Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-05-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 8
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 450▼ 34 vs year ago 663 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 108▲ 10 vs year ago 129 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 16▲ 63 vs year ago 2 · +3,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 220.00; 3 head Goats: 155.00- 300.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.85/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.80 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$227.85
67 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.30
vs NC average
−39.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544236.941,28853
Medium and Large 2536193.421,03614thin
One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $252 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 sale67 hd
227.85
—
NC average8 barns · 290 hd
230.15
−2.30
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−39.74
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−122.80
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—Low1,441141.692,04213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253122.141,53088
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457114.661,6713thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074103.291,10939

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,56923
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$1,56118
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,3866
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$2,5384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$1,95012

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282307.94/cwt270.00–340.008684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337327.58/cwt300.00–340.001,1048
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377246.73/cwt240.00–250.009303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381298.52/cwt285.00–315.001,1374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423231.56/cwt220.00–250.009793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427292.38/cwt257.00–303.001,24828
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480294.60/cwt255.00–302.001,41445
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520224.81/cwt215.00–235.001,1693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525280.52/cwt250.00–292.001,47331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2554223.80/cwt200.00–235.001,2404
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579277.72/cwt260.00–290.001,60838
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631274.84/cwt250.00–282.001,73418
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665265.80/cwt247.00–277.001,76813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675204.85/cwt200.00–210.001,3832
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719242.98/cwt225.00–247.001,74711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233279.95/cwt275.00–285.006522
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281283.51/cwt270.00–295.007974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322279.41/cwt250.00–300.009009
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330182.46/cwt180.00–185.006022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337214.50/cwt200.00–235.007233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378216.30/cwt200.00–230.008183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385277.81/cwt240.00–295.001,07016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424265.09/cwt230.00–290.001,12431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458203.16/cwt190.00–220.009303
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470251.44/cwt225.00–272.001,18242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524189.27/cwt170.00–215.0099210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529237.86/cwt217.00–269.001,25832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565203.78/cwt200.00–215.001,1514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566235.55/cwt227.00–246.001,33321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612231.44/cwt200.00–246.001,41623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668225.40/cwt200.00–239.001,5066
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670169.37/cwt150.00–187.001,1353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723169.96/cwt150.00–204.001,2294
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770174.77/cwt162.00–187.001,3464
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215310.00/cwt310.00–310.006671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274297.63/cwt290.00–305.008164
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322301.58/cwt275.00–325.009719
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374245.20/cwt225.00–255.009174
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377290.78/cwt265.00–307.001,0967
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420287.51/cwt270.00–310.001,20812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435245.87/cwt235.00–257.001,0702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464280.34/cwt270.00–305.001,30113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472248.29/cwt235.00–255.001,1723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510175.00/cwt175.00–175.008931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519272.31/cwt242.00–292.001,41318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529213.90/cwt197.50–230.001,1327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,2672
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575261.71/cwt235.00–275.001,50513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619264.36/cwt235.00–275.001,63616
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635202.64/cwt185.00–220.001,2872
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667247.72/cwt220.00–265.001,6525
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770231.16/cwt225.00–237.001,7802
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5121
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990175.00/cwt160.00–190.001,7332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,045118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2331
Bulls——1,439142.36/cwt128.00–149.002,04911
Bulls——1,860158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,9391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90562.00/cwt62.00–62.005611
Cows—Lean 85-90%97388.06/cwt84.00–90.008575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082105.26/cwt97.00–112.001,13927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151113.99/cwt113.00–115.001,3126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247121.64/cwt110.00–130.001,51784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380132.65/cwt132.00–134.001,8314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457114.66/cwt114.00–115.001,6713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,385.91/head950.00–1,650.001,3866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,560.90/head1,150.00–2,000.001,56118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,568.82/head126.00–1,900.001,56923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29091,835.81/head1,500.00–1,950.001,8365
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0261,978.85/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9795
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,162.76/head1,800.00–2,450.002,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,538.06/head2,000.00–3,000.002,5384

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.