Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-11-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 6
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 427▲ 93 vs year ago 435 · +21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 125▲ 33 vs year ago 110 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

27 head Sheep: 30.00 - 195.00; 12 head Goats: 30.00 -180.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.40/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.25 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$201.40
74 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.56
vs NC average
−56.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543212.531,15354
Medium and Large 2531176.0093417thin
Medium and Large 3535145.097763thin
One grade step is worth $67.43/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale74 hd
201.40
—
NC average9 barns · 319 hd
200.84
+0.56
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−56.99
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−149.25
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—Average1,631134.162,18812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241122.171,51653
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504118.591,7847thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,073105.131,12852

Every lot

110 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279284.35/cwt270.00–300.007934
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310232.54/cwt230.00–235.007212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326278.33/cwt250.00–300.009079
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369239.83/cwt220.00–260.008857
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420241.87/cwt230.00–250.001,0165
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421180.00/cwt170.00–200.007585
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475246.83/cwt225.00–265.001,1726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475192.63/cwt180.00–205.009152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475152.53/cwt150.00–155.007252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508175.02/cwt170.00–180.008892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525249.24/cwt237.00–260.001,30916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558167.51/cwt165.00–170.009352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578239.38/cwt235.00–250.001,3849
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603208.54/cwt200.00–217.001,2572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635172.50/cwt170.00–175.001,0952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673231.18/cwt220.00–244.001,55610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673176.63/cwt170.00–190.001,1893
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740214.62/cwt200.00–222.001,5883
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772229.47/cwt205.00–235.001,77215
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813208.93/cwt201.00–217.001,6992
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3861
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220182.39/cwt180.00–185.004012
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275215.00/cwt215.00–215.005912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324225.17/cwt210.00–245.007306
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329200.00/cwt200.00–200.006584
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377201.52/cwt180.00–210.007607
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382225.12/cwt215.00–240.008605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420230.20/cwt220.00–238.0096716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427186.97/cwt180.00–200.007985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468217.75/cwt197.00–240.001,01920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470153.28/cwt150.00–155.007203
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478184.24/cwt170.00–205.008816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519177.05/cwt170.00–187.0091913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520142.64/cwt135.00–150.007422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525213.85/cwt195.00–230.001,12333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569172.57/cwt160.00–180.009824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570210.45/cwt195.00–222.001,20021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620202.41/cwt182.00–210.001,25516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623119.82/cwt115.00–125.007462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628172.57/cwt170.00–175.001,0842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672199.85/cwt180.00–219.001,34311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675146.69/cwt140.00–150.009903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713205.58/cwt182.00–221.001,4669
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718158.91/cwt130.00–170.001,1416
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772180.22/cwt140.00–219.001,3917
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822155.68/cwt145.00–172.001,2803
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858179.96/cwt165.00–195.001,5442
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2887127.31/cwt122.00–130.001,1293
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968138.55/cwt132.00–145.001,3412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270254.72/cwt250.00–260.006882
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273223.22/cwt210.00–230.006095
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318175.12/cwt170.00–180.005572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322252.98/cwt240.00–270.008157
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372275.12/cwt240.00–299.001,02313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375169.87/cwt160.00–180.006372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383223.18/cwt200.00–235.008558
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421216.03/cwt210.00–230.009095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425165.53/cwt150.00–180.007042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428255.78/cwt240.00–277.001,0959
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460137.42/cwt130.00–145.006322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484246.74/cwt220.00–256.001,19421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485196.86/cwt180.00–210.009555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512193.25/cwt170.00–210.009899
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524154.90/cwt150.00–165.008124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533248.51/cwt242.00–257.001,32513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565134.73/cwt120.00–150.007612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571167.51/cwt150.00–180.009564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576217.29/cwt200.00–235.001,2529
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615164.57/cwt150.00–182.001,0125
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615134.88/cwt130.00–140.008302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624226.69/cwt220.00–232.001,4156
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666212.08/cwt187.00–224.001,41210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678165.35/cwt145.00–177.001,1215
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2724128.51/cwt120.00–137.009304
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725186.40/cwt170.00–208.001,3517
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1757193.35/cwt180.00–200.001,4643
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810162.47/cwt150.00–182.001,3163
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1917164.62/cwt147.00–175.001,5103
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1958150.95/cwt145.00–157.001,4462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,285118.51/cwt115.00–121.001,5234
Bulls——1,804141.99/cwt132.00–145.002,5618
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95192.56/cwt88.00–98.008806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02973.19/cwt64.00–78.007534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091108.55/cwt100.00–115.001,18435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114117.04/cwt116.00–118.001,3047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241122.17/cwt113.00–132.001,51653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504118.59/cwt112.00–128.001,7847

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.