Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2021-03-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 3
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 255▲ 18 vs year ago 376 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 89▲ 3 vs year ago 100 · +3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.73/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$120.73
148 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443131.6258274
Medium and Large 2432118.5751342
Small 1-241599.5041319thin
Medium and Large 343196.7041713thin
One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $165 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 sale148 hd
120.73
—
NC average8 barns · 670 hd
117.50
+3.23
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—High1,71889.941,54514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45463.8792918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10861.5068138
CowsLean 85-90%Average99149.4849026

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—684386.00/cwt260.00–475.002,6406
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—29580.00/cwt80.00–80.002361
HeifersSmall 1-2—510108.57/cwt105.00–112.005542
BullsSmall 1-2—760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—412161.26/cwt151.00–169.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—374136.28/cwt131.00–140.0051012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—280157.11/cwt154.00–160.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—810550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,4551
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—795464.86/cwt425.00–500.003,6962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—470132.85/cwt126.00–136.0062415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—283137.14/cwt130.00–151.003885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—333135.11/cwt129.00–140.004509
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—478148.86/cwt139.00–158.0071224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—467150.21/cwt142.50–161.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424131.97/cwt125.00–137.0056010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—525124.93/cwt118.00–133.0065612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518140.17/cwt130.00–146.0072611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—571141.74/cwt133.00–148.0080922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—573147.73/cwt145.00–151.008464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—369170.00/cwt158.00–178.0062711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—567128.71/cwt123.00–132.007306
BullsMedium and Large 2—520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2—563126.96/cwt122.00–130.007154
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—33088.73/cwt87.50–90.002932
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—23090.00/cwt90.00–90.002071
BullsSmall 1-2—555102.00/cwt102.00–102.005661
BullsSmall 1-2—485106.25/cwt102.50–110.005152
HeifersSmall 1-2—665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
HeifersSmall 1-2—330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
HeifersSmall 1-2—565107.52/cwt105.00–110.006072
SteersSmall 1-2—390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
HeifersSmall 1-2—230102.50/cwt102.50–102.502361
HeifersSmall 1-2—260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002862
HeifersSmall 1-2—700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
SteersSmall 1-2—600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
SteersSmall 1-2—285112.50/cwt112.50–112.503211
HeifersSmall 1-2—368110.00/cwt110.00–110.004052
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—62095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—70082.00/cwt82.00–82.005741
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—83592.00/cwt92.00–92.007681
SteersSmall 1-2—320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
SteersSmall 1-2Full—41095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—33587.72/cwt80.00–95.002942
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04055.38/cwt47.00–58.0057619
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,29056.00/cwt56.00–56.007222
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,87074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3841
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44864.24/cwt59.00–68.0093015
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03653.82/cwt46.00–58.005584
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11662.40/cwt59.00–69.0069634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960774.39/cwt650.00–940.007,4343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,005760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,6381
CowsLean 85-90%—91526.30/cwt20.00–30.002413
CowsLean 85-90%—81438.84/cwt35.00–43.003164
Bulls——1,81996.98/cwt96.00–100.001,7644
Bulls——1,67787.12/cwt81.00–95.001,46110
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—42080.00/cwt80.00–80.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2601,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,8601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,9351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,165850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575103.00/cwt103.00–103.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 3—765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
BullsMedium and Large 3—500103.00/cwt103.00–103.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—38090.00/cwt90.00–90.003422
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—26886.37/cwt80.00–95.002313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
BullsMedium and Large 2—350142.50/cwt142.50–142.504991
BullsMedium and Large 2—795116.00/cwt114.00–118.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530102.00/cwt102.00–102.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520115.96/cwt112.00–124.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373120.92/cwt115.00–127.5045111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—412119.52/cwt114.00–127.004927
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
BullsMedium and Large 3—755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
BullsMedium and Large 3—580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005921
SteersMedium and Large 2—675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220118.78/cwt117.50–120.002612
SteersMedium and Large 2—370135.10/cwt130.00–140.005004
SteersMedium and Large 2—265129.81/cwt120.00–140.003444
BullsMedium and Large 2—673121.03/cwt120.00–122.008152
BullsMedium and Large 2—615116.93/cwt113.00–121.007192
SteersMedium and Large 2—326128.73/cwt120.00–138.004206
BullsMedium and Large 2—810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2—489126.56/cwt120.00–135.006196
BullsMedium and Large 2—435127.67/cwt120.00–135.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—567115.82/cwt115.00–117.506573
HeifersMedium and Large 2—481120.15/cwt114.00–125.0057812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—606123.71/cwt118.00–128.007504
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—728123.31/cwt122.00–127.008986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—616133.86/cwt130.00–138.008257
SteersMedium and Large 2—428133.75/cwt128.00–140.005722
SteersMedium and Large 2—215130.37/cwt125.00–136.002802
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—44595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—425162.13/cwt155.00–170.0068914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—338155.98/cwt155.00–157.005272
BullsMedium and Large 2—735118.00/cwt118.00–118.008671

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.