Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-03-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 545▲ 63 vs year ago 500 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 179▼ 13 vs year ago 143 · −9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 42▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Sheep: 25.00- 120 ; 8 head Goats: 25.00 -250.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 250.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.54/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.11 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$232.54
60 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$547
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$96.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.84
vs NC average
−44.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538239.391,28852
Medium and Large 2527203.171,0716thin
Medium and Large 3520142.507412thin
One grade step is worth $96.89/cwt here — about $547 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd
232.54
—
NC average8 barns · 324 hd
242.38
−9.84
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−44.68
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−118.11
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

33 sales
396358320282median 350.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $350.65 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,548143.272,21816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,186129.831,54058
CowsLean 85-90%Average93696.9790834

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,5443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$1,7465
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,7001thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260225.00/cwt225.00–225.005851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273339.72/cwt330.00–350.009272
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328316.87/cwt290.00–345.001,0392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370314.99/cwt270.00–338.001,16516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439323.95/cwt295.00–329.001,42218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443232.60/cwt215.00–250.001,0302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465224.84/cwt210.00–240.001,0462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487301.22/cwt280.00–320.001,4678
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510219.80/cwt200.00–240.001,1212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515298.12/cwt275.00–315.001,53512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579276.05/cwt237.00–290.001,59817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627264.89/cwt245.00–280.001,6617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683247.25/cwt235.00–262.001,6893
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779228.97/cwt180.00–232.001,78421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817210.10/cwt200.00–215.001,7173
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7061
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223278.54/cwt255.00–310.006213
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279273.21/cwt255.00–285.007626
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315275.58/cwt260.00–285.008688
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318218.52/cwt200.00–235.006954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323169.50/cwt150.00–185.005474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369222.93/cwt205.00–240.008237
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374283.83/cwt260.00–310.001,06216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385131.45/cwt125.00–140.005063
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419148.79/cwt130.00–175.006237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422218.93/cwt210.00–230.009245
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425257.27/cwt230.00–297.001,09329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473177.54/cwt170.00–185.008402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475243.53/cwt220.00–265.001,15726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475221.36/cwt210.00–230.001,0514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513241.45/cwt220.00–265.001,23931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516204.26/cwt200.00–207.001,0544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520142.50/cwt135.00–150.007412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550201.00/cwt200.00–202.001,1062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575236.36/cwt217.00–252.001,35921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610170.08/cwt155.00–185.001,0373
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620228.36/cwt202.00–244.001,41618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665216.79/cwt200.00–230.001,4428
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675170.93/cwt150.00–185.001,1545
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711227.20/cwt220.00–230.001,61510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773199.87/cwt177.00–213.001,5459
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775140.10/cwt132.00–148.001,0862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880169.46/cwt167.00–172.001,4912
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960154.94/cwt147.00–160.001,4873
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223313.48/cwt300.00–325.006992
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274328.24/cwt310.00–340.008996
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315163.02/cwt145.00–175.005143
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326317.66/cwt270.00–350.001,03621
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328234.90/cwt225.00–245.007703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365161.75/cwt125.00–175.005904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371304.07/cwt270.00–345.001,1289
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375233.02/cwt200.00–250.008747
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418296.34/cwt260.00–335.001,23918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430165.17/cwt160.00–170.007102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438242.59/cwt235.00–250.001,0634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463176.76/cwt150.00–205.008182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466282.33/cwt260.00–310.001,31610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475232.74/cwt220.00–250.001,1064
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520227.31/cwt200.00–240.001,1824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533264.77/cwt242.00–280.001,41116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577263.86/cwt245.00–285.001,52217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627251.03/cwt220.00–267.001,57411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679229.46/cwt217.00–240.001,5585
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725212.05/cwt192.00–230.001,5373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762198.64/cwt185.00–209.001,5143
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5171
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6381
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——853109.93/cwt107.00–112.009383
Bulls——1,508144.67/cwt139.00–148.002,1825
Bulls——1,834154.89/cwt150.00–160.002,8418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76567.30/cwt60.00–70.005154
Cows—Lean 85-90%76984.41/cwt78.00–88.006494
Cows—Lean 85-90%952100.26/cwt90.00–108.0095419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086112.18/cwt110.00–114.001,2187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100123.34/cwt114.00–129.001,35730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279136.78/cwt130.00–154.001,74928
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,321.91/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,028.00/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,543.56/head1,200.00–1,850.001,5443

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.