Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol;

heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale will be held on November 14th, 2024

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $241.83/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −226.20 against this barn's trailing median of $468.03.

Average price

$241.83

132 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$121.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs NC average

−32.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	256.75	1,435	77
Medium and Large 1-2	556	228.24	1,270	36
Small 1	553	225.00	1,244	14thin
Medium 1-2	570	190.00	1,083	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	135.00	716	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.75/cwt here — about $720 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.17, low $390.26, median $468.03 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

241.83

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

237.35

+4.48

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−32.46

This barn, trailing median3 sales

468.03

−226.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

47 lots · USDA AMS · North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	224.32/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,871	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	235.62/cwt	229.00–236.50	1,746	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	260.71/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,220	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	562	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	16
Steers	Small 1	450–500	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	189.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	218.50/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,041	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	232.90/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,307	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,451	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	236.40/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	253.39/cwt	250.00–254.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	187.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	206.11/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,723	18
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	238.96/cwt	235.50–240.50	1,336	126
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	367	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	910	3
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	546	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	246.25/cwt	234.00–247.50	1,135	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	210.81/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	1,435	77
Steers	Small 1	650–700	654	220.60/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,443	5
Steers	Small 1	700–750	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	220.88/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,427	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	243.99/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,593	120
Steers	Small 1	550–600	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,089	3

How this sale compares

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Thu Sep 26, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Receipts 1,012Last week 1,256Year ago 1,222

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol;

heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale will be held on November 14th, 2024

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	292.00	292.00
3	350–400	378	288.00	288.00
34	450–500	468	258.00–262.00	260.71
77	550–600	559	256.75	256.75
120	650–700	653	234.00–245.00	243.99
101	700–750	741	229.00–236.50	235.62
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
80	800–850	834	218.00–225.50	224.32
16	900–950	934	215.00–219.00	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	200–250	237	237.00	237.00
2	400–450	423	253.00	253.00
7	450–500	468	227.00	227.00
13	500–550	548	220.00	220.00
23	550–600	561	210.00–239.00	232.90
28	600–650	635	228.50	228.50
4	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
16	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
14	550–600	553	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	654	220.00–221.00	220.60
1	700–750	735	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
3	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
3	600–650	618	180.00–195.00	189.95
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	250.00–254.00	253.39
38	450–500	461	234.00–247.50	246.25
7	500–550	533	236.00–239.00	236.40
126	550–600	559	235.50–240.50	238.96
110	600–650	646	220.00–222.00	220.88
1	650–700	670	218.00	218.00
52	700–750	740	221.00	221.00
5	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
18	800–850	836	206.00–207.00	206.11
5	900–950	928	185.00–190.00	187.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	231.00	231.00
5	600–650	634	210.00–214.00	210.81
5	700–750	734	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	248.00	248.00
10	400–450	445	246.50	246.50
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	546	240.50	240.50
5	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
2	700–750	740	202.00	202.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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