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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2083

← Sep 26Nov 14Mar 20 →

Receipts

711 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 1,012▼ 100 vs year ago 811 · −12.3%

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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 date is To be Determined

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.83/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −145.99 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$246.83

131 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$32.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.66

vs NC average

−18.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	254.32	1,427	95
Medium and Large 1-2	552	232.83	1,286	17thin
Small 1-2	555	221.89	1,231	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.43/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale131 hd

246.83

—

NC average10 barns · 433 hd

216.16

+30.66

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−18.27

This barn, trailing median4 sales

392.82

−145.99

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.84, low $362.60, median $392.82 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

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	395	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	995	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,240	9
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	231.63/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,089	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	269.48/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,269	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	240.00/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,176	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	249.77/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,319	8
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	540	231.32/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,249	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	1,575	67
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	578	221.20/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,279	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	641	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,468	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	245.31/cwt	244.00–248.50	1,585	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,684	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,393	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1-2	725	220.97/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,602	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,825	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	236.14/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,745	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,818	4
Steers	800–850	Small 1-2	838	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,886	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,841	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,037	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	428	241.65/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,034	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	259.03/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,186	29
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	233.71/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,276	13
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	555	221.89/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,231	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	254.32/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,427	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	229.97/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,318	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,401	9
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	635	212.08/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,347	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,571	101
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	750–800	Small 1-2	758	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,364	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,635	5
Heifers	800–850	Small 1-2	823	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,280	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,798	38
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,623	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	7
Heifers	950–1000	Small 1-2	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	2

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 Nov 14, 2024

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

Receipts 711Last week 1,012Year ago 811

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 date is To be Determined

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	405	256.00	256.00
29	450–500	458	254.00–262.00	259.03
95	550–600	561	242.00–255.00	254.32
4	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
101	650–700	654	240.25	240.25
53	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	764	214.00	214.00
38	800–850	840	214.00	214.00
2	850–900	868	187.00	187.00
7	900–950	940	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	230.00–254.00	241.65
4	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
19	550–600	555	221.00–222.00	221.89
12	600–650	635	212.00–213.00	212.08
3	750–800	758	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	823	155.00–156.00	155.50
2	950–1000	980	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	546	230.00–234.00	233.71
4	550–600	573	222.00–238.00	229.97
9	600–650	631	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.00	252.00
4	450–500	470	225.00–234.00	231.63
13	500–550	540	223.00–232.00	231.32
3	550–600	578	212.00–226.00	221.20
7	600–650	641	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	725	220.00–223.00	220.97
16	800–850	838	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	234.00–243.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	287.00	287.00
11	450–500	471	260.00–273.00	269.48
67	550–600	556	283.25	283.25
69	650–700	650	259.00	259.00
52	700–750	736	248.00	248.00
4	800–850	830	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	247.00–254.00	249.77
17	600–650	646	244.00–248.50	245.31
11	700–750	739	235.50–239.00	236.14

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.