Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

33 head Sheep: 50.00 - 195.00; 7 head Goats: 45.00 -100.00: 14 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.45/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.06 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$215.45

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$100.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs NC average

−67.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	236.38	1,285	42
Medium and Large 2	547	188.32	1,031	12thin
Medium and Large 3	548	136.37	747	7thin

One grade step is worth $100.01/cwt here — about $537 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 sale61 hd

215.45

—

NC average7 barns · 178 hd

217.40

−1.94

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−67.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−146.06

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	—	High	1,736	138.89	2,411	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	121.19	1,475	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	111.02	1,835	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	97.08	1,042	74

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)	1,209	$1,569	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,788	9

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	220.75/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.07/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	353.45/cwt	310.00–400.00	983	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	211.67/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	351.05/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,148	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	283.26/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,351	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	254.90/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,336	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,848.98/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,849	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,648.26/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,569.06/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,569	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	154.77/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	133.85/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,383	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	85.07/cwt	80.00–95.00	815	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	63.52/cwt	55.00–74.00	618	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	119.03/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,463	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	138.48/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	107.36/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,206	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	111.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	270.81/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	242.34/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	153.64/cwt	125.00–170.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	185.92/cwt	170.00–200.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	229.96/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	219.85/cwt	207.00–233.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	242.59/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	333.13/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	165.60/cwt	150.00–180.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	253.77/cwt	225.00–270.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	241.74/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	301.66/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	202.99/cwt	190.00–220.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	182.38/cwt	170.00–195.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	249.71/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	253.14/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	217.66/cwt	200.00–235.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	221.30/cwt	200.00–235.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	190.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	135.10/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	138.33/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	263.33/cwt	240.00–290.00	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	157.09/cwt	125.00–185.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	214.56/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.14/cwt	210.00–254.00	1,233	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	167.43/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	171.54/cwt	140.00–195.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	150.30/cwt	136.00–167.00	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	246.31/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	235.27/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,106	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	216.84/cwt	210.00–227.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	223.18/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,498	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	267.15/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,015	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	226.16/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	144.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	248.61/cwt	230.00–270.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	132.10/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	235.47/cwt	210.00–256.00	1,347	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	202.60/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	125.03/cwt	115.00–135.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.77/cwt	220.00–275.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	198.37/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	215.84/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	244.76/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	238.76/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	249.94/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	302.47/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.05/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	303.41/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	328.05/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,233	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.40/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,456	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	136.30/cwt	120.00–160.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	897	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 483Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 115Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 2

33 head Sheep: 50.00 - 195.00; 7 head Goats: 45.00 -100.00: 14 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	325	220.00–275.00	247.77
3	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	428	235.00–265.00	249.94
8	450–500	473	200.00–235.00	220.75
3	500–550	518	200.00–225.00	215.84
6	550–600	576	180.00–210.00	198.37
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	720	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
13	250–300	278	310.00–400.00	353.45
15	300–350	327	300.00–385.00	351.05
15	350–400	376	290.00–370.00	328.05
13	400–450	425	275.00–325.00	295.07
10	450–500	477	270.00–295.00	283.26
15	500–550	524	232.00–270.00	254.90
14	550–600	570	240.00–280.00	255.40
8	600–650	617	237.00–250.00	244.76
9	650–700	671	220.00–250.00	238.76
3	750–800	768	210.00–225.00	217.53
3	800–850	813	208.00–215.00	211.67
1	850–900	865	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	200.00–210.00	205.03
2	400–450	443	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	450–500	470	170.00	170.00
3	500–550	532	120.00–160.00	136.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
7	300–350	329	200.00–235.00	217.66
4	350–400	355	200.00–235.00	221.30
6	400–450	429	210.00–227.00	216.84
5	450–500	482	190.00–220.00	202.99
5	500–550	524	170.00–200.00	185.92
7	550–600	564	180.00–200.00	190.04
5	600–650	614	140.00–195.00	171.54
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
5	750–800	765	120.00–152.00	138.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	255	145.00	145.00
1	300–350	335	125.00	125.00
2	350–400	375	150.00–180.00	165.60
6	400–450	424	125.00–185.00	157.09
3	450–500	472	125.00–170.00	153.64
4	500–550	533	130.00–150.00	144.88
3	550–600	568	115.00–135.00	125.03
1	600–650	645	122.00	122.00
1	650–700	655	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	275	230.00–270.00	248.61
12	300–350	328	240.00–290.00	263.33
22	350–400	380	240.00–300.00	267.15
13	400–450	427	230.00–270.00	246.31
25	450–500	470	210.00–250.00	235.27
23	500–550	520	210.00–254.00	237.14
19	550–600	572	210.00–256.00	235.47
9	600–650	624	200.00–242.00	226.16
20	650–700	671	200.00–239.00	223.18
3	700–750	718	202.00–222.00	214.56
3	750–800	765	180.00–218.00	202.60
3	800–850	828	127.00–142.00	132.10
2	850–900	858	160.00–175.00	167.43
6	900–950	923	125.00–152.00	135.10
5	950–1000	975	136.00–167.00	150.30
2	1000–1050	1,035	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	380.00–390.00	384.91
10	350–400	375	315.00–345.00	333.13
5	400–450	423	282.00–310.00	301.66
15	450–500	481	280.00–320.00	302.47
12	500–550	515	270.00–315.00	303.41
12	550–600	581	240.00–295.00	270.81
3	600–650	622	220.00–255.00	242.34
5	650–700	694	232.00–252.00	242.59
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
7	750–800	760	235.00–245.00	241.74
3	800–850	815	217.00–237.00	229.96
2	850–900	860	207.00–233.00	219.85
1	950–1000	960	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	120.00	120.00
1	350–400	350	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	540	170.00–195.00	182.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	375	225.00–270.00	253.77
3	400–450	430	225.00–270.00	249.71
4	450–500	470	235.00–265.00	245.05
6	500–550	517	230.00–262.00	253.14

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)	Open	4	—	1,046	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,848.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,293	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,209	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,569.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	151.00–161.00	154.77
1	—	1,120	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,780	125.00–141.00	133.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
11	—	958	80.00–95.00	85.07
12	—	973	55.00–74.00	63.52
50	—	1,123	100.00–115.00	107.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,229	114.00–132.00	119.03
4	—	1,125	134.00–145.00	138.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,653	105.00–115.00	111.02

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

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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