Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

11 head Sheep: 70.00 -185.00; 12 head Goats: 40.00 -210.00: 22 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.68/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.84 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$220.68

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$101.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

vs NC average

−59.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	236.71	1,270	15thin
Medium and Large 2	542	194.88	1,056	6thin
Medium and Large 3	540	135.00	729	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.71/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

220.68

—

NC average8 barns · 218 hd

231.89

−11.21

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−59.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−140.84

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	1,609	139.82	2,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	117.68	1,431	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	112.91	1,782	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	94.33	961	46

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)	1,220	$1,948	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$1,465	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,355	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,238	16

Every lot, as filed

91 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	500–550	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	255.89/cwt	235.00–275.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	256.82/cwt	235.00–275.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	152.17/cwt	137.00–167.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	228.60/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	261.67/cwt	235.00–280.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	252.69/cwt	235.00–290.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	140.95/cwt	120.00–160.00	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	282.79/cwt	270.00–295.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	188.50/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	235.56/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,333	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	222.66/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,369	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.96/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,144	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	198.36/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	301.86/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,410	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	247.19/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,310	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	316.39/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,028	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.06/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,284	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	251.35/cwt	220.00–270.00	711	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,355.10/head	750.00–1,700.00	1,355	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	135.85/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,948.16/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,715.87/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,925.05/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,268.18/head	1,200.00–2,750.00	2,268	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,464.74/head	750.00–2,350.00	1,465	8
Bulls	—	—	1,613	142.08/cwt	129.00–150.00	2,292	11
Bulls	—	—	1,570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	116.51/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,421	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	67.33/cwt	55.00–75.00	555	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	112.91/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,782	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	87.16/cwt	80.00–92.00	909	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	104.25/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,114	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	179.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	239.96/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	204.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	264.17/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,656	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	287.87/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	313.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.41/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	256.94/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	329.06/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	275.25/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	224.75/cwt	215.00–230.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	212.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	314.30/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	237.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	256.28/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,207	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	263.93/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	214.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	203.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	333.51/cwt	322.00–341.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	200.14/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	242.47/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	134.63/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	217.44/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	194.21/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	186.53/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	225.20/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,284	5

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 512Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 151Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 5

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

11 head Sheep: 70.00 -185.00; 12 head Goats: 40.00 -210.00: 22 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	120.00–160.00	140.95
1	300–350	335	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	385	120.00	120.00
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	540	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	610	125.00	125.00
1	650–700	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	235.00–275.00	256.82
4	250–300	265	235.00–280.00	261.67
7	300–350	334	235.00–290.00	252.69
11	350–400	378	235.00–275.00	255.89
14	400–450	417	240.00–280.00	263.93
15	450–500	471	235.00–277.00	256.28
10	500–550	520	225.00–255.00	242.47
5	550–600	570	210.00–241.00	225.20
5	600–650	618	200.00–232.00	217.44
8	650–700	663	180.00–217.00	200.14
4	700–750	714	170.00–206.00	194.21
1	750–800	790	139.00	139.00
3	800–850	840	125.00–142.00	134.63
2	850–900	860	137.00–167.00	152.17
1	1000–1050	1,000	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	363	200.00–220.00	212.69
5	400–450	415	215.00–230.00	224.75
4	450–500	476	200.00–220.00	214.91
3	500–550	517	200.00–210.00	203.23
3	550–600	567	170.00–200.00	186.53
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	715	117.00	117.00
1	750–800	760	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	210.00	210.00
3	250–300	283	220.00–270.00	251.35
3	400–450	443	220.00–250.00	239.96
5	450–500	471	200.00–250.00	228.60
2	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	285.00	285.00
5	250–300	276	270.00–295.00	282.79
9	300–350	325	280.00–345.00	316.39
11	350–400	375	270.00–330.00	304.96
20	400–450	425	270.00–322.00	302.06
12	450–500	467	270.00–315.00	301.86
12	500–550	530	232.00–270.00	247.19
8	550–600	566	225.00–250.00	235.56
10	600–650	615	200.00–235.00	222.66
2	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	204.98
4	700–750	734	200.00–210.00	204.21
2	750–800	750	180.00–197.00	188.50
5	800–850	816	192.00–200.00	198.36
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	120.00	120.00
2	400–450	418	175.00–185.00	179.97
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	740	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–325.00	313.32
4	300–350	318	310.00–355.00	329.06
3	350–400	383	322.00–341.00	333.51
4	400–450	413	290.00–335.00	321.41
6	450–500	470	306.00–325.00	314.30
4	500–550	525	270.00–305.00	287.87
7	550–600	576	262.00–290.00	275.25
13	600–650	627	242.00–274.00	264.17
12	650–700	667	242.00–263.00	256.94
3	700–750	733	235.00–240.00	237.31
1	800–850	820	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	170.00–190.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	750.00–1,700.00	1,355.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,948.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	986	750.00–2,350.00	1,464.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,715.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	1,600.00–2,600.00	1,925.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,170	1,200.00–2,750.00	2,268.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	134.00–138.00	135.85
31	—	1,220	110.00–124.00	116.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	824	55.00–75.00	67.33
1	—	1,000	114.00	114.00
10	—	1,043	80.00–92.00	87.16
27	—	1,069	96.00–110.00	104.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,578	107.00–119.00	112.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,613	129.00–150.00	142.08
1	—	1,570	115.00	115.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle