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 class

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

What quality paid 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
BullsAverage1,854116.772,1658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,35186.261,16553
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11681.8491399
CowsLean 85-90%Low93761.6257862

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added416151.93/cwt150.00–156.006327
HeifersMedium and Large 3555115.98/cwt114.00–120.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 3528117.25/cwt113.00–120.006197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569135.15/cwt129.00–140.0076925
HeifersSmall 1-2660102.95/cwt100.00–106.006792
HeifersSmall 1-2222100.78/cwt95.00–104.002243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375139.51/cwt138.00–141.005234
HeifersMedium and Large 3620112.56/cwt109.00–116.006982
HeifersSmall 1-2468104.87/cwt100.00–109.004913
HeifersMedium and Large 3435115.66/cwt114.00–118.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521134.28/cwt129.00–138.0070012
HeifersSmall 1-2183113.04/cwt110.00–116.002072
HeifersSmall 1-2255106.47/cwt105.00–108.002712
HeifersMedium and Large 3878108.98/cwt107.00–111.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full26883.40/cwt80.00–87.002242
HeifersSmall 1-2323100.00/cwt100.00–100.003232
HeifersSmall 1-2434103.01/cwt101.00–105.004475
HeifersSmall 1-2522102.81/cwt100.00–108.005377
HeifersMedium and Large 3677116.58/cwt114.00–120.007897
HeifersSmall 1-2623105.14/cwt100.00–110.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476136.29/cwt130.00–143.0064910
HeifersSmall 1-2567105.44/cwt100.00–110.005989
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full39374.53/cwt70.00–79.002932
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full32881.32/cwt80.00–84.002673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527139.67/cwt139.00–142.007366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614126.49/cwt123.00–132.007774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419134.56/cwt130.00–142.005646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added461149.67/cwt146.00–156.006904
SteersSmall 1-2353120.00/cwt120.00–120.004242
SteersMedium and Large 3619127.97/cwt124.00–130.007923
SteersMedium and Large 3425133.14/cwt130.00–136.005662
SteersMedium and Large 3Full46890.49/cwt90.00–91.004232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy570145.38/cwt142.00–149.008292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy543142.99/cwt140.00–146.007762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761139.21/cwt137.00–143.001,0595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618147.26/cwt143.00–151.009103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617151.12/cwt149.00–152.009329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424164.96/cwt164.00–168.006995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526155.15/cwt150.00–161.008166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475154.67/cwt147.00–161.007354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525165.43/cwt162.00–169.008697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521144.79/cwt139.00–151.007548
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330144.92/cwt140.00–150.004782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568145.94/cwt139.00–150.0082915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420154.88/cwt150.00–160.006502
BullsSmall 1-2619106.04/cwt100.00–112.006564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663132.32/cwt130.00–136.008773
CowsBreaker 75-80%93462.79/cwt62.00–63.005865
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24974.57/cwt70.00–77.009315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19490.84/cwt89.00–95.001,08521
CowsLean 85-90%92957.59/cwt54.00–61.0053520
CowsLean 85-90%96167.64/cwt64.00–71.0065034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03254.33/cwt52.00–59.005615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39495.28/cwt93.00–100.001,32815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42087.70/cwt83.00–92.001,24528
CowsLean 85-90%85846.11/cwt42.00–49.003968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10675.58/cwt73.00–78.0083624
Bulls1,787115.94/cwt110.00–119.002,0725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09683.86/cwt79.00–88.0091949
Bulls2,40094.00/cwt94.00–94.002,2561
Bulls1,748130.24/cwt129.00–132.002,2772
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy19396.00/cwt96.00–96.001852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy418138.66/cwt138.00–139.005803
BullsMedium and Large 3220123.99/cwt120.00–127.002734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy578132.49/cwt130.00–135.007662
BullsMedium and Large 3Full36078.96/cwt77.00–80.002843
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy28393.47/cwt90.00–97.002652
BullsMedium and Large 3Full25872.00/cwt72.00–72.001862
BullsMedium and Large 3Full46872.13/cwt60.00–84.003383
BullsMedium and Large 3425124.38/cwt120.00–129.005293
BullsSmall 1-2335108.99/cwt108.00–110.003652
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy22892.69/cwt90.00–95.002112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005923
BullsSmall 1-2534105.29/cwt100.00–108.005624
BullsMedium and Large 3615123.44/cwt118.00–129.007593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364153.87/cwt148.00–160.005605
BullsSmall 1-2478105.34/cwt100.00–110.005044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy510131.01/cwt130.00–132.006682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616140.33/cwt133.00–145.0086411
BullsMedium and Large 3360125.00/cwt120.00–130.004503
BullsMedium and Large 3457114.70/cwt110.00–120.005243
BullsMedium and Large 3777124.29/cwt120.00–129.009663
BullsMedium and Large 3668127.01/cwt126.00–128.008483
BullsSmall 1-2563107.66/cwt104.00–111.006063
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy22390.00/cwt90.00–90.002012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy321128.51/cwt125.00–130.004134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy578125.51/cwt125.00–126.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy570142.50/cwt142.00–143.008122
BullsSmall 1-2230100.49/cwt100.00–101.002312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478140.47/cwt137.00–143.006714
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy57094.17/cwt91.00–98.005376
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy43090.00/cwt90.00–90.003873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy523124.75/cwt124.00–126.006524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy373127.67/cwt126.00–130.004763
HeifersMedium and Large 3460114.35/cwt109.00–119.005263

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.