Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

10 head Sheep: 90.00 -255.00; 25 head Goats: 20.00 -160.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.78/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.74 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$213.78

67 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs NC average

−24.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	219.31	1,205	57
Medium and Large 2	561	182.26	1,023	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $183 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 sale67 hd

213.78

—

NC average9 barns · 376 hd

214.95

−1.17

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−24.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−147.74

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	1,630	159.60	2,601	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	131.88	1,555	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	130.19	2,013	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	110.65	1,130	85

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)	1,105	$1,421	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,081	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	836	$1,435	9

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	265.34/cwt	245.00–285.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	209.44/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	149.66/cwt	137.00–160.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	185.15/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	178.89/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	207.67/cwt	200.00–215.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	145.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	190.02/cwt	180.00–195.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	242.71/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,024	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	251.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	943	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	217.60/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,149	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	178.93/cwt	172.00–195.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	232.94/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,099	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	168.23/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	282.54/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	224.00/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	228.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	245.97/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	197.12/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	190.46/cwt	170.00–222.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	237.28/cwt	217.00–244.00	1,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	189.96/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,413	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	158.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	238.85/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,256	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	268.52/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	164.76/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	800–850	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	191.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	223.52/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,165	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	155.79/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	154.56/cwt	147.00–165.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	158.16/cwt	140.00–170.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	162.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,665	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	61.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	515	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	93.14/cwt	90.00–98.00	777	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	114.56/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,207	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	130.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,013	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	131.61/cwt	124.00–142.00	1,553	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	125.27/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,263	9
Bulls	—	—	1,215	136.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	174.83/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	164.13/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,849	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	780.26/head	675.00–875.00	780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	680	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,080.57/head	825.00–1,350.00	1,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,421.04/head	925.00–1,600.00	1,421	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,771.28/head	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	209.36/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,298	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	184.07/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,248	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	240.84/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,122	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	253.09/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,063	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	183.66/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	282.45/cwt	250.00–292.00	929	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	166.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	170.88/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	167.32/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	162.94/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	125.96/cwt	115.00–137.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	218.90/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,263	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	213.01/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,321	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	234.50/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	252.16/cwt	245.00–260.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	241.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	176.29/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,172	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	182.47/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	245.14/cwt	235.00–262.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	159.96/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	175.53/cwt	170.00–190.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	218.57/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,241	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	179.48/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	216.25/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,029	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	225.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	274.21/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,015	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,502	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

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

10 head Sheep: 90.00 -255.00; 25 head Goats: 20.00 -160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	290	245.00–285.00	265.34
2	300–350	335	290.00–295.00	292.57
8	350–400	373	272.00–295.00	282.54
9	400–450	418	255.00–290.00	268.52
5	450–500	485	230.00–265.00	245.97
11	500–550	526	220.00–244.00	238.85
24	550–600	575	217.00–244.00	237.28
3	600–650	618	220.00–235.00	228.97
3	650–700	672	170.00–222.00	190.46
14	700–750	744	170.00–195.00	189.96
2	750–800	763	170.00–200.00	185.15
4	800–850	806	202.00–212.00	209.44
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	682	234.00	234.00
8	700–750	721	222.00–228.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	410	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	450–500	475	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	578	180.00–215.00	197.12
6	600–650	626	180.00–200.00	191.66
4	650–700	679	162.00–170.00	164.76
2	700–750	720	150.00–167.00	158.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	333	200.00–215.00	207.67
2	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	473	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	517	180.00–195.00	190.02
7	550–600	580	172.00–195.00	178.93
2	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
5	650–700	657	137.00–160.00	149.66
2	750–800	763	140.00–152.00	145.90
1	800–850	825	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	480	140.00	140.00
2	600–650	613	115.00–137.00	125.96
1	650–700	655	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	278	245.00–260.00	252.16
5	300–350	314	235.00–262.00	245.14
19	350–400	375	240.00–265.00	251.46
19	400–450	422	230.00–251.00	242.71
22	450–500	472	220.00–250.00	232.94
30	500–550	528	200.00–230.00	217.60
23	550–600	577	200.00–227.00	218.90
14	600–650	620	192.00–225.00	213.01
10	650–700	665	165.00–187.00	176.29
6	700–750	715	150.00–182.00	167.32
3	750–800	772	170.00–195.00	182.47
4	800–850	823	162.00–187.00	178.89
3	850–900	873	150.00–170.00	159.96
1	900–950	925	147.00	147.00
4	950–1000	984	162.00–177.00	168.23
3	1000–1050	1,032	155.00–170.00	162.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	230.00–236.00	234.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	800	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
10	300–350	329	250.00–292.00	282.45
12	350–400	370	255.00–295.00	274.21
20	400–450	420	235.00–267.00	253.09
16	450–500	466	230.00–255.00	240.84
18	500–550	521	210.00–237.00	223.52
20	550–600	568	210.00–230.00	218.57
14	600–650	620	200.00–222.00	209.36
11	650–700	678	175.00–200.00	184.07
10	700–750	723	160.00–187.00	170.88
3	750–800	775	160.00–170.00	166.65
2	800–850	805	150.00–165.00	157.55
2	850–900	870	147.00–165.00	155.79
2	1000–1050	1,008	148.00–150.00	149.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	175.00	175.00
5	400–450	423	140.00–170.00	158.16
2	450–500	488	155.00–170.00	162.38
5	500–550	518	147.00–165.00	154.56
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	690	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
3	300–350	333	235.00–245.00	241.85
3	350–400	382	210.00–235.00	225.11
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
10	450–500	476	200.00–227.00	216.25
7	500–550	522	170.00–190.00	175.53
10	550–600	570	170.00–192.00	179.48
5	600–650	625	172.00–190.00	183.66
2	700–750	720	140.00–150.00	145.03
1	800–850	830	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	146.00–148.00	146.97
111	—	1,180	124.00–142.00	131.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	844	50.00–70.00	61.00
5	—	834	90.00–98.00	93.14
65	—	1,054	100.00–123.00	114.56
9	—	1,008	124.00–127.00	125.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,546	120.00–138.00	130.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	134.00–139.00	136.85
3	—	1,830	172.00–177.00	174.83
10	—	1,736	155.00–168.00	164.13

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	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	888	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,771.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	675.00–875.00	780.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	785	825.00–1,350.00	1,080.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	925.00–1,600.00	1,421.04

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

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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