Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-01-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 386▲ 55 vs year ago 322 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 146▲ 80 vs year ago 80 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 48▼ 24 vs year ago 44 · −54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher; while heifers were mixed, 4.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.99/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$114.99
122 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.98
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513126.6464935
Medium and Large 2457121.2055436
Medium and Large 3564105.0059221
Small 1-2507100.9251230
One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $138 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 sale122 hd
114.99
—
NC average7 barns · 503 hd
125.97
−10.98
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—Low1,57488.851,39812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39669.1296522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14467.0976840
CowsLean 85-90%Low85350.5343160

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2278137.48/cwt135.00–140.003822
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed27886.42/cwt82.50–90.002402
Steers—Medium and Large 2326143.41/cwt140.00–147.504684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333152.49/cwt150.00–155.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 2378131.91/cwt130.00–135.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy383146.96/cwt145.00–149.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390161.46/cwt158.00–165.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431157.20/cwt150.00–163.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460157.15/cwt150.00–166.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.88/cwt152.50–164.008217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568150.45/cwt147.00–154.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.50/cwt130.00–131.008872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2235109.51/cwt109.00–110.002572
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed28083.88/cwt80.00–87.502352
Heifers—Small 1-2293100.00/cwt100.00–100.002932
Heifers—Small 1-2315110.50/cwt110.00–111.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317122.67/cwt121.00–124.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338133.52/cwt131.00–136.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373132.44/cwt131.00–135.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373121.89/cwt116.00–127.504556
Heifers—Small 1-2373107.81/cwt103.00–110.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419122.28/cwt117.50–125.005128
Heifers—Small 1-2423109.82/cwt107.00–112.504653
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47088.98/cwt88.00–90.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.42/cwt120.00–127.0058413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476109.79/cwt108.00–110.005239
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51592.45/cwt90.00–95.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520124.98/cwt122.00–131.0065016
Heifers—Small 1-2520103.89/cwt100.00–107.505402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533100.00/cwt100.00–100.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538116.00/cwt116.00–116.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558127.10/cwt125.00–128.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558100.00/cwt100.00–100.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627121.68/cwt118.00–124.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635114.28/cwt112.50–116.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3653100.83/cwt100.00–101.006586
Heifers—Small 1-2665102.64/cwt98.00–107.506832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705110.27/cwt108.00–112.507772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007692
Heifers—Small 1-2756103.00/cwt103.00–103.007796
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy85386.50/cwt86.00–87.007382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408174.21/cwt167.50–181.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415106.61/cwt105.00–110.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417133.48/cwt130.00–140.005573
Bulls—Small 1-2463100.00/cwt100.00–100.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy466145.04/cwt140.00–148.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473137.57/cwt132.50–140.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525148.35/cwt144.00–151.007795
Bulls—Small 1-2528100.48/cwt99.00–102.005312
Bulls—Small 1-2555110.84/cwt110.00–112.506153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567130.28/cwt125.00–136.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575141.68/cwt140.00–144.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy590117.48/cwt115.00–120.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618120.00/cwt120.00–120.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy623124.48/cwt124.00–125.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy665114.01/cwt113.00–115.007582
Bulls—Small 1-2720104.98/cwt101.00–109.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725103.97/cwt103.00–105.007542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18873.20/cwt70.00–76.008703
Bulls——1,65091.90/cwt88.00–94.001,5166
Bulls——1,80798.38/cwt98.00–99.001,7783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73244.83/cwt43.00–49.003288
Cows—Boner 80-85%81352.28/cwt50.00–54.004252
Cows—Lean 85-90%81952.61/cwt50.00–56.0043128
Cows—Lean 85-90%85530.08/cwt30.00–31.002578
Cows—Boner 80-85%86760.83/cwt59.00–62.005273
Cows—Lean 85-90%97159.97/cwt57.00–62.0058216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15560.96/cwt60.00–62.007042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18066.94/cwt64.00–70.0079026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20772.88/cwt71.00–76.008809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40368.10/cwt64.00–70.0095513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45373.34/cwt72.00–76.001,0667
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8701,975.00/cwt1,975.00–1,975.0036,9331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2770675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,1981
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed938727.00/cwt675.00–775.006,8192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,016.84/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0011,1143
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105950.00/cwt875.00–1,025.0010,4982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,012578.21/cwt525.00–625.005,8513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140862.77/cwt800.00–925.009,8362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290837.84/cwt825.00–850.0010,8082

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.