Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 24
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 106▲ 26 vs year ago 229 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 98▲ 4 vs year ago 85 · +4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 9.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.69/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$117.69
110 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2427130.4355751
Medium and Large 2407119.3248522
Small 1-244199.5543925
Medium and Large 344698.3843912thin
One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $118 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 sale110 hd
117.69
—
NC average8 barns · 431 hd
115.63
+2.06
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—Low1,56088.191,37611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20867.9582126
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42067.7096214
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88748.9243427

Every lot

107 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed22090.00/cwt90.00–90.001981
Steers—Small 1-2230102.39/cwt100.00–105.002352
Steers—Medium and Large 2270135.12/cwt130.00–140.003653
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed27580.00/cwt80.00–80.002201
Steers—Small 1-2Full31095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 2323122.64/cwt120.00–125.003962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338156.04/cwt154.00–160.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371154.28/cwt146.00–164.0057215
Steers—Medium and Large 2375133.92/cwt130.00–140.005025
Steers—Small 1-2380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004182
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed38090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421155.31/cwt145.00–164.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.00/cwt143.00–151.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.86/cwt142.50–148.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 2540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570137.47/cwt134.00–141.007842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2168103.47/cwt101.00–107.501743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2190117.50/cwt117.50–117.502231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
Heifers—Small 1-2270107.50/cwt107.50–107.502901
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy28097.50/cwt97.50–97.502731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28582.50/cwt82.50–82.502351
Heifers—Small 1-2310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313121.78/cwt120.00–125.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325131.96/cwt130.00–137.004295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330111.00/cwt111.00–111.003661
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed34095.00/cwt95.00–95.003231
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy34392.48/cwt90.00–95.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350101.00/cwt101.00–101.003541
Heifers—Small 1-2370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372134.94/cwt128.00–144.0050215
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37590.00/cwt90.00–90.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377122.67/cwt119.00–127.004626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38595.00/cwt95.00–95.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.89/cwt125.00–144.0056216
Heifers—Small 1-2423104.48/cwt102.50–106.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43389.51/cwt89.00–90.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463117.94/cwt112.00–122.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
Heifers—Small 1-2480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48080.00/cwt80.00–80.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483125.25/cwt125.00–126.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512122.28/cwt119.00–125.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512111.66/cwt110.00–114.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515108.00/cwt108.00–108.005562
Heifers—Small 1-2530107.94/cwt106.00–110.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55080.00/cwt80.00–80.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2555105.98/cwt104.00–108.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007502
Heifers—Small 1-2645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy65085.00/cwt85.00–85.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006871
Heifers—Small 1-2688101.51/cwt100.00–103.006982
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310126.29/cwt125.00–127.503912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421150.98/cwt140.00–157.006369
Bulls—Small 1-2430104.83/cwt100.00–110.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438102.35/cwt100.00–105.004483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473133.49/cwt133.00–134.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475142.50/cwt135.00–150.0067711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495108.00/cwt108.00–108.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525141.55/cwt136.00–144.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528121.09/cwt115.00–127.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565130.80/cwt130.00–132.007395
Bulls—Small 1-2585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618118.25/cwt113.00–124.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620127.49/cwt126.00–129.007902
Bulls—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668115.15/cwt110.00–121.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy71590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Bulls—Small 1-2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed81594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21372.59/cwt72.00–73.008812
Bulls——1,55388.91/cwt81.00–92.001,3817
Bulls——1,933101.29/cwt100.00–103.001,9582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76941.12/cwt40.00–43.003165
Cows—Lean 85-90%82227.05/cwt24.00–30.002223
Cows—Lean 85-90%92854.43/cwt46.00–58.0050519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06463.76/cwt59.00–71.0067817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35265.82/cwt62.00–69.0089012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47975.87/cwt72.00–82.001,1229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83079.01/cwt77.00–81.001,4462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720544.55/cwt330.00–700.003,9212
Bred Cows—Small 1-2752483.17/cwt340.00–600.003,6336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923649.80/cwt625.00–675.005,9982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011735.50/cwt650.00–875.007,4367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169920.94/cwt725.00–1,125.0010,76610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2560575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,2201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2775525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,0691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870698.32/cwt625.00–825.006,0753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5401

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.