Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-08-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 511▲ 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 134▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 hogs and 11 sheep

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.59/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$116.59
115 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471122.8657833
Medium and Large 2410121.2849850
Medium and Large 3561104.255849thin
Small 1-2575102.2258723
One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale115 hd
116.59
—
NC average8 barns · 844 hd
115.11
+1.48
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—Average1,77896.411,71411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38164.4188923
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16063.5973778
CowsLean 85-90%Average99848.9448819

Every lot

109 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220125.00/cwt120.00–130.002752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 3255115.00/cwt115.00–115.002931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 2283129.93/cwt122.50–137.503682
Steers—Small 1-2310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 2315127.38/cwt120.00–135.004012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327149.76/cwt145.00–154.004905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy363125.17/cwt120.00–130.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 2378125.87/cwt122.00–130.004762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379143.73/cwt137.50–152.505457
Steers—Medium and Large 3395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy42595.00/cwt95.00–95.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435142.91/cwt135.00–150.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473140.61/cwt135.00–145.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478131.49/cwt130.00–133.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 3500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
Steers—Small 1-2500107.50/cwt107.50–107.505381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522138.48/cwt132.00–143.007238
Steers—Medium and Large 2538126.30/cwt122.50–130.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560137.70/cwt132.00–143.0077111
Steers—Medium and Large 2572118.02/cwt115.00–124.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619132.58/cwt129.00–135.0082115
Steers—Medium and Large 2675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763118.00/cwt118.00–118.009006
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195120.00/cwt120.00–120.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213124.91/cwt122.50–127.502662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286125.59/cwt122.50–127.503595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326130.04/cwt128.00–132.504245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332124.34/cwt123.00–125.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy368123.33/cwt120.00–127.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369129.84/cwt128.00–133.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371122.65/cwt114.00–127.0045512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417126.33/cwt126.00–127.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421120.59/cwt115.00–125.0050810
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy43590.00/cwt90.00–90.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465114.00/cwt114.00–114.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467120.35/cwt115.00–125.005629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468103.74/cwt102.50–105.004862
Heifers—Small 1-2486110.61/cwt110.00–112.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.39/cwt118.00–122.006268
Heifers—Small 1-2535102.45/cwt100.00–105.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538116.66/cwt116.00–117.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56392.77/cwt90.00–97.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566120.44/cwt117.00–125.006825
Heifers—Small 1-2578107.71/cwt105.00–111.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580117.56/cwt112.00–128.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2600104.50/cwt101.00–108.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 362097.50/cwt97.50–97.506051
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62596.00/cwt96.00–96.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Heifers—Small 1-2675104.93/cwt101.00–109.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 368099.58/cwt90.00–106.006773
Heifers—Small 1-277599.00/cwt99.00–99.007671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423120.25/cwt116.00–125.005093
Bulls—Small 1-2423110.00/cwt110.00–110.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424125.01/cwt116.00–133.005307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429140.06/cwt134.00–148.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462125.04/cwt120.00–129.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473122.14/cwt115.00–130.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478136.43/cwt134.00–142.006528
Bulls—Small 1-2482113.02/cwt110.00–119.005453
Bulls—Small 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.67/cwt131.00–132.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522124.27/cwt115.00–129.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567131.60/cwt130.00–133.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572123.68/cwt115.00–127.007077
Bulls—Small 1-2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Bulls—Medium 2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612122.97/cwt121.00–126.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630123.49/cwt122.00–125.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673116.21/cwt114.00–121.007824
Bulls—Small 1-2675105.88/cwt101.00–112.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Bulls—Small 1-2725105.14/cwt100.00–110.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Bulls—Small 1-2775103.62/cwt99.00–109.008033
Bulls—Small 1-281098.00/cwt98.00–98.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 385594.00/cwt94.00–94.008041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 384073.00/cwt73.00–73.006131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76694.72/cwt87.00–100.001,6739
Bulls——1,833104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98351.38/cwt50.00–53.005052
Cows—Lean 85-90%98653.44/cwt49.00–56.0052711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01442.76/cwt30.00–49.004348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15263.47/cwt57.00–69.0073172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35164.20/cwt61.00–68.0086722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38871.76/cwt70.00–76.009964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,03569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,4041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2678457.52/cwt390.00–544.003,1023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980669.92/cwt549.00–750.006,5653

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.