Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-03-09

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 9
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 393▼ 696 vs year ago 955 · −72.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 118▼ 133 vs year ago 246 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 82 vs year ago 95 · −86.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 5.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light; market activity and buyer interest were light. Offerings were light. Cattle quality was average to plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.22/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$120.22
108 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$35
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2424137.7658434
Medium and Large 2432125.1554134
Small 1-2607103.4162815thin
Medium and Large 362099.7661825
One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale108 hd
120.22
—
NC average8 barns · 1,292 hd
129.16
−8.93
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—Average1,626102.111,6615thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35281.301,09932
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16880.6294240
CowsLean 85-90%Average91558.6553733

Every lot

138 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2175135.29/cwt130.00–140.002372
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed190125.00/cwt125.00–125.002381
Steers—Medium and Large 2213134.84/cwt130.00–140.002873
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy255145.00/cwt145.00–145.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Steers—Small 1-2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283161.22/cwt160.00–162.504562
Steers—Medium and Large 3285116.00/cwt116.00–116.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318127.56/cwt120.00–135.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323163.39/cwt150.00–170.005286
Steers—Medium and Large 2328137.44/cwt130.00–145.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 3350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366166.95/cwt157.50–175.006115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375144.14/cwt137.50–152.505413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 2383137.49/cwt132.50–142.505274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428165.76/cwt164.00–167.507092
Steers—Medium and Large 2455137.50/cwt137.50–137.506261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy487150.00/cwt150.00–150.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613146.00/cwt146.00–146.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 2620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed82580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185132.50/cwt132.50–132.502451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210135.00/cwt135.00–135.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325107.38/cwt105.00–110.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328142.08/cwt137.50–147.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340128.70/cwt122.50–135.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy360122.50/cwt122.50–122.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366140.92/cwt136.00–145.005167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376126.69/cwt120.00–132.504766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427141.40/cwt139.00–145.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429128.82/cwt120.00–135.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy453134.50/cwt134.00–135.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468103.41/cwt97.50–110.004843
Heifers—Small 1-246899.30/cwt97.50–101.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475117.50/cwt117.50–117.505581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483125.98/cwt120.00–133.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Heifers—Small 1-2513105.11/cwt100.00–112.505394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.93/cwt130.00–140.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532123.19/cwt117.50–127.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570117.50/cwt117.50–117.506701
Heifers—Small 1-2575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy58580.00/cwt80.00–80.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587135.00/cwt135.00–135.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605117.48/cwt115.00–120.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630108.76/cwt107.50–110.006852
Heifers—Small 1-2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy64090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Small 1-2686107.26/cwt104.00–110.007364
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy69590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full72087.50/cwt87.50–87.506301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Heifers—Small 1-2738103.54/cwt100.00–107.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed79585.00/cwt85.00–85.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3857101.00/cwt101.00–101.008664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408158.89/cwt157.50–160.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415102.50/cwt102.50–102.504251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418139.24/cwt127.50–150.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435151.01/cwt150.00–152.006572
Bulls—Small 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy463120.61/cwt120.00–122.505584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467132.40/cwt130.00–137.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469155.68/cwt153.00–158.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473139.90/cwt135.00–150.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Small 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed50580.00/cwt80.00–80.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513138.11/cwt136.00–142.507093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520130.46/cwt129.00–132.506783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525127.00/cwt124.00–130.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530131.59/cwt126.00–137.506972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573133.00/cwt124.00–140.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575134.94/cwt132.00–137.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610126.53/cwt123.00–130.007722
Bulls—Small 1-2638104.94/cwt100.00–110.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Bulls—Small 1-2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72084.00/cwt84.00–84.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed76590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Small 1-2785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
Bulls—Small 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3815109.00/cwt109.00–109.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed88085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Bulls—Small 1-2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524100.14/cwt93.00–106.001,5264
Bulls——2,035110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82555.14/cwt45.00–60.0045511
Cows—Lean 85-90%82627.07/cwt16.00–35.002244
Cows—Lean 85-90%99067.82/cwt62.00–72.0067118
Cows—Boner 80-85%99365.22/cwt62.00–68.006482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16479.03/cwt73.00–85.0092028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21488.17/cwt86.00–90.001,07010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30687.69/cwt86.00–90.001,1458
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35352.92/cwt34.00–68.007162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36881.55/cwt76.00–85.001,11622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,2711
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865657.00/cwt657.00–657.005,6831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,030.86/cwt925.00–1,075.0012,6073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2640950.00/cwt950.00–950.006,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed770335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2835850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,0981
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,7252

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.