Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 22
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 580▼ 109 vs year ago 685 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 99▼ 177 vs year ago 325 · −54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 2.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was good, while others were moderate; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves were 175.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.60/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$128.60
218 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$38.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516136.03702148
Medium and Large 3516115.1859461
Small 1-248697.474739thin
One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $229 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 sale218 hd
128.60
—
NC average7 barns · 692 hd
127.65
+0.95
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—Low1,622115.871,87916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34490.391,21533
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13986.8098837
CowsLean 85-90%Low90258.6052819

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$8632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)867$75724

Every lot

100 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313152.90/cwt149.00–157.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 3370132.97/cwt131.00–135.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372146.96/cwt143.00–155.005475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380166.48/cwt166.00–167.0063310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383158.00/cwt156.00–160.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421150.63/cwt144.00–156.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 3425134.51/cwt134.00–135.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444164.00/cwt164.00–164.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463142.54/cwt140.00–145.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468171.00/cwt171.00–171.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473151.91/cwt149.00–156.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 3483131.52/cwt128.00–135.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy512135.68/cwt135.00–137.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528159.01/cwt157.00–161.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534149.76/cwt145.00–155.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587150.60/cwt145.00–157.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590158.00/cwt158.00–158.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618130.00/cwt130.00–130.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630156.67/cwt156.00–157.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635141.00/cwt140.00–143.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715133.49/cwt132.00–135.009542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full313107.92/cwt106.00–110.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314130.20/cwt130.00–131.004095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320143.45/cwt142.00–145.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320122.38/cwt120.00–125.003922
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy34394.53/cwt91.00–98.003242
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy36990.51/cwt90.00–91.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370131.57/cwt127.00–138.0048714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374121.64/cwt119.00–125.004557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417143.00/cwt143.00–143.0059610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421132.24/cwt130.00–139.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426118.71/cwt116.00–120.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy429125.44/cwt124.00–129.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full43398.06/cwt94.00–100.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473119.25/cwt117.00–122.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474132.44/cwt126.00–137.0062815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full47590.34/cwt88.00–93.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full513106.02/cwt102.00–110.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.31/cwt116.00–124.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.43/cwt126.00–137.0069519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543145.00/cwt145.00–145.0078727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565121.74/cwt118.00–126.006888
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56793.07/cwt90.00–99.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full568112.04/cwt110.00–114.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.21/cwt128.00–135.007569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619131.80/cwt128.00–134.008165
Heifers—Small 1-2623113.95/cwt110.00–118.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629117.60/cwt115.00–123.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full640107.52/cwt105.00–110.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659137.00/cwt137.00–137.0090330
Heifers—Medium and Large 3679115.75/cwt114.00–118.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715114.08/cwt110.00–118.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3783106.50/cwt106.00–107.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy253140.00/cwt140.00–140.003542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full285116.56/cwt113.00–120.003322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy318134.11/cwt132.00–136.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332151.91/cwt146.00–158.005046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370151.00/cwt150.00–152.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382126.24/cwt120.00–131.004826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422142.20/cwt135.00–147.0060013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428131.44/cwt130.00–133.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430131.00/cwt129.00–133.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469146.38/cwt142.00–151.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480121.36/cwt119.00–125.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523133.34/cwt130.00–135.006976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526147.14/cwt140.00–150.007749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562153.28/cwt151.00–155.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572141.73/cwt139.00–145.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578133.04/cwt130.00–135.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619137.02/cwt133.00–140.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full630115.98/cwt114.00–118.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673134.87/cwt130.00–140.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680120.98/cwt120.00–122.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full780109.50/cwt109.00–110.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3833117.98/cwt116.00–120.009832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35694.71/cwt90.00–98.001,2845
Bulls——1,735117.31/cwt111.00–122.002,0356
Bulls——1,751135.31/cwt125.00–145.002,3695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84343.76/cwt40.00–45.003696
Cows—Boner 80-85%89250.42/cwt48.00–53.004503
Cows—Lean 85-90%90158.44/cwt56.00–60.005277
Cows—Lean 85-90%96173.63/cwt70.00–76.007086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04676.23/cwt74.00–79.007974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06863.32/cwt63.00–64.006764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14080.75/cwt80.00–83.009215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15388.59/cwt84.00–93.001,02121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22999.45/cwt94.00–104.001,2229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429102.31/cwt100.00–105.001,4628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43494.22/cwt90.00–98.001,35116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2795650.00/head650.00–650.006504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2795619.92/head575.00–650.006206
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2883788.49/head725.00–850.007888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,040775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,075900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,100825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.