Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 29
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
493 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 576▲ 1 vs year ago 492 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 148▲ 120 vs year ago 160 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mixed, 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.44/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$121.44
177 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.21
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497136.2867795
Medium and Large 3532108.1757534
Small 1-2463101.4847048
One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $207 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 sale177 hd
121.44
—
NC average7 barns · 966 hd
128.65
−7.21
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—Average1,854116.772,1658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,35186.261,16553
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11681.8491399
CowsLean 85-90%Low93761.6257862

Every lot

98 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2353120.00/cwt120.00–120.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424164.96/cwt164.00–168.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 3425133.14/cwt130.00–136.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full46890.49/cwt90.00–91.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.67/cwt147.00–161.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525165.43/cwt162.00–169.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526155.15/cwt150.00–161.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy543142.99/cwt140.00–146.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570145.38/cwt142.00–149.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617151.12/cwt149.00–152.009329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618147.26/cwt143.00–151.009103
Steers—Medium and Large 3619127.97/cwt124.00–130.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761139.21/cwt137.00–143.001,0595
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2183113.04/cwt110.00–116.002072
Heifers—Small 1-2222100.78/cwt95.00–104.002243
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy22390.00/cwt90.00–90.002012
Heifers—Small 1-2255106.47/cwt105.00–108.002712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full26883.40/cwt80.00–87.002242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy321128.51/cwt125.00–130.004134
Heifers—Small 1-2323100.00/cwt100.00–100.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full32881.32/cwt80.00–84.002673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy373127.67/cwt126.00–130.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375139.51/cwt138.00–141.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full39374.53/cwt70.00–79.002932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416151.93/cwt150.00–156.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419134.56/cwt130.00–142.005646
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy43090.00/cwt90.00–90.003873
Heifers—Small 1-2434103.01/cwt101.00–105.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435115.66/cwt114.00–118.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460114.35/cwt109.00–119.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461149.67/cwt146.00–156.006904
Heifers—Small 1-2468104.87/cwt100.00–109.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476136.29/cwt130.00–143.0064910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521134.28/cwt129.00–138.0070012
Heifers—Small 1-2522102.81/cwt100.00–108.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523124.75/cwt124.00–126.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527139.67/cwt139.00–142.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528117.25/cwt113.00–120.006197
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555115.98/cwt114.00–120.006443
Heifers—Small 1-2567105.44/cwt100.00–110.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.15/cwt129.00–140.0076925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570142.50/cwt142.00–143.008122
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57094.17/cwt91.00–98.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578125.51/cwt125.00–126.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614126.49/cwt123.00–132.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620112.56/cwt109.00–116.006982
Heifers—Small 1-2623105.14/cwt100.00–110.006552
Heifers—Small 1-2660102.95/cwt100.00–106.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3677116.58/cwt114.00–120.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 3878108.98/cwt107.00–111.009572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy19396.00/cwt96.00–96.001852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220123.99/cwt120.00–127.002734
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy22892.69/cwt90.00–95.002112
Bulls—Small 1-2230100.49/cwt100.00–101.002312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full25872.00/cwt72.00–72.001862
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy28393.47/cwt90.00–97.002652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330144.92/cwt140.00–150.004782
Bulls—Small 1-2335108.99/cwt108.00–110.003652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360125.00/cwt120.00–130.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full36078.96/cwt77.00–80.002843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364153.87/cwt148.00–160.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418138.66/cwt138.00–139.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420154.88/cwt150.00–160.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425124.38/cwt120.00–129.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3457114.70/cwt110.00–120.005243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full46872.13/cwt60.00–84.003383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478140.47/cwt137.00–143.006714
Bulls—Small 1-2478105.34/cwt100.00–110.005044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510131.01/cwt130.00–132.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521144.79/cwt139.00–151.007548
Bulls—Small 1-2534105.29/cwt100.00–108.005624
Bulls—Small 1-2563107.66/cwt104.00–111.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568145.94/cwt139.00–150.0082915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578132.49/cwt130.00–135.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615123.44/cwt118.00–129.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616140.33/cwt133.00–145.0086411
Bulls—Small 1-2619106.04/cwt100.00–112.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663132.32/cwt130.00–136.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668127.01/cwt126.00–128.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3777124.29/cwt120.00–129.009663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,748130.24/cwt129.00–132.002,2772
Bulls——1,787115.94/cwt110.00–119.002,0725
Bulls——2,40094.00/cwt94.00–94.002,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85846.11/cwt42.00–49.003968
Cows—Lean 85-90%92957.59/cwt54.00–61.0053520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%93462.79/cwt62.00–63.005865
Cows—Lean 85-90%96167.64/cwt64.00–71.0065034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03254.33/cwt52.00–59.005615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09683.86/cwt79.00–88.0091949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10675.58/cwt73.00–78.0083624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19490.84/cwt89.00–95.001,08521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24974.57/cwt70.00–77.009315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39495.28/cwt93.00–100.001,32815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42087.70/cwt83.00–92.001,24528

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.