Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-05-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 6
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 594▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 83▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 18▲ 83 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 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.91/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −69.01 against this barn's trailing median of $191.92.
Average price
$122.91
133 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.31
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491133.5265562
Medium and Large 2547122.6167137
Small 1-2630104.4965929
Medium and Large 3668100.406715thin
One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale133 hd
122.91
—
NC average8 barns · 608 hd
116.60
+6.31
This barn, trailing median24 sales
191.92
−69.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
219195171146median 191.9203/0404/1506/1009/0910/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.17, low $160.31, median $191.92 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,40986.031,21213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12758.7966380
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31554.237135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02346.3647438

Every lot

130 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 1-2175180.00/cwt180.00–180.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2258131.29/cwt130.00–132.503392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276152.39/cwt145.00–162.504217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325144.69/cwt140.00–150.0047011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372144.65/cwt140.00–152.5053810
Steers—Medium and Large 2381131.68/cwt120.00–137.505026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417142.01/cwt139.00–144.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467140.19/cwt136.00–144.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Steers—Small 1-2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy493128.04/cwt120.00–136.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530129.00/cwt127.00–132.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560129.01/cwt127.00–130.007223
Steers—Small 1-2570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 3575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Steers—Medium and Large 2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy616122.00/cwt122.00–122.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660117.00/cwt117.00–117.0077215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75592.50/cwt92.50–92.506981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950103.00/cwt103.00–103.009794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.50/cwt130.00–135.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290117.50/cwt117.50–117.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325109.00/cwt109.00–109.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330121.56/cwt115.00–132.504017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333131.22/cwt127.50–135.004372
Heifers—Small 1-2335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368130.00/cwt130.00–130.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376120.60/cwt115.00–125.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385122.00/cwt122.00–122.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405119.00/cwt119.00–119.004821
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41092.50/cwt92.50–92.503791
Heifers—Small 1-2423108.54/cwt105.00–112.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426118.22/cwt111.00–124.0050411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433120.00/cwt120.00–120.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450107.50/cwt107.50–107.504841
Heifers—Small 1-2465109.00/cwt108.00–110.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471118.08/cwt113.00–122.0055614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478117.68/cwt115.00–120.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49590.00/cwt90.00–90.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500114.00/cwt114.00–114.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Heifers—Small 1-2510109.00/cwt109.00–109.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522107.24/cwt100.00–111.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523114.55/cwt111.00–116.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53392.51/cwt90.00–95.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558113.01/cwt112.00–114.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565104.50/cwt100.00–109.005902
Heifers—Small 1-2583107.99/cwt105.00–111.006305
Heifers—Small 1-2613104.05/cwt96.00–113.0063811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633116.00/cwt116.00–116.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3638102.00/cwt102.00–102.006515
Heifers—Small 1-2Full64590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Small 1-266799.01/cwt95.00–101.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418126.29/cwt120.00–132.505282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424141.76/cwt135.00–154.0060120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424132.93/cwt127.50–135.005644
Bulls—Small 1-2435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463132.69/cwt130.00–135.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466138.04/cwt137.00–142.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471130.61/cwt117.50–135.006156
Bulls—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full495127.50/cwt127.50–127.506311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522130.57/cwt127.00–133.0068214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522121.41/cwt115.00–126.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Bulls—Small 1-2535105.55/cwt100.00–111.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565128.99/cwt127.00–131.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572121.96/cwt116.00–126.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy584121.73/cwt120.00–126.007115
Bulls—Small 1-2584106.72/cwt100.00–112.006238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy607120.95/cwt116.00–124.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624118.11/cwt112.00–121.007377
Bulls—Small 1-2638108.29/cwt105.00–113.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Bulls—Small 1-2664105.68/cwt99.00–109.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 367095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed69092.50/cwt92.50–92.506381
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy70595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Bulls—Small 1-272898.52/cwt97.00–100.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
Bulls—Small 1-275599.00/cwt99.00–99.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed78594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Bulls—Small 1-281099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 284091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40887.03/cwt72.00–94.001,22512
Bulls——1,41574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99338.29/cwt30.00–45.0038012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03750.09/cwt46.00–53.0051926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12458.51/cwt50.00–64.0065878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25369.51/cwt67.00–73.008712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28045.00/cwt45.00–45.005761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32456.54/cwt55.00–58.007494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2710837.85/cwt750.00–950.005,9493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,9811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,6541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2840937.35/cwt925.00–950.007,8742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2840875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.008,7131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2942897.24/cwt775.00–1,000.008,45211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2979947.94/cwt850.00–1,075.009,2808
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2730425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,1031
Bred Cows—Small 1-2778588.26/cwt425.00–725.004,5774
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,4351
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820606.67/cwt531.00–750.004,9753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993612.91/cwt600.00–625.006,0862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087751.29/cwt600.00–825.008,1678
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152759.34/cwt550.00–891.008,7485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153826.80/cwt775.00–925.009,5338
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078676.55/cwt524.00–840.007,29311

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.