Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 377▲ 83 vs year ago 308 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 160▲ 26 vs year ago 90 · +28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 10.00 to 18.00 higher, while heifer steady to 6.00 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 $121.62/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$121.62
115 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488132.0064451
Medium and Large 2412121.1149933
Medium and Large 3393106.3241815thin
Small 1-2606103.9563016thin
One grade step is worth $28.05/cwt here — about $13 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 sale115 hd
121.62
—
NC average8 barns · 830 hd
127.32
−5.69
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—Average1,664103.761,7269thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48373.011,08326
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19467.9181110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88948.7943417

Every lot

75 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270145.09/cwt140.00–150.003924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320162.58/cwt160.00–165.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 2368131.17/cwt127.50–135.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371162.49/cwt157.50–170.006039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377183.04/cwt177.50–190.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462174.59/cwt167.50–181.008076
Steers—Medium and Large 2462140.07/cwt135.00–145.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524164.45/cwt160.00–169.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573161.33/cwt159.00–165.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615149.85/cwt143.00–156.009226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668131.70/cwt130.00–135.008803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2231123.62/cwt117.50–129.002864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260121.68/cwt117.50–126.003167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed275133.00/cwt133.00–133.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284108.98/cwt105.00–112.503105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310123.77/cwt122.50–125.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369106.27/cwt102.50–108.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.91/cwt132.00–140.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.02/cwt120.00–125.004613
Heifers—Small 1-2422104.88/cwt100.00–110.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.00/cwt131.00–140.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438122.49/cwt120.00–125.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443106.23/cwt102.50–110.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468122.81/cwt120.00–125.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474134.57/cwt130.00–140.0063811
Heifers—Small 1-2485110.51/cwt110.00–111.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527128.82/cwt123.00–133.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535121.67/cwt120.00–125.006513
Heifers—Small 1-2558110.00/cwt110.00–110.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569116.05/cwt114.00–120.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582102.01/cwt100.00–106.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583127.35/cwt124.00–130.007426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606126.99/cwt125.00–129.007705
Heifers—Small 1-2618110.00/cwt110.00–110.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008512
Heifers—Small 1-2681100.63/cwt100.00–102.506854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780112.99/cwt111.00–115.008812
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy88587.50/cwt86.00–89.007742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426172.89/cwt167.50–181.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481171.96/cwt165.00–177.5082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513108.72/cwt107.50–110.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517165.22/cwt162.50–170.008549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569152.47/cwt146.00–158.008686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625146.02/cwt144.00–148.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640125.82/cwt122.00–128.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673117.43/cwt115.00–120.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675127.50/cwt126.00–129.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3713109.07/cwt105.00–113.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722113.49/cwt112.50–115.008193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568114.54/cwt114.00–115.001,7962
Bulls——1,691100.68/cwt98.00–102.001,7027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85332.59/cwt30.00–34.002786
Cows—Lean 85-90%87050.99/cwt50.00–52.004445
Cows—Lean 85-90%94063.17/cwt61.00–66.005946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19375.97/cwt75.00–77.009062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19465.90/cwt64.00–69.007878
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40360.99/cwt60.00–62.008562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48570.22/cwt68.00–72.001,04312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49577.80/cwt76.00–82.001,16312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed700575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed713514.91/cwt450.00–575.003,6712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2718650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,6672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2740748.65/cwt725.00–775.005,5402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed865525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,5411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed883431.93/cwt400.00–475.003,8143
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed995575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,7211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed670450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990662.56/cwt650.00–675.006,5592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009639.78/cwt600.00–675.006,4555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,040475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5641

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.