Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 21
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 483▲ 523 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 133▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 14▲ 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Goat receipts 5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.39/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$110.39
158 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$32.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.63
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481122.8059128
Medium and Large 2405118.4747950
Small 1-2500102.9751448
Medium and Large 341898.2841031
Small 340590.003651thin
One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $227 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 sale158 hd
110.39
—
NC average8 barns · 1,361 hd
106.76
+3.63
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—Low1,65678.541,30111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11057.5963933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41853.3675710
CowsLean 85-90%Low93044.5341421

Every lot

142 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235137.50/cwt137.50–137.503231
Steers—Small 1-2240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 2268121.26/cwt115.00–135.003254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Small 1-2295105.00/cwt105.00–105.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318141.21/cwt135.00–147.504497
Steers—Medium and Large 2330125.15/cwt120.00–130.004132
Steers—Small 1-2338110.00/cwt110.00–110.003722
Steers—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 3365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371142.39/cwt136.00–149.005289
Steers—Medium and Large 2375129.18/cwt127.50–130.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full395134.00/cwt134.00–134.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428140.32/cwt135.00–145.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459147.04/cwt137.00–149.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 2469125.86/cwt115.00–133.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Steers—Small 1-2525104.95/cwt100.00–110.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 2530117.88/cwt112.00–125.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557133.00/cwt133.00–133.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 2569119.58/cwt111.00–125.0068014
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed58590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2622119.02/cwt114.00–122.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
Steers—Small 1-2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 364095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2662121.21/cwt115.00–127.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008502
Steers—Small 1-269598.00/cwt98.00–98.006811
Steers—Small 1-2722109.07/cwt103.00–112.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 2725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2763113.50/cwt112.00–115.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 3785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2825110.50/cwt110.00–111.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 2885110.48/cwt109.00–112.009782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2180125.00/cwt125.00–125.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230118.67/cwt117.50–120.002732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275109.82/cwt107.50–112.003023
Heifers—Small 1-2278109.33/cwt105.00–112.503043
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed28092.50/cwt92.50–92.502591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281117.52/cwt115.00–118.003306
Heifers—Small 1-2308105.95/cwt102.50–110.003263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323101.77/cwt97.50–112.003295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326118.58/cwt112.00–125.003875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32890.00/cwt90.00–90.002952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36990.84/cwt90.00–92.503356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370121.74/cwt112.00–126.004508
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380105.64/cwt100.00–111.004012
Heifers—Small 1-2382105.85/cwt97.50–110.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387128.01/cwt127.00–130.004953
Heifers—Small 340590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy40585.00/cwt85.00–85.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 341893.73/cwt90.00–97.503922
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42095.00/cwt95.00–95.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422126.67/cwt126.00–127.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.56/cwt116.00–125.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Heifers—Small 1-2425109.00/cwt109.00–109.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468118.62/cwt114.00–123.005559
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47891.01/cwt90.00–92.004352
Heifers—Small 1-2480102.13/cwt97.00–110.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485119.51/cwt119.00–120.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487127.39/cwt124.00–129.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510117.27/cwt116.00–119.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517113.48/cwt111.00–115.005876
Heifers—Small 1-2517105.02/cwt100.00–110.005439
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521103.55/cwt100.00–108.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52890.12/cwt85.00–95.004762
Heifers—Small 1-2565105.73/cwt102.00–110.0059711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568117.00/cwt117.00–117.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583112.50/cwt112.00–113.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588104.05/cwt100.00–108.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed60592.00/cwt92.00–92.005571
Heifers—Small 1-2627102.58/cwt97.00–107.006435
Heifers—Small 1-265596.00/cwt96.00–96.006291
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Small 1-270598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255125.00/cwt125.00–125.003191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285143.00/cwt143.00–143.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355136.00/cwt136.00–136.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423125.61/cwt115.00–132.0053113
Bulls—Small 1-2425102.44/cwt100.00–105.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429140.08/cwt136.00–144.006019
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed44090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457133.17/cwt122.50–142.006093
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47092.50/cwt92.50–92.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Bulls—Small 1-2473108.09/cwt100.00–112.505116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473103.20/cwt100.00–110.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477121.62/cwt113.00–129.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Small 1-2507107.98/cwt105.00–110.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520115.94/cwt108.00–128.0060317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571114.12/cwt112.00–119.006528
Bulls—Small 1-2573107.47/cwt105.00–110.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582100.04/cwt95.00–105.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619113.34/cwt112.00–114.007026
Bulls—Small 1-2629106.20/cwt102.00–110.006685
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy64095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660108.00/cwt108.00–108.007131
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy66585.00/cwt85.00–85.005651
Bulls—Small 1-2670102.37/cwt97.00–109.006869
Bulls—Medium and Large 3679103.23/cwt101.00–106.007014
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed68095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy70596.00/cwt96.00–96.006771
Bulls—Small 1-271699.77/cwt95.00–103.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72593.00/cwt93.00–93.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 373598.50/cwt98.00–99.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 375595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
Bulls—Small 1-277097.49/cwt97.00–98.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed79591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 381596.00/cwt96.00–96.007821
Bulls—Small 1-283585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57573.42/cwt66.00–76.001,1563
Bulls——1,68780.46/cwt78.00–86.001,3578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83036.83/cwt32.00–43.003069
Cows—Lean 85-90%98148.97/cwt45.00–51.0048011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10456.45/cwt51.00–64.0062329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15465.86/cwt64.00–68.007604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27565.00/cwt65.00–65.008291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41853.36/cwt50.00–59.0075710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2635525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,3341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2710575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,0831
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740460.52/cwt412.00–544.003,4088
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,2631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942624.73/cwt516.00–787.005,8855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990645.18/cwt550.00–749.006,3873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,1981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070632.75/cwt600.00–675.006,7703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,5601

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.