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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 14

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

← Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 257▼ 18 vs year ago 588 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 85▲ 19 vs year ago 127 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Sheep: 50.00 -240.00; 23 head Goats: 15.00 -340.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.61/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.05 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.

Average price

$228.61

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$531

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$94.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs NC average

−23.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	234.77	1,290	67
Medium and Large 2	543	194.97	1,059	7thin
Medium and Large 3	543	140.00	760	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.77/cwt here — about $531 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 sale76 hd

228.61

—

NC average6 barns · 141 hd

224.60

+4.01

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−23.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

350.65

−122.05

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,676	173.54	2,909	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	153.99	1,857	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	123.69	1,249	21

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,786	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,602	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,753	5

Every lot

112 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	296.11/cwt	270.00–320.00	838	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	315.32/cwt	300.00–330.00	993	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	291.55/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,102	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	246.62/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,028	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	295.59/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,253	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,349	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	245.74/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,150	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	270.48/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	278.76/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,477	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	256.40/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,359	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	217.17/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,151	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	217.27/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,234	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	257.41/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,467	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	269.91/cwt	266.00–270.50	1,700	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	245.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,677	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	235.24/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,722	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	227.72/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,753	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	227.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,983	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	217.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,004	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,039	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	602	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	273.56/cwt	255.00–290.00	733	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	210.35/cwt	200.00–220.00	599	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	263.86/cwt	240.00–285.00	868	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	592	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	260.31/cwt	245.00–270.00	971	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	224.34/cwt	210.00–235.00	841	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	241.49/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,017	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	217.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	932	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,175	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	234.21/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,120	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	213.42/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,027	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	197.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,003	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	228.20/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,191	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	247.96/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,309	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	247.21/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,414	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	230.54/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,323	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	191.67/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,131	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	192.33/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,173	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	230.92/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,427	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	226.21/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,507	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	197.34/cwt	182.00–212.00	1,314	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	154.04/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,044	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	145.81/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,050	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	208.70/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,532	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	190.32/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,475	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,283	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,333	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	186.41/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,618	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	144.11/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,330	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	193.52/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,815	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	163.91/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,596	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,015	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,000	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,031	173.87/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,793	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	295.43/cwt	275.00–315.00	694	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	304.64/cwt	285.00–325.00	844	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	294.71/cwt	270.00–310.00	984	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	244.78/cwt	235.00–255.00	827	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	242.26/cwt	220.00–262.00	908	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	276.23/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,063	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	243.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,026	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	261.05/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,104	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	180.23/cwt	160.00–200.00	784	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	261.31/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,226	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	227.23/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,070	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	175.24/cwt	150.00–200.00	902	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	223.08/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,167	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	248.94/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,304	14
Bulls	500–550	Small 2	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	243.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,392	7
Bulls	550–600	Small 2	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	203.97/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,248	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	238.65/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,487	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	229.01/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,539	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	223.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,595	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	202.75/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,669	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	191.25/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,672	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	172.76/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,857	14
Bulls	—	—	1,940	184.71/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,583	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	121.39/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,173	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	135.31/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,534	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	149.90/cwt	137.00–159.00	1,778	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	163.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,053	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,601.80/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,786.32/head	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,786	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	740	945.00/head	945.00–945.00	945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,667.65/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,241.18/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,241	2

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Wed Aug 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 257Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 85Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 7

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

9 head Sheep: 50.00 -240.00; 23 head Goats: 15.00 -340.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	150.00–170.00	160.00
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	465	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	500	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	585	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	285	200.00–220.00	210.35
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00
6	350–400	375	210.00–235.00	224.34
15	400–450	428	200.00–230.00	217.69
6	450–500	481	200.00–235.00	213.42
4	500–550	508	190.00–200.00	197.44
3	550–600	590	180.00–200.00	191.67
3	600–650	610	175.00–202.00	192.33
3	650–700	678	145.00–167.00	154.04
3	700–750	720	136.00–157.00	145.81
2	750–800	785	162.00–165.00	163.48
1	800–850	815	137.00	137.00
2	850–900	860	153.00–157.00	155.01
2	900–950	923	136.00–152.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	468	251.00	251.00
8	500–550	528	247.00–255.00	247.96
12	550–600	572	246.00–260.00	247.21
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	666	222.00–231.00	226.21
1	1000–1050	1,015	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	270.00	270.00
7	250–300	268	255.00–290.00	273.56
8	300–350	329	240.00–285.00	263.86
12	350–400	373	245.00–270.00	260.31
19	400–450	421	230.00–255.00	241.49
24	450–500	478	220.00–245.00	234.21
24	500–550	522	210.00–242.00	228.20
23	550–600	574	210.00–243.00	230.54
14	600–650	618	212.00–237.00	230.92
7	650–700	666	182.00–212.00	197.34
6	700–750	734	180.00–215.00	208.70
3	750–800	775	182.00–197.00	190.32
3	850–900	868	182.00–192.00	186.41
2	900–950	938	185.00–202.00	193.52
4	950–1000	974	155.00–180.00	163.91
4	1000–1050	1,031	164.00–182.00	173.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	270.00–320.00	296.11
4	300–350	315	300.00–330.00	315.32
6	350–400	378	280.00–320.00	291.55
5	400–450	424	292.00–298.00	295.59
13	450–500	470	260.00–280.00	270.48
13	500–550	530	245.00–265.00	256.40
11	550–600	570	247.00–267.00	257.41
1	600–650	615	252.00	252.00
6	650–700	682	240.00–260.00	245.85
8	700–750	732	232.00–240.00	235.24
4	750–800	770	222.00–232.00	227.72
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	870	226.00–230.00	227.98
3	900–950	922	215.00–220.00	217.31
1	950–1000	985	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	590	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	462	292.00	292.00
17	500–550	530	274.00–283.00	278.76
28	600–650	630	266.00–270.50	269.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	235.00–260.00	246.62
5	450–500	468	235.00–252.00	245.74
5	500–550	530	200.00–235.00	217.17
2	550–600	568	210.00–225.00	217.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	275.00–315.00	295.43
7	250–300	277	285.00–325.00	304.64
6	300–350	334	270.00–310.00	294.71
12	350–400	385	265.00–290.00	276.23
12	400–450	423	245.00–275.00	261.05
13	450–500	469	240.00–275.00	261.31
14	500–550	524	235.00–255.00	248.94
7	550–600	571	235.00–250.00	243.73
16	600–650	623	220.00–255.00	238.65
15	650–700	672	210.00–242.00	229.01
8	700–750	713	220.00–230.00	223.77
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
6	800–850	823	175.00–225.00	202.75
4	850–900	874	185.00–195.00	191.25
1	900–950	920	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	185.00	185.00
1	300–350	310	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	435	160.00–200.00	180.23
2	500–550	515	150.00–200.00	175.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	590	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	235.00–255.00	244.78
10	350–400	375	220.00–262.00	242.26
3	400–450	422	230.00–250.00	243.20
4	450–500	471	215.00–245.00	227.23
4	500–550	523	210.00–237.00	223.08
2	550–600	568	210.00–220.00	214.89
3	600–650	612	192.00–210.00	203.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,253	160.00–169.00	163.87
58	—	1,186	137.00–159.00	149.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,134	133.00–138.00	135.31
15	—	966	109.00–130.00	121.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,940	183.00–187.00	184.71
14	—	1,654	163.00–178.00	172.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,786.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,601.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,241.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,667.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	945.00	945.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.