Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-01-15

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 15
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 404▲ 353 vs year ago 225 · +156.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 127▲ 32 vs year ago 104 · +30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 9▲ 16 vs year ago 6 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 20.00 - 180.00; 5 head Sheep: 65.00- 165.00; 38 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 $237.90/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −112.75 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$237.90
69 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.44
vs NC average
−66.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543244.681,32860
Medium and Large 2551192.741,0639thin
One grade step is worth $51.94/cwt here — about $265 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 sale69 hd
237.90
—
NC average8 barns · 227 hd
245.34
−7.44
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−66.13
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−112.75
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—Low1,890153.212,89513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,299132.111,71769
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508118.731,7902thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008107.051,07929

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,001$1,6166
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,5342thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)937$1,4269
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$3,1683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$2,1852thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280361.21/cwt355.00–370.001,0114
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310270.00/cwt270.00–270.008371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329383.49/cwt340.00–430.001,2628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376249.16/cwt220.00–285.009376
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386361.69/cwt310.00–420.001,39618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418341.62/cwt300.00–367.001,42818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422385.81/cwt385.00–386.001,6285
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423237.80/cwt220.00–270.001,0063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,7737
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475329.26/cwt290.00–351.001,56425
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525314.90/cwt285.00–330.001,65333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533237.68/cwt230.00–245.001,2672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576293.81/cwt270.00–310.001,69216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578175.15/cwt170.00–180.001,0122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616284.13/cwt281.00–292.001,7506
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670256.28/cwt222.00–275.001,71712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710238.28/cwt220.00–252.001,6927
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757238.32/cwt235.00–242.001,8043
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8681
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935210.44/cwt200.00–221.001,9682
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220320.91/cwt310.00–330.007062
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272274.45/cwt250.00–290.007475
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325319.28/cwt270.00–345.001,0388
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328233.98/cwt200.00–255.007676
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376295.43/cwt270.00–325.001,11117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422224.49/cwt200.00–240.009473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428289.79/cwt255.00–310.001,24018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471214.08/cwt200.00–235.001,0086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482270.11/cwt247.00–295.001,30234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524240.21/cwt215.00–257.001,25928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526201.02/cwt195.00–210.001,0575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4265
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557263.06/cwt262.00–265.001,46514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571225.54/cwt210.00–247.001,28813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583182.38/cwt170.00–200.001,0634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613148.49/cwt145.00–152.009102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624232.81/cwt205.00–250.001,45318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added651251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678228.06/cwt217.00–237.001,54618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718219.94/cwt200.00–232.001,5795
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775148.51/cwt147.00–150.001,1512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782211.43/cwt180.00–219.001,6537
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822167.73/cwt157.00–177.001,3796
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0071
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870127.12/cwt120.00–134.001,1062
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873171.49/cwt125.00–217.001,4974
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935146.00/cwt145.00–147.001,3652
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978145.04/cwt123.00–167.001,4183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228378.62/cwt310.00–450.0086310
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275318.33/cwt270.00–350.008755
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327398.56/cwt340.00–430.001,3035
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338259.95/cwt240.00–270.008793
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376341.75/cwt295.00–395.001,28511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382231.70/cwt230.00–235.008853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2409270.06/cwt260.00–275.001,1054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427320.08/cwt285.00–350.001,36718
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467261.25/cwt245.00–270.001,2203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474319.72/cwt280.00–350.001,51516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510224.83/cwt215.00–235.001,1474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517299.85/cwt280.00–317.001,5509
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586263.90/cwt235.00–277.001,54610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590162.00/cwt162.00–162.009561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613234.70/cwt215.00–250.001,4393
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679242.50/cwt225.00–260.001,6474
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738203.26/cwt180.00–227.001,5002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3071
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5451
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,851150.33/cwt141.00–154.002,7838
Bulls——1,938163.77/cwt160.00–171.003,1744
Bulls——2,005134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,6871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973110.76/cwt100.00–117.001,07817
Cows—Lean 85-90%99485.83/cwt80.00–95.008535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101120.38/cwt120.00–122.001,3256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10570.00/cwt70.00–70.007741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279129.47/cwt120.00–141.001,65659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420147.68/cwt142.00–155.002,09710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508118.73/cwt115.00–122.001,7902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,534.26/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29371,426.39/head625.00–1,875.001,4269
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,615.86/head1,075.00–1,850.001,6166
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29302,185.15/head2,125.00–2,250.002,1852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1533,168.35/head3,000.00–3,500.003,1683

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.