Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-09-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 11
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 387▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 143▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Sheep: 90.00 -255.00; 25 head Goats: 20.00 -160.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.78/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −136.87 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$213.78
67 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.17
vs NC average
−24.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550219.311,20557
Medium and Large 2561182.261,02310thin
One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $183 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 sale67 hd
213.78
—
NC average9 barns · 376 hd
214.95
−1.17
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−24.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−136.87
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—Low1,630159.602,60117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,179131.881,555113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546130.192,01310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,021110.651,13085

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)1,105$1,4213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$1,0813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)836$1,4359

Every lot

111 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290265.34/cwt245.00–285.007692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335292.57/cwt290.00–295.009802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373282.54/cwt272.00–295.001,0548
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410242.50/cwt240.00–245.009942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418268.52/cwt255.00–290.001,1229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485245.97/cwt230.00–265.001,1935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526238.85/cwt220.00–244.001,25611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0862
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575237.28/cwt217.00–244.001,36424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578197.12/cwt180.00–215.001,1392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618228.97/cwt220.00–235.001,4153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626191.66/cwt180.00–200.001,2006
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672190.46/cwt170.00–222.001,2803
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679164.76/cwt162.00–170.001,1194
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added682234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5966
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720158.68/cwt150.00–167.001,1422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721224.00/cwt222.00–228.001,6158
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1744189.96/cwt170.00–195.001,41314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763185.15/cwt170.00–200.001,4132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806209.44/cwt202.00–212.001,6884
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273225.00/cwt225.00–225.006142
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278252.16/cwt245.00–260.007012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314245.14/cwt235.00–262.007705
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333207.67/cwt200.00–215.006922
Heifers350–400Medium 2360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375251.46/cwt240.00–265.0094319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422242.71/cwt230.00–251.001,02419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472232.94/cwt220.00–250.001,09922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473210.00/cwt210.00–210.009932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517190.02/cwt180.00–195.009823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528217.60/cwt200.00–230.001,14930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555234.50/cwt230.00–236.001,3014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577218.90/cwt200.00–227.001,26323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580178.93/cwt172.00–195.001,0387
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613125.96/cwt115.00–137.007722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620213.01/cwt192.00–225.001,32114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657149.66/cwt137.00–160.009835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665176.29/cwt165.00–187.001,17210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715167.32/cwt150.00–182.001,1966
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763145.90/cwt140.00–152.001,1132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772182.47/cwt170.00–195.001,4093
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823178.89/cwt162.00–187.001,4724
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0071
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873159.96/cwt150.00–170.001,3963
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3601
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1984168.23/cwt162.00–177.001,6554
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,032162.94/cwt155.00–170.001,6823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329282.45/cwt250.00–292.0092910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333241.85/cwt235.00–245.008053
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370274.21/cwt255.00–295.001,01512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382225.11/cwt210.00–235.008603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420253.09/cwt235.00–267.001,06320
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423158.16/cwt140.00–170.006695
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466240.84/cwt230.00–255.001,12216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476216.25/cwt200.00–227.001,02910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488162.38/cwt155.00–170.007922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518154.56/cwt147.00–165.008015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521223.52/cwt210.00–237.001,16518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522175.53/cwt170.00–190.009167
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568218.57/cwt210.00–230.001,24120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570179.48/cwt170.00–192.001,02310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620209.36/cwt200.00–222.001,29814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625183.66/cwt172.00–190.001,1485
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678184.07/cwt175.00–200.001,24811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720145.03/cwt140.00–150.001,0442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723170.88/cwt160.00–187.001,23510
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775166.65/cwt160.00–170.001,2923
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805157.55/cwt150.00–165.001,2682
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870155.79/cwt147.00–165.001,3552
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008149.01/cwt148.00–150.001,5022
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Medium 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Dairy Heifers800–850Medium 3800147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215136.85/cwt134.00–139.001,6634
Bulls——1,736164.13/cwt155.00–168.002,84910
Bulls——1,830174.83/cwt172.00–177.003,1993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83493.14/cwt90.00–98.007775
Cows—Lean 85-90%84461.00/cwt50.00–70.005156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008125.27/cwt124.00–127.001,2639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054114.56/cwt100.00–123.001,20765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133146.97/cwt146.00–148.001,6652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180131.61/cwt124.00–142.001,553111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546130.19/cwt120.00–138.002,01310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2665780.26/head675.00–875.007802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2680850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28881,771.28/head1,450.00–2,025.001,7715
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27851,080.57/head825.00–1,350.001,0813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,421.04/head925.00–1,600.001,4213

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.