Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-01-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 5
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
203 vs last sale 416 57 vs year ago 270 · 21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
5 vs last sale 120 5 vs year ago 120 · 4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
14 vs last sale 32 17 vs year ago 35 · 48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 1

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 45.00 to 60.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.09/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$122.09
89 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.43
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476136.0764846
Medium and Large 2401121.5848821
Small 1-243494.2140912thin
Medium and Large 352492.2848310thin
One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about $164 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 sale89 hd
122.09
NC average6 barns · 353 hd
119.65
+2.43
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
BullsAverage1,57493.381,47017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39166.2092130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21163.1776530
CowsLean 85-90%Average90746.1141833

Every lot, as filed

105 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2475122.50/cwt122.50–122.505821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526150.91/cwt140.00–158.007948
SteersMedium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
SteersMedium and Large 2377133.98/cwt130.00–142.505053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374139.05/cwt130.00–149.0052010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571135.14/cwt130.00–141.007725
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy38590.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
SteersMedium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579145.53/cwt135.00–153.008438
SteersMedium and Large 2270142.50/cwt142.50–142.503851
HeifersSmall 1-2275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed34587.50/cwt87.50–87.503021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521138.37/cwt128.00–146.0072112
SteersMedium and Large 2225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 3393111.26/cwt110.00–112.504372
HeifersMedium and Large 2285119.97/cwt117.50–122.503423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476143.44/cwt140.00–147.006834
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66586.35/cwt80.00–93.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57885.01/cwt80.00–92.504914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618122.61/cwt120.00–128.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 2365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
HeifersMedium and Large 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
HeifersSmall 1-2330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy375117.50/cwt117.50–117.504411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy705119.24/cwt117.50–121.008412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2185154.00/cwt154.00–154.002851
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382151.72/cwt150.00–155.005803
SteersMedium and Large 2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506861
SteersMedium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333151.22/cwt150.00–152.505042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460163.10/cwt155.00–166.007504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775131.98/cwt130.00–135.001,0233
SteersSmall 1-2390102.50/cwt102.50–102.504001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445162.50/cwt162.50–162.507231
SteersSmall 1-2175102.50/cwt102.50–102.501791
SteersSmall 1-2330102.50/cwt102.50–102.503381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed195122.50/cwt122.50–122.502391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632145.68/cwt142.50–149.009215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728132.50/cwt130.00–135.009654
BullsMedium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525147.95/cwt140.00–154.007774
BullsSmall 1-2825102.50/cwt102.50–102.508461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470146.60/cwt142.50–152.506893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55082.50/cwt82.50–82.504541
CowsLean 85-90%97952.02/cwt45.00–55.0050919
CowsLean 85-90%74527.48/cwt22.00–31.002053
CowsLean 85-90%82338.97/cwt35.00–41.0032110
CowsLean 85-90%85061.00/cwt61.00–61.005191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21774.45/cwt71.00–84.009066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43464.14/cwt60.00–69.0092024
Bulls1,63691.51/cwt88.00–96.001,4977
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14761.41/cwt56.00–68.0070422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22052.00/cwt52.00–52.006342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44573.36/cwt70.00–81.001,0606
Bulls1,495101.17/cwt98.00–106.001,5128
Bulls1,67368.79/cwt52.00–78.001,1512
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2845825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,9711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2940900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,4601
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2730475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,4681
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,030750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,068661.71/cwt650.00–675.007,0672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910746.00/cwt746.00–746.006,7891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020688.75/cwt625.00–725.007,0253
Bred CowsSmall 1-2792464.57/cwt410.00–500.003,6793
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,1651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,048912.89/cwt825.00–1,000.009,5674
BullsMedium and Large 2640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415152.50/cwt152.50–152.506331
BullsMedium and Large 2570139.50/cwt134.00–145.007952
BullsMedium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
BullsMedium and Large 3865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
BullsMedium and Large 2485130.82/cwt127.50–135.006343
BullsMedium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
BullsSmall 1-2740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
BullsSmall 1-2878104.49/cwt104.00–105.009172
BullsMedium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
BullsMedium and Large 2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy47590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
HeifersSmall 1-2130110.00/cwt110.00–110.001431
HeifersSmall 1-280093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441
HeifersSmall 1-2Full51582.50/cwt82.50–82.504251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy30580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
HeifersMedium and Large 2328121.30/cwt115.00–127.503988
HeifersMedium and Large 2418128.17/cwt125.00–131.005365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422147.61/cwt141.00–155.006235
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy78095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy48590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy41085.00/cwt85.00–85.003491
HeifersSmall 1-2415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006102
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy38580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
HeifersSmall 1-2380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991

How this sale compares

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.