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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2083

← Aug 15Sep 26Nov 14 →

Receipts

1,012 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 1,256▼ 210 vs year ago 1,222 · −17.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol;

heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale will be held on November 14th, 2024

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $241.83/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −192.04 against this barn's trailing median of $433.87.

Average price

$241.83

132 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$121.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs NC average

−32.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	256.75	1,435	77
Medium and Large 1-2	556	228.24	1,270	36
Small 1	553	225.00	1,244	14thin
Medium 1-2	570	190.00	1,083	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	135.00	716	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.75/cwt here — about $720 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

241.83

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

237.35

+4.48

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−32.46

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.87

−192.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.17, low $390.26, median $433.87 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	562	29
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	724	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,089	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,070	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	260.71/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,220	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,062	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	13
Steers	550–600	Small 1	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	1,435	77
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	232.90/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,307	23
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	189.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,174	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,451	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	243.99/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,593	120
Steers	650–700	Small 1	654	220.60/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,443	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	16
Steers	700–750	Small 1	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	235.62/cwt	229.00–236.50	1,746	101
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	224.32/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,871	80
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	218.50/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,041	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	367	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	910	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	253.39/cwt	250.00–254.00	945	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,097	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	246.25/cwt	234.00–247.50	1,135	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,097	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	236.40/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,260	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	546	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,313	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	238.96/cwt	235.50–240.50	1,336	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	210.81/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,337	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	220.88/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,427	110
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,556	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	52
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,495	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	206.11/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,723	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	187.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,737	5

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Thu Sep 26, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Receipts 1,012Last week 1,256Year ago 1,222

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol;

heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale will be held on November 14th, 2024

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	292.00	292.00
3	350–400	378	288.00	288.00
34	450–500	468	258.00–262.00	260.71
77	550–600	559	256.75	256.75
120	650–700	653	234.00–245.00	243.99
101	700–750	741	229.00–236.50	235.62
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
80	800–850	834	218.00–225.50	224.32
16	900–950	934	215.00–219.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	200–250	237	237.00	237.00
2	400–450	423	253.00	253.00
7	450–500	468	227.00	227.00
13	500–550	548	220.00	220.00
23	550–600	561	210.00–239.00	232.90
28	600–650	635	228.50	228.50
4	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
16	700–750	730	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
14	550–600	553	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	654	220.00–221.00	220.60
1	700–750	735	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
3	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
3	600–650	618	180.00–195.00	189.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	250.00–254.00	253.39
38	450–500	461	234.00–247.50	246.25
7	500–550	533	236.00–239.00	236.40
126	550–600	559	235.50–240.50	238.96
110	600–650	646	220.00–222.00	220.88
1	650–700	670	218.00	218.00
52	700–750	740	221.00	221.00
5	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
18	800–850	836	206.00–207.00	206.11
5	900–950	928	185.00–190.00	187.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	231.00	231.00
5	600–650	634	210.00–214.00	210.81
5	700–750	734	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	248.00	248.00
10	400–450	445	246.50	246.50
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	546	240.50	240.50
5	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
2	700–750	740	202.00	202.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.