Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 13
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 528▼ 122 vs year ago 546 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 143▼ 56 vs year ago 214 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%
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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 1.00 to 2.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Sheep: 160.00; 35 head Goats: 25.00 -185.00: 1 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $190.70/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.95 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$190.70
52 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.63
vs NC average
−74.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539206.131,11234
Medium and Large 2534167.1989214thin
Medium and Large 3557141.907914thin
One grade step is worth $64.23/cwt here — about $321 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 sale52 hd
190.70
—
NC average9 barns · 308 hd
202.33
−11.63
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−74.40
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−159.95
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—High1,603147.542,36514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,685127.352,1463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,296123.641,60281
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01496.4597843

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,5075
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,9752thin

Every lot

106 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323330.54/cwt320.00–340.001,0682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363219.79/cwt210.00–230.007982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375271.50/cwt260.00–295.001,0186
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418212.93/cwt200.00–227.008902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428282.60/cwt265.00–295.001,2104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,2922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473206.76/cwt200.00–220.009783
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518246.30/cwt235.00–260.001,2768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518208.45/cwt207.00–210.001,0802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563243.12/cwt220.00–262.001,36910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565204.91/cwt200.00–210.001,1582
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618241.72/cwt217.00–250.001,49413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678229.69/cwt217.00–233.001,5578
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723220.68/cwt220.00–222.001,5963
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823175.98/cwt175.00–177.001,4482
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233249.73/cwt225.00–270.005824
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277241.88/cwt230.00–265.0067011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319266.59/cwt250.00–280.0085010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328204.91/cwt180.00–215.006726
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333127.44/cwt120.00–135.004242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378259.41/cwt240.00–290.0098114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388177.45/cwt175.00–180.006892
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417237.99/cwt220.00–257.0099221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425194.77/cwt180.00–205.008287
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433135.43/cwt120.00–150.005862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468174.92/cwt165.00–195.008196
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470212.20/cwt190.00–232.0099721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485137.58/cwt130.00–145.006672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525165.04/cwt150.00–177.0086611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526205.04/cwt190.00–237.001,07924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563136.86/cwt120.00–150.007713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565175.06/cwt170.00–180.009893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571208.73/cwt190.00–220.001,19210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618210.00/cwt185.00–225.001,29810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618157.15/cwt140.00–175.009712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665117.56/cwt115.00–120.007822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674188.35/cwt175.00–197.001,2697
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723126.01/cwt125.00–127.009112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728154.53/cwt147.00–162.001,1252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2391
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818167.52/cwt165.00–170.001,3702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883153.52/cwt152.00–155.001,3562
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928143.46/cwt130.00–157.001,3312
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975137.93/cwt131.00–145.001,3452
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210217.00/cwt217.00–217.004561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267198.22/cwt195.00–200.005293
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275272.50/cwt250.00–295.007492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321204.94/cwt200.00–210.006584
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326291.86/cwt270.00–320.009516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367188.38/cwt170.00–200.006917
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369282.42/cwt250.00–315.001,0426
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385158.21/cwt130.00–185.006092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408152.61/cwt135.00–170.006232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426215.19/cwt200.00–225.009176
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428268.42/cwt240.00–290.001,1496
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468169.92/cwt165.00–175.007952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471242.04/cwt220.00–260.001,14010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474188.80/cwt170.00–210.008954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518175.45/cwt165.00–182.009095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535242.03/cwt227.00–255.001,29511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567216.00/cwt195.00–235.001,2259
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588175.02/cwt170.00–180.001,0292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616218.43/cwt210.00–225.001,3465
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628174.38/cwt170.00–180.001,0955
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663145.06/cwt130.00–160.009622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672201.21/cwt182.00–220.001,3527
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718176.25/cwt160.00–190.001,2654
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810164.97/cwt160.00–170.001,3362
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965172.47/cwt167.00–178.001,6642
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210159.51/cwt158.00–161.001,9302
Bulls——1,668145.55/cwt132.00–153.002,42812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91587.99/cwt82.00–94.0080512
Cows—Lean 85-90%93367.30/cwt58.00–78.006286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048115.47/cwt115.00–116.001,2104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088105.98/cwt100.00–114.001,15321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295123.01/cwt116.00–137.001,59378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685127.35/cwt125.00–130.002,1463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,507.21/head1,100.00–1,750.001,5075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.