Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 480▼ 141 vs year ago 592 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 101▼ 11 vs year ago 140 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 45 vs year ago 55 · −81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 12.00 to 13.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 10.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly 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 $127.38/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$127.38
140 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490140.2168881
Medium 2478123.8659223
Medium and Large 3541100.7754536
One grade step is worth $39.44/cwt here — about $142 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 sale140 hd
127.38
—
NC average8 barns · 1,095 hd
129.05
−1.67
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—High1,799102.051,83626
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48774.501,10816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18569.3082120
CowsLean 85-90%High91364.6759128

Every lot

86 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315164.84/cwt160.00–170.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373156.28/cwt152.50–160.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419167.54/cwt160.00–173.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443181.00/cwt181.00–181.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469159.94/cwt153.00–163.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513157.41/cwt155.00–162.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533187.00/cwt187.00–187.009977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559164.01/cwt155.00–166.5091712
Steers—Medium 2657139.34/cwt138.00–140.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658151.37/cwt149.00–153.009968
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2272129.40/cwt126.00–131.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315109.62/cwt108.00–111.003453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360109.51/cwt109.00–110.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364137.08/cwt133.00–143.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36873.49/cwt72.00–75.002702
Heifers—Medium 2374123.99/cwt120.00–129.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411152.80/cwt149.00–154.006286
Heifers—Medium 2421122.90/cwt120.00–128.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423139.97/cwt135.00–146.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy427130.00/cwt130.00–130.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458145.59/cwt139.00–148.0066724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465135.48/cwt135.00–136.006302
Heifers—Medium 2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473113.55/cwt110.00–116.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy48080.00/cwt80.00–80.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510103.27/cwt100.00–110.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy52891.30/cwt90.00–94.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531138.58/cwt134.00–144.0073620
Heifers—Medium 2563124.99/cwt124.00–126.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576111.19/cwt108.00–116.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed58070.00/cwt70.00–70.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583131.00/cwt130.00–132.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616133.30/cwt127.00–136.0082110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628111.00/cwt111.00–111.006972
Heifers—Medium 2629123.53/cwt120.00–129.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665126.50/cwt126.00–127.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3713114.98/cwt114.00–116.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy72595.33/cwt95.00–96.006913
Heifers—Medium 2768122.99/cwt122.00–124.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3818115.47/cwt112.00–119.009452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2330136.06/cwt134.00–139.004493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378156.66/cwt150.00–160.005926
Bulls—Medium 2383134.42/cwt130.00–140.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428162.58/cwt155.00–169.006969
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy465122.06/cwt120.00–124.005682
Bulls—Medium 2470137.68/cwt136.00–139.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472165.63/cwt164.00–168.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478153.25/cwt150.00–159.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518157.74/cwt150.00–162.008178
Bulls—Medium 2523135.52/cwt131.00–140.007092
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy555121.33/cwt120.00–124.006733
Bulls—Medium 2575136.98/cwt136.00–138.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578150.55/cwt147.00–156.008706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605150.40/cwt145.00–152.009105
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy613124.52/cwt120.00–129.007632
Bulls—Medium 2617138.32/cwt136.00–140.008533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625115.48/cwt113.00–118.007222
Bulls—Medium 2671133.64/cwt127.00–139.008976
Bulls—Medium and Large 3733112.49/cwt110.00–115.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3857113.31/cwt110.00–116.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3935109.98/cwt107.00–114.001,0283
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 347595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed50566.00/cwt66.00–66.003331
Dairy Heifers—Large 351086.00/cwt86.00–86.004391
Dairy Heifers—Large 361584.00/cwt84.00–84.005171
Dairy Heifers—Large 375083.00/cwt83.00–83.006231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59192.80/cwt90.00–96.001,4764
Bulls——1,833109.75/cwt108.00–112.002,0124
Bulls——1,838102.40/cwt97.00–107.001,88218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83039.47/cwt37.00–42.003285
Cows—Lean 85-90%91160.87/cwt57.00–64.0055511
Cows—Lean 85-90%94577.37/cwt73.00–81.0073110
Cows—Lean 85-90%97885.05/cwt82.00–88.008322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15861.34/cwt58.00–64.007106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17469.66/cwt66.00–73.008189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23878.20/cwt74.00–82.009685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43969.53/cwt68.00–70.001,0014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45280.15/cwt78.00–84.001,1645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53973.30/cwt71.00–75.001,1287
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,030750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2823637.99/cwt625.00–650.005,2512
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,6051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2995825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2091
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,100850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3501

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.