Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 4
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 424 vs last sale 717▼ 182 vs year ago 475 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 135▼ 59 vs year ago 120 · −49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was down slightly. 1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.78/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$106.78
111 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451123.3055714thin
Medium and Large 2483116.7656433
Small 1-256598.4155635
Medium and Large 356497.5655029
One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $6 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 sale111 hd
106.78
—
NC average6 barns · 648 hd
104.91
+1.87
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—Low1,62378.771,2788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22263.8778021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41662.9689112
CowsLean 85-90%Average93846.0343215

Every lot, as filed

117 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
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—69086.00/cwt86.00–86.005931
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—80092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
BullsSmall 1-2—510102.52/cwt100.00–105.005232
SteersSmall 1-2—78592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
SteersMedium and Large 3—555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615104.46/cwt100.00–106.006424
BullsSmall 1-2—445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—69083.00/cwt83.00–83.005731
BullsMedium and Large 3—655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
BullsMedium and Large 3—755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—80583.00/cwt83.00–83.006681
SteersMedium and Large 2—624117.66/cwt112.00–124.007344
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—59598.00/cwt98.00–98.005831
BullsMedium and Large 3—735103.00/cwt103.00–103.007571
BullsMedium and Large 3—430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—456107.21/cwt104.00–110.004894
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51998.72/cwt94.00–105.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373123.02/cwt120.00–126.004595
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—52090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004822
HeifersMedium and Large 3—59597.75/cwt97.50–98.005822
HeifersMedium and Large 3—67392.02/cwt90.00–94.006192
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40359.40/cwt56.00–62.008336
CowsLean 85-90%—99751.11/cwt46.00–57.005108
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42866.51/cwt65.00–68.009506
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373101.80/cwt95.00–106.003804
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—61585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—77084.00/cwt84.00–84.006471
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22468.17/cwt66.00–70.0083410
CowsLean 85-90%—87040.22/cwt31.00–45.003507
Bulls——1,40565.55/cwt64.00–67.009212
HeifersMedium and Large 3—79595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22059.96/cwt54.00–64.0073211
Bulls——1,69583.18/cwt78.00–86.001,4106
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—41590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
BullsSmall 1-2—604109.25/cwt109.00–110.006604
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—665386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,5671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—463127.01/cwt125.00–129.005882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
HeifersSmall 1-2—81291.66/cwt91.00–92.007443
BullsSmall 1-2—77394.51/cwt94.00–95.007312
HeifersSmall 1-2—633104.28/cwt97.00–107.006604
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—758444.79/cwt281.00–550.003,3724
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—725456.00/cwt456.00–456.003,3061
HeifersSmall 1-2—77397.66/cwt97.00–99.007553
BullsSmall 1-2—671104.51/cwt99.00–108.007016
SteersSmall 1-2—390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
BullsSmall 1-2—72498.01/cwt97.00–99.007104
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—57584.00/cwt84.00–84.004831
HeifersSmall 1-2—200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
HeifersSmall 1-2—27899.77/cwt95.00–105.002772
BullsSmall 1-2—553108.76/cwt107.50–110.006012
HeifersSmall 1-2—513103.63/cwt98.00–107.005326
SteersSmall 1-2—600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
HeifersSmall 1-2—580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
BullsSmall 1-2—455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
HeifersSmall 1-2—70393.52/cwt87.00–100.006572
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—48588.00/cwt88.00–88.004271
HeifersSmall 1-2—463103.31/cwt95.00–110.004786
HeifersSmall 1-2—425104.00/cwt104.00–104.004421
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—63092.71/cwt90.00–94.005843
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—57089.34/cwt85.00–94.005092
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—88088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—480133.23/cwt130.00–135.006404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—560117.48/cwt115.00–120.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—927609.08/cwt550.00–675.005,6463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,120925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,3601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1251
SteersMedium and Large 3—190110.00/cwt110.00–110.002091
BullsMedium and Large 3—615103.47/cwt93.00–109.006363
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524113.34/cwt110.00–115.005949
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465117.80/cwt112.00–130.005489
SteersMedium and Large 2—573119.19/cwt115.00–124.006836
BullsMedium and Large 2—470117.60/cwt117.50–118.005535
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy—64091.00/cwt91.00–91.005821
SteersMedium and Large 3—640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2—668115.00/cwt114.00–116.007683
SteersMedium and Large 2—330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
BullsMedium and Large 2—422124.51/cwt117.50–130.005255
SteersMedium and Large 2—528119.86/cwt114.00–126.006332
BullsMedium and Large 3—567107.53/cwt102.50–110.006103
SteersMedium and Large 3—675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
SteersMedium and Large 2—255132.50/cwt132.50–132.503381
SteersMedium and Large 2—425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
BullsMedium and Large 2—355127.50/cwt127.50–127.504531
SteersMedium and Large 2—373122.63/cwt110.00–130.004575
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571113.57/cwt110.00–121.006484
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—68085.00/cwt85.00–85.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2—522118.33/cwt110.00–124.0061819
BullsMedium and Large 2—564118.57/cwt115.00–126.006697
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—760700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—408131.09/cwt126.00–136.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—519116.76/cwt116.00–118.006064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—523121.07/cwt119.00–123.006332
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—333140.64/cwt137.50–144.004684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
SteersMedium and Large 2—710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—432137.53/cwt131.00–143.005945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—785425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—330126.00/cwt126.00–126.004161
SteersMedium and Large 2—480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418116.87/cwt112.00–123.004893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—470134.57/cwt131.00–137.006325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—388140.06/cwt137.00–143.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—372128.32/cwt126.00–130.004773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665116.48/cwt115.00–118.007752
BullsMedium and Large 2—615113.48/cwt112.00–116.006984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511

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.