Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

54 head Sheep: 45.00 - 160.00; 27 head Goats: 35.00- 275.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.96/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.56 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$229.96

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$85.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs NC average

−40.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	235.36	1,278	55
Medium and Large 2	559	193.76	1,083	6thin
Medium and Large 3	540	150.00	810	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.36/cwt here — about $468 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 sale62 hd

229.96

—

NC average8 barns · 321 hd

232.17

−2.21

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−40.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−131.56

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	—	Average	1,653	158.74	2,624	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	130.06	1,653	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	115.20	1,673	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	874	95.33	833	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$908	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,443	8

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	250–300	287	313.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	281.23/cwt	265.00–307.00	1,319	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	290.62/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,215	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	250.76/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	225.94/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.68/cwt	235.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	174.11/cwt	157.00–191.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	184.74/cwt	160.00–199.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	168.96/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	212.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	247.11/cwt	214.00–262.00	1,164	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	201.42/cwt	200.00–207.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	263.46/cwt	240.00–285.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	228.79/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,327	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	190.42/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	249.94/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,662	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	204.52/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	245.58/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,174	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	299.53/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,117	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.25/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,442	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	214.80/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	258.01/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	165.04/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	171.04/cwt	157.00–185.00	1,698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	1,123.17/head	950.00–1,450.00	1,123	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	1,634.61/head	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	908.16/head	117.00–1,750.00	908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	158.74/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,624	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	109.15/cwt	107.00–111.00	991	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	84.54/cwt	78.00–90.00	731	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	125.60/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,493	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	139.24/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,004	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	115.20/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	96.63/cwt	92.00–102.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	239.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	300.53/cwt	270.00–320.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	327.31/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	216.54/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	250.42/cwt	227.00–275.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	278.32/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,770	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.22/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.29/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	251.73/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	132.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	293.63/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	290.73/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.92/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	230.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	271.23/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,570	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	321.92/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	289.71/cwt	262.00–303.00	1,553	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	257.13/cwt	235.00–274.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	187.63/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	203.87/cwt	185.00–220.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	162.97/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	238.56/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,252	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	253.41/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,052	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	140.20/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	220.04/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	150.91/cwt	129.00–166.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	206.06/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,523	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 629Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 139Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 65Year ago 7

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

54 head Sheep: 45.00 - 160.00; 27 head Goats: 35.00- 275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	310.00–320.00	313.31
9	300–350	326	270.00–320.00	300.53
11	350–400	373	285.00–315.00	299.53
9	400–450	418	270.00–310.00	290.62
9	450–500	469	265.00–307.00	281.23
5	500–550	522	245.00–275.00	258.01
18	550–600	565	235.00–277.00	255.25
8	600–650	628	230.00–270.00	250.76
18	650–700	665	220.00–265.00	249.94
9	700–750	716	200.00–240.00	225.94
6	750–800	774	205.00–227.00	214.80
8	800–850	828	170.00–212.00	190.42
2	850–900	853	150.00–180.00	165.04
3	900–950	925	160.00–199.00	184.74
2	950–1000	993	157.00–185.00	171.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	235.00–265.00	250.68
1	350–400	350	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	423	230.00–250.00	239.70
17	450–500	478	215.00–255.00	245.58
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	620	185.00–225.00	204.52
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	363	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	470	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	540	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	625	132.00–135.00	133.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
5	300–350	327	240.00–285.00	263.46
12	350–400	370	235.00–274.00	257.13
14	400–450	415	230.00–272.00	253.41
32	450–500	471	214.00–262.00	247.11
37	500–550	525	210.00–250.00	238.56
18	550–600	580	200.00–245.00	228.79
11	600–650	622	200.00–235.00	220.04
5	650–700	671	210.00–220.00	212.64
4	700–750	720	200.00–208.00	206.06
3	750–800	767	170.00–180.00	174.93
4	800–850	814	157.00–191.00	174.11
5	850–900	877	129.00–166.00	150.91
1	900–950	940	162.00	162.00
2	950–1000	955	162.00–176.00	168.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	225.00–235.00	230.16
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
4	400–450	428	185.00–220.00	203.87
5	450–500	478	200.00–207.00	201.42
2	500–550	535	205.00–207.00	206.02
4	550–600	571	180.00–195.00	187.63
4	600–650	618	140.00–180.00	162.97
5	700–750	726	127.00–150.00	140.20
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
2	800–850	805	128.00–137.00	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	227.00–275.00	250.42
3	400–450	433	235.00–265.00	251.73
5	450–500	473	235.00–265.00	248.22
2	500–550	530	237.00–252.00	244.29
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	300–350	335	315.00–340.00	327.31
7	350–400	370	300.00–340.00	321.92
8	400–450	429	280.00–315.00	293.63
9	450–500	478	270.00–310.00	290.73
37	500–550	536	262.00–303.00	289.71
33	550–600	579	245.00–287.00	271.23
22	600–650	636	255.00–283.00	278.32
9	650–700	660	257.00–275.00	270.92
1	700–750	725	212.00	212.00
4	800–850	829	212.00–218.00	216.54
1	900–950	925	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	990	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	950.00–1,450.00	1,123.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	851	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,634.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	117.00–1,750.00	908.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,653	146.00–167.00	158.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	908	107.00–111.00	109.15
7	—	865	78.00–90.00	84.54
5	—	852	92.00–102.00	96.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,189	114.00–134.00	125.60
17	—	1,439	135.00–153.00	139.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	108.00–121.00	115.20

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle