751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed705410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8911
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,9731
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780629.12/cwt510.00–700.004,9073
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,5651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,8881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965633.85/cwt600.00–650.006,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244807.36/cwt675.00–875.0010,0444

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.