Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-12-18

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 18
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 330▲ 216 vs year ago 227 · +95.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 133▲ 44 vs year ago 97 · +45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 30▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 180.00; 11 head Goats: 20.00 -220.00; 2 head baby Calves: 150.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.77/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −114.88 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$235.77
48 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$653
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$125.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.13
vs NC average
−49.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553245.821,36141
Medium and Large 2558186.401,0396thin
Medium and Large 3590120.007081thin
One grade step is worth $125.82/cwt here — about $653 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
235.77
—
NC average9 barns · 248 hd
238.90
−3.13
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−49.18
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−114.88
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—Low1,470134.671,97918
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,322122.391,61865
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,556113.741,7707thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97493.6191238

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$1,4653thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,2322thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,1343thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255340.00/cwt340.00–340.008671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315220.32/cwt210.00–230.006942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324344.39/cwt310.00–373.001,1165
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353345.04/cwt310.00–390.001,2184
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422216.86/cwt210.00–230.009155
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434326.77/cwt300.00–360.001,4188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477299.95/cwt270.00–325.001,43115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487228.46/cwt210.00–240.001,1133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529290.32/cwt260.00–311.001,53619
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573281.99/cwt255.00–289.001,61624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615259.17/cwt250.00–267.001,5947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653251.98/cwt247.00–257.001,6452
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738242.00/cwt241.00–243.001,7862
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875217.93/cwt215.00–221.001,9072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223302.25/cwt270.00–320.006744
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270261.04/cwt247.50–275.007054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2302216.69/cwt200.00–230.006543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321259.28/cwt240.00–280.008328
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365220.25/cwt210.00–230.008045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371269.90/cwt260.00–280.001,0018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3387159.57/cwt120.00–180.006183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412231.66/cwt230.00–235.009543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415153.82/cwt120.00–190.006383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423276.99/cwt245.00–285.001,17221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474266.71/cwt230.00–285.001,26426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474156.97/cwt150.00–170.007445
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532248.39/cwt235.00–275.001,32119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569185.68/cwt170.00–200.001,0575
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572243.60/cwt227.00–262.001,39322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620169.64/cwt155.00–185.001,0522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629231.75/cwt225.00–240.001,4585
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660160.00/cwt140.00–180.001,0562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676217.75/cwt200.00–237.001,4724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719157.55/cwt150.00–170.001,1334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726213.90/cwt207.00–219.001,5537
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790112.00/cwt112.00–112.008851
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828130.36/cwt112.00–150.001,0793
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,6132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865132.94/cwt128.00–138.001,1502
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877202.71/cwt200.00–207.001,7783
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2965116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1191
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6921
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233309.89/cwt300.00–320.007222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269323.83/cwt310.00–350.008715
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285229.30/cwt210.00–250.006542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322188.91/cwt170.00–205.006085
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326336.91/cwt300.00–375.001,0988
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327239.60/cwt210.00–260.007835
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365155.62/cwt140.00–170.005682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367259.77/cwt240.00–270.009533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375328.54/cwt300.00–367.001,23213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422290.53/cwt270.00–320.001,2269
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428189.94/cwt180.00–200.008132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429247.33/cwt242.00–255.001,0614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469289.23/cwt270.00–327.001,35613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481227.32/cwt210.00–250.001,0934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485162.50/cwt150.00–175.007882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520219.96/cwt205.00–232.001,1446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521265.81/cwt250.00–290.001,38510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565240.95/cwt220.00–267.001,3617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567200.41/cwt180.00–210.001,1365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625188.20/cwt170.00–207.001,1762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626244.32/cwt215.00–265.001,5298
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3638117.35/cwt105.00–130.007492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671219.12/cwt190.00–242.001,4709
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675165.36/cwt145.00–180.001,1163
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,427134.24/cwt125.00–142.001,91613
Bulls——1,430114.77/cwt110.00–120.001,6412
Bulls——1,680149.80/cwt146.00–154.002,5173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
Cows—Lean 85-90%91166.48/cwt57.00–72.006066
Cows—Lean 85-90%96386.43/cwt80.00–96.0083212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004105.33/cwt99.00–114.001,05819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322122.39/cwt114.00–135.001,61865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556113.74/cwt108.00–122.001,7707
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,232.33/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,464.97/head1,350.00–1,650.001,4653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,375.95/head1,900.00–2,700.002,3762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.