Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-02-09

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 9
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 391▼ 151 vs year ago 397 · −38.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 116▼ 61 vs year ago 195 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 33 vs year ago 45 · −73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 2.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls and four- and five-weight feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower, while six-weight feeder steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for select classes; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $127.85/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$127.85
69 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569134.0476333
Medium and Large 2414125.1551830
Medium and Large 3499108.405414thin
Small 1-2465104.894882thin
One grade step is worth $29.15/cwt here — about $275 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 sale69 hd
127.85
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NC average7 barns · 572 hd
130.22
−2.37
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—Low1,70899.781,7049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47379.791,17631
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19272.5586526
CowsLean 85-90%High97666.8465229

Every lot

60 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2213133.53/cwt127.50–140.002842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280163.95/cwt160.00–167.504592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326165.62/cwt160.00–172.505404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360162.43/cwt160.00–165.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 2381131.87/cwt130.00–137.505024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473168.33/cwt160.00–174.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540161.50/cwt160.00–163.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615152.00/cwt149.00–155.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670133.91/cwt131.00–137.008972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218124.05/cwt120.00–127.502702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272133.25/cwt130.00–137.503623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308131.49/cwt130.00–132.504053
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325111.23/cwt110.00–112.503612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371124.67/cwt120.00–130.004637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423125.15/cwt120.00–130.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428122.54/cwt120.00–125.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432143.63/cwt138.00–146.006206
Heifers—Small 1-2465104.89/cwt100.00–110.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472124.33/cwt120.00–130.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528123.27/cwt120.00–128.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534146.19/cwt141.00–150.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.69/cwt130.00–134.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570141.22/cwt140.00–142.508052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585124.07/cwt120.00–128.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613121.52/cwt120.00–123.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613117.55/cwt115.00–120.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614132.52/cwt130.00–136.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669126.18/cwt120.00–131.008446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673105.57/cwt102.00–109.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.94/cwt123.00–131.009082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423181.89/cwt180.00–185.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424129.96/cwt125.00–135.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy425141.22/cwt140.00–142.506002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428167.18/cwt160.00–175.007167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458178.69/cwt175.00–182.508182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480165.69/cwt165.00–167.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525152.96/cwt150.00–159.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565127.54/cwt125.00–130.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573152.09/cwt148.00–157.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628136.53/cwt135.00–138.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633108.00/cwt108.00–108.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673124.09/cwt119.00–129.008352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26380.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0102
Bulls——1,68499.45/cwt98.00–102.001,6754
Bulls——2,037113.42/cwt109.00–116.002,3103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85346.59/cwt45.00–50.003973
Cows—Lean 85-90%96467.31/cwt64.00–70.0064915
Cows—Lean 85-90%97030.00/cwt30.00–30.002912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03881.00/cwt78.00–85.008419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17678.74/cwt76.00–81.0092611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19761.60/cwt60.00–63.007373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20569.61/cwt66.00–72.0083912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47081.30/cwt78.00–84.001,19527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49669.60/cwt67.00–74.001,0414
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,8741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2745552.68/cwt525.00–575.004,1172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,112.50/cwt925.00–1,300.0011,4032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2888862.18/cwt825.00–900.007,6562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,023937.65/cwt875.00–1,000.009,5922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,3081

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.