Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Hogs; 10 head Sheep: 75.00 -150.00; 32 head Goats: 15.00 -220.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $189.39/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −172.13 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$189.39

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs NC average

−47.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	196.52	1,081	25
Medium and Large 2	521	167.11	871	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $211 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 sale33 hd

189.39

—

NC average9 barns · 297 hd

205.79

−16.40

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−47.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−172.13

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	1,661	142.54	2,367	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	120.86	1,410	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	118.68	1,768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	106.11	1,190	32

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)	1,540	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1Value Added	650–700	684	210.80/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	141.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	171.45/cwt	160.00–180.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	167.48/cwt	150.00–180.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	231.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	208.37/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	232.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	241.85/cwt	240.00–242.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	250.64/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	180.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	235.90/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	174.21/cwt	162.00–195.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	171.37/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	258.05/cwt	250.00–267.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	203.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	207.38/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	189.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	223.58/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	222.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	179.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	229.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	148.29/cwt	142.00–155.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	181.75/cwt	170.00–205.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	241.67/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	158.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	173.95/cwt	150.00–190.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	157.32/cwt	152.00–165.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	109.52/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,265	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	89.88/cwt	88.00–92.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	116.70/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,354	3
Bulls	—	—	1,348	113.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,535	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	118.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,768	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	120.40/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,403	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	63.79/cwt	52.00–70.00	560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	147.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,524	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	256.04/cwt	240.00–270.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	136.25/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	164.74/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	188.40/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	242.99/cwt	230.00–255.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	188.96/cwt	170.00–205.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	225.74/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,070	18
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	220.61/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,147	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	252.04/cwt	230.00–272.00	940	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	228.79/cwt	210.00–250.00	979	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	202.69/cwt	180.00–220.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	181.95/cwt	170.00–205.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	174.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	169.98/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	149.48/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	219.18/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	184.15/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	803	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	181.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	202.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,242	6
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	167.11/cwt	150.00–182.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	210.09/cwt	195.00–225.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	228.21/cwt	210.00–235.00	842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	152.30/cwt	137.00–170.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	215.92/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	233.49/cwt	220.00–242.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	204.14/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	180.92/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	192.10/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	136.50/cwt	128.00–145.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	194.61/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,430	3

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 594Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 213Year ago 342

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Hogs; 10 head Sheep: 75.00 -150.00; 32 head Goats: 15.00 -220.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	240.00–242.00	241.85
8	400–450	436	230.00–235.00	232.01
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
5	500–550	512	218.00	218.00
7	600–650	609	203.00–215.00	208.37
5	650–700	684	210.00–211.00	210.80
2	800–850	803	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	220.00–242.00	233.49
10	300–350	316	220.00–240.00	231.84
15	350–400	369	210.00–235.00	228.21
11	400–450	423	195.00–225.00	210.09
14	450–500	473	190.00–230.00	215.92
7	500–550	524	185.00–215.00	204.14
13	550–600	579	170.00–200.00	184.15
7	600–650	629	170.00–197.00	180.92
10	650–700	678	180.00–207.00	192.10
3	700–750	735	187.00–202.00	194.61
1	750–800	760	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	835	148.00	148.00
4	900–950	921	137.00–170.00	152.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	372	170.00–190.00	180.09
7	400–450	413	160.00–180.00	171.45
6	450–500	464	150.00–180.00	167.48
8	500–550	521	150.00–182.00	167.11
3	600–650	607	130.00–150.00	141.74
2	650–700	685	128.00–145.00	136.50
1	700–750	700	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	110.00	110.00
2	350–400	378	160.00–165.00	162.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	375	250.00–267.00	258.05
10	400–450	424	240.00–254.00	250.64
3	450–500	463	220.00–240.00	229.78
5	500–550	522	215.00–247.00	235.90
4	550–600	568	200.00–225.00	207.38
5	600–650	616	162.00–195.00	174.21
3	650–700	662	162.00–185.00	171.37
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	130.00	130.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	568	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	170.00–190.00	179.91
2	300–350	318	180.00–200.00	189.92
1	400–450	435	180.00	180.00
3	450–500	457	170.00–205.00	181.75
3	500–550	505	200.00–205.00	203.33
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	620	142.00–155.00	148.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	237.00–252.00	241.67
4	600–650	636	220.00–230.00	222.42
5	700–750	717	222.00–230.00	223.58
3	750–800	760	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	230.00–255.00	242.99
5	300–350	322	240.00–270.00	256.04
15	350–400	373	230.00–272.00	252.04
14	400–450	428	210.00–250.00	228.79
18	450–500	474	215.00–240.00	225.74
16	500–550	520	200.00–235.00	220.61
8	550–600	567	205.00–230.00	219.18
6	600–650	612	200.00–215.00	202.99
7	650–700	666	180.00–205.00	188.40
3	700–750	717	155.00–180.00	169.98
3	750–800	782	150.00–180.00	164.74
2	800–850	823	142.00–157.00	149.48
3	850–900	877	155.00–160.00	158.34
1	900–950	940	157.00	157.00
2	950–1000	975	120.00–152.00	136.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
3	300–350	320	170.00–180.00	174.33
6	350–400	366	180.00–220.00	202.69
8	400–450	425	170.00–205.00	188.96
3	450–500	473	170.00–205.00	181.95
5	500–550	516	150.00–190.00	173.95
5	550–600	577	170.00–185.00	181.05
3	600–650	615	152.00–165.00	157.32
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	130.00	130.00
1	400–450	445	117.00	117.00
1	500–550	535	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,155	103.00–115.00	109.52
2	—	888	88.00–92.00	89.88
3	—	1,160	116.00–118.00	116.70
2	—	878	52.00–70.00	63.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,490	114.00–123.00	118.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	135.00	135.00
31	—	1,165	115.00–127.00	120.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	110.00–119.00	113.84
12	—	1,713	140.00–155.00	147.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle