Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 head Sheep: 220.00; 3 head Goats: 155.00- 300.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.85/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.67 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$227.85

67 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$43.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs NC average

−39.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	236.94	1,288	53
Medium and Large 2	536	193.42	1,036	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $252 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.

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 sale67 hd

227.85

—

NC average8 barns · 290 hd

230.15

−2.30

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−39.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−133.67

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	—	Low	1,441	141.69	2,042	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	122.14	1,530	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	114.66	1,671	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	103.29	1,109	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,569	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,561	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,386	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,538	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,950	12

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	301.58/cwt	275.00–325.00	971	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	290.78/cwt	265.00–307.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	231.16/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	245.20/cwt	225.00–255.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,671	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,568.82/head	126.00–1,900.00	1,569	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,538.06/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	202.64/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	223.80/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	214.50/cwt	200.00–235.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	203.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	245.87/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	213.90/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	203.16/cwt	190.00–220.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	189.27/cwt	170.00–215.00	992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	231.56/cwt	220.00–250.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	216.30/cwt	200.00–230.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	248.29/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	169.37/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,439	142.36/cwt	128.00–149.00	2,049	11
Bulls	—	—	1,860	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	132.65/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	287.51/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,208	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,312	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	88.06/cwt	84.00–90.00	857	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	105.26/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,139	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	561	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	121.64/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,517	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	264.36/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	231.44/cwt	200.00–246.00	1,416	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	175.00/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	297.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	247.72/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	225.40/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	280.34/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	272.31/cwt	242.00–292.00	1,413	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	261.71/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	169.96/cwt	150.00–204.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	174.77/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	327.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	283.51/cwt	270.00–295.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	237.86/cwt	217.00–269.00	1,258	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	265.80/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	279.41/cwt	250.00–300.00	900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	307.94/cwt	270.00–340.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	265.09/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,124	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	251.44/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,182	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	242.98/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	235.55/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,333	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	1,835.81/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.52/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,473	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	294.60/cwt	255.00–302.00	1,414	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	298.52/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,137	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,560.90/head	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	277.81/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,070	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,162.76/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	292.38/cwt	257.00–303.00	1,248	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	274.84/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	277.72/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,608	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	224.81/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	246.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	930	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,978.85/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,979	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,385.91/head	950.00–1,650.00	1,386	6

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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 450Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 108Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 16Year ago 2

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

1 head Sheep: 220.00; 3 head Goats: 155.00- 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	377	240.00–250.00	246.73
3	400–450	423	220.00–250.00	231.56
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	520	215.00–235.00	224.81
4	550–600	554	200.00–235.00	223.80
1	600–650	600	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	675	200.00–210.00	204.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	270.00–340.00	307.94
8	300–350	337	300.00–340.00	327.58
4	350–400	381	285.00–315.00	298.52
28	400–450	427	257.00–303.00	292.38
45	450–500	480	255.00–302.00	294.60
31	500–550	525	250.00–292.00	280.52
38	550–600	579	260.00–290.00	277.72
18	600–650	631	250.00–282.00	274.84
13	650–700	665	247.00–277.00	265.80
11	700–750	719	225.00–247.00	242.98
2	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
4	250–300	274	290.00–305.00	297.63
9	300–350	322	275.00–325.00	301.58
7	350–400	377	265.00–307.00	290.78
12	400–450	420	270.00–310.00	287.51
13	450–500	464	270.00–305.00	280.34
18	500–550	519	242.00–292.00	272.31
13	550–600	575	235.00–275.00	261.71
16	600–650	619	235.00–275.00	264.36
5	650–700	667	220.00–265.00	247.72
2	750–800	770	225.00–237.00	231.16
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	990	160.00–190.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	510	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	374	225.00–255.00	245.20
2	400–450	435	235.00–257.00	245.87
3	450–500	472	235.00–255.00	248.29
7	500–550	529	197.50–230.00	213.90
2	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	225.02
2	600–650	635	185.00–220.00	202.64
1	750–800	755	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	205.00	205.00
3	300–350	337	200.00–235.00	214.50
3	350–400	378	200.00–230.00	216.30
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	458	190.00–220.00	203.16
10	500–550	524	170.00–215.00	189.27
4	550–600	565	200.00–215.00	203.78
1	600–650	635	175.00	175.00
3	650–700	670	150.00–187.00	169.37
1	700–750	710	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	135.00	135.00
2	300–350	330	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	350–400	365	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	495	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	275.00–285.00	279.95
4	250–300	281	270.00–295.00	283.51
9	300–350	322	250.00–300.00	279.41
16	350–400	385	240.00–295.00	277.81
31	400–450	424	230.00–290.00	265.09
42	450–500	470	225.00–272.00	251.44
32	500–550	529	217.00–269.00	237.86
21	550–600	566	227.00–246.00	235.55
23	600–650	612	200.00–246.00	231.44
6	650–700	668	200.00–239.00	225.40
4	700–750	723	150.00–204.00	169.96
4	750–800	770	162.00–187.00	174.77
1	800–850	825	130.00	130.00
1	850–900	875	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,439	128.00–149.00	142.36
1	—	1,860	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	114.00–115.00	114.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	132.00–134.00	132.65
84	—	1,247	110.00–130.00	121.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	113.00–115.00	113.99
5	—	973	84.00–90.00	88.06
27	—	1,082	97.00–112.00	105.26
1	—	905	62.00	62.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,168	126.00–1,900.00	1,568.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,167	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,560.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,008	950.00–1,650.00	1,385.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,178	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,538.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	909	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,835.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,162.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,026	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,978.85

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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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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