Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-01-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 5
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 416▼ 57 vs year ago 270 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 120▼ 5 vs year ago 120 · −4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 32▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 1

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 45.00 to 60.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.09/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$122.09
89 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476136.0764846
Medium and Large 2401121.5848821
Small 1-243494.2140912thin
Medium and Large 352492.2848310thin
One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about $164 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 sale89 hd
122.09
—
NC average6 barns · 353 hd
119.65
+2.43
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—Average1,57493.381,47017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39166.2092130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21163.1776530
CowsLean 85-90%Average90746.1141833

Every lot

105 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2175102.50/cwt102.50–102.501791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2185154.00/cwt154.00–154.002851
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed195122.50/cwt122.50–122.502391
Steers—Medium and Large 2225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
Steers—Medium and Large 2270142.50/cwt142.50–142.503851
Steers—Small 1-2330102.50/cwt102.50–102.503381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333151.22/cwt150.00–152.505042
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375117.50/cwt117.50–117.504411
Steers—Medium and Large 2377133.98/cwt130.00–142.505053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382151.72/cwt150.00–155.005803
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy38590.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
Steers—Small 1-2390102.50/cwt102.50–102.504001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445162.50/cwt162.50–162.507231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460163.10/cwt155.00–166.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 2475122.50/cwt122.50–122.505821
Steers—Medium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526150.91/cwt140.00–158.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579145.53/cwt135.00–153.008438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632145.68/cwt142.50–149.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705119.24/cwt117.50–121.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728132.50/cwt130.00–135.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775131.98/cwt130.00–135.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2130110.00/cwt110.00–110.001431
Heifers—Small 1-2275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285119.97/cwt117.50–122.503423
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy30580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328121.30/cwt115.00–127.503988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Heifers—Small 1-2330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed34587.50/cwt87.50–87.503021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374139.05/cwt130.00–149.0052010
Heifers—Small 1-2380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy38580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393111.26/cwt110.00–112.504372
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41085.00/cwt85.00–85.003491
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418128.17/cwt125.00–131.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422147.61/cwt141.00–155.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476143.44/cwt140.00–147.006834
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Heifers—Small 1-2Full51582.50/cwt82.50–82.504251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521138.37/cwt128.00–146.0072112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571135.14/cwt130.00–141.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57885.01/cwt80.00–92.504914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618122.61/cwt120.00–128.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66586.35/cwt80.00–93.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy78095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Heifers—Small 1-280093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415152.50/cwt152.50–152.506331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470146.60/cwt142.50–152.506893
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485130.82/cwt127.50–135.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525147.95/cwt140.00–154.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55082.50/cwt82.50–82.504541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570139.50/cwt134.00–145.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Small 1-2740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Bulls—Small 1-2825102.50/cwt102.50–102.508461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
Bulls—Small 1-2878104.49/cwt104.00–105.009172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495101.17/cwt98.00–106.001,5128
Bulls——1,63691.51/cwt88.00–96.001,4977
Bulls——1,67368.79/cwt52.00–78.001,1512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74527.48/cwt22.00–31.002053
Cows—Lean 85-90%82338.97/cwt35.00–41.0032110
Cows—Lean 85-90%85061.00/cwt61.00–61.005191
Cows—Lean 85-90%97952.02/cwt45.00–55.0050919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14761.41/cwt56.00–68.0070422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21774.45/cwt71.00–84.009066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22052.00/cwt52.00–52.006342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43464.14/cwt60.00–69.0092024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44573.36/cwt70.00–81.001,0606
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,4681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2845825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,9711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,1651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,048912.89/cwt825.00–1,000.009,5674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2792464.57/cwt410.00–500.003,6793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910746.00/cwt746.00–746.006,7891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020688.75/cwt625.00–725.007,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068661.71/cwt650.00–675.007,0672

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.