Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-04-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 20
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 521▼ 134 vs year ago 614 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 147▲ 13 vs year ago 88 · +14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 4.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.51/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −39.41 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.
Average price
$152.51
167 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$54.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492162.45800110
Medium 2481134.9064953
Medium and Large 3520116.986082thin
Small 1-2485108.025242thin
One grade step is worth $54.43/cwt here — about $276 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 sale167 hd
152.51
—
NC average7 barns · 563 hd
138.11
+14.40
This barn, trailing median24 sales
191.92
−39.41
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
219195171146median 191.9203/0404/1506/1009/0910/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $160.31, median $191.92 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,384102.361,41612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48886.791,29211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18579.8794616
CowsLean 85-90%Average93766.7362522

Every lot

91 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385171.50/cwt163.00–180.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413194.45/cwt193.00–196.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy417154.40/cwt150.00–158.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428168.47/cwt167.00–170.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478173.77/cwt172.00–175.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526166.78/cwt160.00–174.008778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578161.46/cwt154.00–168.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622156.70/cwt155.00–159.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687143.87/cwt141.00–146.009886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735140.29/cwt136.00–145.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757135.80/cwt135.00–136.001,0285
Steers—Medium and Large 3828115.98/cwt115.00–117.009602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215141.57/cwt140.00–143.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327139.16/cwt134.00–146.004556
Heifers—Small 1-2370113.01/cwt112.00–114.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377145.00/cwt138.00–150.0054715
Heifers—Medium 2378122.00/cwt122.00–122.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387153.65/cwt152.00–155.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416143.89/cwt137.00–150.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418116.33/cwt114.00–119.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421156.00/cwt151.00–161.006578
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42590.98/cwt90.00–92.003872
Heifers—Medium 2433127.46/cwt125.00–131.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466152.44/cwt148.00–159.007108
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472114.99/cwt114.00–116.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473134.51/cwt134.00–135.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476143.85/cwt138.00–147.0068514
Heifers—Small 1-2480104.17/cwt100.00–110.005004
Heifers—Medium 2483122.50/cwt120.00–126.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.50/cwt113.00–118.005782
Heifers—Medium 2517123.48/cwt120.00–127.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521146.22/cwt145.00–148.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526140.43/cwt135.00–143.0073911
Heifers—Small 1-2529107.00/cwt103.00–110.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560139.91/cwt135.00–143.0078315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565115.58/cwt112.00–118.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573129.25/cwt128.00–130.007414
Heifers—Small 1-2573107.53/cwt105.00–110.006162
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61894.97/cwt94.00–96.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619128.36/cwt127.00–131.007953
Heifers—Small 1-2625107.03/cwt106.00–108.006692
Heifers—Medium 2637120.83/cwt118.00–122.007706
Heifers—Medium 2665119.99/cwt119.00–121.007982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy276167.11/cwt162.50–174.004614
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy320156.54/cwt154.00–159.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323174.72/cwt168.00–180.005648
Bulls—Medium 2335133.51/cwt133.00–134.004472
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy343127.48/cwt125.00–130.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369186.00/cwt179.00–190.006865
Bulls—Medium 2375146.57/cwt140.00–150.005507
Bulls—Medium 2405141.00/cwt136.00–144.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417181.47/cwt179.00–185.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420167.29/cwt161.00–174.007038
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy425147.98/cwt146.00–149.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy429158.69/cwt153.00–160.006816
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy435124.70/cwt120.00–128.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475166.78/cwt160.00–172.0079214
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006652
Bulls—Medium 2476130.00/cwt130.00–130.006197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007283
Bulls—Small 1-2485108.02/cwt106.00–110.005242
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy520138.66/cwt138.00–140.007213
Bulls—Medium 2520127.66/cwt125.00–130.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520116.98/cwt116.00–118.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523149.68/cwt146.00–152.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524170.23/cwt169.00–173.008928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524159.16/cwt154.00–164.008347
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565167.50/cwt167.00–168.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571159.36/cwt153.00–166.0091012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573147.96/cwt144.00–150.008483
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy578135.66/cwt132.00–141.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009442
Bulls—Medium 2610125.50/cwt125.00–126.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626146.89/cwt141.00–153.0092014
Bulls—Medium 2668124.38/cwt120.00–129.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710137.45/cwt134.00–141.009762
Bulls—Medium 2720119.02/cwt118.00–120.008573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94081.61/cwt80.00–83.007672
Bulls——1,21897.53/cwt96.00–102.001,1885
Bulls——1,727115.48/cwt111.00–120.001,9945
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78649.53/cwt46.00–52.003895
Cows—Lean 85-90%94381.54/cwt80.00–84.007694
Cows—Lean 85-90%99265.59/cwt63.00–69.006516
Cows—Lean 85-90%99571.54/cwt69.00–74.007127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17364.45/cwt63.00–66.007562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17879.66/cwt76.00–82.009389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20186.41/cwt85.00–90.001,0385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35593.00/cwt91.00–95.001,2602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53885.96/cwt82.00–90.001,3228

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.