Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 23
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 657▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 178▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 12▲ 33 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 10 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 9 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was well below average, with lots of inferior cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.91/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$111.91
178 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.73
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507123.6362743
Medium and Large 2504117.9959553
Small 1-2664101.9967725
Medium and Large 3559101.7556957
One grade step is worth $21.88/cwt here — about $59 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 sale178 hd
111.91
—
NC average8 barns · 945 hd
113.63
−1.73
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—Average1,57580.651,27015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11162.6869674
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28160.0076924
CowsLean 85-90%Low97347.5446229

Every lot

122 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230132.50/cwt132.50–132.503051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 2315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33090.00/cwt90.00–90.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335152.46/cwt150.00–155.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368145.71/cwt142.00–150.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 2375128.37/cwt115.00–135.004816
Steers—Medium and Large 2420132.50/cwt132.50–132.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421142.54/cwt140.00–145.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Steers—Small 1-2465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 346591.28/cwt90.00–92.504242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468137.98/cwt135.00–141.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2479122.72/cwt115.00–130.005888
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512134.00/cwt134.00–134.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2527124.02/cwt119.00–129.006548
Steers—Medium and Large 2569120.34/cwt115.00–129.006857
Steers—Small 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006332
Steers—Small 1-2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2609120.98/cwt119.00–125.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 2673121.47/cwt116.00–125.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 391597.00/cwt97.00–97.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2180125.00/cwt125.00–125.002251
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed26095.00/cwt95.00–95.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308135.00/cwt135.00–135.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325105.61/cwt105.00–107.503434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335127.54/cwt125.00–130.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363109.07/cwt105.00–112.503963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370135.92/cwt134.00–138.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376123.06/cwt120.00–125.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423119.19/cwt115.00–122.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439128.25/cwt125.00–131.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 344595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462128.00/cwt125.00–130.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 347095.51/cwt90.00–107.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476119.74/cwt115.00–128.0057013
Heifers—Small 1-2485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520112.00/cwt112.00–112.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527119.18/cwt115.00–125.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527102.82/cwt95.00–115.0054213
Heifers—Small 1-2528103.78/cwt97.50–110.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529121.54/cwt120.00–124.0064314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563119.99/cwt118.00–123.006768
Heifers—Small 1-2568103.78/cwt97.50–112.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571115.89/cwt113.00–120.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577102.62/cwt96.00–112.005929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610113.00/cwt112.00–114.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.59/cwt115.00–118.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3619101.45/cwt94.00–107.0062810
Heifers—Small 1-2624104.57/cwt100.00–110.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3663105.23/cwt102.00–108.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718109.09/cwt104.00–114.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 372298.82/cwt91.00–106.007135
Heifers—Small 1-2729102.80/cwt100.00–106.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
Heifers—Small 1-2786101.05/cwt95.00–106.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Heifers—Small 1-281098.68/cwt95.00–101.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 283099.00/cwt99.00–99.008221
Heifers—Small 1-285097.00/cwt97.00–97.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 389095.00/cwt95.00–95.008461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423142.49/cwt135.00–147.506038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427122.01/cwt119.00–125.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438129.97/cwt128.00–132.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462136.33/cwt135.00–138.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476125.63/cwt115.00–133.0059813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Bulls—Small 1-2500102.00/cwt102.00–102.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520121.33/cwt115.00–129.0063112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521105.39/cwt101.00–110.005496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567116.98/cwt111.00–122.006638
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy58090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
Bulls—Small 1-2583102.47/cwt95.00–110.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590101.44/cwt90.00–109.005984
Bulls—Small 1-2Full60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615101.00/cwt101.00–101.006211
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628117.82/cwt114.00–122.007404
Bulls—Small 1-2629104.63/cwt92.50–110.006587
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy65590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660116.48/cwt114.00–119.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 366397.14/cwt90.00–101.006444
Bulls—Small 1-2671100.10/cwt90.00–110.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Bulls—Small 1-2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Small 1-2775101.54/cwt100.00–103.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 381097.99/cwt90.00–104.007944
Bulls—Small 1-281396.52/cwt91.00–102.007852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39475.64/cwt62.00–80.001,0548
Bulls——1,78186.37/cwt84.00–92.001,5387
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90840.96/cwt30.00–47.0037213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02552.89/cwt48.00–55.0054216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08661.34/cwt55.00–67.0066653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15253.62/cwt51.00–55.006185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17969.93/cwt68.00–73.0082416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24352.94/cwt48.00–55.006586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29259.95/cwt56.00–67.0077514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30170.77/cwt70.00–73.009214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2733719.88/cwt475.00–825.005,2774
Bred Cows—Small 1-2736655.22/cwt430.00–825.004,8225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2856791.14/cwt700.00–850.006,7726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935680.50/cwt650.00–711.006,3632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994679.63/cwt600.00–775.006,7565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075709.46/cwt450.00–800.007,6275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172651.02/cwt445.00–800.007,6303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,8651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2715700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,0051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,9561

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.