Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 30
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 541▼ 234 vs year ago 665 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 142▼ 75 vs year ago 150 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 33▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 8 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was still lower. 2 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.26/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$116.26
179 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496124.9662051
Medium and Large 2454118.3953881
Medium and Large 3524103.3054122
Small 1-2587103.0160525
One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $15 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 sale179 hd
116.26
—
NC average9 barns · 1,543 hd
115.84
+0.42
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—Average1,47878.081,15410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18356.6267015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42349.4070313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07147.1650526

Every lot

126 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2185137.50/cwt137.50–137.502541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 2323128.18/cwt122.50–135.004144
Steers—Small 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328147.35/cwt142.00–155.004835
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy35590.00/cwt90.00–90.003201
Steers—Small 1-2360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371145.10/cwt141.00–152.505386
Steers—Medium and Large 2375129.14/cwt122.50–136.004844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421145.84/cwt135.00–155.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 2422127.16/cwt122.50–132.505373
Steers—Medium and Large 3467106.58/cwt102.50–110.004983
Steers—Small 1-2475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 2478129.74/cwt129.00–130.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2525121.93/cwt113.00–127.0064010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527131.67/cwt130.00–134.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 3570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2580125.29/cwt120.00–132.007276
Steers—Small 1-2595103.00/cwt103.00–103.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Steers—Small 1-2610106.97/cwt105.00–109.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 365399.48/cwt94.00–105.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy668124.00/cwt124.00–124.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 2682121.85/cwt116.00–125.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Steers—Small 1-2725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728121.00/cwt121.00–121.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771119.41/cwt118.00–120.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full77594.00/cwt94.00–94.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 2845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2868113.48/cwt112.00–115.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215119.01/cwt115.00–125.002563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268122.62/cwt120.00–125.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288132.52/cwt130.00–135.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322122.49/cwt117.50–128.003946
Heifers—Small 1-2340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365120.66/cwt117.00–127.5044010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365105.00/cwt105.00–105.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375130.00/cwt129.00–131.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415130.70/cwt127.50–133.005425
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.47/cwt95.00–111.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417109.03/cwt100.00–112.504555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.86/cwt112.00–125.0050320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.79/cwt112.00–125.0056513
Heifers—Small 1-2468105.02/cwt100.00–110.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472101.59/cwt95.00–110.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477128.89/cwt128.00–130.0061511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513116.93/cwt112.50–127.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518123.23/cwt118.00–130.0063814
Heifers—Small 1-253397.46/cwt95.00–100.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575119.88/cwt118.00–122.0068913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.93/cwt100.00–110.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578114.25/cwt112.00–117.0066013
Heifers—Small 1-2583110.03/cwt108.00–112.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615104.54/cwt100.00–109.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616114.00/cwt113.00–115.007024
Heifers—Small 1-2627105.95/cwt101.00–108.006645
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy63095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Small 1-2679104.76/cwt102.00–109.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy68090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70591.00/cwt91.00–91.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3728102.46/cwt100.00–105.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008381
Heifers—Small 1-2785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008161
Heifers—Small 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270152.50/cwt152.50–152.504121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355148.00/cwt148.00–148.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390122.50/cwt122.50–122.504781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422119.38/cwt115.00–124.005045
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed44090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463110.80/cwt107.50–115.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476126.08/cwt112.50–132.5060015
Bulls—Small 1-2487103.39/cwt100.00–105.005043
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed50090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Bulls—Small 1-2515109.00/cwt109.00–109.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518103.77/cwt100.00–109.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.12/cwt116.00–129.0062714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564105.10/cwt95.00–111.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568114.99/cwt114.00–116.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57890.00/cwt90.00–90.005202
Bulls—Small 1-2581105.28/cwt100.00–112.506125
Bulls—Small 1-2610103.68/cwt94.00–110.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed67090.51/cwt90.00–91.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3672101.48/cwt100.00–104.006826
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 372094.00/cwt94.00–94.006771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29373.75/cwt55.00–82.009546
Bulls——1,75584.58/cwt83.00–87.001,4844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92065.00/cwt65.00–65.005981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00344.50/cwt41.00–47.0044613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13949.81/cwt46.00–53.0056713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17457.09/cwt53.00–64.0067012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35046.32/cwt34.00–52.006258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36849.58/cwt47.00–52.006782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54054.32/cwt52.00–58.008375
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2805725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2810850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,018976.29/cwt950.00–1,000.009,9392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,5441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210816.17/cwt700.00–925.009,8764

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.