Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-01-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 8
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 593 vs last sale 0▲ 593 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 0▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to before the break. slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 5 higher with lighter calves instances much higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. 2 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.50/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$122.50
233 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465127.44592178
Medium and Large 2449117.2052717thin
Small 1-2462101.7247022
Medium and Large 3362101.6936816thin
One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $224 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 sale233 hd
122.50
—
NC average7 barns · 918 hd
115.49
+7.01
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—Low1,65972.411,20117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16954.0763254
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40651.9673132
CowsLean 85-90%Low92840.4237536

Every lot

132 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225157.50/cwt157.50–157.503541
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed22595.00/cwt95.00–95.002141
Steers—Medium and Large 2232120.09/cwt117.50–122.502793
Steers—Small 1-2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272158.60/cwt145.00–172.504313
Steers—Medium and Large 2273136.01/cwt132.50–140.003712
Steers—Medium and Large 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Steers—Small 1-2280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy290132.50/cwt132.50–132.503841
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed31090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
Steers—Medium and Large 2317132.46/cwt127.50–140.004205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327163.71/cwt142.50–177.5053517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369163.85/cwt144.00–175.0060524
Steers—Medium and Large 2370129.85/cwt122.50–140.004806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430160.06/cwt155.00–163.0068814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469155.64/cwt150.00–163.0073014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523143.92/cwt129.00–154.0075314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572141.93/cwt130.00–147.0081213
Steers—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628133.74/cwt128.00–138.0084012
Steers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665132.27/cwt129.00–133.508804
Steers—Medium and Large 2690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 3795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy865112.50/cwt112.50–112.509731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers53 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2168100.00/cwt100.00–100.001682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180105.00/cwt105.00–105.001891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195120.00/cwt120.00–120.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230115.00/cwt115.00–115.002651
Heifers—Small 1-2230112.50/cwt112.50–112.502591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233121.29/cwt120.00–122.502832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260117.50/cwt117.50–117.503061
Heifers—Small 1-2Full26590.00/cwt90.00–90.002391
Heifers—Small 1-2270105.00/cwt105.00–105.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27590.00/cwt90.00–90.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276124.19/cwt120.00–133.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325106.25/cwt100.00–112.503452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326127.39/cwt120.00–136.004157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32790.88/cwt90.00–92.502973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Small 1-2355104.93/cwt100.00–110.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365108.36/cwt107.50–110.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369120.66/cwt115.00–132.504454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370115.00/cwt115.00–115.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.58/cwt122.50–139.0049732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full390122.50/cwt122.50–122.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415132.02/cwt126.00–136.0054827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423106.45/cwt100.00–112.504503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433117.46/cwt115.00–120.005092
Heifers—Small 1-2435100.63/cwt97.50–105.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463116.22/cwt115.00–117.505382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473128.62/cwt120.00–135.0060834
Heifers—Small 1-2473107.49/cwt105.00–110.005082
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy49097.50/cwt97.50–97.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.30/cwt120.00–130.0065729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535115.64/cwt114.00–119.006193
Heifers—Small 1-2540102.50/cwt102.50–102.505541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565123.75/cwt117.00–127.0069926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570116.27/cwt115.00–117.506632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Small 1-2595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608118.50/cwt118.00–119.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed61092.50/cwt92.50–92.505641
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed62090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Small 1-2645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy65596.00/cwt96.00–96.006291
Heifers—Small 1-2690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy710113.00/cwt112.00–114.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008021
Heifers—Small 1-2710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.86/cwt117.00–122.508503
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395169.00/cwt169.00–169.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410137.50/cwt137.50–137.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423156.67/cwt140.00–170.0066327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423134.05/cwt127.50–140.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472148.66/cwt140.00–156.0070219
Bulls—Small 1-2480112.50/cwt112.50–112.505401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487135.61/cwt132.50–138.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490128.00/cwt128.00–128.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520141.25/cwt128.00–150.0073513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540123.14/cwt117.50–127.006653
Bulls—Small 1-2565107.52/cwt105.00–110.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570138.83/cwt134.00–144.0079122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613124.48/cwt123.00–126.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616132.19/cwt128.00–136.0081411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622120.09/cwt115.00–128.007475
Bulls—Small 1-2645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654128.50/cwt127.00–130.008404
Bulls—Small 1-2675112.50/cwt112.50–112.507591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695119.50/cwt115.00–124.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728114.98/cwt114.00–116.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763110.93/cwt107.00–115.008462
Bulls—Small 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy81594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47865.86/cwt63.00–69.009736
Bulls——1,75775.99/cwt72.00–82.001,33511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87735.92/cwt29.00–41.0031519
Cows—Lean 85-90%98645.44/cwt42.00–48.0044817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13153.21/cwt42.00–59.0060239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16242.84/cwt41.00–44.004985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32063.05/cwt60.00–67.0083210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38243.62/cwt35.00–48.006039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40654.01/cwt49.00–58.0075920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47763.35/cwt62.00–64.009363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2718498.93/cwt350.00–624.003,5822
Bred Cows—Small 1-2808460.06/cwt350.00–575.003,7172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077640.13/cwt525.00–725.006,8945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2655425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2685650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,4531
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2740600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2903713.85/cwt675.00–750.006,4462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,6731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,6961
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2805423.00/cwt423.00–423.003,4051

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.