Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 7
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 431▲ 116 vs year ago 583 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 75▼ 63 vs year ago 160 · −39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 54 vs year ago 70 · −77.1%
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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 steady with a few 3 to 4 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were average. Cattle quality was still below average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.93/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$113.93
277 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437126.1255260
Medium and Large 2460117.58540111
Small 1-2579103.5059969
Medium and Large 3578102.6559337
One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale277 hd
113.93
—
NC average8 barns · 1,312 hd
110.51
+3.42
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—Average1,63573.791,20711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07753.0957213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44648.346999thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05342.5244843

Every lot

127 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 2155130.00/cwt130.00–130.002021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232146.95/cwt140.00–155.003417
Steers—Medium and Large 3240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.36/cwt140.00–162.5041311
Steers—Medium and Large 2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 2316128.60/cwt115.00–135.004067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323150.58/cwt140.00–161.0048614
Steers—Medium and Large 3345112.50/cwt112.50–112.503881
Steers—Small 1-234595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 3358106.33/cwt102.50–110.003812
Steers—Medium and Large 2372129.29/cwt117.50–137.5048110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375147.89/cwt142.50–155.0055514
Steers—Small 1-2379103.01/cwt100.00–110.003904
Steers—Small 1-2Full39590.00/cwt90.00–90.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417146.46/cwt134.00–153.006113
Steers—Small 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2440124.00/cwt124.00–124.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.08/cwt138.00–149.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 2478122.98/cwt120.00–125.005883
Steers—Small 1-2480103.00/cwt103.00–103.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 3520108.74/cwt107.50–110.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2526120.85/cwt112.00–128.006369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528131.52/cwt130.00–133.006946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570129.54/cwt121.00–131.0073810
Steers—Small 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2573123.44/cwt117.50–128.0070713
Steers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Small 1-2628105.00/cwt105.00–105.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 2634121.33/cwt115.00–126.007697
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2673122.28/cwt120.00–125.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 2713114.49/cwt114.00–115.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724121.19/cwt120.00–122.0087723
Steers—Medium and Large 2815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228122.66/cwt117.50–127.502802
Heifers—Small 1-223897.58/cwt95.00–100.002322
Heifers—Small 1-2260107.50/cwt107.50–107.502801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268121.18/cwt115.00–125.0032510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275131.30/cwt130.00–132.503612
Heifers—Small 1-2320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323132.15/cwt129.00–134.004276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325123.25/cwt115.00–127.504017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327105.03/cwt100.00–110.003433
Heifers—Small 1-2358105.00/cwt105.00–105.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373130.71/cwt128.00–135.0048811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377107.46/cwt100.00–112.504053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378119.90/cwt115.00–127.0045316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420121.25/cwt114.00–130.0050911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429129.57/cwt126.00–135.0055615
Heifers—Small 1-2430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445102.50/cwt102.50–102.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456127.59/cwt125.00–130.005825
Heifers—Small 1-2468103.32/cwt95.00–111.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476117.12/cwt112.00–125.0055717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480101.69/cwt90.00–110.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy498122.00/cwt122.00–122.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy50590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521118.62/cwt118.00–121.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524114.53/cwt112.00–117.0060023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Small 1-2533108.67/cwt100.00–112.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy569113.00/cwt113.00–113.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575111.49/cwt111.00–112.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579114.63/cwt112.00–120.0066417
Heifers—Small 1-2584106.75/cwt105.00–111.0062312
Heifers—Small 1-2617105.70/cwt95.00–111.0065210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618113.13/cwt111.00–115.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630102.72/cwt96.00–108.0064710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Small 1-2668103.46/cwt94.00–108.0069115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3687103.99/cwt92.00–108.007147
Heifers—Small 1-270792.99/cwt91.00–95.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 371392.00/cwt90.00–95.006563
Heifers—Small 1-276099.95/cwt92.00–108.007602
Heifers—Small 1-2Full76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 378593.00/cwt93.00–93.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Heifers—Small 1-283094.00/cwt94.00–94.007801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335157.00/cwt157.00–157.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423139.19/cwt135.00–149.0058910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428124.47/cwt92.50–133.0053313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462140.31/cwt135.00–147.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471126.73/cwt113.00–131.0059743
Bulls—Small 1-2481107.49/cwt105.00–110.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.50/cwt115.00–125.0062920
Bulls—Medium and Large 353090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
Bulls—Small 1-2531104.77/cwt100.00–110.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy536118.00/cwt118.00–118.006325
Bulls—Small 1-2568105.44/cwt100.00–111.005998
Bulls—Small 1-2Full57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573117.86/cwt115.00–122.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Bulls—Small 1-2619104.74/cwt99.00–111.0064813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Bulls—Small 1-266998.86/cwt90.00–105.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 367092.46/cwt90.00–95.006192
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy69590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 370596.00/cwt96.00–96.006771
Bulls—Small 1-272395.44/cwt93.00–98.006902
Bulls—Small 1-275095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331546.00/cwt46.00–46.001451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 328535.00/cwt35.00–35.001001
Dairy Heifers—Large 244549.00/cwt49.00–49.002181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49867.21/cwt44.00–77.001,0075
Bulls——1,75079.27/cwt78.00–80.001,3876
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01038.80/cwt30.00–44.0039226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06955.27/cwt52.00–58.0059110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10245.84/cwt44.00–50.005053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11948.20/cwt45.00–52.0053917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44554.00/cwt54.00–54.007801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44647.63/cwt44.00–50.006898
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,0411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,203852.44/cwt825.00–875.0010,2552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865484.00/cwt484.00–484.004,1871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168697.06/cwt485.00–800.008,1424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288767.72/cwt675.00–900.009,8883

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.