Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-06-12

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 12
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 949▲ 239 vs year ago 671 · +35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 181▲ 35 vs year ago 151 · +23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Special comment: Around 250 head of consignment calves from reputable producers, selling in groups consisting of steers and heifers, with some that were pre-conditioned, weaned, mostly black hided, and vaccinated.

1 head Sheep: 35.00 ; 9 head Goats: 65.00- 220.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 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 $240.93/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −109.72 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$240.93
128 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$534
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.60
vs NC average
−24.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551245.351,353119
Medium and Large 2522197.061,0286thin
Medium and Large 3534153.398193thin
One grade step is worth $91.96/cwt here — about $534 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale128 hd
240.93
—
NC average9 barns · 346 hd
240.33
+0.60
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−24.44
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−109.72
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—High1,654157.592,60719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208135.661,63868
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601130.932,0966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,086108.991,18358

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)1,163$1,5212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$1,4365
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,9955

Every lot

130 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263317.62/cwt315.00–320.008352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278282.57/cwt275.00–290.007862
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322303.26/cwt280.00–320.009763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330260.15/cwt250.00–270.008582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368272.03/cwt260.00–280.001,0017
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added382340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2997
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1402284.96/cwt275.00–290.001,1463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420255.16/cwt245.00–265.001,0723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added446320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,42710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464332.28/cwt329.00–333.001,54275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468172.67/cwt160.00–200.008084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477279.10/cwt270.00–295.001,3319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479237.57/cwt220.00–255.001,1384
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508248.83/cwt235.00–255.001,2644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521276.68/cwt260.00–295.001,44210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525188.63/cwt185.00–192.009902
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added531300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,59320
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,67016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567258.98/cwt250.00–282.001,46813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568135.00/cwt135.00–135.007672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626274.35/cwt260.00–280.001,71788
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676259.42/cwt237.00–270.001,7548
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720234.45/cwt232.00–237.001,6882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765227.63/cwt202.00–245.001,7416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8121
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055200.95/cwt190.00–212.002,1202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213224.71/cwt220.00–230.004792
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223265.22/cwt255.00–280.005914
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274229.89/cwt225.00–235.006304
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278265.21/cwt255.00–280.007373
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3289178.68/cwt170.00–200.005164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310202.58/cwt200.00–205.006282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329219.41/cwt200.00–235.007225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330257.21/cwt240.00–265.0084913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374236.70/cwt220.00–245.008859
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376213.18/cwt210.00–225.008028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383185.00/cwt170.00–200.007093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,14720
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421209.64/cwt200.00–225.0088314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429242.05/cwt220.00–257.001,03823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466214.95/cwt200.00–225.001,0029
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477235.29/cwt220.00–249.001,12228
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added497266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,32268
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516202.47/cwt182.00–210.001,0455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518257.58/cwt257.50–258.001,33425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518157.58/cwt155.00–160.008162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520239.72/cwt217.00–251.001,24736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585243.57/cwt220.00–248.001,42558
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622235.46/cwt215.00–245.001,46511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629192.77/cwt178.00–205.001,2137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638151.06/cwt135.00–167.009642
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674219.77/cwt205.00–232.001,4816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678160.69/cwt140.00–175.001,0896
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733164.77/cwt155.00–180.001,2084
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783164.52/cwt157.00–172.001,2882
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805188.06/cwt179.00–197.001,5142
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4431
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added945235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2211
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8531
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020171.90/cwt155.00–192.001,7534
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080191.00/cwt178.00–204.002,0632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210275.00/cwt275.00–275.005781
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275316.59/cwt290.00–340.008716
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275245.05/cwt240.00–250.006744
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326295.55/cwt270.00–320.009638
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338259.78/cwt250.00–270.008782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373246.81/cwt235.00–255.009213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380214.80/cwt210.00–220.008162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386275.36/cwt265.00–297.001,0634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421273.88/cwt260.00–295.001,1539
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426241.45/cwt220.00–255.001,0297
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469241.50/cwt220.00–265.001,1339
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475197.50/cwt185.00–210.009382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476277.77/cwt260.00–290.001,32213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520195.60/cwt182.00–210.001,0172
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522269.99/cwt260.00–295.001,4099
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526239.86/cwt225.00–252.001,2627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568234.99/cwt225.00–240.001,3353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574268.83/cwt250.00–277.001,54327
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621225.58/cwt210.00–237.001,4014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626260.18/cwt242.00–272.001,62914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663253.27/cwt235.00–272.001,6799
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677228.37/cwt225.00–230.001,5463
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724227.47/cwt220.00–237.001,64710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783217.22/cwt207.00–225.001,7015
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820214.52/cwt212.00–217.001,7592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8551
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,8732
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2601
Bulls——1,409154.14/cwt146.00–162.002,1729
Bulls——1,943167.43/cwt164.00–172.003,2539
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82271.17/cwt66.00–78.005858
Cows—Lean 85-90%98891.46/cwt80.00–98.009044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136116.67/cwt102.00–125.001,32544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193134.04/cwt126.00–140.001,59957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228126.48/cwt126.00–127.001,5532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284144.04/cwt142.00–149.001,84911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,601130.93/cwt124.00–138.002,0966
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29982,167.36/head1,775.00–2,550.002,1672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,920.31/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,435.51/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,520.65/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5212

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.