Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 5
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▲ 481 vs last sale 468▼ 84 vs year ago 1,033 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 184▲ 20 vs year ago 161 · +12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Special comment: Around 450 head of consignment calves from reputable producers, selling in groups consisting of steers and heifers, that were pre-conditioned, weaned, mostly black hided, and vaccinated.

5 head Hogs; 1 head Sheep: 170.00 ; 18 head Goats: 35.00- 90.00; 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 $254.89/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −95.77 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$254.89
109 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.49
vs NC average
−18.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550256.691,412104
Medium and Large 2518225.561,1684thin
Medium and Large 3525185.009711thin
One grade step is worth $71.69/cwt here — about $441 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 sale109 hd
254.89
—
NC average9 barns · 279 hd
245.39
+9.49
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−18.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−95.77
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—High1,558151.882,36612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,224144.431,76879
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,677136.082,2823thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029119.991,23450

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)1,310$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,4193thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,4632thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205372.50/cwt372.50–372.507641
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215270.00/cwt270.00–270.005811
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy222426.73/cwt400.00–447.5094714
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260432.64/cwt425.00–440.001,1252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273373.67/cwt365.00–382.501,0202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added301398.16/cwt385.00–399.001,19822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328338.46/cwt320.00–355.001,1106
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added362391.50/cwt391.50–391.501,41737
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366322.60/cwt305.00–340.001,1815
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390281.89/cwt252.00–297.001,0995
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added409391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,59962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421315.50/cwt300.00–335.001,32817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430227.00/cwt227.00–227.009761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436273.38/cwt252.50–280.001,1924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457263.64/cwt250.00–287.001,2056
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494316.15/cwt315.00–317.001,5627
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added496357.91/cwt340.00–358.251,77550
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512330.60/cwt320.00–335.001,6938
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512289.94/cwt280.00–315.001,48423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525252.26/cwt245.00–262.001,3243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578292.59/cwt274.00–307.501,69134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608261.43/cwt242.00–275.001,5893
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627297.75/cwt281.00–317.001,86755
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676265.91/cwt259.00–279.001,7988
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720257.55/cwt247.00–260.001,85422
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208320.45/cwt307.50–332.506672
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220355.07/cwt340.00–370.007816
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269328.07/cwt317.50–335.008837
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273233.83/cwt232.50–235.006382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279267.00/cwt250.00–285.007454
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy282352.31/cwt340.00–367.5099412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320255.27/cwt245.00–262.508173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324288.35/cwt270.00–305.009348
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added336379.50/cwt379.50–379.501,27531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,36036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371285.57/cwt260.00–307.001,05918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375251.13/cwt247.50–255.009424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415373.50/cwt373.50–373.501,55030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427270.51/cwt252.50–290.001,15520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428230.00/cwt220.00–240.009844
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476261.17/cwt250.00–270.001,24327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476234.38/cwt220.00–245.001,1168
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518225.56/cwt220.00–230.001,1684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530259.91/cwt237.50–274.001,37861
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579252.11/cwt230.00–261.001,46043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618188.11/cwt172.00–212.001,1633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626246.98/cwt224.00–256.001,54627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640144.44/cwt137.00–152.009242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678150.85/cwt145.00–157.001,0232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680200.99/cwt200.00–202.001,3672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683236.29/cwt225.00–240.001,61431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,5753
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1251
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868177.69/cwt160.00–190.001,5424
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6551
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4941
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8621
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,003175.99/cwt170.00–182.001,7652
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055173.00/cwt172.00–174.001,8252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200357.50/cwt357.50–357.507151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283335.64/cwt322.50–350.009502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310214.35/cwt195.00–235.006642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322323.91/cwt312.00–345.001,0433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330274.92/cwt270.00–280.009072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365252.43/cwt250.00–255.009212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372315.33/cwt302.50–335.001,1735
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419257.77/cwt240.00–272.501,0805
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420296.65/cwt282.50–315.001,2467
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475283.65/cwt275.00–295.001,34712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479251.69/cwt240.00–260.001,2069
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521288.40/cwt275.00–310.001,5039
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523259.76/cwt250.00–270.001,3592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573236.83/cwt220.00–250.001,3573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574285.33/cwt277.00–291.001,63811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631273.20/cwt267.00–280.001,7245
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665252.82/cwt240.00–267.501,6814
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729225.55/cwt215.00–235.001,6444
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777207.85/cwt187.00–225.001,6153
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827202.84/cwt175.00–220.001,6775
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8441
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7841
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,035140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358117.39/cwt115.00–120.001,5942
Bulls——1,590154.87/cwt147.00–160.002,4627
Bulls——1,617167.88/cwt165.00–171.002,7153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76265.78/cwt60.00–79.005013
Cows—Lean 85-90%86793.86/cwt90.00–98.008143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027131.12/cwt128.00–134.001,34718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079121.56/cwt107.00–127.001,31226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211141.11/cwt129.00–149.001,70960
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266154.93/cwt150.00–165.001,96119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,677136.08/cwt124.00–143.002,2823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,418.92/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.