Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-01-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 488▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 125▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2 to 3 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 4 to 10 higher. Demand was very good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $124.61/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$124.61
213 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.54
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441132.78586133
Medium and Large 2414122.6450734
Small 1-2484103.3150036
Medium and Large 350599.3050110thin
One grade step is worth $33.49/cwt here — about $85 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 sale213 hd
124.61
—
NC average8 barns · 1,235 hd
119.07
+5.54
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—Average1,42673.901,05320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33663.9285433
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09556.9662474
CowsLean 85-90%Average98542.4741828

Every lot

131 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2155110.00/cwt110.00–110.001712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2190156.15/cwt152.50–160.002972
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed19090.00/cwt90.00–90.001711
Steers—Small 1-2205115.00/cwt115.00–115.002361
Steers—Medium and Large 2210135.06/cwt125.00–140.002844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2229155.68/cwt152.50–157.503574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2266136.05/cwt120.00–150.003625
Steers—Medium and Large 3270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274164.13/cwt160.00–167.504509
Steers—Small 1-2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy290147.46/cwt142.50–150.004283
Steers—Small 1-2310122.50/cwt122.50–122.503801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 2324141.28/cwt125.00–150.004585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329170.77/cwt157.50–178.0056213
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy34592.50/cwt92.50–92.503191
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed34590.00/cwt90.00–90.003111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full372140.04/cwt130.00–150.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373175.09/cwt160.00–183.0065323
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy383146.24/cwt145.00–147.505602
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425174.95/cwt165.00–180.0074410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473170.53/cwt165.00–177.508078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524159.99/cwt145.00–167.508388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569151.51/cwt140.00–161.008628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608147.73/cwt143.00–152.508982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers56 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170135.00/cwt135.00–135.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2190130.00/cwt130.00–130.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed22090.00/cwt90.00–90.001981
Heifers—Small 1-2230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235129.11/cwt125.00–132.503033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235126.25/cwt125.00–127.502972
Heifers—Small 1-2255107.50/cwt107.50–107.502741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268141.24/cwt130.00–167.503794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280121.03/cwt115.00–127.503392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30597.50/cwt97.50–97.502971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321136.39/cwt130.00–140.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321121.29/cwt115.00–128.003894
Heifers—Small 1-2325105.91/cwt100.00–110.003445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370137.73/cwt130.00–143.0051020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy371128.11/cwt120.00–132.004755
Heifers—Small 1-2373110.00/cwt110.00–110.004102
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37598.70/cwt97.50–100.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383124.78/cwt115.00–130.004788
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419138.43/cwt130.00–144.0058025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426123.09/cwt117.50–128.005247
Heifers—Small 1-2429105.57/cwt100.00–112.504534
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45097.50/cwt97.50–97.504391
Heifers—Small 1-2456107.51/cwt100.00–110.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468123.26/cwt120.00–129.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474132.86/cwt129.00–138.0063024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475107.50/cwt107.50–107.505111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy486125.18/cwt115.00–130.006085
Heifers—Small 1-2518110.00/cwt110.00–110.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519128.93/cwt120.00–134.0066912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525121.02/cwt120.00–122.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525102.50/cwt102.50–102.505381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full55090.00/cwt90.00–90.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 356898.73/cwt97.50–100.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.85/cwt122.00–131.0072917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.68/cwt117.00–127.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635102.50/cwt102.50–102.506511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Small 1-2660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67593.75/cwt92.50–95.006332
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70095.00/cwt94.00–96.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 370598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Heifers—Small 1-2710104.01/cwt103.00–105.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy80590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Heifers—Small 1-2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426169.43/cwt157.50–180.0072219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430130.04/cwt120.00–140.005593
Bulls—Small 1-2435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy43590.00/cwt90.00–90.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465142.00/cwt142.00–142.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473170.03/cwt150.00–177.5080432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520155.37/cwt137.50–170.0080829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530137.62/cwt133.00–140.007293
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Bulls—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571147.69/cwt143.00–150.0084313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582140.63/cwt130.00–147.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626136.64/cwt131.00–142.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635125.51/cwt125.00–126.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677131.32/cwt129.00–135.008896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720124.34/cwt122.00–126.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765120.47/cwt118.00–123.009222
Bulls—Small 1-2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770105.52/cwt102.00–109.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed78097.00/cwt97.00–97.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed80096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3875104.00/cwt104.00–104.009101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15066.11/cwt50.00–70.0076010
Bulls——1,70181.68/cwt72.00–88.001,38910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89735.66/cwt30.00–40.0032010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03446.26/cwt42.00–49.0047818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05854.60/cwt50.00–62.0057853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06958.73/cwt57.00–59.006286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18046.00/cwt46.00–46.005431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18762.93/cwt60.00–67.0074721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40465.81/cwt60.00–70.0092426
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,073943.63/cwt725.00–1,075.0010,1253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2735325.29/cwt255.00–378.002,3912
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775558.78/cwt500.00–644.004,3313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086637.16/cwt500.00–825.006,9206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,156755.03/cwt675.00–825.008,7284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2635318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0191

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.