Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-02-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 3
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 322▼ 198 vs year ago 506 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 80▼ 60 vs year ago 150 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 44▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady with some steer and bull calves 10 higher. Demand was moderate to slightly higher; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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 $110.28/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$110.28
125 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526119.8463036
Medium and Large 2474114.6954348
Small 1-252297.4750932
Medium and Large 345694.004289thin
One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $202 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 sale125 hd
110.28
—
NC average7 barns · 389 hd
106.27
+4.01
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—Low1,48482.431,22312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42267.259564thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14065.5874844
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low86044.2338022

Every lot

126 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215129.07/cwt115.00–142.502782
Steers—Medium and Large 3215107.50/cwt107.50–107.502311
Steers—Medium and Large 2250142.50/cwt142.50–142.503561
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed26595.00/cwt95.00–95.002521
Steers—Small 1-2285105.00/cwt105.00–105.002991
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed29095.00/cwt95.00–95.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 329597.50/cwt97.50–97.502881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy305144.00/cwt144.00–144.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 2334135.53/cwt130.00–140.004534
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy33582.50/cwt82.50–82.502761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005215
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed35090.00/cwt90.00–90.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Steers—Small 1-2363105.00/cwt105.00–105.003812
Steers—Medium and Large 2370140.49/cwt140.00–141.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37080.00/cwt80.00–80.002961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374153.73/cwt145.00–164.005759
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy39082.50/cwt82.50–82.503221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407153.00/cwt151.00–154.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Steers—Small 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 3485102.50/cwt102.50–102.504971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2520122.50/cwt122.00–123.006372
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed52080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 2578123.06/cwt120.00–126.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007973
Steers—Small 1-2618100.98/cwt100.00–102.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653130.00/cwt130.00–130.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707120.61/cwt118.00–123.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755119.50/cwt119.50–119.509022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy863113.00/cwt113.00–113.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy95899.00/cwt99.00–99.009484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2188100.10/cwt97.50–102.501882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200113.00/cwt113.00–113.002261
Heifers—Small 1-2270107.64/cwt105.00–110.002912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283118.68/cwt116.00–120.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy285126.00/cwt126.00–126.003591
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy30580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323118.64/cwt110.00–124.003838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Small 1-2350106.00/cwt106.00–106.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37087.00/cwt84.00–90.003222
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37085.82/cwt84.00–87.503182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375117.29/cwt112.00–124.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375102.00/cwt102.00–102.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40580.00/cwt80.00–80.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422115.60/cwt110.00–122.004883
Heifers—Small 1-2427104.39/cwt100.00–110.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430126.67/cwt126.00–127.005453
Heifers—Small 1-2477104.98/cwt102.00–108.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478116.31/cwt108.00–120.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480102.00/cwt102.00–102.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481124.99/cwt123.00–130.0060113
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed48384.87/cwt80.00–90.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502118.00/cwt116.00–120.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526113.05/cwt109.00–115.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Heifers—Small 1-2535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy549113.00/cwt113.00–113.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579111.67/cwt110.00–113.0064713
Heifers—Small 1-2579103.74/cwt100.00–111.006014
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy59590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed61095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618104.00/cwt104.00–104.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628116.50/cwt116.50–116.507323
Heifers—Small 1-2635106.00/cwt106.00–106.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Heifers—Small 1-2683101.00/cwt101.00–101.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727109.73/cwt108.00–111.507984
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed74580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Heifers—Small 1-2800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008002
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82080.00/cwt80.00–80.006561
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy89088.00/cwt88.00–88.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422149.82/cwt143.00–156.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445126.00/cwt120.00–132.005612
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477126.46/cwt122.00–132.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478143.33/cwt137.00–155.006853
Bulls—Small 1-2513107.95/cwt106.00–110.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.67/cwt120.00–122.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full53596.00/cwt96.00–96.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539137.00/cwt137.00–137.007386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.65/cwt118.00–122.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575126.44/cwt123.00–130.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612115.28/cwt111.00–123.007063
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy67396.00/cwt96.00–96.006462
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed74082.00/cwt82.00–82.006071
Bulls—Small 1-275098.00/cwt98.00–98.007351
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy76886.98/cwt85.00–89.006682
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy87094.00/cwt94.00–94.008181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17572.12/cwt68.00–75.008473
Bulls——1,58073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1531
Bulls——1,58887.47/cwt78.00–94.001,3898
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72560.00/cwt60.00–60.004351
Cows—Lean 85-90%72720.52/cwt18.00–23.001493
Cows—Lean 85-90%82940.52/cwt34.00–45.003367
Cows—Lean 85-90%92851.62/cwt48.00–55.0047911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10962.96/cwt56.00–68.0069831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21471.84/cwt68.00–77.0087213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39068.50/cwt68.00–69.009522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45366.00/cwt66.00–66.009592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,1801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2772521.70/cwt471.00–575.004,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973663.56/cwt550.00–800.006,4567
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993645.72/cwt525.00–750.006,4122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995687.50/cwt675.00–700.006,8412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065762.17/cwt650.00–825.008,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,4461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2693644.40/cwt525.00–750.004,4662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730657.53/cwt600.00–700.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,5311

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.