Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-12-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 11
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 512▼ 160 vs year ago 490 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 151▼ 22 vs year ago 155 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 25 vs year ago 5 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Sheep: 70.00 -185.00; 12 head Goats: 40.00 -210.00: 22 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 $220.68/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.97 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$220.68
22 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$541
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$101.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.21
vs NC average
−59.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537236.711,27015thin
Medium and Large 2542194.881,0566thin
Medium and Large 3540135.007291thin
One grade step is worth $101.71/cwt here — about $541 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 sale22 hd
220.68
—
NC average8 barns · 218 hd
231.89
−11.21
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−59.62
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−129.97
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—Average1,609139.822,25012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216117.681,43133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578112.911,7827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01994.3396146

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)1,220$1,9482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$1,4658
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,3554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,23816

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3205180.00/cwt170.00–190.003692
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268313.32/cwt300.00–325.008402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318329.06/cwt310.00–355.001,0464
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383333.51/cwt322.00–341.001,2773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413321.41/cwt290.00–335.001,3274
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470314.30/cwt306.00–325.001,4776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525287.87/cwt270.00–305.001,5114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576275.25/cwt262.00–290.001,5857
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627264.17/cwt242.00–274.001,65613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667256.94/cwt242.00–263.001,71412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733237.31/cwt235.00–240.001,7393
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210140.95/cwt120.00–160.002962
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224256.82/cwt235.00–275.005754
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265261.67/cwt235.00–280.006934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334252.69/cwt235.00–290.008447
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363212.69/cwt200.00–220.007724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378255.89/cwt235.00–275.0096711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415224.75/cwt215.00–230.009335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417263.93/cwt240.00–280.001,10114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471256.28/cwt235.00–277.001,20715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476214.91/cwt200.00–220.001,0234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517203.23/cwt200.00–210.001,0513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520242.47/cwt225.00–255.001,26110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567186.53/cwt170.00–200.001,0583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570225.20/cwt210.00–241.001,2845
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618217.44/cwt200.00–232.001,3445
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663200.14/cwt180.00–217.001,3278
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714194.21/cwt170.00–206.001,3874
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840134.63/cwt125.00–142.001,1313
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860152.17/cwt137.00–167.001,3092
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220285.00/cwt285.00–285.006271
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276282.79/cwt270.00–295.007815
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283251.35/cwt220.00–270.007113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325316.39/cwt280.00–345.001,0289
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375304.96/cwt270.00–330.001,14411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418179.97/cwt175.00–185.007522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425302.06/cwt270.00–322.001,28420
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443239.96/cwt220.00–250.001,0633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467301.86/cwt270.00–315.001,41012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471228.60/cwt200.00–250.001,0775
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530247.19/cwt232.00–270.001,31012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566235.56/cwt225.00–250.001,3338
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615222.66/cwt200.00–235.001,36910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,3492
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734204.21/cwt200.00–210.001,4994
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750188.50/cwt180.00–197.001,4142
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1816198.36/cwt192.00–200.001,6195
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8061
Bulls——1,613142.08/cwt129.00–150.002,29211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82467.33/cwt55.00–75.005558
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04387.16/cwt80.00–92.0090910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069104.25/cwt96.00–110.001,11427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160135.85/cwt134.00–138.001,5762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220116.51/cwt110.00–124.001,42131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578112.91/cwt107.00–119.001,7827
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,355.10/head750.00–1,700.001,3554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29861,464.74/head750.00–2,350.001,4658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,948.16/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,715.87/head2,350.00–3,050.002,7162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,925.05/head1,600.00–2,600.001,9254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,268.18/head1,200.00–2,750.002,26810

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.