Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-03-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2083
← Nov 13Mar 19Jun 18 →
Receipts
617 head
▼ 268 vs last sale 885▲ 13 vs year ago 604 · +2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol; heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale date is June 18, 2026

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $481.17/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +47.30 against this barn's trailing median of $433.87.
Average price
$481.17
100 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$43.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+29.33
vs NC average
+9.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564483.172,72794
Small 1549458.332,5153thin
Medium and Large 1-2553442.002,4442thin
Medium 1560440.002,4641thin
One grade step is worth $43.17/cwt here — about $263 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale100 hd
481.17
—
NC average10 barns · 189 hd
451.84
+29.33
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
+9.05
This barn, trailing median4 sales
433.87
+47.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
495456416376median 433.8703/1906/1808/1309/2409/24
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.17, low $390.26, median $433.87 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7122
Steers350–400Medium 1Value Added380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0112
Steers400–450Small 1Value Added415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0341
Steers400–450Medium 1Value Added420502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,1081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added446530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3647
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462531.72/cwt530.00–532.002,45715
Steers450–500Small 1Value Added463485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3413
Steers500–550Small 1Value Added510465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added549484.57/cwt479.00–492.002,66014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,4442
Steers550–600Medium 1Value Added560440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567482.93/cwt470.00–485.002,73880
Steers550–600Small 1Value Added568455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5842
Steers600–650Medium 1Value Added625402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,5131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635420.66/cwt420.00–422.002,67127
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added645408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,6321
Steers650–700Small 1Value Added653387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,5272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,77376
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added664402.49/cwt399.00–406.002,6734
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,6613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added748382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,85766
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,76712
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added837340.89/cwt332.00–342.002,85336
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added850331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8142
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added944315.45/cwt313.00–316.002,97811
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Value Added1,078287.00/cwt287.00–287.003,0943
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1Value Added1,138262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,9824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added361493.27/cwt490.00–495.001,7816
Heifers400–450Small 1Value Added433450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added470457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,1481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471476.34/cwt472.00–485.002,24421
Heifers500–550Small 1Value Added505372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added542425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,30440
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,2243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557423.54/cwt422.00–426.002,35913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643373.91/cwt372.00–377.002,40412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650369.84/cwt362.00–370.002,40453
Heifers650–700Small 1Value Added660343.28/cwt342.00–347.002,2664
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added741327.87/cwt327.00–328.002,43055
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added828304.63/cwt304.00–311.002,52222
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added900292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6281

This sale against other markets

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.
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