Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 20
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
195 vs last sale 407 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
74 vs last sale 134 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
12 vs last sale 18 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4 to 8 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.25/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$117.25
74 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475124.6359228
Medium and Large 2492117.4057829
Small and Medium 1-2435110.004791thin
Small 1-2581104.686089thin
Medium and Large 3529104.355527thin
One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $39 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 sale74 hd
117.25
NC average9 barns · 1,013 hd
115.60
+1.65
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
BullsHigh1,744100.701,75614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52467.611,0308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23965.9281729
CowsLean 85-90%Low95346.644446thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
BullsMedium and Large 3715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
BullsMedium and Large 3660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
BullsMedium and Large 2619118.26/cwt114.00–123.007324
BullsMedium and Large 2580126.01/cwt125.00–127.007312
BullsMedium and Large 2520123.50/cwt123.00–124.006422
BullsMedium and Large 2820111.00/cwt111.00–111.009101
BullsMedium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
BullsMedium and Large 2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
BullsMedium and Large 2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517131.67/cwt128.00–136.0068118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474136.86/cwt134.00–142.006499
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418142.87/cwt140.00–145.005975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560129.31/cwt128.00–132.007243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy622116.60/cwt114.00–121.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 371593.00/cwt93.00–93.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 3400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
HeifersMedium and Large 2470121.52/cwt119.00–125.005719
HeifersMedium and Large 2422117.63/cwt115.00–121.004965
HeifersMedium and Large 2379119.36/cwt115.00–123.004525
HeifersMedium and Large 2580114.00/cwt114.00–114.006614
HeifersMedium and Large 2522115.34/cwt115.00–116.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 2738105.48/cwt100.00–111.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530120.29/cwt117.00–122.0063814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463131.38/cwt128.00–133.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275140.47/cwt132.50–147.503863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375132.26/cwt132.00–132.504962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320131.21/cwt130.00–132.504202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005391
BullsSmall 1-2673108.18/cwt107.00–110.007285
BullsSmall 1-2825103.97/cwt99.00–109.008582
BullsSmall 1-2733106.00/cwt105.00–107.007772
CowsLean 85-90%1,03039.87/cwt38.00–42.004113
CowsLean 85-90%87553.41/cwt53.00–54.004673
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54964.62/cwt60.00–68.001,0014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49870.60/cwt69.00–73.001,0584
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20663.60/cwt57.00–67.0076721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32572.01/cwt70.00–76.009548
Bulls2,024107.57/cwt103.00–113.002,1777
Bulls1,46493.82/cwt90.00–98.001,3747
SteersMedium and Large 2575120.13/cwt115.00–125.006912
SteersMedium and Large 2508120.07/cwt115.00–125.006102
SteersMedium and Large 2730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
SteersMedium and Large 2605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
SteersMedium and Large 2300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
SteersMedium and Large 2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634131.13/cwt128.00–132.008318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530138.52/cwt130.00–141.007345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484144.82/cwt140.00–146.007015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380139.34/cwt135.00–142.005293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325147.19/cwt142.50–152.504782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
HeifersSmall 1-2568109.04/cwt105.00–111.006194
HeifersSmall 1-275090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
HeifersSmall 1-2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
HeifersSmall 1-2520111.00/cwt111.00–111.005771
HeifersSmall 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
HeifersSmall 1-2Full57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
HeifersMedium and Large 3453108.73/cwt105.00–112.504932
Stock CowsSmall 1-2765536.00/cwt536.00–536.004,1001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2720400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,3531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145781.88/cwt700.00–850.008,9532
SteersMedium and Large 3675106.00/cwt103.00–109.007162
SteersMedium and Large 3755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
SteersMedium and Large 3525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
SteersMedium and Large 3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
BullsSmall 1-2865101.00/cwt101.00–101.008741
BullsSmall 1-2585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
BullsSmall 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
BullsSmall 1-2445112.50/cwt112.50–112.505011

How this sale compares

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.