Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 110.00; 6 head Goats: 65.00 -200.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.46/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.06 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$239.46

62 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$118.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs NC average

−27.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	252.16	1,368	53
Medium and Large 2	553	179.97	994	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	134.01	737	3thin

One grade step is worth $118.15/cwt here — about $631 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.93, low $315.72, median $361.52 across 30 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 sale62 hd

239.46

—

NC average8 barns · 454 hd

244.80

−5.34

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−27.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−122.06

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,538	147.20	2,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	135.91	1,701	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	101.27	1,034	39

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$1,393	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,286	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,938	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	157.22/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,898	6
Bulls	—	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	141.72/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,793	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	129.16/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,550	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	144.50/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,903	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	117.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,167	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	260.15/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,501	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	291.40/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,384	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	232.73/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	208.34/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	302.85/cwt	270.00–330.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	252.30/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,325	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	232.27/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	193.41/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	216.75/cwt	205.00–230.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	236.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,019	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	225.23/cwt	200.00–240.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	247.32/cwt	242.00–255.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	233.38/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	245.78/cwt	220.00–260.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,393.27/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,663.40/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	242.39/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	319.30/cwt	295.00–342.00	1,517	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	285.14/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	317.75/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,354	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,213.20/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,285.61/head	975.00–1,650.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	342	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	271.36/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	279.76/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,718	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	259.51/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	338.56/cwt	325.00–352.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	277.80/cwt	255.00–305.00	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	338.55/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	357.26/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	172.36/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,311	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	222.58/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	283.13/cwt	250.00–305.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	196.16/cwt	170.00–222.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	303.46/cwt	270.00–311.00	1,584	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	249.47/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,412	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	317.93/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,008	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	299.47/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,111	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	237.63/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	282.14/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,191	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	162.42/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.51/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	234.01/cwt	215.00–267.50	1,439	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	238.77/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	317.31/cwt	285.00–355.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	191.56/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	208.81/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	264.25/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,271	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	203.45/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	65.71/cwt	60.00–70.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	87.75/cwt	80.00–92.00	847	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	109.66/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	297.63/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,256	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	273.03/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,412	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	325.91/cwt	295.00–350.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	190.40/cwt	160.00–201.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	164.92/cwt	150.00–180.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	167.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	152.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	166.52/cwt	155.00–175.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	178.23/cwt	155.00–200.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	177.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	220.76/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	230.31/cwt	210.00–250.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1

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 →

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Wed Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 563Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 130Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 41

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 110.00; 6 head Goats: 65.00 -200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	345	195.00	195.00
2	350–400	390	170.00	170.00
2	450–500	465	155.00–200.00	178.23
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	227	295.00–350.00	325.91
7	250–300	276	270.00–330.00	302.85
17	300–350	317	270.00–345.00	317.93
26	350–400	371	270.00–340.00	299.47
20	400–450	422	270.00–335.00	297.63
12	450–500	475	260.00–320.00	291.40
16	500–550	517	250.00–300.00	273.03
17	550–600	577	235.00–280.00	260.15
15	600–650	615	235.00–272.00	257.51
12	650–700	667	225.00–252.00	238.77
6	700–750	722	180.00–225.00	208.81
5	750–800	782	200.00–215.00	208.34
4	800–850	812	160.00–201.00	190.40
2	850–900	873	187.00–220.00	203.45
1	950–1000	960	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	320	210.00–250.00	230.31
5	350–400	389	220.00–260.00	245.78
5	400–450	430	235.00–240.00	236.98
4	450–500	468	210.00–250.00	232.27
2	500–550	540	220.00–247.00	233.38
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
13	250–300	272	255.00–305.00	277.80
9	300–350	332	250.00–305.00	283.13
12	350–400	371	250.00–295.00	271.36
43	400–450	422	250.00–305.00	282.14
30	450–500	481	245.00–285.00	264.25
29	500–550	525	220.00–262.00	252.30
23	550–600	566	220.00–270.00	249.47
12	600–650	615	215.00–267.50	234.01
7	650–700	682	205.00–245.00	232.73
5	700–750	716	217.00–224.00	222.58
3	750–800	768	170.00–225.00	191.56
2	800–850	815	150.00–175.00	162.50
4	850–900	868	152.00–172.00	162.42
1	900–950	900	157.00	157.00
1	950–1000	980	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	210.00	210.00
4	250–300	271	200.00–240.00	225.23
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	382	205.00–230.00	216.75
2	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	235.00
10	450–500	463	212.00–235.00	220.76
3	500–550	535	185.00–210.00	193.41
3	550–600	570	155.00–175.00	166.52
2	600–650	610	170.00	170.00
3	650–700	683	140.00–145.00	143.30
1	700–750	730	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	342	330.00	330.00
15	400–450	415	316.00	316.00
2	450–500	465	317.00	317.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	175.00	175.00
4	250–300	276	145.00–160.00	152.69
1	300–350	305	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	370	170.00–185.00	177.30
2	400–450	410	160.00–175.00	167.68
2	450–500	493	150.00–180.00	164.92
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	558	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	600–650	625	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	357	242.00–255.00	247.32
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	244.81
2	500–550	518	235.00–250.00	242.39
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	285.00–355.00	317.31
7	250–300	273	325.00–352.00	338.56
8	300–350	321	325.00–355.00	338.55
14	350–400	358	320.00–365.00	357.26
19	400–450	426	300.00–345.00	317.75
32	450–500	475	295.00–342.00	319.30
26	500–550	522	270.00–311.00	303.46
10	550–600	579	270.00–300.00	285.14
10	600–650	614	270.00–287.00	279.76
7	650–700	685	255.00–272.00	259.51
7	700–750	725	220.00–247.00	237.63
1	750–800	775	217.00	217.00
2	800–850	830	170.00–222.00	196.16
1	900–950	930	212.00	212.00
3	1050–1100	1,058	164.00–182.00	172.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	620	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,843	150.00–161.00	157.22
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,265	132.00–149.00	141.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,200	120.00–136.00	129.16
33	—	1,317	138.00–159.00	144.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	116.00–120.00	117.19
4	—	929	60.00–70.00	65.71
10	—	965	80.00–92.00	87.75
16	—	1,094	102.00–115.00	109.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	928	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,393.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	925	975.00–1,650.00	1,285.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,663.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,213.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,050.00	2,050.00

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Norwood Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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