Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Special comment: Around 62 head of consignment calves from reputable producers, selling in groups consisting of steers and heifers, with some that were pre-conditioned, weaned, mostly black hided, and vaccinated.

19 head Sheep: 40.00- 180.00 ; 41 head Goats: 15.00- 180.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 225.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.44/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.08 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$240.44

89 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$102.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

vs NC average

−26.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	242.06	1,285	87
Medium and Large 2	590	200.00	1,180	1thin
Medium and Large 3	590	140.00	826	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.06/cwt here — about $459 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

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 sale89 hd

240.44

—

NC average9 barns · 280 hd

234.63

+5.81

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−26.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−121.08

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	1,652	166.54	2,752	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	137.25	1,747	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	136.00	2,407	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	107.68	1,097	71

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)	1,110	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	857	$1,210	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,709	5

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.63/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	242.25/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	214.36/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	168.18/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	238.30/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,020	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	217.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	196.41/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	254.67/cwt	245.00–270.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	201.66/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	266.36/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	543	282.62/cwt	279.50–288.50	1,535	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	283.49/cwt	270.00–305.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	255.04/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	230.86/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,327	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	238.44/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	258.30/cwt	256.50–262.00	1,297	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	265.93/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	226.67/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	316.90/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,464	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,721.33/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,487.82/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	296.54/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,269	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	240.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	245.10/cwt	230.00–265.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	234.04/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,217	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	244.50/cwt	230.00–270.00	927	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.51/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	214.12/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,325	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	177.34/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	263.90/cwt	240.00–280.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	264.74/cwt	247.00–287.00	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.36/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,294	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.97/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,408	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	235.86/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	217.63/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	999	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	277.91/cwt	265.00–295.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	290.07/cwt	270.00–320.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	197.70/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	261.55/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,119	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	176.71/cwt	172.00–183.00	3,331	5
Bulls	—	—	1,536	161.45/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,480	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	135.59/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,704	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	152.21/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,154	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	67.44/cwt	50.00–76.00	548	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	252.09/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	270.08/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,167	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	708	127.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	902	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	118.10/cwt	103.00–125.00	1,288	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	91.35/cwt	85.00–100.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	264.79/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,255	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,045	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	171.07/cwt	150.00–190.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	188.31/cwt	160.00–200.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	190.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	151.48/cwt	140.00–165.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	183.01/cwt	170.00–195.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	211.47/cwt	190.00–225.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	291.76/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,065	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	211.92/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	209.99/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	227.72/cwt	210.00–240.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	899	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	284.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	238.47/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	211.71/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,210.17/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,210	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	243.23/cwt	235.00–250.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	231.55/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	213.75/cwt	200.00–220.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	246.49/cwt	235.00–255.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	186.09/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	222.04/cwt	210.00–235.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	193.75/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	238.14/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	210.18/cwt	200.00–227.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	193.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 910Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 186Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 5

19 head Sheep: 40.00- 180.00 ; 41 head Goats: 15.00- 180.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	245.00–255.00	250.07
8	250–300	272	245.00–270.00	254.67
4	300–350	326	230.00–265.00	245.10
13	350–400	379	230.00–270.00	244.50
19	400–450	428	227.00–260.00	238.30
15	450–500	471	230.00–255.00	240.70
33	500–550	520	215.00–247.00	234.04
18	550–600	575	222.00–242.00	230.86
16	600–650	619	200.00–232.00	214.12
6	650–700	673	205.00–222.00	214.36
9	700–750	715	182.00–210.00	201.66
2	800–850	825	158.00–178.00	168.18
1	850–900	890	137.00	137.00
1	900–950	905	134.00	134.00
1	950–1000	990	177.00	177.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	432	267.00–273.00	270.08
26	450–500	474	260.00–267.00	264.79
25	500–550	502	256.50–262.00	258.30
11	550–600	557	247.50	247.50
9	600–650	604	238.00–242.00	238.44
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	195.00	195.00
1	250–300	250	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	328	150.00–190.00	171.07
2	350–400	370	170.00–195.00	183.01
4	400–450	418	140.00–165.00	151.48
2	450–500	463	185.00–195.00	190.03
1	550–600	590	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	645	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	665	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	220.00–235.00	229.82
2	250–300	270	210.00–235.00	222.04
8	300–350	333	200.00–220.00	213.75
4	350–400	374	200.00–227.00	210.18
9	400–450	417	190.00–225.00	211.47
5	450–500	472	210.00–220.00	214.84
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	675	182.00–190.00	186.09
1	750–800	770	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	277	270.00–305.00	283.49
2	300–350	328	270.00–300.00	284.20
3	350–400	365	285.00–295.00	291.76
23	400–450	428	275.00–305.00	296.54
11	450–500	463	260.00–297.00	266.36
14	500–550	518	245.00–277.00	265.93
6	550–600	573	245.00–267.00	257.63
17	600–650	641	240.00–270.00	252.09
7	650–700	668	242.00–267.00	255.04
5	700–750	723	230.00–255.00	242.25
8	750–800	777	210.00–237.00	226.67
3	800–850	818	215.00–220.00	217.37
3	850–900	868	192.00–202.00	196.41
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	462	309.00–320.00	316.90
33	500–550	543	279.50–288.50	282.62
5	650–700	653	271.00	271.00
5	850–900	899	216.50	216.50
5	950–1000	999	207.00	207.00
3	1000–1050	1,045	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
3	350–400	385	235.00–255.00	246.49
6	400–450	433	220.00–265.00	238.14
3	450–500	490	225.00–245.00	238.47
3	500–550	510	230.00–232.00	230.69
1	550–600	575	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	185.00–202.00	193.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
2	400–450	440	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	270.00–320.00	290.07
5	300–350	318	265.00–295.00	277.91
7	350–400	370	240.00–280.00	263.90
8	400–450	428	245.00–275.00	261.55
7	450–500	461	247.00–287.00	264.74
20	500–550	523	230.00–262.00	247.36
13	550–600	570	230.00–267.00	246.97
5	600–650	620	227.00–260.00	241.51
10	650–700	673	220.00–260.00	235.86
6	700–750	724	200.00–240.00	217.63
4	750–800	765	190.00–201.00	197.70
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	940	170.00–185.00	177.34
1	950–1000	955	167.00	167.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	426	160.00–200.00	188.31
4	450–500	479	190.00–200.00	193.75
2	550–600	558	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	325	235.00–250.00	243.23
6	400–450	422	210.00–240.00	227.72
9	450–500	479	210.00–240.00	231.55
3	500–550	520	200.00–225.00	211.92
7	550–600	575	190.00–225.00	211.71
4	600–650	606	195.00–220.00	209.99
1	700–750	720	147.00	147.00
1	750–800	790	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	708	120.00–135.00	127.47

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	2	—	920	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,721.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,487.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,210.17

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	172.00–183.00	176.71
10	—	1,536	153.00–167.00	161.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,257	126.00–145.00	135.59
8	—	1,415	146.00–166.00	152.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	813	50.00–76.00	67.44
4	—	1,081	126.00–128.00	126.68
47	—	1,091	103.00–125.00	118.10
10	—	859	85.00–100.00	91.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	136.00	136.00

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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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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