Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-07-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 21
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 522▲ 18 vs year ago 403 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 160▲ 65 vs year ago 60 · +108.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 5

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed; 1.00 to 5.00 lower to 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were 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 $121.63/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$121.63
203 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.80
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496128.74638126
Medium and Large 2434117.8651238
Medium and Large 3463102.3947426
Small 1-2566102.2657913thin
One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $59 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 sale203 hd
121.63
—
NC average8 barns · 994 hd
120.84
+0.80
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—Low1,52291.971,40017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14969.7080153
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37268.4293922
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95452.1349729

Every lot

131 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—Small 1-2265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Steers—Medium and Large 2268135.83/cwt130.00–143.003646
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275122.00/cwt122.00–122.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full280121.00/cwt121.00–121.003391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317148.94/cwt147.00–152.004723
Steers—Medium and Large 2324141.51/cwt136.00–146.004588
Steers—Medium and Large 3330112.00/cwt112.00–112.003701
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
Steers—Small 1-2340103.00/cwt103.00–103.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 2373137.96/cwt129.00–146.005156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.33/cwt148.00–158.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy385123.00/cwt123.00–123.004741
Steers—Small 1-2385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004242
Steers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427149.58/cwt144.00–155.006398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 2470131.55/cwt127.00–136.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.66/cwt139.00–155.0069519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533138.81/cwt135.00–144.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563140.89/cwt134.00–144.007938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.83/cwt130.00–138.508538
Steers—Medium and Large 2640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy68594.00/cwt94.00–94.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688130.33/cwt130.00–131.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.49/cwt126.00–129.009052
Steers—Small 1-2735109.00/cwt109.00–109.008011
Steers—Small 1-2763110.00/cwt110.00–110.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779124.73/cwt120.00–131.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 3835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2160125.00/cwt125.00–125.002001
Heifers—Small 1-2200107.00/cwt107.00–107.002141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223135.25/cwt131.00–140.003022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245120.75/cwt117.50–124.002962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy255127.00/cwt127.00–127.003241
Heifers—Small 1-2258109.15/cwt104.00–114.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278123.09/cwt115.00–129.003424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293133.02/cwt131.00–135.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed30893.46/cwt91.00–97.002883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315122.95/cwt120.00–126.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330133.09/cwt130.00–135.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330108.86/cwt105.00–112.503592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363105.07/cwt103.00–107.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372119.09/cwt112.00–125.004438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375136.28/cwt132.00–139.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415117.83/cwt115.00–121.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421130.13/cwt124.00–135.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42387.85/cwt81.00–94.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433108.00/cwt108.00–108.004682
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468133.11/cwt125.00–136.0062331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468117.83/cwt113.00–120.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482107.01/cwt101.00–110.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50095.00/cwt95.00–95.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.51/cwt115.00–116.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.31/cwt120.00–130.5066235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532104.66/cwt101.00–110.005573
Heifers—Small 1-2533103.56/cwt101.00–106.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561125.37/cwt118.00–130.5070329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.57/cwt100.00–112.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600105.50/cwt105.00–106.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.72/cwt120.00–123.007524
Heifers—Small 1-2628111.00/cwt111.00–111.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631112.15/cwt110.00–116.007086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66080.00/cwt80.00–80.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663119.01/cwt117.00–121.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670112.49/cwt112.00–113.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70089.00/cwt89.00–89.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Heifers—Small 1-2740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Heifers—Small 1-2765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Heifers—Small 1-2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Heifers—Small 1-2Full89090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2425105.00/cwt100.00–110.004464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428133.46/cwt130.00–136.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy43580.00/cwt80.00–80.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469139.65/cwt138.00–141.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy470119.50/cwt119.00–120.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471131.15/cwt121.00–137.006189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Small 1-2485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Small 1-2523100.00/cwt100.00–100.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524131.76/cwt130.00–133.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528137.69/cwt134.00–142.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy535118.00/cwt118.00–118.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555138.49/cwt137.00–140.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565126.01/cwt118.00–130.007125
Bulls—Small 1-2572106.90/cwt100.00–111.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614122.73/cwt120.00–127.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615129.67/cwt128.00–132.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy622125.01/cwt124.00–126.007783
Bulls—Small 1-2630107.44/cwt105.00–110.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663121.96/cwt118.00–124.008093
Bulls—Small 1-2675111.50/cwt111.00–112.007532
Bulls—Small 1-2715110.50/cwt110.00–111.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy72586.00/cwt86.00–86.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3758107.98/cwt106.00–110.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3850102.00/cwt102.00–102.008671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 342569.00/cwt69.00–69.002931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38880.55/cwt70.00–87.001,1184
Bulls——1,56395.49/cwt91.00–100.001,49313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72562.00/cwt62.00–62.004501
Cows—Lean 85-90%79833.37/cwt32.00–35.002662
Cows—Lean 85-90%82042.11/cwt36.00–48.003457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03257.27/cwt50.00–61.0059119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11968.26/cwt62.00–73.0076442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26475.19/cwt73.00–78.0095011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30059.00/cwt59.00–59.007671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37568.01/cwt64.00–72.0093518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,0821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243893.06/cwt885.00–900.0011,1012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2790860.00/cwt860.00–860.006,7941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001

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.