Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 6
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
158 vs last sale 428 323 vs year ago 593 · 54.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
17 vs last sale 103 35 vs year ago 155 · 22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
20 vs last sale 55 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hogs receipts 3.

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.90/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$109.90
107 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.67
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432127.2254928
Medium and Large 2455115.8552727
Small 1-246198.9045636
Medium and Large 347894.2745016thin
One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $99 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 sale107 hd
109.90
NC average7 barns · 496 hd
106.22
+3.67
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
BullsHigh1,57781.571,28615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16656.9066344
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44554.5078822
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02838.4939630

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2Fleshy68086.00/cwt86.00–86.005851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,085961.75/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,4353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy48080.00/cwt80.00–80.003841
BullsSmall 1-2530107.00/cwt107.00–107.005671
Bred CowsSmall 1-2725660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,7851
Bred CowsSmall 1-2820738.19/cwt725.00–750.006,0532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308129.51/cwt129.00–130.003992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed173130.00/cwt130.00–130.002252
SteersSmall 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
HeifersSmall 1-2527104.77/cwt100.00–109.005525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2997790.46/cwt640.00–875.007,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy445123.00/cwt123.00–123.005471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475129.28/cwt129.00–131.006147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371148.38/cwt142.50–156.005509
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424127.46/cwt125.00–131.005407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2503121.60/cwt117.00–125.006125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465138.55/cwt135.00–146.006445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423139.37/cwt135.00–144.005902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
BullsMedium and Large 2530123.52/cwt114.00–133.006555
BullsMedium and Large 2780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483141.00/cwt141.00–141.006817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424141.24/cwt137.50–145.005995
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy40590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
HeifersSmall 1-287592.50/cwt91.00–94.008092
HeifersSmall 1-2305103.85/cwt97.50–110.003172
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2690750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,1751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy23587.50/cwt87.50–87.502061
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed23592.50/cwt92.50–92.502171
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed30087.50/cwt87.50–87.502631
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy59094.00/cwt94.00–94.005551
BullsSmall 1-2Full53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy49087.00/cwt87.00–87.004261
HeifersSmall 1-2379104.45/cwt100.00–108.003964
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed15087.50/cwt87.50–87.501311
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed63585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
HeifersSmall 1-2Full51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
HeifersSmall 1-2170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001871
HeifersSmall 1-2480101.00/cwt101.00–101.004851
HeifersSmall 1-2418105.83/cwt100.00–110.004423
HeifersSmall 1-261597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed57086.41/cwt80.00–92.504932
SteersSmall 1-2238106.05/cwt100.00–112.502522
HeifersSmall 1-281596.00/cwt96.00–96.007821
HeifersSmall 1-2281106.94/cwt100.00–110.003015
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy36092.50/cwt92.50–92.503331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17757.13/cwt53.00–63.0067238
Bulls1,13095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13551.20/cwt50.00–52.005814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01364.00/cwt64.00–64.006482
Bulls1,59183.36/cwt78.00–88.001,32610
Bulls1,65373.75/cwt67.00–77.001,2194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43855.32/cwt53.00–62.0079618
CowsLean 85-90%91516.41/cwt10.00–25.001508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,047927.87/cwt875.00–975.009,7153
Dairy SteersLarge 324088.00/cwt88.00–88.002111
CowsLean 85-90%1,10548.57/cwt45.00–52.0053718
Dairy SteersLarge 316566.00/cwt66.00–66.001091
Dairy SteersLarge 344065.00/cwt65.00–65.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 3316105.20/cwt96.00–110.003324
HeifersMedium and Large 373093.00/cwt93.00–93.006791
CowsLean 85-90%91137.30/cwt33.00–40.003404
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47850.82/cwt48.00–52.007514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,117852.48/cwt550.00–1,050.009,52211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,9681
SteersMedium and Large 3315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2922649.44/cwt523.00–775.005,9883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105874.22/cwt825.00–940.009,6603
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33388.23/cwt87.50–89.002942
HeifersMedium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37082.50/cwt82.50–82.503051
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39091.00/cwt91.00–91.003551
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49094.00/cwt94.00–94.004611
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48391.27/cwt90.00–92.504412
SteersMedium and Large 3Fleshy41094.00/cwt94.00–94.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 2516113.36/cwt109.00–116.005856
HeifersMedium and Large 2372118.13/cwt115.00–121.004395
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44390.00/cwt90.00–90.003992
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27595.00/cwt95.00–95.002611
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 2483117.70/cwt112.50–122.005685
SteersMedium and Large 2173124.69/cwt120.00–127.502163
HeifersMedium and Large 2429116.46/cwt110.00–124.005008
BullsMedium and Large 377597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
BullsMedium and Large 371598.00/cwt98.00–98.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy67093.00/cwt93.00–93.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2375126.25/cwt120.00–132.504732
SteersMedium and Large 2610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73088.50/cwt85.00–92.006462
BullsMedium and Large 2470130.25/cwt127.00–135.006127
BullsMedium and Large 2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
BullsMedium and Large 2440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 2570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
SteersMedium and Large 2520126.15/cwt122.00–130.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy47582.00/cwt82.00–82.003901
SteersMedium and Large 2265129.28/cwt125.00–132.503433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007803
SteersMedium and Large 2478124.35/cwt115.00–134.005942
SteersMedium and Large 2553129.01/cwt127.00–131.007132
SteersMedium and Large 2308123.19/cwt120.00–128.003794
HeifersMedium and Large 2315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369129.17/cwt128.00–130.004776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy535132.00/cwt132.00–132.007061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy495129.39/cwt120.00–132.006406
BullsMedium and Large 2633112.43/cwt109.00–116.007122
SteersMedium and Large 2226124.56/cwt120.00–130.002825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy573125.96/cwt124.00–129.007223

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.