Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 19
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 910▲ 111 vs year ago 558 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 186▼ 8 vs year ago 191 · −4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Special comment: Around 62 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.

19 head Sheep: 40.00- 180.00 ; 41 head Goats: 15.00- 180.00; 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 $240.44/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −110.22 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$240.44
89 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$102.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.81
vs NC average
−26.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531242.061,28587
Medium and Large 2590200.001,1801thin
Medium and Large 3590140.008261thin
One grade step is worth $102.06/cwt here — about $459 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 sale89 hd
240.44
—
NC average9 barns · 280 hd
234.63
+5.81
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−26.78
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−110.22
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—High1,652166.542,75215
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273137.251,74780
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770136.002,4071thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,019107.681,09771

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)1,110$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)857$1,2103thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$1,7095

Every lot

119 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240305.00/cwt305.00–305.007321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277283.49/cwt270.00–305.007853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328284.20/cwt270.00–300.009322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365291.76/cwt285.00–295.001,0653
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385246.49/cwt235.00–255.009493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428296.54/cwt275.00–305.001,26923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433238.14/cwt220.00–265.001,0316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440202.50/cwt200.00–205.008912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462316.90/cwt309.00–320.001,46414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463266.36/cwt260.00–297.001,23311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490238.47/cwt225.00–245.001,1693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510230.69/cwt230.00–232.001,1773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518265.93/cwt245.00–277.001,37814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543282.62/cwt279.50–288.501,53533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573257.63/cwt245.00–267.001,4766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641252.09/cwt240.00–270.001,61617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7705
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668255.04/cwt242.00–267.001,7047
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670193.75/cwt185.00–202.001,2982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723242.25/cwt230.00–255.001,7515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777226.67/cwt210.00–237.001,7618
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818217.37/cwt215.00–220.001,7783
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868196.41/cwt192.00–202.001,7053
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added899216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,9465
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added999207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0685
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,045202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227250.07/cwt245.00–255.005683
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227229.82/cwt220.00–235.005223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270222.04/cwt210.00–235.006002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272254.67/cwt245.00–270.006938
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326245.10/cwt230.00–265.007994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328171.07/cwt150.00–190.005612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333213.75/cwt200.00–220.007128
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370183.01/cwt170.00–195.006772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374210.18/cwt200.00–227.007864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379244.50/cwt230.00–270.0092713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417211.47/cwt190.00–225.008829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418151.48/cwt140.00–165.006334
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428238.30/cwt227.00–260.001,02019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added432270.08/cwt267.00–273.001,16719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463190.03/cwt185.00–195.008802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471240.70/cwt230.00–255.001,13415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472214.84/cwt210.00–220.001,0145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474264.79/cwt260.00–267.001,25526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502258.30/cwt256.50–262.001,29725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520234.04/cwt215.00–247.001,21733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,37911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575230.86/cwt222.00–242.001,32718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604238.44/cwt238.00–242.001,4409
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619214.12/cwt200.00–232.001,32516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673214.36/cwt205.00–222.001,4436
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675186.09/cwt182.00–190.001,2562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715201.66/cwt182.00–210.001,4429
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825168.18/cwt158.00–178.001,3872
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2131
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7521
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272290.07/cwt270.00–320.007895
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318277.91/cwt265.00–295.008845
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325243.23/cwt235.00–250.007903
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370263.90/cwt240.00–280.009767
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422227.72/cwt210.00–240.009616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426188.31/cwt160.00–200.008025
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428261.55/cwt245.00–275.001,1198
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461264.74/cwt247.00–287.001,2207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479231.55/cwt210.00–240.001,1099
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479193.75/cwt190.00–200.009284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520211.92/cwt200.00–225.001,1023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523247.36/cwt230.00–262.001,29420
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570246.97/cwt230.00–267.001,40813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575211.71/cwt190.00–225.001,2177
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606209.99/cwt195.00–220.001,2734
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620241.51/cwt227.00–260.001,4975
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673235.86/cwt220.00–260.001,58710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724217.63/cwt200.00–240.001,5766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765197.70/cwt190.00–201.001,5124
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940177.34/cwt170.00–185.001,6673
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5951
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3708127.47/cwt120.00–135.009022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,536161.45/cwt153.00–167.002,48010
Bulls——1,885176.71/cwt172.00–183.003,3315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81367.44/cwt50.00–76.0054810
Cows—Lean 85-90%85991.35/cwt85.00–100.0078510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081126.68/cwt126.00–128.001,3694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091118.10/cwt103.00–125.001,28847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257135.59/cwt126.00–145.001,70472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415152.21/cwt146.00–166.002,1548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4071
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28731,487.82/head1,250.00–1,750.001,4882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,721.33/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28571,210.17/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.