Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-08-28

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 28
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 468▲ 239 vs year ago 249 · +96.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 255▲ 23 vs year ago 88 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 27▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

13 head Sheep: 85.00 -165.00; 4 head Goats: 40.00 -130.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.60/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −135.06 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$215.60
62 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$98.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.55
vs NC average
−26.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547223.881,22553
Medium and Large 2538179.429656thin
Medium and Large 3535149.918022thin
Medium 2505125.006311thin
One grade step is worth $98.88/cwt here — about $594 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 sale62 hd
215.60
—
NC average9 barns · 322 hd
211.05
+4.55
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−26.28
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−135.06
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—High1,575156.212,46110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181134.461,58838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615134.142,1663thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002114.351,14641

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)1,150$1,7613thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,7251thin

Every lot

120 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 1218333.03/cwt320.00–347.007262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290285.00/cwt285.00–285.008271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430248.95/cwt240.00–255.001,0704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475237.94/cwt230.00–245.001,1308
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476216.65/cwt200.00–230.001,0314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483261.00/cwt260.00–262.001,2616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525172.50/cwt170.00–175.009062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526247.53/cwt232.00–255.001,30218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561265.90/cwt261.00–267.001,49216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584244.65/cwt230.00–255.001,4299
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619248.76/cwt241.00–253.001,54018
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658241.02/cwt230.00–249.001,58613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708205.05/cwt190.00–220.001,4522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769219.20/cwt210.00–225.001,6866
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814214.20/cwt210.00–219.001,7444
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,8394
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7301
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227260.59/cwt245.00–290.005923
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238227.42/cwt220.00–235.005412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287273.23/cwt265.00–285.007843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290217.54/cwt215.00–220.006312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322243.51/cwt235.00–260.007846
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3342180.15/cwt165.00–195.006163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373205.50/cwt195.00–215.007679
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373168.26/cwt150.00–185.006283
Heifers350–400Medium 2375152.50/cwt125.00–180.005722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376234.31/cwt220.00–245.0088116
Heifers400–450Medium 2403147.48/cwt145.00–150.005942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418205.67/cwt190.00–215.008608
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419225.86/cwt220.00–240.009465
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428173.86/cwt170.00–180.007444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472201.03/cwt200.00–205.009495
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476228.26/cwt215.00–240.001,08715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504240.09/cwt237.00–241.001,2109
Heifers500–550Medium 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516211.69/cwt200.00–225.001,09214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519180.31/cwt170.00–187.009364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535149.91/cwt145.00–155.008022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575233.97/cwt232.00–236.001,34512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575218.53/cwt210.00–227.001,25718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575177.63/cwt170.00–185.001,0212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617180.69/cwt172.00–190.001,1153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623205.07/cwt200.00–215.001,2784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666219.58/cwt215.00–221.001,4627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678187.58/cwt179.00–207.001,2726
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0542
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724188.90/cwt175.00–204.001,3684
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1787184.73/cwt170.00–192.001,4543
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1431
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1943194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225235.00/cwt235.00–235.005291
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234304.27/cwt275.00–330.007125
Bulls200–250Medium 2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271279.26/cwt260.00–295.007577
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278217.16/cwt210.00–225.006042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314234.98/cwt220.00–250.007384
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322270.98/cwt255.00–295.008735
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Bulls350–400Medium 2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373258.76/cwt250.00–275.009657
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373202.55/cwt200.00–205.007562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374229.62/cwt215.00–245.0085911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410184.82/cwt175.00–190.007583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415217.98/cwt205.00–225.009055
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428249.48/cwt235.00–265.001,06812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467242.45/cwt230.00–260.001,13214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473215.98/cwt200.00–227.001,0228
Bulls450–500Medium 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3507151.68/cwt140.00–165.007693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525215.59/cwt200.00–220.001,1328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533228.23/cwt220.00–237.001,21610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570186.61/cwt180.00–200.001,0643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575227.70/cwt220.00–235.001,3096
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609189.01/cwt170.00–200.001,1515
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624217.19/cwt200.00–227.001,3557
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658166.95/cwt155.00–179.001,0992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676204.98/cwt195.00–217.001,3867
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773185.82/cwt175.00–197.001,4362
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885179.49/cwt177.00–182.001,5882
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,491152.61/cwt142.00–164.002,2758
Bulls——1,913170.60/cwt169.00–172.003,2642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81570.00/cwt70.00–70.005711
Cows—Lean 85-90%96982.86/cwt80.00–88.008035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008118.87/cwt104.00–125.001,19830
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037127.55/cwt127.00–129.001,3235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181134.46/cwt127.00–145.001,58838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615134.14/cwt126.00–139.002,1663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,760.94/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.