Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 498▲ 79 vs year ago 452 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 100▲ 70 vs year ago 129 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 7▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Goats: 35.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.92/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −115.73 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$234.92
56 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.21
vs NC average
−35.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540240.401,29850
Medium and Large 2543195.121,0595thin
Medium and Large 3500160.008001thin
One grade step is worth $80.40/cwt here — about $498 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale56 hd
234.92
—
NC average6 barns · 242 hd
226.72
+8.21
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−35.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−115.73
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—Average1,514141.282,13819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196118.171,41495
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509113.081,7066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02498.531,00949

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,43910
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$2,1683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)901$1,8739

Every lot

91 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215235.00/cwt235.00–235.005051
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280312.63/cwt310.00–315.008752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333177.44/cwt170.00–185.005912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373318.70/cwt290.00–345.001,1896
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421297.47/cwt270.00–310.001,2527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445235.00/cwt220.00–250.001,0462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483292.57/cwt275.00–310.001,41329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525292.93/cwt265.00–307.001,53819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558287.24/cwt270.00–295.001,60320
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612275.88/cwt250.00–282.001,68815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225263.94/cwt255.00–270.005944
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260240.00/cwt240.00–240.006241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281273.91/cwt270.00–280.007704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315283.21/cwt235.00–299.0089215
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333225.29/cwt200.00–235.007506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370215.05/cwt200.00–225.007963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372274.28/cwt225.00–290.001,02026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430272.00/cwt225.00–285.001,17034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465181.77/cwt170.00–190.008453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483255.63/cwt230.00–272.001,23526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483200.00/cwt200.00–200.009662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525242.62/cwt220.00–272.001,27434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531196.40/cwt170.00–210.001,0434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572235.68/cwt200.00–248.001,34816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621220.77/cwt180.00–230.001,37111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667168.44/cwt160.00–180.001,1233
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677206.58/cwt177.00–222.001,3998
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723193.80/cwt172.00–217.001,4012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760157.45/cwt150.00–165.001,1972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772131.72/cwt120.00–140.001,0173
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818172.32/cwt170.00–177.001,4103
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928160.91/cwt139.00–182.001,4932
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1953138.03/cwt126.00–150.001,3152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225298.41/cwt285.00–310.006713
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279287.22/cwt270.00–320.008015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330315.78/cwt290.00–350.001,04211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331246.16/cwt225.00–265.008155
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375304.62/cwt275.00–335.001,14216
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418292.42/cwt270.00–315.001,22224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420217.92/cwt200.00–235.009152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472274.19/cwt240.00–297.001,29426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518272.36/cwt245.00–287.001,41124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528211.92/cwt200.00–235.001,1193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570269.63/cwt255.00–285.001,53717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608203.53/cwt197.00–210.001,2372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620259.02/cwt240.00–272.001,60612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670233.84/cwt220.00–252.001,5676
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715218.46/cwt200.00–235.001,5623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7691
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9101
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——965114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1001
Bulls——1,544142.80/cwt127.00–152.002,20518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971107.84/cwt107.00–109.001,0475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01878.93/cwt72.00–84.008044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03199.33/cwt88.00–106.001,02440
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189116.68/cwt108.00–127.001,38788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286136.94/cwt128.00–149.001,7617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509113.08/cwt109.00–116.001,7066
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 25901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28161,660.26/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6604
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29202,252.17/head1,850.00–2,650.002,2522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,267.24/head1,800.00–2,625.002,2674
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,439.07/head1,150.00–1,900.001,43910

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.