Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 19
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 232 vs last sale 200▲ 432 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 90▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 32 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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average. 3 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.38/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$123.38
158 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460130.6660189
Medium and Large 2440122.5554039
Small and Medium 1-2165107.501771thin
Small 1-2540103.0355623
Medium and Large 3446101.394526thin
One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $149 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 sale158 hd
123.38
—
NC average8 barns · 903 hd
122.80
+0.58
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—Average1,69787.831,49010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13367.7076773
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36763.0486223
CowsLean 85-90%Low86146.5340139

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 1-2145110.00/cwt110.00–110.001601
Steers—Small 1-2173112.75/cwt110.00–115.001952
Steers—Small 1-2218111.78/cwt100.00–125.002442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 2230128.70/cwt120.00–140.002964
Steers—Medium and Large 2250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Steers—Small 1-2255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284162.86/cwt152.50–175.004634
Steers—Medium and Large 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 2320145.25/cwt125.00–155.004656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323163.22/cwt157.50–170.005278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy328144.82/cwt132.50–152.504753
Steers—Medium and Large 2353134.17/cwt120.00–150.004743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368164.22/cwt155.00–172.5060418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429164.50/cwt157.50–172.507067
Steers—Medium and Large 2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465157.50/cwt157.50–157.507321
Steers—Small 1-2495102.50/cwt102.50–102.505071
Steers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527152.32/cwt147.00–155.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576148.01/cwt143.00–153.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 3625102.50/cwt102.50–102.506411
Steers—Small 1-2640111.00/cwt111.00–111.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Steers—Small 1-2670108.99/cwt105.00–110.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725126.52/cwt125.00–128.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 2730112.50/cwt112.50–112.508211
Steers—Medium and Large 2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2155137.50/cwt137.50–137.502131
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2165107.50/cwt107.50–107.501771
Heifers—Small 1-2190105.00/cwt105.00–105.002001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed22590.00/cwt90.00–90.002031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233116.71/cwt115.00–120.002723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003122
Heifers—Small 1-2240105.00/cwt105.00–105.002521
Heifers—Small 1-2270112.50/cwt112.50–112.503041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273134.53/cwt130.00–140.003675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
Heifers—Small 1-2318103.72/cwt102.50–105.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323127.23/cwt120.00–130.004117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326134.70/cwt132.00–138.0043911
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy35595.00/cwt95.00–95.003371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376126.05/cwt124.00–130.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380134.43/cwt132.00–137.0051112
Heifers—Small 1-2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.86/cwt132.00–137.005626
Heifers—Small 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423104.91/cwt100.00–110.004442
Heifers—Small 1-2Full42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426123.35/cwt120.00–127.505255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435127.50/cwt127.50–127.505551
Heifers—Small 1-2450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460129.00/cwt129.00–129.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466123.78/cwt120.00–127.505775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470132.86/cwt131.00–135.0062416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475124.36/cwt120.00–129.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513121.23/cwt117.50–125.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525131.00/cwt128.00–134.0068812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573131.22/cwt130.00–134.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579118.75/cwt112.00–125.006887
Heifers—Small 1-2580102.50/cwt102.50–102.505951
Heifers—Small 1-2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617125.48/cwt123.00–127.007748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 363597.50/cwt97.50–97.506191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638117.98/cwt116.00–120.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy65592.50/cwt92.50–92.506061
Heifers—Small 1-2671103.98/cwt100.00–106.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Heifers—Small 1-2725102.31/cwt100.00–106.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773114.50/cwt114.00–115.008852
Heifers—Small 1-2773102.29/cwt100.00–105.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy830113.00/cwt113.00–113.009381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418164.61/cwt152.50–175.0068818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418138.59/cwt120.00–175.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006161
Bulls—Small 1-2430112.50/cwt112.50–112.504841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470111.29/cwt110.00–112.505232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473157.10/cwt150.00–165.0074313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.94/cwt120.00–145.0064110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480148.00/cwt148.00–148.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520151.92/cwt144.00–157.0079013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528107.61/cwt100.00–115.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530133.23/cwt130.00–137.507063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565109.34/cwt108.00–110.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568145.23/cwt138.00–151.0082510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569132.07/cwt127.50–135.007515
Bulls—Small 1-2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623132.91/cwt130.00–138.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625121.05/cwt117.00–125.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660108.00/cwt108.00–108.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668115.75/cwt113.00–118.007734
Bulls—Small 1-2668109.54/cwt105.00–112.507323
Bulls—Small 1-2730105.45/cwt103.00–108.007702
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328570.75/cwt65.00–72.002025
Dairy Steers—Large 373060.00/cwt60.00–60.004381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65690.83/cwt82.00–95.001,5046
Bulls——1,67899.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6612
Bulls——1,83867.67/cwt65.00–70.001,2442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83840.00/cwt30.00–45.0033522
Cows—Lean 85-90%89154.97/cwt51.00–59.0049017
Cows—Boner 80-85%99054.15/cwt51.00–58.005366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06954.78/cwt45.00–58.005864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11767.47/cwt59.00–78.0075460
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39481.26/cwt78.00–85.001,1337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43064.78/cwt60.00–74.0092619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775544.45/cwt450.00–650.004,2195
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012681.98/cwt550.00–875.006,9026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109775.07/cwt630.00–850.008,5964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,9511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2805700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905781.22/cwt700.00–850.007,0702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2755434.00/cwt434.00–434.003,2771

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.