Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 31
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 437▼ 68 vs year ago 416 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 144▼ 17 vs year ago 139 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

29 head Goats: 25.00- 250.00; 12 head Sheep: 15.00 - 80.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.43/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.22 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$210.43
48 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$86.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.78
vs NC average
−48.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555228.831,27132
Medium and Large 2567197.621,1219thin
Medium and Large 3548142.817827thin
One grade step is worth $86.02/cwt here — about $488 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd
210.43
—
NC average9 barns · 274 hd
220.21
−9.78
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−48.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−140.22
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—Low1,802163.212,94111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216141.221,71862
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545137.012,1172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low964112.011,07926

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)895$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$1,6127

Every lot

97 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335171.12/cwt167.00–175.005732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338255.04/cwt250.00–260.008622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375272.65/cwt265.00–285.001,0224
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390225.00/cwt225.00–225.008781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390164.87/cwt155.00–175.006432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408292.36/cwt285.00–300.001,1932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474275.84/cwt260.00–290.001,3075
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522264.62/cwt262.00–266.001,3813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570259.27/cwt235.00–268.001,47820
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631244.52/cwt235.00–252.001,5437
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668240.83/cwt235.00–244.001,6096
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777227.12/cwt210.00–240.001,7653
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9121
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980214.67/cwt200.00–219.002,1045
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270182.00/cwt182.00–182.004911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284241.23/cwt230.00–245.006854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321265.70/cwt245.00–285.008534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380261.94/cwt245.00–275.0099513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420268.21/cwt252.00–280.001,12616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425166.29/cwt150.00–180.007074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438227.68/cwt222.00–232.009974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474256.05/cwt237.00–265.001,21412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475215.13/cwt200.00–222.001,0226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513233.36/cwt220.00–241.001,1976
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525182.33/cwt165.00–200.009572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530135.00/cwt130.00–145.007163
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561148.66/cwt135.00–165.008344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565227.78/cwt215.00–243.001,28726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579201.99/cwt200.00–207.001,1707
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623219.75/cwt212.00–226.001,3696
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673212.39/cwt200.00–232.001,4296
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,2902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730217.67/cwt213.00–227.001,5893
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1751224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6825
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785173.42/cwt167.00–180.001,3612
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830165.96/cwt160.00–172.001,3772
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1879148.24/cwt140.00–158.001,3034
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923152.02/cwt150.00–154.001,4032
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965136.64/cwt132.00–140.001,3193
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243274.95/cwt270.00–280.006682
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2253270.00/cwt270.00–270.006832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285298.77/cwt290.00–310.008514
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318252.36/cwt235.00–270.008032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329310.59/cwt290.00–320.001,02210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358315.10/cwt310.00–320.001,1282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374172.17/cwt150.00–200.006446
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418240.03/cwt235.00–245.001,0032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425188.00/cwt170.00–200.007995
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431265.94/cwt252.00–280.001,1467
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473262.72/cwt250.00–277.001,24312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523256.66/cwt252.00–262.001,34212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528233.26/cwt225.00–245.001,2323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538187.40/cwt180.00–195.001,0082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563158.60/cwt137.00–180.008932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568250.05/cwt240.00–257.001,4206
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619239.04/cwt230.00–245.001,4806
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688233.21/cwt222.00–237.001,6044
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722149.98/cwt140.00–165.001,0835
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1743220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7731
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428156.50/cwt154.00–159.002,2352
Bulls——1,595137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1851
Bulls——1,921168.16/cwt163.00–172.003,2308
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90375.52/cwt70.00–80.006823
Cows—Lean 85-90%91399.21/cwt96.00–101.009063
Cows—Lean 85-90%963117.32/cwt103.00–123.001,13016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050127.72/cwt127.00–129.001,3414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187136.69/cwt128.00–144.001,62344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288152.29/cwt145.00–159.001,96118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545137.01/cwt136.00–138.002,1172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,416.51/head1,050.00–1,975.001,4175
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.