Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-06-26

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 26
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▼ 307 vs last sale 669▼ 29 vs year ago 391 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 183▼ 25 vs year ago 214 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%
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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 were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Hogs; 18 head Goats: 50.00- 270.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 275.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.01/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.64 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$208.01
35 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$86.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.76
vs NC average
−61.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538221.051,18925
Medium and Large 2538185.539998thin
Medium and Large 3560135.007562thin
One grade step is worth $86.05/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd
208.01
—
NC average10 barns · 459 hd
238.78
−30.76
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−61.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−142.64
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—High1,597170.382,72019
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,294148.411,920123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608140.602,2612thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999115.031,14943

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)1,241$1,79110
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$3,3513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$1,4001thin

Every lot

96 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328287.08/cwt270.00–315.009424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365281.28/cwt275.00–285.001,0274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385222.82/cwt210.00–235.008582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403229.97/cwt225.00–235.009272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411269.84/cwt250.00–285.001,1097
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471263.60/cwt247.00–270.001,24211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473213.20/cwt200.00–230.001,0083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523261.56/cwt240.00–272.001,36810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523217.01/cwt200.00–230.001,1353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571235.01/cwt230.00–240.001,3424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622241.16/cwt220.00–263.001,5005
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855208.50/cwt200.00–217.001,7832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228176.92/cwt170.00–185.004032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283237.61/cwt235.00–240.006722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320233.28/cwt230.00–235.007463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322215.90/cwt205.00–225.006955
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369125.02/cwt120.00–130.004614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374239.41/cwt225.00–250.008957
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381211.43/cwt200.00–220.008067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421238.23/cwt225.00–257.001,00316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423208.11/cwt195.00–220.0088013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430175.85/cwt145.00–185.007566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471230.29/cwt220.00–251.001,08515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473145.14/cwt135.00–150.006873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479209.66/cwt200.00–217.001,0049
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524183.84/cwt175.00–200.009635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526221.70/cwt210.00–241.001,16618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562188.35/cwt180.00–200.001,0593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568219.38/cwt210.00–230.001,2467
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623209.35/cwt200.00–222.001,3043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677211.15/cwt195.00–216.001,42913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727207.31/cwt195.00–212.001,5076
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768186.70/cwt180.00–190.001,4343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885185.00/cwt182.00–188.001,6372
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5561
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218268.40/cwt265.00–270.005853
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285262.08/cwt250.00–285.007473
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312271.71/cwt255.00–280.008486
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007042
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366228.79/cwt220.00–235.008374
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371275.19/cwt260.00–289.001,0215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426262.33/cwt250.00–275.001,1189
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479241.28/cwt235.00–250.001,1564
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483215.08/cwt210.00–220.001,0392
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530242.12/cwt220.00–257.001,28312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530160.00/cwt150.00–170.008482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540202.48/cwt200.00–210.001,0934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566233.86/cwt220.00–242.001,3247
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575205.05/cwt195.00–210.001,1795
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613232.97/cwt220.00–240.001,4285
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679229.11/cwt220.00–245.001,5564
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729200.49/cwt195.00–205.001,4624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783198.20/cwt180.00–217.001,5522
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5713
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855185.63/cwt180.00–197.001,5873
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348163.16/cwt154.00–170.002,19910
Bulls——1,873178.40/cwt172.00–189.003,3419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85596.62/cwt87.00–100.008267
Cows—Lean 85-90%91271.63/cwt65.00–80.006533
Cows—Lean 85-90%969116.67/cwt105.00–126.001,13116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102128.73/cwt127.00–131.001,41917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282144.99/cwt132.00–155.001,85997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337161.17/cwt156.00–172.002,15526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608140.60/cwt139.00–142.002,2612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,351.31/head2,825.00–3,750.003,3513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,791.12/head1,400.00–2,275.001,79110

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.