Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2022-03-16

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 16
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 259▲ 51 vs year ago 383 · +13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 113▲ 3 vs year ago 125 · +2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 13▼ 52 vs year ago 65 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was

plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.22/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$112.22
160 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$49.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.27
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2334137.3445819thin
Medium 2471123.3758157
Medium and Large 3551110.1660742
Small 1-249287.7743242
One grade step is worth $49.57/cwt here — about $26 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 sale160 hd
112.22
—
NC average8 barns · 868 hd
122.48
−10.27
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—High1,271105.081,33519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28888.881,14514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08581.8488853
CowsLean 85-90%Low85655.3647410

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
HeifersMedium 2—520122.22/cwt118.00–125.0063612
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 3—658106.24/cwt102.50–110.006992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—620139.51/cwt138.00–141.008652
HeifersMedium 2—567123.08/cwt117.50–126.006987
HeifersMedium and Large 3—728107.05/cwt105.00–109.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—361134.79/cwt130.00–140.004875
HeifersMedium 2—619119.73/cwt116.00–124.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472115.37/cwt110.00–119.005459
HeifersMedium and Large 3—516107.90/cwt105.00–111.005579
HeifersSmall 1-2—505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005052
HeifersMedium and Large 3—805107.01/cwt106.00–108.008612
HeifersMedium 2—465124.96/cwt121.00–130.0058110
HeifersMedium 2—265120.96/cwt120.00–123.003213
HeifersMedium 2—330128.08/cwt125.00–130.004234
HeifersMedium and Large 3—863105.51/cwt105.00–106.009112
HeifersSmall 1-2—70092.50/cwt90.00–95.006482
HeifersSmall 1-2—480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004804
HeifersMedium and Large 3—572106.89/cwt104.00–110.006117
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—58483.64/cwt82.00–85.004886
HeifersMedium 2Fleshy—568114.50/cwt114.00–115.006502
HeifersSmall 1-2—230107.50/cwt107.50–107.502472
HeifersMedium 2—420124.06/cwt120.00–128.005217
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—52885.50/cwt85.00–86.004512
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—43393.36/cwt90.00–97.504043
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—46586.26/cwt85.00–87.504012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—408138.37/cwt135.00–140.005653
SteersMedium 2—775129.52/cwt128.00–131.001,0042
HeifersSmall 1-2—56391.64/cwt90.00–95.005163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—280135.53/cwt130.00–140.003795
HeifersMedium 2—380121.90/cwt120.00–127.504635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—432153.40/cwt147.50–157.006633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—572138.37/cwt137.50–140.007913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—443179.50/cwt179.50–179.507956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—408174.48/cwt171.00–178.007122
HeifersSmall 1-2—414103.13/cwt100.00–105.004274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—318140.47/cwt135.00–145.004476
SteersMedium 2—458132.49/cwt130.00–135.006072
SteersMedium 2—165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—473165.25/cwt159.00–170.007825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—511164.48/cwt163.00–165.008404
SteersMedium 2—528133.07/cwt131.00–135.007032
SteersMedium and Large 3—512114.98/cwt112.50–117.505893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—478152.57/cwt150.00–155.007292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—327147.37/cwt145.00–152.504823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—520181.50/cwt181.50–181.509444
BullsMedium 2Value Added—572135.00/cwt135.00–135.007725
BullsMedium 2Value Added—532136.98/cwt135.00–139.0072910
BullsMedium 2Value Added—489139.00/cwt139.00–139.006805
BullsMedium 2Fancy—540138.50/cwt138.00–139.007482
BullsMedium 2Fancy—465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—415168.70/cwt167.50–170.007002
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,24794.60/cwt93.00–100.001,1807
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07381.70/cwt78.00–84.0087721
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,01170.33/cwt68.00–72.007119
CowsLean 85-90%—82353.94/cwt50.00–55.004448
CowsLean 85-90%—98861.03/cwt60.00–62.006032
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,32983.15/cwt81.00–88.001,1057
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12686.48/cwt85.00–92.0097423
Bulls——1,729117.87/cwt116.00–122.002,0384
Bulls——1,102105.76/cwt102.00–108.001,1659
Bulls——1,21995.52/cwt92.00–98.001,1646
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—850898.24/cwt850.00–950.007,6352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9151,150.27/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0010,5252
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—770710.80/cwt700.00–725.005,4732
Stock CowsLarge 1-2—1,2151,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,0611
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2—755625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,7191
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,065775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,2541
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,095975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,6761
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4401,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2Fancy—7351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.009,5551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—421154.14/cwt150.00–160.006497
BullsMedium 2—573127.63/cwt124.00–133.007318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—293153.78/cwt150.00–157.504512
BullsMedium and Large 3—425111.24/cwt110.00–112.504732
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—493121.50/cwt121.00–122.005992
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—532122.02/cwt120.00–123.006493
HeifersMedium 2Value Added—478131.00/cwt131.00–131.006263
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—38371.29/cwt70.00–72.502732
HeifersMedium and Large 3—414113.95/cwt110.00–117.504727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—474151.31/cwt147.50–155.007174
BullsMedium 2—162140.77/cwt135.00–147.502283
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—61459.05/cwt50.00–62.503634
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—52066.11/cwt62.50–70.003442
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—36881.24/cwt80.00–82.502992
HeifersSmall 1-2—375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518144.83/cwt140.00–150.007502
BullsMedium 2—235141.20/cwt140.00–142.503322
BullsMedium 2—474129.07/cwt123.00–135.0061218
BullsMedium 2—661121.35/cwt117.50–125.008024
BullsMedium 2—281138.47/cwt135.00–142.503895
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—324154.28/cwt150.00–160.005004
BullsMedium 2—728118.09/cwt115.00–122.508605
BullsMedium 2—323145.56/cwt140.00–148.004706
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—381159.06/cwt152.50–165.0060611
BullsMedium 2—526132.21/cwt127.50–137.5069510
BullsMedium 2—373142.48/cwt140.00–145.005314
BullsMedium 2—630123.96/cwt119.00–128.007815
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—373131.17/cwt130.00–132.504892
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—438123.77/cwt122.50–125.005422
BullsMedium and Large 3—568113.33/cwt110.00–115.006443
BullsMedium and Large 3—520114.99/cwt111.00–119.005986
BullsMedium 2—411133.07/cwt130.00–138.005475
BullsMedium and Large 3—485112.09/cwt107.00–115.005445

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.