Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-02-23

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 23
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 550▲ 131 vs year ago 255 · +51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 118▲ 16 vs year ago 89 · +18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 4.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offering 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 $130.43/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$130.43
121 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473139.0265857
Medium and Large 2454126.9657649
Small 1-2454109.704988thin
Medium and Large 3561108.396087thin
One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $50 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 sale121 hd
130.43
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NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd
134.11
−3.68
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—High1,66297.611,62313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42474.811,06530
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27174.4294614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01851.1952120

Every lot

90 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2190133.85/cwt130.00–137.502542
Steers—Medium and Large 2279150.01/cwt145.00–152.504198
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy285135.99/cwt130.00–140.003883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293156.24/cwt155.00–157.504582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321153.70/cwt150.00–160.004934
Steers—Medium and Large 2322146.09/cwt142.50–150.004707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366162.51/cwt155.00–170.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 2383137.47/cwt132.50–142.505274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418183.77/cwt180.00–187.507682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.74/cwt150.00–165.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477168.04/cwt162.00–174.008026
Steers—Medium and Large 2485145.75/cwt144.00–147.507072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523163.96/cwt156.00–169.0085818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523151.90/cwt149.00–155.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2530143.76/cwt142.50–145.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566162.32/cwt158.00–167.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678152.33/cwt148.00–155.001,0333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2263115.02/cwt112.50–117.503032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270133.59/cwt130.00–137.503614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319144.51/cwt140.00–147.504617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334133.34/cwt130.00–135.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.00/cwt137.50–142.505226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374131.41/cwt125.00–137.504919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422145.30/cwt140.00–149.006139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423129.95/cwt125.00–135.0055011
Heifers—Small 1-2423113.77/cwt112.50–115.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435120.62/cwt117.00–122.505253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467140.29/cwt135.00–146.006557
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473111.60/cwt110.00–115.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478124.16/cwt120.00–130.005933
Heifers—Small 1-2478100.00/cwt100.00–100.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518122.01/cwt119.00–125.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.98/cwt132.00–140.0071015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530109.00/cwt108.00–110.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571136.11/cwt130.00–140.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578122.06/cwt117.50–128.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614129.52/cwt125.00–132.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620119.52/cwt117.00–122.007412
Heifers—Small 1-2653110.00/cwt110.00–110.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690116.49/cwt115.00–118.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715113.50/cwt113.00–114.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3723102.95/cwt100.00–106.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2783115.49/cwt115.00–116.009042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411138.75/cwt137.50–140.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424166.58/cwt160.00–172.507068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy427120.85/cwt120.00–122.505163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy428145.00/cwt145.00–145.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473111.27/cwt110.00–112.505262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy473102.57/cwt100.00–105.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.31/cwt130.00–140.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476156.44/cwt152.50–160.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515137.50/cwt135.00–140.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517158.78/cwt155.00–165.0082112
Bulls—Small 1-2525108.79/cwt107.50–110.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568158.70/cwt153.00–162.009016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575136.57/cwt130.00–142.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617149.01/cwt142.00–153.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618130.00/cwt130.00–130.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623132.96/cwt131.00–135.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733118.51/cwt117.00–120.008692
Bulls—Small 1-2738101.51/cwt100.00–103.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763115.50/cwt115.00–116.008812
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 371085.00/cwt85.00–85.006041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45787.00/cwt85.00–88.001,2683
Bulls——1,69594.38/cwt92.00–96.001,6004
Bulls——1,743105.07/cwt104.00–108.001,8316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80544.70/cwt42.50–46.003603
Cows—Lean 85-90%91030.00/cwt30.00–30.002734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10159.21/cwt56.00–63.0065213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14772.04/cwt69.00–74.008266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23362.92/cwt62.00–64.007762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40780.64/cwt77.00–83.001,1356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41872.86/cwt69.00–75.001,03318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43277.74/cwt76.00–82.001,11312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0024,9641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,2002,596.00/cwt2,596.00–2,596.0057,1121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,8401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6351
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840751.24/cwt626.00–875.006,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed910619.00/cwt619.00–619.005,6331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988845.25/cwt725.00–975.008,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,045675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2780550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,2901
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2840875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853943.70/cwt775.00–1,100.008,0502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928941.31/cwt875.00–1,025.008,7352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed705625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,4061

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.