Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 head Sheep: 60.00 ; 6 head Goats: 55.00 -155.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.79/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.73 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$196.79

66 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$80.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs NC average

−55.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	207.95	1,133	54
Medium and Large 2	538	150.47	810	10thin
Medium and Large 3	558	127.00	708	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.95/cwt here — about $425 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 sale66 hd

196.79

—

NC average8 barns · 236 hd

199.84

−3.05

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−55.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−164.73

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	—	Average	1,483	141.96	2,106	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	122.45	1,487	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	110.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	943	99.14	935	35

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)	1,140	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,835	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	132.75/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	225.47/cwt	210.00–235.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	174.90/cwt	160.00–187.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	192.32/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	191.90/cwt	170.00–205.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	192.06/cwt	167.00–205.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	150.34/cwt	137.00–160.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	213	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	211.90/cwt	200.00–227.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	220.55/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,162	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	135.72/cwt	122.00–145.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	222.31/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	259.99/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	232.03/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	180.62/cwt	162.00–190.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	130.53/cwt	120.00–140.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	259.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	270.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	123.61/cwt	115.00–145.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	259.55/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,217	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	214.00/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	225.66/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,404	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	235.72/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	212.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	169.82/cwt	140.00–190.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	175.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	224.14/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	252.00/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	204.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	205.60/cwt	190.00–225.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	143.37/cwt	120.00–165.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	153.50/cwt	140.00–167.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	166.70/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	230.20/cwt	207.00–247.00	1,213	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	268.39/cwt	250.00–282.00	886	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	157.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	140.13/cwt	120.00–160.00	806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	122.45/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,487	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	65.52/cwt	60.00–73.00	666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	85.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	738	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	106.15/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,012	26
Bulls	—	—	1,443	141.41/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,041	16
Bulls	—	—	1,815	153.88/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,793	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,475.44/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,835.10/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	150.86/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	242.92/cwt	230.00–260.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	238.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,144	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	132.46/cwt	120.00–140.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	194.22/cwt	180.00–217.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	245.31/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,047	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	221.48/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	181.03/cwt	162.00–195.00	1,226	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	265.78/cwt	245.00–280.00	999	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	192.05/cwt	180.00–205.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	159.12/cwt	150.00–170.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	146.43/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	218.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,250	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	159.04/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	152.04/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	208.10/cwt	190.00–217.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	144.97/cwt	135.00–160.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	185.06/cwt	170.00–200.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	204.82/cwt	190.00–215.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	205.12/cwt	190.00–215.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	212.40/cwt	210.00–217.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	225.26/cwt	217.00–237.00	948	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	160.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	187.75/cwt	177.00–202.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	219.99/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	198.77/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,044	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	194.37/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	137.65/cwt	122.00–167.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	207.57/cwt	200.00–220.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	143.42/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	210.74/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,009	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	137.69/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	200.43/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	183.26/cwt	175.00–200.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	145.34/cwt	132.00–162.00	766	8

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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 536Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 126Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 6

1 head Sheep: 60.00 ; 6 head Goats: 55.00 -155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	175.00–200.00	183.26
1	250–300	265	180.00	180.00
8	300–350	328	160.00–187.00	174.90
10	350–400	369	170.00–205.00	191.90
7	400–450	417	167.00–205.00	192.06
13	450–500	470	162.00–190.00	180.62
8	500–550	527	132.00–162.00	145.34
2	550–600	583	170.00–172.00	170.98
5	600–650	627	122.00–145.00	135.72
4	650–700	680	115.00–145.00	123.61
1	700–750	710	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	210.00–217.00	212.40
10	250–300	269	200.00–220.00	207.57
13	300–350	331	200.00–227.00	211.90
10	350–400	370	210.00–235.00	225.47
32	400–450	421	217.00–237.00	225.26
28	450–500	479	200.00–225.00	210.74
20	500–550	525	180.00–217.00	198.77
12	550–600	576	180.00–217.00	200.43
13	600–650	622	180.00–215.00	194.37
5	650–700	673	180.00–210.00	192.32
3	700–750	720	135.00–148.00	143.42
3	750–800	762	131.00–150.00	137.69
1	800–850	835	140.00	140.00
3	900–950	922	122.00–167.00	137.65
3	950–1000	977	125.00–143.00	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	145.00–152.00	148.38
2	250–300	288	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	300–350	308	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	350–400	370	155.00	155.00
3	400–450	423	137.00–160.00	150.34
5	450–500	477	135.00–160.00	144.97
1	500–550	540	117.00	117.00
1	550–600	575	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
16	500–550	527	220.00–222.00	220.55
6	550–600	595	219.00–222.00	219.99
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,020	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	335	260.00–280.00	270.30
4	350–400	379	250.00–270.00	259.04
9	400–450	420	245.00–275.00	259.99
8	450–500	469	245.00–277.00	259.55
7	500–550	523	225.00–242.00	232.03
3	550–600	563	220.00–245.00	235.72
13	600–650	622	210.00–240.00	225.66
8	650–700	666	212.00–230.00	224.14
3	700–750	708	220.00–227.00	222.31
3	750–800	760	210.00–217.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	150.00	150.00
3	350–400	375	140.00–190.00	169.82
2	400–450	423	120.00–140.00	130.53
2	450–500	450	140.00–167.00	153.50
2	500–550	520	120.00–165.00	143.37
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	210.00–220.00	216.67
2	300–350	330	200.00–225.00	212.69
2	350–400	353	220.00–230.00	225.04
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	475	190.00–225.00	205.60
4	500–550	519	200.00–210.00	204.37
2	550–600	563	172.00–180.00	175.95
1	650–700	670	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	720	152.00	152.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	527	251.00–262.00	252.00
6	600–650	608	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	230.00–260.00	242.92
21	300–350	330	250.00–282.00	268.39
12	350–400	376	245.00–280.00	265.78
22	400–450	427	225.00–255.00	245.31
27	450–500	479	230.00–255.00	238.92
13	500–550	527	207.00–247.00	230.20
15	550–600	572	210.00–235.00	218.45
13	600–650	632	200.00–227.00	221.48
12	650–700	677	162.00–195.00	181.03
7	700–750	724	155.00–180.00	166.70
2	750–800	775	140.00–162.00	150.86
3	800–850	815	140.00–170.00	159.04
2	850–900	880	135.00–158.00	146.43
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	315	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	370	150.00–165.00	157.70
3	400–450	430	150.00–170.00	160.08
2	450–500	485	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
5	550–600	575	120.00–160.00	140.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	180.00–205.00	192.05
3	250–300	272	190.00–215.00	205.12
3	350–400	375	190.00–215.00	204.82
8	400–450	423	180.00–217.00	194.22
7	450–500	469	190.00–217.00	208.10
5	500–550	516	170.00–200.00	185.06
4	550–600	575	177.00–202.00	187.75
4	600–650	621	150.00–170.00	159.12
2	650–700	680	147.00–157.00	152.04
3	700–750	735	120.00–140.00	132.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,214	114.00–133.00	122.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	60.00–73.00	65.52
6	—	862	80.00–90.00	85.59
26	—	953	95.00–114.00	106.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,443	132.00–150.00	141.41
3	—	1,815	152.00–157.00	153.88
1	—	1,135	115.00	115.00

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)	2	—	1,140	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,046	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,835.10

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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