Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Hogs; 18 head Goats: 50.00- 270.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 275.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.01/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.50 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$208.01

35 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$86.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.76

vs NC average

−61.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	221.05	1,189	25
Medium and Large 2	538	185.53	999	8thin
Medium and Large 3	560	135.00	756	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.05/cwt here — about $433 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 sale35 hd

208.01

—

NC average10 barns · 459 hd

238.78

−30.76

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−61.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−153.50

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	1,597	170.38	2,720	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	148.41	1,920	123
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	140.60	2,261	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	115.03	1,149	43

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)	1,241	$1,791	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,351	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	800–850	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	222.82/cwt	210.00–235.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,351.31/head	2,825.00–3,750.00	3,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,791.12/head	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,791	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	219.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	263.60/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	269.84/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.56/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	208.50/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	185.00/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	287.08/cwt	270.00–315.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	221.70/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	238.23/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,003	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	239.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	207.31/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	186.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	230.29/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	211.15/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	209.35/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	233.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	237.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	185.63/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	262.08/cwt	250.00–285.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	271.71/cwt	255.00–280.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	232.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	275.19/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	242.12/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,283	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	262.33/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,118	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	233.86/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	200.49/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	229.11/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	241.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,156	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	71.63/cwt	65.00–80.00	653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	140.60/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	161.17/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,155	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	116.67/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,131	16
Bulls	—	—	1,873	178.40/cwt	172.00–189.00	3,341	9
Bulls	—	—	1,348	163.16/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	213.20/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	209.66/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	208.11/cwt	195.00–220.00	880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	215.90/cwt	205.00–225.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	228.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	205.05/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	188.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.01/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	176.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	175.85/cwt	145.00–185.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	268.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	281.28/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	241.16/cwt	220.00–263.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	145.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	128.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,419	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	96.62/cwt	87.00–100.00	826	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	144.99/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,859	97
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	198.20/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	211.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	183.84/cwt	175.00–200.00	963	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 669Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 183Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 11

3 head Hogs; 18 head Goats: 50.00- 270.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	210.00–235.00	222.82
2	400–450	403	225.00–235.00	229.97
3	450–500	473	200.00–230.00	213.20
3	500–550	523	200.00–230.00	217.01
1	600–650	635	182.00	182.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	270.00–315.00	287.08
4	350–400	365	275.00–285.00	281.28
7	400–450	411	250.00–285.00	269.84
11	450–500	471	247.00–270.00	263.60
10	500–550	523	240.00–272.00	261.56
4	550–600	571	230.00–240.00	235.01
5	600–650	622	220.00–263.00	241.16
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	855	200.00–217.00	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	665	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	283	235.00–240.00	237.61
3	300–350	320	230.00–235.00	233.28
7	350–400	374	225.00–250.00	239.41
16	400–450	421	225.00–257.00	238.23
15	450–500	471	220.00–251.00	230.29
18	500–550	526	210.00–241.00	221.70
7	550–600	568	210.00–230.00	219.38
3	600–650	623	200.00–222.00	209.35
13	650–700	677	195.00–216.00	211.15
6	700–750	727	195.00–212.00	207.31
3	750–800	768	180.00–190.00	186.70
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	885	182.00–188.00	185.00
1	900–950	910	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	980	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	210.00	210.00
5	300–350	322	205.00–225.00	215.90
7	350–400	381	200.00–220.00	211.43
13	400–450	423	195.00–220.00	208.11
9	450–500	479	200.00–217.00	209.66
5	500–550	524	175.00–200.00	183.84
3	550–600	562	180.00–200.00	188.35
1	600–650	640	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	845	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	170.00–185.00	176.92
2	250–300	275	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	330	185.00	185.00
4	350–400	369	120.00–130.00	125.02
6	400–450	430	145.00–185.00	175.85
3	450–500	473	135.00–150.00	145.14
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	590	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	265.00–270.00	268.40
3	250–300	285	250.00–285.00	262.08
6	300–350	312	255.00–280.00	271.71
5	350–400	371	260.00–289.00	275.19
9	400–450	426	250.00–275.00	262.33
4	450–500	479	235.00–250.00	241.28
12	500–550	530	220.00–257.00	242.12
7	550–600	566	220.00–242.00	233.86
5	600–650	613	220.00–240.00	232.97
4	650–700	679	220.00–245.00	229.11
4	700–750	729	195.00–205.00	200.49
2	750–800	783	180.00–217.00	198.20
3	800–850	827	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	855	180.00–197.00	185.63
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	210.00	210.00
4	350–400	366	220.00–235.00	228.79
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	483	210.00–220.00	215.08
4	500–550	540	200.00–210.00	202.48
5	550–600	575	195.00–210.00	205.05
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	130.00	130.00
2	500–550	530	150.00–170.00	160.00
1	600–650	645	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	156.00	156.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,825.00–3,750.00	3,351.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,241	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,791.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	65.00–80.00	71.63
16	—	969	105.00–126.00	116.67
17	—	1,102	127.00–131.00	128.73
7	—	855	87.00–100.00	96.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	139.00–142.00	140.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,337	156.00–172.00	161.17
97	—	1,282	132.00–155.00	144.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,873	172.00–189.00	178.40
10	—	1,348	154.00–170.00	163.16

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