Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 580▼ 384 vs year ago 724 · −53.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 170▼ 172 vs year ago 260 · −66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were sharply lower, while feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $132.07/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −59.84 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.
Average price
$132.07
82 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537138.8974649
Small 1-2348124.004322thin
Medium and Large 3546121.8266531
One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $81 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 sale82 hd
132.07
—
NC average7 barns · 425 hd
132.63
−0.56
This barn, trailing median24 sales
191.92
−59.84
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—Low1,600102.411,6399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44480.301,15925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17378.3691921
CowsLean 85-90%Low82959.0348925

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$8124thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$6982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$93710

Every lot

71 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.05/cwt169.00–177.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 3378140.00/cwt139.00–141.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405166.98/cwt165.00–169.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483155.50/cwt155.00–156.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486166.00/cwt166.00–166.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518150.66/cwt144.00–157.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 3518137.04/cwt134.00–140.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611149.26/cwt145.00–154.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669149.84/cwt149.50–150.001,0029
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215126.47/cwt125.00–128.002722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275121.72/cwt119.00–126.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293134.47/cwt131.00–138.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343120.32/cwt118.00–124.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363123.80/cwt118.00–129.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367141.67/cwt140.00–144.005203
Heifers—Small 1-2428110.88/cwt108.00–114.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full43083.09/cwt75.00–87.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467124.27/cwt120.00–127.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490143.26/cwt142.00–144.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517124.21/cwt118.00–128.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523137.38/cwt134.00–143.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563132.97/cwt130.00–138.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568119.81/cwt117.00–123.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614152.00/cwt152.00–152.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.45/cwt130.00–133.5081710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3965106.05/cwt103.00–109.001,0232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313158.72/cwt155.00–162.504972
Bulls—Small 1-2Value Added348124.00/cwt124.00–124.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373171.02/cwt170.00–172.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385132.68/cwt127.50–138.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434145.20/cwt140.00–152.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435129.66/cwt128.00–131.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467129.01/cwt126.00–131.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470149.51/cwt149.00–150.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472137.09/cwt134.00–143.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full473109.48/cwt109.00–110.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509121.56/cwt116.00–124.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521139.83/cwt133.00–145.0072911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy533131.00/cwt130.00–132.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full535107.57/cwt104.00–111.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573132.79/cwt130.00–137.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574121.54/cwt117.00–123.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3614121.03/cwt115.00–125.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618128.48/cwt127.00–130.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630135.13/cwt134.00–138.008518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667130.67/cwt130.00–132.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3674120.96/cwt119.00–124.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705127.01/cwt125.00–129.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723119.48/cwt118.00–121.008642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 333575.00/cwt75.00–75.002511
Dairy Heifers—Large 337878.97/cwt78.00–80.002992
Dairy Heifers—Large 341374.99/cwt74.00–76.003102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91888.22/cwt85.00–92.008102
Bulls——1,795106.47/cwt102.00–111.001,9117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76647.99/cwt46.00–50.003685
Cows—Lean 85-90%81757.77/cwt55.00–60.0047211
Cows—Lean 85-90%87866.69/cwt63.00–70.005869
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09169.84/cwt68.00–72.007624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17578.11/cwt75.00–80.0091811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22484.51/cwt82.00–87.001,0346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36069.07/cwt65.00–73.009392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44979.33/cwt75.00–83.001,14917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45786.78/cwt84.00–91.001,2646
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2755775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2890917.77/head850.00–975.009184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2913698.49/head650.00–750.006982
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,025824.31/head775.00–900.008243
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,190975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.