Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 6
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 428▼ 323 vs year ago 593 · −54.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 103▼ 35 vs year ago 155 · −22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hogs receipts 3.

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.90/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$109.90
107 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432127.2254928
Medium and Large 2455115.8552727
Small 1-246198.9045636
Medium and Large 347894.2745016thin
One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $99 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 sale107 hd
109.90
—
NC average7 barns · 496 hd
106.22
+3.67
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—High1,57781.571,28615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16656.9066344
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44554.5078822
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02838.4939630

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed173130.00/cwt130.00–130.002252
Steers—Medium and Large 2173124.69/cwt120.00–127.502163
Steers—Medium and Large 2226124.56/cwt120.00–130.002825
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed23592.50/cwt92.50–92.502171
Steers—Small 1-2238106.05/cwt100.00–112.502522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 2265129.28/cwt125.00–132.503433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30087.50/cwt87.50–87.502631
Steers—Medium and Large 2308123.19/cwt120.00–128.003794
Steers—Medium and Large 3315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33388.23/cwt87.50–89.002942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy36092.50/cwt92.50–92.503331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371148.38/cwt142.50–156.005509
Steers—Medium and Large 2375126.25/cwt120.00–132.504732
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39091.00/cwt91.00–91.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy41094.00/cwt94.00–94.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423139.37/cwt135.00–144.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2478124.35/cwt115.00–134.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483141.00/cwt141.00–141.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49094.00/cwt94.00–94.004611
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2520126.15/cwt122.00–130.006562
Steers—Small 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535132.00/cwt132.00–132.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 2553129.01/cwt127.00–131.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 2610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed15087.50/cwt87.50–87.501311
Heifers—Small 1-2170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001871
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy23587.50/cwt87.50–87.502061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27595.00/cwt95.00–95.002611
Heifers—Small 1-2281106.94/cwt100.00–110.003015
Heifers—Small 1-2305103.85/cwt97.50–110.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308129.51/cwt129.00–130.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316105.20/cwt96.00–110.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369129.17/cwt128.00–130.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37082.50/cwt82.50–82.503051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372118.13/cwt115.00–121.004395
Heifers—Small 1-2379104.45/cwt100.00–108.003964
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy40590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
Heifers—Small 1-2418105.83/cwt100.00–110.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424127.46/cwt125.00–131.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429116.46/cwt110.00–124.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44390.00/cwt90.00–90.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445123.00/cwt123.00–123.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475129.28/cwt129.00–131.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy47582.00/cwt82.00–82.003901
Heifers—Small 1-2480101.00/cwt101.00–101.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483117.70/cwt112.50–122.005685
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy49087.00/cwt87.00–87.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503121.60/cwt117.00–125.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Heifers—Small 1-2Full51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516113.36/cwt109.00–116.005856
Heifers—Small 1-2527104.77/cwt100.00–109.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed57086.41/cwt80.00–92.504932
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy59094.00/cwt94.00–94.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Small 1-261597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed63585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy67093.00/cwt93.00–93.006231
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68086.00/cwt86.00–86.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 373093.00/cwt93.00–93.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73088.50/cwt85.00–92.006462
Heifers—Small 1-281596.00/cwt96.00–96.007821
Heifers—Small 1-287592.50/cwt91.00–94.008092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424141.24/cwt137.50–145.005995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465138.55/cwt135.00–146.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470130.25/cwt127.00–135.006127
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy48080.00/cwt80.00–80.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48391.27/cwt90.00–92.504412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495129.39/cwt120.00–132.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530123.52/cwt114.00–133.006555
Bulls—Small 1-2530107.00/cwt107.00–107.005671
Bulls—Small 1-2Full53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573125.96/cwt124.00–129.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633112.43/cwt109.00–116.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 371598.00/cwt98.00–98.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 377597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 316566.00/cwt66.00–66.001091
Dairy Steers—Large 324088.00/cwt88.00–88.002111
Dairy Steers—Large 344065.00/cwt65.00–65.002861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0741
Bulls——1,59183.36/cwt78.00–88.001,32610
Bulls——1,65373.75/cwt67.00–77.001,2194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91137.30/cwt33.00–40.003404
Cows—Lean 85-90%91516.41/cwt10.00–25.001508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01364.00/cwt64.00–64.006482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10548.57/cwt45.00–52.0053718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13551.20/cwt50.00–52.005814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17757.13/cwt53.00–63.0067238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43855.32/cwt53.00–62.0079618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47850.82/cwt48.00–52.007514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2690750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2997790.46/cwt640.00–875.007,8813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085961.75/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,4353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2725660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,7851
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820738.19/cwt725.00–750.006,0532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922649.44/cwt523.00–775.005,9883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047927.87/cwt875.00–975.009,7153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105874.22/cwt825.00–940.009,6603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117852.48/cwt550.00–1,050.009,52211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,9681

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.