Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-05-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 531▲ 67 vs year ago 383 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 199▼ 100 vs year ago 208 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 17 · −5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

6 head Sheep: 10.00- 60.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 225.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.42/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.24 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$225.42
55 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$100.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.40
vs NC average
−42.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549237.821,30546
Medium and Large 2536182.129775thin
Medium and Large 3569136.867794thin
One grade step is worth $100.96/cwt here — about $526 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 sale55 hd
225.42
—
NC average8 barns · 303 hd
234.82
−9.40
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−42.96
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−125.24
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—High1,416145.632,0619thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206122.331,47649
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,617101.831,6473thin
CowsLean 85-90%High88895.1984526

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)1,064$1,4666
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$1,1622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)884$1,0113thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,5855

Every lot

97 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225225.00/cwt225.00–225.005061
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277306.41/cwt270.00–350.008495
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321298.78/cwt280.00–317.509594
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374305.60/cwt290.00–320.001,1436
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380217.50/cwt217.50–217.508271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423307.16/cwt300.00–311.001,29917
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463185.08/cwt170.00–200.008572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485291.76/cwt265.00–297.001,41514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529278.76/cwt257.50–290.001,47517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569270.14/cwt240.00–280.001,5377
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615162.50/cwt162.50–162.509991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616270.61/cwt230.00–278.001,66722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663244.04/cwt210.00–261.001,61812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726236.86/cwt210.00–246.001,72016
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771236.07/cwt215.00–239.501,82012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280221.75/cwt210.00–235.006214
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285285.26/cwt270.00–300.008132
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319278.65/cwt255.00–295.008895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383279.05/cwt250.00–287.501,06915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383223.46/cwt200.00–245.008563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416202.00/cwt190.00–212.508407
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428263.62/cwt240.00–283.001,12810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465207.46/cwt195.00–220.009654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474258.09/cwt242.50–286.001,22318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517187.62/cwt180.00–202.509703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518241.57/cwt235.00–265.001,25120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565173.86/cwt167.50–180.009822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3569136.86/cwt135.00–140.007794
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572234.94/cwt210.00–250.001,34426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605157.40/cwt145.00–170.009522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631222.05/cwt202.50–243.001,4016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658152.59/cwt145.00–160.001,0042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681226.38/cwt220.00–229.001,5428
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712209.64/cwt190.00–216.001,4936
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883134.98/cwt132.50–137.501,1922
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6711
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018145.02/cwt137.50–152.501,4762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263179.86/cwt165.00–195.004732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264291.14/cwt275.00–315.007694
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312236.07/cwt220.00–250.007375
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3314167.39/cwt150.00–200.005264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320307.50/cwt305.00–310.009842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2357226.47/cwt205.00–250.008083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362295.59/cwt250.00–312.501,07014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385180.13/cwt170.00–190.006942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414288.70/cwt260.00–307.501,1958
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455184.84/cwt170.00–200.008412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469280.35/cwt252.50–295.001,3154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473224.79/cwt200.00–240.001,0634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517279.05/cwt252.50–291.001,44316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522218.42/cwt205.00–230.001,1403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560135.13/cwt120.00–150.007572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573272.10/cwt240.00–280.001,55912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,3012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623264.33/cwt237.00–278.001,64716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670187.31/cwt175.00–200.001,2552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671244.44/cwt217.50–260.001,6408
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714224.74/cwt200.00–238.001,6056
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763217.61/cwt207.50–231.001,6604
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,6752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390143.33/cwt133.00–153.001,9928
Bulls——1,620164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74059.30/cwt52.50–65.004392
Cows—Lean 85-90%82498.98/cwt92.50–108.0081611
Cows—Lean 85-90%88082.91/cwt72.50–87.507306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037110.02/cwt109.00–112.501,1417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186120.01/cwt111.00–130.001,42342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327136.28/cwt131.00–154.001,8087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,617101.83/cwt94.00–107.001,6473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2818879.43/head725.00–975.008792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,162.33/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,465.88/head1,225.00–1,650.001,4666
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,299.16/head825.00–1,625.001,2992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.