Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 4
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 424 vs last sale 717▼ 182 vs year ago 475 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 135▼ 59 vs year ago 120 · −49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was down slightly. 1 hog

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.78/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$106.78
111 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451123.3055714thin
Medium and Large 2483116.7656433
Small 1-256598.4155635
Medium and Large 356497.5655029
One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $6 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 sale111 hd
106.78
—
NC average6 barns · 648 hd
104.91
+1.87
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—Low1,62378.771,2788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22263.8778021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41662.9689112
CowsLean 85-90%Average93846.0343215

Every lot

117 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3190110.00/cwt110.00–110.002091
Steers—Medium and Large 2255132.50/cwt132.50–132.503381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333140.64/cwt137.50–144.004684
Steers—Medium and Large 2373122.63/cwt110.00–130.004575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388140.06/cwt137.00–143.005432
Steers—Small 1-2390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480133.23/cwt130.00–135.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 2480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2528119.86/cwt114.00–126.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 2573119.19/cwt115.00–124.006836
Steers—Small 1-2600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2624117.66/cwt112.00–124.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2668115.00/cwt114.00–116.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 3675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 2710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008451
Steers—Small 1-278592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
Heifers—Small 1-227899.77/cwt95.00–105.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330126.00/cwt126.00–126.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372128.32/cwt126.00–130.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373123.02/cwt120.00–126.004595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373101.80/cwt95.00–106.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408131.09/cwt126.00–136.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418116.87/cwt112.00–123.004893
Heifers—Small 1-2425104.00/cwt104.00–104.004421
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3456107.21/cwt104.00–110.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463127.01/cwt125.00–129.005882
Heifers—Small 1-2463103.31/cwt95.00–110.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465117.80/cwt112.00–130.005489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005551
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48588.00/cwt88.00–88.004271
Heifers—Small 1-2513103.63/cwt98.00–107.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519116.76/cwt116.00–118.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 351998.72/cwt94.00–105.005124
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524113.34/cwt110.00–115.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571113.57/cwt110.00–121.006484
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed57584.00/cwt84.00–84.004831
Heifers—Small 1-2580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59598.00/cwt98.00–98.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 359597.75/cwt97.50–98.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615104.46/cwt100.00–106.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed61585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Small 1-2633104.28/cwt97.00–107.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy64091.00/cwt91.00–91.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665116.48/cwt115.00–118.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 367392.02/cwt90.00–94.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68085.00/cwt85.00–85.005781
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy69086.00/cwt86.00–86.005931
Heifers—Small 1-270393.52/cwt87.00–100.006572
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed77084.00/cwt84.00–84.006471
Heifers—Small 1-277397.66/cwt97.00–99.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 379595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed80583.00/cwt83.00–83.006681
Heifers—Small 1-281291.66/cwt91.00–92.007443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355127.50/cwt127.50–127.504531
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy41590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422124.51/cwt117.50–130.005255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432137.53/cwt131.00–143.005945
Bulls—Small 1-2445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Bulls—Small 1-2455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470134.57/cwt131.00–137.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470117.60/cwt117.50–118.005535
Bulls—Small 1-2510102.52/cwt100.00–105.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522118.33/cwt110.00–124.0061819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523121.07/cwt119.00–123.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Bulls—Small 1-2553108.76/cwt107.50–110.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560117.48/cwt115.00–120.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564118.57/cwt115.00–126.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567107.53/cwt102.50–110.006103
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57089.34/cwt85.00–94.005092
Bulls—Small 1-2604109.25/cwt109.00–110.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615113.48/cwt112.00–116.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615103.47/cwt93.00–109.006363
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy63092.71/cwt90.00–94.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Bulls—Small 1-2671104.51/cwt99.00–108.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed69083.00/cwt83.00–83.005731
Bulls—Small 1-272498.01/cwt97.00–99.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735103.00/cwt103.00–103.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
Bulls—Small 1-277394.51/cwt94.00–95.007312
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy80092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy88088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40565.55/cwt64.00–67.009212
Bulls——1,69583.18/cwt78.00–86.001,4106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87040.22/cwt31.00–45.003507
Cows—Lean 85-90%99751.11/cwt46.00–57.005108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22059.96/cwt54.00–64.0073211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22468.17/cwt66.00–70.0083410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40359.40/cwt56.00–62.008336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42866.51/cwt65.00–68.009506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2665386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,5671
Bred Cows—Small 1-2758444.79/cwt281.00–550.003,3724
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,3361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2927609.08/cwt550.00–675.005,6463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2725456.00/cwt456.00–456.003,3061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2760700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,3601

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.