Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 180.00; 11 head Goats: 20.00 -220.00; 2 head baby Calves: 150.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.77/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.75 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$235.77

48 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

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

$125.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs NC average

−49.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	245.82	1,361	41
Medium and Large 2	558	186.40	1,039	6thin
Medium and Large 3	590	120.00	708	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.82/cwt here — about $653 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 sale48 hd

235.77

—

NC average9 barns · 248 hd

238.90

−3.13

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−49.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−125.75

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	1,470	134.67	1,979	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	122.39	1,618	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	113.74	1,770	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	93.61	912	38

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)	1,105	$1,465	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,232	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,134	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	132.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	160.00/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	169.64/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	217.75/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	202.71/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	220.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	157.55/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	259.28/cwt	240.00–280.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	130.36/cwt	112.00–150.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	231.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	216.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	185.68/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	159.57/cwt	120.00–180.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.95/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,431	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.17/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	345.04/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	326.77/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	217.93/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	344.39/cwt	310.00–373.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	216.86/cwt	210.00–230.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	220.32/cwt	210.00–230.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	242.00/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	228.46/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	251.98/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	281.99/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,616	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	290.32/cwt	260.00–311.00	1,536	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	219.12/cwt	190.00–242.00	1,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	290.53/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	155.62/cwt	140.00–170.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	188.91/cwt	170.00–205.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	122.39/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,618	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	113.74/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,770	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	105.33/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,058	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	66.48/cwt	57.00–72.00	606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	86.43/cwt	80.00–96.00	832	12
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	149.80/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,427	134.24/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,916	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,464.97/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,465	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,232.33/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,375.95/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	219.96/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	309.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	247.33/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	265.81/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	328.54/cwt	300.00–367.00	1,232	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	244.32/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	200.41/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	239.60/cwt	210.00–260.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	229.30/cwt	210.00–250.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	240.95/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,361	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	289.23/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,356	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	261.04/cwt	247.50–275.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	243.60/cwt	227.00–262.00	1,393	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	231.75/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	248.39/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,321	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	302.25/cwt	270.00–320.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	153.82/cwt	120.00–190.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	266.71/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,264	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	165.36/cwt	145.00–180.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	213.90/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	269.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	276.99/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,172	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	227.32/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	188.20/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	156.97/cwt	150.00–170.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	323.83/cwt	310.00–350.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	259.77/cwt	240.00–270.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	117.35/cwt	105.00–130.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	336.91/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,098	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 330Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 133Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 30Year ago 3

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 180.00; 11 head Goats: 20.00 -220.00; 2 head baby Calves: 150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	302	200.00–230.00	216.69
5	350–400	365	210.00–230.00	220.25
3	400–450	412	230.00–235.00	231.66
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00
5	550–600	569	170.00–200.00	185.68
2	600–650	620	155.00–185.00	169.64
2	650–700	660	140.00–180.00	160.00
4	700–750	719	150.00–170.00	157.55
1	750–800	790	112.00	112.00
3	800–850	828	112.00–150.00	130.36
2	850–900	865	128.00–138.00	132.94
1	950–1000	965	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	270.00–320.00	302.25
4	250–300	270	247.50–275.00	261.04
8	300–350	321	240.00–280.00	259.28
8	350–400	371	260.00–280.00	269.90
21	400–450	423	245.00–285.00	276.99
26	450–500	474	230.00–285.00	266.71
19	500–550	532	235.00–275.00	248.39
22	550–600	572	227.00–262.00	243.60
5	600–650	629	225.00–240.00	231.75
4	650–700	676	200.00–237.00	217.75
7	700–750	726	207.00–219.00	213.90
2	800–850	838	190.00–195.00	192.49
3	850–900	877	200.00–207.00	202.71
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	345	170.00	170.00
3	350–400	387	120.00–180.00	159.57
3	400–450	415	120.00–190.00	153.82
5	450–500	474	150.00–170.00	156.97
1	550–600	590	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	600	120.00	120.00
2	650–700	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	324	310.00–373.00	344.39
4	350–400	353	310.00–390.00	345.04
8	400–450	434	300.00–360.00	326.77
15	450–500	477	270.00–325.00	299.95
19	500–550	529	260.00–311.00	290.32
24	550–600	573	255.00–289.00	281.99
7	600–650	615	250.00–267.00	259.17
2	650–700	653	247.00–257.00	251.98
2	700–750	738	241.00–243.00	242.00
1	750–800	795	233.00	233.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	875	215.00–221.00	217.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	210.00–230.00	220.32
1	350–400	350	235.00	235.00
5	400–450	422	210.00–230.00	216.86
3	450–500	487	210.00–240.00	228.46
2	500–550	513	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	300.00–320.00	309.89
5	250–300	269	310.00–350.00	323.83
8	300–350	326	300.00–375.00	336.91
13	350–400	375	300.00–367.00	328.54
9	400–450	422	270.00–320.00	290.53
13	450–500	469	270.00–327.00	289.23
10	500–550	521	250.00–290.00	265.81
7	550–600	565	220.00–267.00	240.95
8	600–650	626	215.00–265.00	244.32
9	650–700	671	190.00–242.00	219.12
1	700–750	710	219.00	219.00
1	950–1000	980	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
5	300–350	322	170.00–205.00	188.91
2	350–400	365	140.00–170.00	155.62
2	400–450	428	180.00–200.00	189.94
2	450–500	485	150.00–175.00	162.50
2	600–650	638	105.00–130.00	117.35
1	700–750	700	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	210.00–250.00	229.30
5	300–350	327	210.00–260.00	239.60
3	350–400	367	240.00–270.00	259.77
4	400–450	429	242.00–255.00	247.33
4	450–500	481	210.00–250.00	227.32
6	500–550	520	205.00–232.00	219.96
5	550–600	567	180.00–210.00	200.41
2	600–650	625	170.00–207.00	188.20
3	650–700	675	145.00–180.00	165.36
1	850–900	855	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,322	114.00–135.00	122.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	108.00–122.00	113.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
19	—	1,004	99.00–114.00	105.33
6	—	911	57.00–72.00	66.48
12	—	963	80.00–96.00	86.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	110.00–120.00	114.77
3	—	1,680	146.00–154.00	149.80
13	—	1,427	125.00–142.00	134.24

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)	3	—	1,105	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,464.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,232.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,375.95

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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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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