Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-03-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 11
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 376▲ 637 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 100▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 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 mostly 3 to 4 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 10 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average or below. 8 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$120.78
229 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2390130.5651087
Medium and Large 2481120.6158097
Medium and Large 3530104.1655221
Small 1-2471100.5947324
One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $36 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 sale229 hd
120.78
—
NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd
117.91
+2.87
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—Low1,61890.131,45812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32167.6389313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12567.0075449
CowsLean 85-90%Low98348.5347715

Every lot

143 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2190130.00/cwt130.00–130.002471
Steers—Small 1-2200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed20592.50/cwt92.50–92.501901
Steers—Medium and Large 2230146.28/cwt145.00–147.503362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 2268137.23/cwt130.00–147.503685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279156.88/cwt150.00–162.5043811
Steers—Medium and Large 3285110.35/cwt100.00–120.003142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319154.92/cwt150.00–160.0049412
Steers—Medium and Large 2327140.22/cwt130.00–147.504599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy328146.28/cwt145.00–147.504802
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy35090.00/cwt90.00–90.003151
Steers—Small 1-2360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2361141.27/cwt130.00–147.5051010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368154.24/cwt150.00–163.0056816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy379132.57/cwt120.00–140.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 3395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Steers—Small 1-2405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420159.06/cwt152.00–165.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 3443116.21/cwt110.00–122.505152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460149.00/cwt149.00–149.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Steers—Small 1-2470105.00/cwt105.00–105.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2481135.89/cwt120.00–145.006547
Steers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513142.12/cwt137.00–147.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 2522129.87/cwt125.00–135.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565142.72/cwt137.00–145.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 2605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610143.00/cwt143.00–143.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 3763101.23/cwt100.00–102.507722
Steers—Medium and Large 2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Steers—Small 1-288597.00/cwt97.00–97.008581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2168100.00/cwt100.00–100.001682
Heifers—Small 1-2200110.00/cwt110.00–110.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210135.27/cwt130.00–138.002844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272139.03/cwt135.00–144.003789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272121.28/cwt120.00–124.003303
Heifers—Small 1-2315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323133.42/cwt130.00–140.0043118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328122.31/cwt117.50–127.504012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Small 1-2367104.29/cwt100.00–115.003835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy368127.01/cwt123.00–130.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372133.41/cwt130.00–157.5049621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375104.02/cwt100.00–110.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376124.43/cwt120.00–128.004687
Heifers—Small 1-2Full39590.00/cwt90.00–90.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427122.42/cwt115.00–128.0052323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429130.09/cwt129.00–132.005589
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed43391.26/cwt90.00–92.503952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465122.51/cwt122.00–123.005702
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy46595.00/cwt95.00–95.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476128.86/cwt127.00–137.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478122.08/cwt115.00–127.0058424
Heifers—Small 1-2478105.00/cwt100.00–110.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488110.98/cwt110.00–112.005422
Heifers—Small 1-2505109.00/cwt109.00–109.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.49/cwt114.00–124.0062722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy521118.75/cwt117.00–121.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525109.00/cwt105.00–111.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563103.31/cwt100.00–105.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570118.76/cwt115.00–120.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576115.77/cwt112.00–120.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630112.83/cwt112.00–113.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633106.48/cwt102.50–110.006745
Heifers—Small 1-2633102.53/cwt100.00–105.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Small 1-2680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full70595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy79094.00/cwt94.00–94.007431
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy86591.51/cwt90.00–93.007922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365147.50/cwt147.50–147.505381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415142.50/cwt142.50–142.505911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427138.62/cwt122.50–145.005929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428151.84/cwt147.50–156.0065014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468139.89/cwt138.00–142.506553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469148.27/cwt135.00–154.0069511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479134.68/cwt120.00–144.0064523
Bulls—Small 1-2490105.00/cwt100.00–110.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy50590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Bulls—Small 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527139.52/cwt136.00–146.0073510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy529133.99/cwt130.00–136.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529128.46/cwt118.00–136.0068017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560127.69/cwt120.00–134.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565137.53/cwt136.00–139.007772
Bulls—Small 1-2573108.80/cwt107.50–110.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624122.00/cwt115.00–126.007618
Bulls—Small 1-2628111.69/cwt105.00–116.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669120.57/cwt116.00–125.008078
Bulls—Small 1-2676106.97/cwt103.00–114.007234
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68092.96/cwt90.00–96.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3713111.01/cwt107.00–115.007922
Bulls—Small 1-2723105.00/cwt104.00–106.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy73590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy73892.99/cwt90.00–96.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Bulls—Small 1-279399.49/cwt96.00–103.007892
Bulls—Small 1-2825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 391559.00/cwt59.00–59.005401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0181
Bulls——1,598100.76/cwt98.00–103.001,6103
Bulls——1,65388.28/cwt78.00–94.001,4598
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92237.38/cwt30.00–44.003453
Cows—Lean 85-90%99851.32/cwt48.00–56.0051212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03055.00/cwt55.00–55.005671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09563.53/cwt55.00–69.0069633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19775.42/cwt69.00–83.0090315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28465.25/cwt59.00–69.008389
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40472.97/cwt70.00–75.001,0244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2678468.45/cwt344.00–575.003,1762
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2716521.86/cwt400.00–575.003,7374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2688459.62/cwt400.00–525.003,1623
Bred Cows—Small 1-2727580.91/cwt450.00–675.004,2233
Bred Cows—Small 1-2808503.02/cwt425.00–575.004,0642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945633.00/cwt633.00–633.005,9821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993711.27/cwt675.00–750.007,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040814.18/cwt800.00–825.008,4672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2595475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,8261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2658610.17/cwt525.00–700.004,0152

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.