Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Sheep: 120.00 - 235.00; 23 head Goats: 20.00 -225.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.89/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.62 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$208.89

49 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$73.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs NC average

−48.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	222.64	1,243	37
Medium and Large 2	541	172.35	932	9thin
Medium and Large 3	547	148.98	815	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.66/cwt here — about $428 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 sale49 hd

208.89

—

NC average8 barns · 352 hd

204.00

+4.89

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−48.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−152.62

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	1,491	149.94	2,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	138.93	1,672	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	138.07	2,317	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	885	106.97	947	28

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	921	$1,209	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,267	3thin

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 3	350–400	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	233.39/cwt	220.00–257.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	219.68/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	199.98/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	222.91/cwt	210.00–232.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	178.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	137.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	215.54/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,121	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	217.94/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	176.41/cwt	152.00–200.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	227.43/cwt	220.00–235.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	189.04/cwt	170.00–210.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	171.67/cwt	160.00–180.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	173.70/cwt	165.00–185.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	197.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	165.39/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	225.30/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.01/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	251.88/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.31/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	218.47/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,258	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	225.03/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	213.03/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	170.08/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,374	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,113	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	115.63/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,092	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	138.07/cwt	127.00–144.00	2,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	149.94/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	137.95/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,637	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	75.82/cwt	70.00–83.00	581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	97.58/cwt	92.00–100.00	829	3
Bulls	—	—	1,170	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,347	163.60/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,204	3
Bulls	—	—	1,599	150.12/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,400	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	1,209.34/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,209	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	525	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	191.79/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	177.45/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,283	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	258.80/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	219.37/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,250	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	289.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	949	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	210.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	167.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	248.86/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	162.06/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	238.16/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,229	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	203.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	177.93/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	223.02/cwt	200.00–235.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	254.26/cwt	240.00–275.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	159.09/cwt	145.00–170.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	162.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	164.81/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	226.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	235.70/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,362	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	168.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	197.90/cwt	180.00–210.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	162.92/cwt	145.00–175.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 617Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 110Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 4

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Sheep: 120.00 - 235.00; 23 head Goats: 20.00 -225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	475	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	505	145.00	145.00
2	550–600	568	150.00–152.00	150.97
2	600–650	615	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	695	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	220.00–235.00	227.43
4	300–350	315	220.00–230.00	226.29
7	350–400	374	220.00–257.00	233.39
5	400–450	407	210.00–232.00	222.91
18	450–500	476	210.00–240.00	225.30
12	500–550	520	200.00–230.00	215.54
14	550–600	576	200.00–228.00	218.47
11	600–650	626	205.00–225.00	217.94
13	650–700	671	200.00–227.00	219.68
5	700–750	730	195.00–202.00	199.98
4	750–800	771	150.00–180.00	164.81
1	800–850	805	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	152.00–200.00	176.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	170.00–210.00	189.04
3	400–450	430	170.00–185.00	178.29
5	450–500	475	190.00–210.00	197.91
6	500–550	524	160.00–180.00	171.67
3	550–600	575	165.00–185.00	173.70
2	600–650	625	160.00–172.00	166.00
2	650–700	678	150.00–180.00	165.39
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	765	134.00–142.00	137.92
1	800–850	840	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	257.00	257.00
11	550–600	578	235.00–237.00	235.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	340	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	383	275.00–280.00	277.42
2	400–450	430	240.00–245.00	242.53
3	450–500	478	235.00–270.00	251.88
2	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	572	240.00–255.00	248.31
5	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	239.01
3	650–700	662	205.00–235.00	225.03
8	700–750	717	200.00–225.00	213.03
2	800–850	815	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,030	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	240.00	240.00
10	300–350	328	270.00–300.00	289.30
5	350–400	370	240.00–275.00	254.26
5	400–450	430	240.00–275.00	258.80
8	450–500	473	230.00–265.00	248.86
14	500–550	516	222.00–250.00	238.16
13	550–600	570	200.00–232.00	219.37
3	600–650	633	220.00–225.00	221.67
4	650–700	668	175.00–200.00	191.79
13	700–750	723	162.00–180.00	177.45
5	750–800	768	165.00–175.00	168.99
14	800–850	808	152.00–172.00	170.08
4	850–900	861	160.00–167.00	162.27
1	900–950	940	168.00	168.00
4	950–1000	961	150.00–167.00	162.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	200.00–220.00	210.21
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	433	200.00–235.00	223.02
5	450–500	472	180.00–210.00	197.90
3	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	203.44
8	550–600	568	167.00–190.00	177.93
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	360	170.00–185.00	177.71
8	400–450	419	160.00–175.00	167.61
5	450–500	468	145.00–170.00	159.09
3	500–550	522	145.00–175.00	162.92
1	600–650	640	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	124.00–128.00	125.76
14	—	944	103.00–122.00	115.63
6	—	766	70.00–83.00	75.82
3	—	850	92.00–100.00	97.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	127.00–144.00	138.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	147.00–153.00	149.94
45	—	1,187	127.00–145.00	137.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	127.00–130.00	128.53
3	—	1,347	162.00–168.00	163.60
10	—	1,599	143.00–156.00	150.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	921	900.00–1,450.00	1,209.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	525	700.00	700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle