Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-07-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 10
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 362▼ 92 vs year ago 727 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 189▲ 80 vs year ago 164 · +48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Hogs; 88 head Goats: 17.50- 270.00; 3 head Sheep; 50.00 - 75.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 50.00 - 380.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.64/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.01 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$203.64
50 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.46
vs NC average
−65.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553220.341,21830
Medium and Large 2547190.121,04014thin
Medium and Large 3549151.708326thin
One grade step is worth $68.65/cwt here — about $386 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 sale50 hd
203.64
—
NC average6 barns · 238 hd
222.10
−18.46
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−65.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−147.01
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—High1,645163.232,68514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215139.511,69594
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,715132.002,2641thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002113.301,135107

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)1,245$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,4875
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,1892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,8803thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275287.95/cwt275.00–300.007922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323238.20/cwt230.00–250.007693
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328205.00/cwt205.00–205.006722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329287.58/cwt270.00–307.509469
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373238.19/cwt225.00–250.008885
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377284.73/cwt270.00–297.501,07321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414279.91/cwt260.00–307.501,15912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422239.24/cwt220.00–255.001,0109
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443184.92/cwt170.00–200.008192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462274.56/cwt250.00–286.001,26816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473232.06/cwt210.00–240.001,0989
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485185.00/cwt170.00–200.008972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511220.54/cwt200.00–235.001,1276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520167.14/cwt155.00–180.008692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524259.53/cwt245.00–275.001,36022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563252.87/cwt242.00–262.501,42415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571208.08/cwt192.00–220.001,1884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613218.34/cwt215.00–220.001,3383
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625147.00/cwt147.00–147.009191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632253.04/cwt232.00–264.001,59911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660233.50/cwt230.00–237.001,5412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741231.12/cwt220.00–235.001,71310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213294.01/cwt270.00–315.006265
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228235.00/cwt235.00–235.005362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273273.45/cwt265.00–280.007473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287223.60/cwt200.00–235.006423
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325224.29/cwt210.00–235.007295
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327263.00/cwt245.00–290.0086010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360179.44/cwt160.00–200.006462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366223.11/cwt210.00–235.008179
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368263.06/cwt237.50–271.0096831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423208.74/cwt200.00–227.508836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426251.76/cwt232.50–264.001,07234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430148.21/cwt130.00–175.006375
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470215.19/cwt200.00–225.001,01111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471243.65/cwt225.00–257.001,14823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521233.77/cwt220.00–250.001,21812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530194.59/cwt180.00–210.001,0318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533164.98/cwt150.00–170.008794
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570184.16/cwt172.50–190.001,0506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574211.39/cwt192.50–225.001,21318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580125.13/cwt120.00–130.007262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618141.58/cwt135.00–150.008753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622214.05/cwt200.00–221.001,33115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633167.57/cwt150.00–180.001,0614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673212.90/cwt200.00–220.001,4336
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676157.32/cwt130.00–175.001,0636
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721191.66/cwt182.00–210.001,3824
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728150.74/cwt134.00–179.001,0976
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768210.44/cwt192.00–222.501,6169
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770150.98/cwt140.00–177.501,1636
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810157.41/cwt150.00–165.001,2752
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3421
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923155.30/cwt141.00–180.001,4333
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970154.61/cwt145.00–170.001,5004
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215329.92/cwt325.00–335.007093
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258289.71/cwt280.00–300.007472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275167.50/cwt165.00–170.004612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307291.09/cwt270.00–305.008945
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328233.83/cwt215.00–252.507676
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335184.93/cwt170.00–205.006203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3369190.85/cwt160.00–205.007044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378276.64/cwt260.00–290.001,0468
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385231.60/cwt210.00–250.008923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421232.31/cwt220.00–245.009786
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428250.41/cwt235.00–270.001,0726
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428202.43/cwt200.00–205.008662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475252.64/cwt235.00–270.001,2008
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476169.17/cwt150.00–200.008057
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478225.81/cwt210.00–240.001,07915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515223.58/cwt220.00–230.001,1515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523247.96/cwt232.00–257.501,29714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527184.98/cwt180.00–195.009753
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565234.78/cwt230.00–242.001,3275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568210.56/cwt200.00–220.001,1967
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570126.11/cwt120.00–132.007192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625235.04/cwt225.00–250.001,46912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672234.78/cwt220.00–250.001,57813
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726222.09/cwt200.00–235.001,6127
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728164.95/cwt150.00–180.001,2012
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790172.58/cwt160.00–185.001,3632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843179.99/cwt175.00–185.001,5172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1876181.06/cwt170.00–192.501,5864
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7291
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955168.53/cwt162.00–175.001,6092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006911
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008011
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3788125.02/cwt120.00–130.009852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363145.62/cwt144.00–147.001,9852
Bulls——1,524159.27/cwt151.00–167.002,4277
Bulls——1,926175.83/cwt173.00–182.003,3865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83093.37/cwt78.00–102.0077514
Cows—Lean 85-90%88564.74/cwt50.00–72.005739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029120.56/cwt106.00–128.001,24173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138130.19/cwt129.00–132.001,48211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208138.48/cwt130.00–149.001,67388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318154.68/cwt150.00–159.002,0396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,715132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,2641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,189.33/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,486.90/head1,225.00–1,750.001,4875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,695.06/head1,550.00–1,850.001,6952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.