Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 21
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 570▲ 194 vs year ago 274 · +70.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 146▲ 82 vs year ago 173 · +47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 12 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

12 head Sheep: 30.00 -145.00; 26 head Goats: 15.00 -390.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.12/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.53 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$212.12
61 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.43
vs NC average
−32.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552221.171,22148
Medium and Large 2539189.921,02310thin
Medium and Large 3530141.477503thin
One grade step is worth $79.69/cwt here — about $471 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale61 hd
212.12
—
NC average10 barns · 491 hd
237.55
−25.43
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−32.29
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−138.53
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—Average1,412161.892,28711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231146.851,808123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,630145.642,37410
CowsLean 85-90%High929117.321,09089

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)1,061$1,47015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,1872thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$2,2822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,8298

Every lot

116 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268265.25/cwt255.00–270.007113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320276.56/cwt270.00–290.008853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325239.92/cwt235.00–250.007803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335189.85/cwt170.00–200.006363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378212.03/cwt200.00–235.008013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390275.09/cwt255.00–295.001,0733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3412166.60/cwt160.00–170.006863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423215.01/cwt200.00–225.009095
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426269.36/cwt252.00–277.001,1477
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465190.11/cwt185.00–195.008842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472217.66/cwt200.00–235.001,02712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478259.37/cwt235.00–275.001,24013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513210.19/cwt200.00–220.001,0783
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520174.86/cwt170.00–180.009092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523235.81/cwt225.00–257.001,2334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562237.87/cwt222.00–247.001,3373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565212.72/cwt200.00–225.001,2022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630242.49/cwt222.00–245.001,52814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683228.71/cwt217.00–240.001,5622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718186.01/cwt182.00–190.001,3362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3861
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210220.00/cwt220.00–220.004621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265222.50/cwt215.00–230.005902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290252.17/cwt245.00–262.007313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334238.69/cwt235.00–245.007974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338219.78/cwt210.00–230.007432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377242.13/cwt220.00–260.0091317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377183.27/cwt180.00–185.006913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383211.47/cwt200.00–225.008104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418199.92/cwt190.00–210.008366
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431240.34/cwt225.00–260.001,03617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472229.23/cwt215.00–245.001,08213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474171.19/cwt170.00–175.008114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479194.36/cwt180.00–210.009317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520154.71/cwt145.00–165.008042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521223.44/cwt200.00–237.001,16420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522192.44/cwt185.00–200.001,0056
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564186.15/cwt180.00–200.001,0504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574219.54/cwt200.00–237.001,26028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2606175.00/cwt170.00–180.001,0614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616218.78/cwt210.00–230.001,3488
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679226.31/cwt215.00–229.001,5376
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712211.34/cwt210.00–214.001,5053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715138.00/cwt138.00–138.009871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723156.15/cwt142.00–170.001,1292
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2991
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766202.83/cwt180.00–214.001,5546
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1963159.05/cwt152.00–166.001,5322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318258.60/cwt235.00–290.008229
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325215.23/cwt210.00–220.006992
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378256.71/cwt235.00–280.009708
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388220.87/cwt210.00–235.008576
Bulls350–400Small 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415258.63/cwt230.00–277.001,0739
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418149.97/cwt145.00–155.006272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427219.77/cwt210.00–228.009386
Bulls400–450Small 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471204.02/cwt180.00–215.0096113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472234.12/cwt220.00–245.001,10511
Bulls450–500Small 2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516189.59/cwt170.00–205.009788
Bulls500–550Small 2520117.57/cwt115.00–120.006112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533207.46/cwt200.00–215.001,1062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560221.06/cwt210.00–237.001,23810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569190.05/cwt180.00–213.001,0819
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615175.12/cwt160.00–180.001,0774
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626203.52/cwt191.00–220.001,2749
Bulls600–650Small 2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673190.39/cwt180.00–207.001,28110
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726186.24/cwt170.00–200.001,3527
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762184.35/cwt180.00–192.001,4055
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4431
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825188.29/cwt180.00–195.001,5533
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865175.98/cwt175.00–177.001,5222
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980166.09/cwt160.00–172.001,6282
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3905158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,095138.93/cwt137.00–141.001,5212
Bulls——1,483166.99/cwt153.00–175.002,4769
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85791.58/cwt82.00–104.0078512
Cows—Lean 85-90%924124.42/cwt106.00–137.001,15066
Cows—Lean 85-90%93060.34/cwt50.00–70.005615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133138.19/cwt138.00–139.001,5666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187160.61/cwt159.00–163.001,9065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233146.27/cwt137.00–156.001,804118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630145.64/cwt140.00–154.002,37410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,186.91/head900.00–1,400.001,1872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,470.35/head151.00–1,925.001,47015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28882,282.18/head2,125.00–2,425.002,2822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29231,876.26/head1,200.00–2,600.001,8766

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.