Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

13 head Sheep: 100.00 -255.00; 28 head Goats: 30.00 -285.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 40.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.39/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.12 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$209.39

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$91.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs NC average

−31.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	224.08	1,224	30
Medium and Large 2	541	188.92	1,022	14thin
Medium 2	553	132.50	732	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.58/cwt here — about $492 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 sale46 hd

209.39

—

NC average8 barns · 205 hd

206.61

+2.79

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−31.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−152.12

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	1,612	148.57	2,395	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	134.67	1,666	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	130.68	1,986	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	113.82	1,183	40

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)	1,145	$1,779	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$1,915	6

Every lot, as filed

103 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	450–500	478	231.00/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,104	11
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	209.53/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	192.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	177.12/cwt	157.00–187.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	183.75/cwt	170.00–195.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	185.64/cwt	170.00–205.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	227.98/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,195	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	238.36/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,025	15
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.61/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,412	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	246.32/cwt	225.00–260.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	196.64/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	243.11/cwt	210.00–249.00	1,510	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	230.75/cwt	205.00–242.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	205.75/cwt	195.00–215.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	266.51/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,274	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	286.40/cwt	255.00–320.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	217.43/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	213.46/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	285.74/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	199.15/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	241.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	211.52/cwt	197.00–225.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	217.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	202.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	204.93/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	159.50/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,220	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	211.59/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	240.15/cwt	225.00–250.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	116.40/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,286	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	130.68/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,986	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	151.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,260	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	133.14/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,615	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	127.41/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,238	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,182	117.55/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	97.11/cwt	90.00–101.00	858	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	149.91/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,511	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	169.14/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,061	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,312.50/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,287.52/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,288	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,779.18/head	850.00–2,450.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	206.01/cwt	197.00–215.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	192.17/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	229.40/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	182.02/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	241.97/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	230.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	190.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	174.49/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	213.17/cwt	200.00–225.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	188.06/cwt	170.00–205.00	976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	251.50/cwt	245.00–255.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	203.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	218.97/cwt	202.00–232.00	1,259	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	198.11/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,042	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	204.85/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,286	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	173.35/cwt	162.00–185.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	221.63/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	178.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	213.74/cwt	200.00–225.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	172.98/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	263.45/cwt	250.00–290.00	988	7

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 488Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 111Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 25

13 head Sheep: 100.00 -255.00; 28 head Goats: 30.00 -285.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 40.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
5	250–300	272	225.00–260.00	246.32
2	300–350	340	235.00–255.00	245.00
9	350–400	377	245.00–255.00	251.50
15	400–450	430	225.00–250.00	238.36
11	450–500	478	222.00–240.00	231.00
17	500–550	524	210.00–236.00	227.98
13	550–600	575	202.00–232.00	218.97
17	600–650	628	185.00–215.00	204.85
3	650–700	665	200.00–210.00	203.33
2	700–750	738	185.00–200.00	192.58
6	750–800	787	202.00–211.00	209.53
1	800–850	800	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	865	157.00–187.00	177.12
2	900–950	915	172.00–177.00	174.49
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	192.00–200.00	196.64
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	125.00	125.00
1	550–600	575	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	650	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	200.00–225.00	213.17
1	250–300	265	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	308	210.00–220.00	214.96
5	350–400	373	195.00–215.00	205.75
4	400–450	434	170.00–195.00	183.75
8	450–500	477	170.00–205.00	185.64
9	500–550	519	170.00–205.00	188.06
5	550–600	581	180.00–200.00	190.46
2	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	708	160.00–165.00	162.47
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	162.00–185.00	173.35
3	400–450	433	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	475	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	322	255.00–320.00	286.40
5	350–400	370	260.00–300.00	285.74
5	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
13	450–500	478	260.00–274.00	266.51
6	500–550	521	230.00–250.00	241.08
17	550–600	575	225.00–254.00	245.61
26	600–650	621	210.00–249.00	243.11
3	650–700	657	200.00–227.00	217.43
9	700–750	713	205.00–230.00	213.46
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
5	800–850	821	191.00–210.00	199.15
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	197.00–225.00	211.52
4	300–350	323	210.00–220.00	217.44
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	432	205.00–242.00	230.75
3	450–500	478	200.00–235.00	211.59
5	500–550	512	180.00–220.00	204.93
2	550–600	583	180.00–190.00	184.94
3	600–650	618	200.00–205.00	202.40
2	750–800	765	152.00–167.00	159.50
1	800–850	805	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	580	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	645	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
2	250–300	293	270.00–280.00	275.04
3	300–350	332	300.00–310.00	306.68
7	350–400	375	250.00–290.00	263.45
4	450–500	479	220.00–240.00	230.28
7	500–550	524	215.00–245.00	229.40
4	550–600	574	239.00–245.00	241.97
4	600–650	616	207.00–237.00	221.63
4	650–700	684	170.00–182.00	178.00
5	700–750	730	170.00–190.00	182.02
1	800–850	820	182.00	182.00
2	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	580	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	382	225.00–250.00	240.15
4	400–450	403	200.00–225.00	213.74
6	450–500	477	197.00–215.00	206.01
9	500–550	526	180.00–215.00	198.11
7	550–600	569	180.00–210.00	192.17
5	600–650	609	165.00–190.00	172.98
1	700–750	715	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	780	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,105	107.00–124.00	116.40
6	—	972	126.00–130.00	127.41
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
7	—	884	90.00–101.00	97.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	123.00–140.00	130.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	145.00–160.00	151.19
54	—	1,213	127.00–142.00	133.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	108.00–124.00	117.55
8	—	1,675	140.00–159.00	149.91
4	—	1,810	162.00–175.00	169.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,287.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	850.00–2,450.00	1,779.18

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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