Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 3
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 436▲ 439 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 162▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 30 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. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.07/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$119.07
163 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471125.6959289
Medium and Large 2500118.9859440
Small 1-2605103.7362716thin
Medium and Large 3587100.1558818thin
One grade step is worth $25.54/cwt here — about $4 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 sale163 hd
119.07
—
NC average8 barns · 974 hd
118.52
+0.55
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—High1,59297.141,54711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43165.6994016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11763.3170730
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02150.5151621

Every lot

120 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2160121.06/cwt120.00–122.001942
Steers—Small 1-2210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232153.31/cwt142.50–160.003566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Steers—Small 1-2255115.00/cwt115.00–115.002931
Steers—Medium and Large 3255105.00/cwt105.00–105.002681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280142.37/cwt140.00–145.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315153.98/cwt140.00–170.0048510
Steers—Medium and Large 2330133.58/cwt130.00–137.504412
Steers—Medium and Large 3350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.98/cwt138.00–162.0056210
Steers—Small 1-2395112.50/cwt112.50–112.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.07/cwt149.00–157.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2465127.50/cwt127.50–127.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477141.70/cwt135.00–149.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517141.00/cwt140.00–143.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567136.63/cwt135.00–140.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656132.48/cwt130.00–133.008696
Steers—Small 1-267097.00/cwt97.00–97.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Steers—Small 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708129.00/cwt129.00–129.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 3710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 2730110.51/cwt110.00–111.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 2770112.00/cwt112.00–112.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 379596.00/cwt96.00–96.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2810104.24/cwt97.00–108.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 285597.00/cwt97.00–97.008291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180130.00/cwt130.00–130.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185127.50/cwt127.50–127.502361
Heifers—Small 1-2195110.00/cwt110.00–110.002151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243136.21/cwt132.50–140.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271137.67/cwt135.00–140.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333136.82/cwt133.00–142.504566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333124.50/cwt124.00–125.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375121.88/cwt119.00–125.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379131.91/cwt128.00–136.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417130.33/cwt125.00–136.0054311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428121.91/cwt119.00–126.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428105.15/cwt100.00–110.004502
Heifers—Small 1-2430112.50/cwt112.50–112.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473128.13/cwt125.00–131.0060614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478122.27/cwt116.00–126.0058412
Heifers—Medium and Large 350092.50/cwt92.50–92.504631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.87/cwt117.00–124.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530116.00/cwt116.00–116.006151
Heifers—Small 1-2530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567119.43/cwt117.00–124.0067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578103.98/cwt100.00–108.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581116.15/cwt113.00–122.006754
Heifers—Small 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616115.00/cwt115.00–115.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 362493.64/cwt90.00–101.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626110.95/cwt105.00–114.006956
Heifers—Small 1-2643100.00/cwt100.00–100.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655113.01/cwt112.00–114.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Heifers—Small 1-2666102.69/cwt94.00–106.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 3671103.45/cwt90.00–110.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708107.01/cwt106.00–108.007582
Heifers—Small 1-273591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 373591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
Heifers—Small 1-2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422123.87/cwt117.50–135.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431147.32/cwt140.00–157.0063517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460126.07/cwt120.00–132.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.00/cwt134.00–134.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472142.87/cwt135.00–149.0067426
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519137.54/cwt135.00–141.0071414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.94/cwt115.00–133.006748
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555107.50/cwt107.50–107.505971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568125.04/cwt120.00–130.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580127.00/cwt116.00–132.0073713
Bulls—Small 1-2580106.64/cwt100.00–110.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622122.09/cwt114.00–127.0075916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy632121.34/cwt120.00–123.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663116.31/cwt114.00–119.007716
Bulls—Small 1-2663108.00/cwt108.00–108.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720111.46/cwt110.00–113.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725106.99/cwt106.00–109.007763
Bulls—Small 1-2727108.33/cwt107.00–109.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3773101.15/cwt96.00–106.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778109.50/cwt109.00–110.008522
Bulls—Small 1-278598.00/cwt98.00–98.007691
Bulls—Small 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355080.00/cwt80.00–80.004401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54295.73/cwt86.00–103.001,4769
Bulls——1,818103.50/cwt103.00–104.001,8822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94442.93/cwt35.00–47.004057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05954.30/cwt49.00–57.0057514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11061.73/cwt57.00–68.0068525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15371.22/cwt70.00–72.008215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20055.00/cwt55.00–55.006601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43765.93/cwt60.00–80.0094713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50869.46/cwt69.00–70.001,0472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740484.31/cwt429.00–536.003,5842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2748869.06/cwt825.00–910.006,5012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,047912.10/cwt800.00–1,075.009,5503

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.