Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-09-25

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 25
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 409▲ 55 vs year ago 481 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 117▼ 3 vs year ago 129 · −2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Sheep: 110.00 -275.00; 23 head Goats: 30.00 -270.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 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 $195.26/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.39 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$195.26
48 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$456
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$88.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.05
vs NC average
−44.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547208.481,14032
Medium and Large 2546172.0893915thin
Medium and Large 3570120.006841thin
One grade step is worth $88.48/cwt here — about $456 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 sale48 hd
195.26
—
NC average9 barns · 291 hd
199.31
−4.05
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−44.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−155.39
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—Average1,514157.542,38617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180136.121,60647
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,644127.422,0955thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87791.0679939

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,6815

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273275.00/cwt275.00–275.007512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318289.53/cwt280.00–295.009216
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425259.82/cwt255.00–265.001,1043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478246.66/cwt230.00–257.001,1799
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483195.10/cwt175.00–215.009422
Steers450–500Medium 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511238.14/cwt220.00–250.001,2177
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535193.91/cwt170.00–215.001,0374
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564244.58/cwt244.00–247.001,3797
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574190.11/cwt170.00–200.001,0914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577235.30/cwt222.00–241.001,35814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609240.74/cwt238.00–244.001,46613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609221.31/cwt205.00–230.001,34817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667224.25/cwt210.00–235.001,49621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706201.98/cwt190.00–210.001,4265
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738147.46/cwt135.00–160.001,0882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added762219.20/cwt219.00–220.001,6705
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775198.67/cwt180.00–210.001,5408
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6771
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863189.86/cwt180.00–200.001,6382
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223218.76/cwt205.00–230.004882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267233.84/cwt220.00–255.006247
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328234.96/cwt220.00–250.007714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt170.00–210.006372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers350–400Medium 3363110.17/cwt105.00–115.004002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368162.55/cwt160.00–165.005982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369232.02/cwt220.00–242.0085613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374195.19/cwt170.00–210.007305
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425152.53/cwt150.00–155.006482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426234.57/cwt215.00–245.0099914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428183.39/cwt170.00–200.007853
Heifers450–500Medium 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476219.35/cwt200.00–235.001,04420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523177.12/cwt170.00–185.009269
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530203.43/cwt190.00–217.001,07812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536223.53/cwt222.00–235.001,1988
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571203.49/cwt182.00–213.001,16212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580164.52/cwt140.00–177.009546
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610172.35/cwt170.00–177.001,0513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632201.50/cwt185.00–210.001,27320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3636
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673189.02/cwt170.00–200.001,2727
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added727204.33/cwt200.00–207.001,4853
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738192.58/cwt177.00–196.001,4219
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1869143.76/cwt130.00–160.001,2496
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added895184.50/cwt182.00–187.001,6512
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added910185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930150.22/cwt134.00–165.001,3974
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970161.67/cwt152.00–175.001,5684
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added975182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7752
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025165.97/cwt150.00–185.001,7015
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220295.00/cwt295.00–295.006491
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2243210.10/cwt200.00–220.005112
Bulls250–300Medium 2270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272259.65/cwt235.00–275.007065
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324258.55/cwt240.00–285.0083815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365215.02/cwt200.00–225.007854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384252.77/cwt235.00–270.009718
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429247.31/cwt230.00–265.001,06114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430205.17/cwt190.00–220.008822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433150.03/cwt145.00–155.006502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471244.84/cwt230.00–262.001,15314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478156.90/cwt130.00–170.007503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479205.91/cwt180.00–225.0098610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521188.67/cwt170.00–200.009834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526226.84/cwt207.00–240.001,19315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563139.66/cwt137.00–142.007863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565180.00/cwt160.00–200.001,0174
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577219.89/cwt202.00–232.001,2698
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620154.85/cwt145.00–170.009603
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623202.38/cwt187.00–220.001,2618
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671194.94/cwt177.00–200.001,3085
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675160.58/cwt155.00–167.001,0843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720195.69/cwt195.00–197.001,4093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720130.56/cwt120.00–147.009404
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782152.70/cwt150.00–154.001,1946
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858159.51/cwt157.00–162.001,3692
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Medium 327090.00/cwt90.00–90.002431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153140.01/cwt134.00–142.001,6144
Bulls——1,506159.32/cwt150.00–165.002,3999
Bulls——1,895171.05/cwt169.00–173.003,2414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81062.69/cwt50.00–70.0050813
Cows—Lean 85-90%871111.28/cwt101.00–117.0096913
Cows—Lean 85-90%89285.87/cwt79.00–94.007668
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042120.59/cwt118.00–123.001,2575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167134.63/cwt121.00–141.001,57141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268146.28/cwt143.00–150.001,8556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,644127.42/cwt124.00–130.002,0955
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28891,713.92/head1,200.00–2,250.001,7144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.