Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 20
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
428 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 376▼ 125 vs year ago 553 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 101▼ 5 vs year ago 170 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 25 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.94/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$108.94
181 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.24
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431124.4353735
Medium and Large 2440117.5751755
Small 1-255098.5754259
Medium and Large 343396.2941632
One grade step is worth $28.14/cwt here — about $120 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 sale181 hd
108.94
—
NC average8 barns · 981 hd
109.18
−0.24
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—Low1,53770.641,08620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18060.2271169
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49257.5685919
CowsLean 85-90%Low92641.3338342

Every lot

161 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2195102.50/cwt102.50–102.502001
Steers—Medium and Large 2223128.65/cwt120.00–137.502872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003652
Steers—Medium and Large 2276126.65/cwt120.00–135.003505
Steers—Medium and Large 2327139.42/cwt135.00–143.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330155.52/cwt155.00–156.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340132.50/cwt132.50–132.504511
Steers—Small 1-2340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371148.37/cwt145.00–154.005507
Steers—Small 1-2373106.02/cwt102.50–110.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 2376133.81/cwt130.00–143.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385142.03/cwt141.00–143.005472
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed38580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428146.73/cwt145.00–150.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2465132.42/cwt130.00–135.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480139.43/cwt136.00–143.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.22/cwt134.00–138.007156
Steers—Small 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2601131.00/cwt131.00–131.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Steers—Small 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Steers—Small 1-2670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 2675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 3810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 2860108.00/cwt108.00–108.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 389594.00/cwt94.00–94.008411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers66 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed18080.00/cwt80.00–80.001441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed20592.50/cwt92.50–92.501901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Small 1-2223101.99/cwt97.50–107.502272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276119.89/cwt115.00–125.003315
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed28092.50/cwt92.50–92.502591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283102.52/cwt100.00–105.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28588.82/cwt85.00–92.502532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed31090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328120.48/cwt116.00–126.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Heifers—Small 1-2338106.11/cwt100.00–112.503592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365117.86/cwt115.00–126.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367107.38/cwt100.00–112.503943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372129.61/cwt128.00–131.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37382.65/cwt80.00–85.003082
Heifers—Small 1-2375101.96/cwt99.00–105.003822
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy38388.77/cwt87.50–90.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40586.17/cwt80.00–92.503492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420123.74/cwt122.50–125.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422105.16/cwt100.00–110.004443
Heifers—Small 1-2423103.92/cwt100.00–110.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.40/cwt116.00–126.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426127.52/cwt123.00–130.0054313
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed43089.00/cwt89.00–89.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy46592.00/cwt92.00–92.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467118.41/cwt112.50–124.0055316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475104.32/cwt102.50–106.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478118.73/cwt115.00–121.005683
Heifers—Small 1-2483105.35/cwt102.00–109.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48580.00/cwt80.00–80.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy49085.00/cwt85.00–85.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500113.00/cwt113.00–113.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50088.00/cwt88.00–88.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508119.68/cwt118.00–121.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517112.65/cwt109.00–120.0058210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528106.55/cwt105.00–108.005632
Heifers—Small 1-2531103.94/cwt90.00–110.005528
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy54085.00/cwt85.00–85.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553108.50/cwt108.00–109.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55580.00/cwt80.00–80.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full57095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Heifers—Small 1-2573107.36/cwt106.00–111.006155
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57492.71/cwt85.00–96.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605104.50/cwt104.00–105.006322
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61587.54/cwt85.00–90.005382
Heifers—Small 1-2622104.80/cwt100.00–107.006529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66393.53/cwt92.00–95.006202
Heifers—Small 1-267097.00/cwt97.00–97.006501
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy71583.38/cwt80.00–90.005963
Heifers—Small 1-272099.00/cwt99.00–99.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72588.00/cwt88.00–88.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed74592.00/cwt92.00–92.006851
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77594.00/cwt94.00–94.007292
Heifers—Small 1-2Full81084.00/cwt84.00–84.006801
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy86087.00/cwt87.00–87.007481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414146.75/cwt139.00–153.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425133.76/cwt132.50–135.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Small 1-2445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Small 1-2Full45580.00/cwt80.00–80.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463138.56/cwt135.00–143.006428
Bulls—Small 1-2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479127.19/cwt118.00–132.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485131.49/cwt131.00–132.006382
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505132.00/cwt132.00–132.006671
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed50590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy513124.88/cwt122.00–129.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004642
Bulls—Small 1-2Full52594.00/cwt94.00–94.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526122.49/cwt113.00–128.0064412
Bulls—Small 1-2530103.40/cwt100.00–110.005483
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy53585.05/cwt80.00–90.004552
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55580.00/cwt80.00–80.004441
Bulls—Small 1-2565103.20/cwt100.00–110.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570117.34/cwt112.00–120.006699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573119.88/cwt116.00–124.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573103.04/cwt100.00–106.005902
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed57891.48/cwt90.00–93.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610115.99/cwt115.00–117.007082
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Bulls—Small 1-2618105.68/cwt102.00–109.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Bulls—Small 1-2677104.17/cwt100.00–108.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy69590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy71090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77092.13/cwt90.00–94.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed77586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
Bulls—Small 1-282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy82088.00/cwt88.00–88.007221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44162.25/cwt29.00–76.0089712
Bulls——1,68183.22/cwt78.00–90.001,3998
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%85053.00/cwt53.00–53.004511
Cows—Lean 85-90%88340.11/cwt30.00–45.0035415
Cows—Lean 85-90%90119.77/cwt10.00–26.001787
Cows—Lean 85-90%96749.80/cwt45.00–53.0048220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17058.90/cwt54.00–64.0068957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26467.74/cwt65.00–73.0085611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47958.21/cwt54.00–64.0086117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60052.00/cwt52.00–52.008322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2698427.00/cwt382.00–475.002,9802
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6911
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795709.19/cwt600.00–775.005,6387
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800477.20/cwt430.00–525.003,8182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845682.25/cwt675.00–700.005,7654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907726.45/cwt400.00–935.006,58915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,036648.85/cwt525.00–800.006,7224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101710.91/cwt550.00–850.007,8277
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,9061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2645540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,4831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,9951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,8731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2970675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,117964.78/cwt775.00–1,125.0010,7776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2690366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,5251

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.