Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-01-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 443▲ 257 vs year ago 147 · +174.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 141▼ 2 vs year ago 129 · −1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 10.00 - 190.00; 13 head Sheep: 60.00- 230.00; 24 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.26/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −109.39 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$241.26
44 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$585
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$110.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs NC average
−63.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534253.401,35237
Medium and Large 2556202.781,1264thin
Medium and Large 3537142.817673thin
One grade step is worth $110.59/cwt here — about $585 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
241.26
—
NC average8 barns · 166 hd
239.25
+2.02
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−63.98
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−109.39
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

33 sales
396358320282median 350.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $350.65 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,742143.982,50813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272127.781,62654
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,611122.251,9697thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01994.9296825

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$1,8332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$2,3436

Every lot

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295330.00/cwt330.00–330.009741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326409.71/cwt395.00–430.001,3368
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388336.53/cwt305.00–370.001,30611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432316.84/cwt270.00–335.001,36917
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480304.03/cwt250.00–325.001,45930
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527277.01/cwt250.00–302.001,46011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560130.98/cwt130.00–132.007332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567247.86/cwt230.00–265.001,4057
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616256.25/cwt225.00–282.001,57912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681256.95/cwt235.00–280.001,7505
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722210.76/cwt200.00–220.001,5223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763227.54/cwt215.00–250.001,7367
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3031
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279308.05/cwt275.00–340.008599
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328292.34/cwt260.00–325.009599
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374225.99/cwt200.00–240.008454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375300.01/cwt275.00–320.001,12511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421278.30/cwt240.00–305.001,17220
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425227.41/cwt225.00–230.009662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466271.68/cwt240.00–310.001,26617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477227.49/cwt220.00–235.001,0853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518143.22/cwt132.00–155.007422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522257.59/cwt225.00–272.001,34527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,1622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565242.10/cwt225.00–260.001,36810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573189.56/cwt170.00–210.001,0862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575142.00/cwt142.00–142.008171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620237.46/cwt207.00–252.001,4726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632185.13/cwt175.00–195.001,1703
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693202.53/cwt195.00–210.001,4042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716217.34/cwt205.00–225.001,5568
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,6112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840170.50/cwt169.00–172.001,4322
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855176.92/cwt164.00–190.001,5132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885129.19/cwt119.00–142.001,1433
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1101
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968146.78/cwt131.00–162.001,4212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230325.80/cwt285.00–370.007493
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240260.00/cwt260.00–260.006241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288333.44/cwt305.00–370.009605
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315237.70/cwt225.00–250.007492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325321.28/cwt280.00–355.001,0445
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373333.49/cwt300.00–380.001,24412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422309.08/cwt280.00–340.001,30416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424246.76/cwt225.00–265.001,0465
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463241.03/cwt240.00–242.001,1162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474282.48/cwt252.00–317.001,33919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520206.23/cwt200.00–220.001,0724
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525262.12/cwt240.00–287.001,3767
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553214.94/cwt200.00–235.001,1893
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562268.26/cwt240.00–277.001,5087
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628241.28/cwt202.00–267.001,5159
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670235.43/cwt230.00–240.001,5775
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719224.27/cwt215.00–230.001,6134
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740163.58/cwt152.00–175.001,2102
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775202.93/cwt187.00–220.001,5734
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815198.39/cwt180.00–217.001,6172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725146.40/cwt135.00–157.002,52512
Bulls——1,945115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,2371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95385.99/cwt80.00–92.008196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00163.30/cwt50.00–77.006345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045109.50/cwt100.00–115.001,14413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225146.43/cwt145.00–148.001,7942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274127.06/cwt119.00–139.001,61952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611122.25/cwt112.00–126.001,9697
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,654.82/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,181.96/head1,725.00–2,650.002,1823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,833.42/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8332

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.