Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

29 head Goats: 25.00- 250.00; 12 head Sheep: 15.00 - 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.43/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.09 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$210.43

48 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$86.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

vs NC average

−48.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	228.83	1,271	32
Medium and Large 2	567	197.62	1,121	9thin
Medium and Large 3	548	142.81	782	7thin

One grade step is worth $86.02/cwt here — about $488 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

210.43

—

NC average9 barns · 274 hd

220.21

−9.78

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−48.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−151.09

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	1,802	163.21	2,941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	141.22	1,718	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	137.01	2,117	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	112.01	1,079	26

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)	895	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,612	7

Every lot, as filed

97 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	450–500	473	262.72/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	272.65/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	298.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	268.21/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,126	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	227.78/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,287	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	165.96/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	264.62/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	259.27/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,478	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	244.52/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	292.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,193	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	275.84/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	261.94/cwt	245.00–275.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	227.12/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	214.67/cwt	200.00–219.00	2,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.83/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	149.98/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	241.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	136.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	256.05/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	233.36/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.66/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	265.70/cwt	245.00–285.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	219.75/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,369	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	310.59/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	212.39/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	148.24/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	233.21/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.05/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	315.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	217.67/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,589	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	75.52/cwt	70.00–80.00	682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	127.72/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,341	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	117.32/cwt	103.00–123.00	1,130	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	136.69/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,623	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	99.21/cwt	96.00–101.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	239.04/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	156.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	168.16/cwt	163.00–172.00	3,230	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	152.29/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	148.66/cwt	135.00–165.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	265.94/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	172.17/cwt	150.00–200.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	158.60/cwt	137.00–180.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	187.40/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	171.12/cwt	167.00–175.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	166.29/cwt	150.00–180.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	135.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,416.51/head	1,050.00–1,975.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	233.26/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,232	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	201.99/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	173.42/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	215.13/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	252.36/cwt	235.00–270.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	164.87/cwt	155.00–175.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	182.33/cwt	165.00–200.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	227.68/cwt	222.00–232.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	188.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,003	2

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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 437Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 144Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 2

29 head Goats: 25.00- 250.00; 12 head Sheep: 15.00 - 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	270.00–280.00	274.95
4	250–300	285	290.00–310.00	298.77
10	300–350	329	290.00–320.00	310.59
2	350–400	358	310.00–320.00	315.10
7	400–450	431	252.00–280.00	265.94
12	450–500	473	250.00–277.00	262.72
12	500–550	523	252.00–262.00	256.66
6	550–600	568	240.00–257.00	250.05
6	600–650	619	230.00–245.00	239.04
4	650–700	688	222.00–237.00	233.21
2	700–750	743	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	865	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	318	235.00–270.00	252.36
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	418	235.00–245.00	240.03
3	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	233.26
1	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
5	700–750	722	140.00–165.00	149.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
6	350–400	374	150.00–200.00	172.17
5	400–450	425	170.00–200.00	188.00
1	450–500	485	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	538	180.00–195.00	187.40
2	550–600	563	137.00–180.00	158.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	375	265.00–285.00	272.65
2	400–450	408	285.00–300.00	292.36
5	450–500	474	260.00–290.00	275.84
3	500–550	522	262.00–266.00	264.62
20	550–600	570	235.00–268.00	259.27
7	600–650	631	235.00–252.00	244.52
6	650–700	668	235.00–244.00	240.83
1	700–750	735	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	777	210.00–240.00	227.12
1	900–950	915	209.00	209.00
5	950–1000	980	200.00–219.00	214.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	338	250.00–260.00	255.04
1	350–400	390	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	167.00–175.00	171.12
2	350–400	390	155.00–175.00	164.87
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	230.00–245.00	241.23
4	300–350	321	245.00–285.00	265.70
13	350–400	380	245.00–275.00	261.94
16	400–450	420	252.00–280.00	268.21
12	450–500	474	237.00–265.00	256.05
6	500–550	513	220.00–241.00	233.36
26	550–600	565	215.00–243.00	227.78
6	600–650	623	212.00–226.00	219.75
6	650–700	673	200.00–232.00	212.39
3	700–750	730	213.00–227.00	217.67
5	750–800	751	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	830	160.00–172.00	165.96
4	850–900	879	140.00–158.00	148.24
2	900–950	923	150.00–154.00	152.02
3	950–1000	965	132.00–140.00	136.64
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	160.00	160.00
1	250–300	270	182.00	182.00
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
4	400–450	425	150.00–180.00	166.29
1	450–500	485	160.00	160.00
3	500–550	530	130.00–145.00	135.00
4	550–600	561	135.00–165.00	148.66
1	600–650	610	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	438	222.00–232.00	227.68
6	450–500	475	200.00–222.00	215.13
2	500–550	525	165.00–200.00	182.33
7	550–600	579	200.00–207.00	201.99
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	650	193.00	193.00
2	700–750	713	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	750–800	785	167.00–180.00	173.42

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	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	760	1,050.00–1,975.00	1,416.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	70.00–80.00	75.52
4	—	1,050	127.00–129.00	127.72
16	—	963	103.00–123.00	117.32
3	—	913	96.00–101.00	99.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,187	128.00–144.00	136.69
18	—	1,288	145.00–159.00	152.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	136.00–138.00	137.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,428	154.00–159.00	156.50
8	—	1,921	163.00–172.00	168.16

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle