Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-02-16

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 16
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 304 vs last sale 246▲ 444 vs year ago 106 · +418.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 134▲ 20 vs year ago 98 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were 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 $128.29/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$128.29
178 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495138.9068778
Medium and Large 2462125.0557775
Small 1-2527106.6356216thin
Medium and Large 3540101.895509thin
One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $137 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 sale178 hd
128.29
—
NC average8 barns · 1,081 hd
135.96
−7.67
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—High1,631103.001,67911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44875.091,08712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17873.6886816
CowsLean 85-90%Average90155.0449623

Every lot

106 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210140.51/cwt135.00–147.502955
Steers—Medium and Large 2273152.70/cwt150.00–157.504173
Steers—Medium and Large 2332146.91/cwt140.00–152.504889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369170.66/cwt165.00–175.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 2381150.27/cwt145.00–155.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy415155.73/cwt154.00–157.506462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy417153.72/cwt150.00–159.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy418133.79/cwt132.50–135.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 2434146.97/cwt145.00–152.506385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435168.51/cwt162.50–175.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445180.00/cwt179.00–181.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2471146.04/cwt139.00–150.006888
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477166.32/cwt160.00–170.007937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518142.48/cwt141.00–144.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523162.84/cwt157.00–166.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572160.42/cwt154.00–165.0091810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615139.92/cwt135.00–145.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620157.46/cwt154.00–160.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663146.02/cwt142.00–150.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0906
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed183117.47/cwt115.00–120.002152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275148.75/cwt147.50–150.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278131.41/cwt127.50–137.503653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326133.85/cwt129.00–140.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343147.46/cwt142.50–152.505062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375127.04/cwt122.50–131.0047611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379144.91/cwt140.00–151.005497
Heifers—Small 1-2385112.95/cwt111.00–115.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39080.00/cwt80.00–80.003122
Heifers—Small 1-2408102.55/cwt100.00–105.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424130.83/cwt127.50–135.0055512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.19/cwt140.00–151.0062915
Heifers—Small 1-2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472141.20/cwt138.00–147.0066613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy474131.20/cwt128.00–135.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476120.69/cwt118.00–125.005748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480117.85/cwt116.00–120.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516121.22/cwt120.00–125.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517140.00/cwt135.00–145.0072410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520130.44/cwt129.00–132.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy523114.98/cwt110.00–120.006012
Heifers—Small 1-2523102.42/cwt100.00–105.005362
Heifers—Small 1-2558107.46/cwt102.50–110.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560129.02/cwt127.00–130.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570119.91/cwt116.00–125.0068310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.88/cwt134.00–142.007909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy573101.49/cwt100.00–103.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy578130.51/cwt130.00–131.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3586110.81/cwt110.00–114.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612128.24/cwt122.00–133.0078510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663125.84/cwt122.50–128.008343
Heifers—Small 1-2692104.34/cwt100.00–108.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693119.24/cwt116.00–122.508262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2703114.88/cwt112.50–116.008084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410142.73/cwt140.00–148.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413174.19/cwt172.50–175.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy420145.79/cwt142.50–150.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431132.02/cwt130.00–138.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432163.23/cwt157.50–170.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472160.17/cwt152.50–167.5075612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472141.82/cwt135.00–147.5066911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480132.26/cwt132.00–132.506352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy488149.50/cwt149.00–150.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy511124.02/cwt120.00–130.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516131.68/cwt130.00–137.506796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520147.50/cwt147.50–147.507672
Bulls—Small 1-2520109.86/cwt105.00–115.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy530144.17/cwt142.50–145.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531155.07/cwt150.00–160.0082313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538166.27/cwt165.00–167.508952
Bulls—Small 1-2558110.51/cwt110.00–111.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568138.13/cwt135.00–142.507854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570140.48/cwt140.00–141.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573151.34/cwt145.00–157.0086729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614150.76/cwt146.00–155.009268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619126.22/cwt122.50–130.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy642136.00/cwt136.00–136.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667129.03/cwt125.00–132.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672135.11/cwt130.00–138.009087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy673119.17/cwt117.50–120.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728124.49/cwt122.50–127.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2783115.00/cwt115.00–115.009002
Bulls—Small 1-2832103.98/cwt100.00–108.008653
Bulls—Small 1-2860101.99/cwt100.00–104.008772
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 371588.00/cwt88.00–88.006291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62899.35/cwt97.00–102.001,6177
Bulls——1,635109.39/cwt108.00–114.001,7894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88551.08/cwt48.00–53.0045210
Cows—Lean 85-90%90525.45/cwt25.00–26.002302
Cows—Lean 85-90%91464.01/cwt61.00–68.0058511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15481.43/cwt79.00–84.009407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18869.44/cwt68.00–72.008257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22861.42/cwt59.00–64.007542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41779.78/cwt78.00–82.001,1306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47574.71/cwt74.00–76.001,1024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48561.77/cwt59.00–64.009172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed795800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,3601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2760475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed795525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,1741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,4691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,0141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed945650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213861.34/cwt825.00–900.0010,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5001

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.