Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-01-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 29
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▲ 494 vs last sale 110▲ 271 vs year ago 333 · +81.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 45▲ 47 vs year ago 100 · +47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%
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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 mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Goats: 70.00 - 110.00; 3 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 $235.56/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −115.09 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$235.56
76 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$402
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.93
vs NC average
−69.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540245.671,32661
Medium and Large 2543200.561,08912thin
Medium and Large 3543169.999243thin
One grade step is worth $75.68/cwt here — about $402 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 sale76 hd
235.56
—
NC average7 barns · 254 hd
250.49
−14.93
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−69.08
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−115.09
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—High1,623159.322,58613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275140.981,79861
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568127.001,9912thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average946105.4399733

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)1,560$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)914$1,97912

Every lot

108 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223390.60/cwt370.00–400.008713
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283402.61/cwt360.00–430.001,1396
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323364.07/cwt300.00–400.001,1763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415180.36/cwt170.00–190.007482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416348.27/cwt280.00–380.001,44925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419234.01/cwt200.00–260.009815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478315.02/cwt280.00–337.001,50617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535309.21/cwt277.00–317.001,65415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578286.06/cwt274.00–297.001,6536
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618288.95/cwt275.00–294.001,78616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674265.75/cwt247.00–280.001,7914
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727239.77/cwt215.00–256.001,7435
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8962
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828212.55/cwt195.00–230.001,7602
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228300.14/cwt270.00–340.006848
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274322.19/cwt290.00–350.008835
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327231.58/cwt225.00–240.007573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333316.02/cwt290.00–350.001,05211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370182.16/cwt170.00–195.006742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374233.23/cwt225.00–250.008727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377302.83/cwt270.00–337.001,14219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416229.93/cwt200.00–242.009576
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426286.14/cwt250.00–315.001,21943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471215.29/cwt200.00–232.001,0144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473180.16/cwt170.00–190.008522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480257.06/cwt230.00–280.001,23430
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523243.76/cwt210.00–257.001,27533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525199.49/cwt187.00–220.001,0477
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526275.50/cwt275.50–275.501,4499
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530167.48/cwt165.00–170.008882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568202.06/cwt200.00–210.001,1485
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575234.85/cwt210.00–250.001,35019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619231.23/cwt200.00–245.001,43113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624253.26/cwt250.00–257.001,58012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635163.24/cwt147.00–180.001,0372
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657231.94/cwt212.00–243.001,5247
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673130.00/cwt130.00–130.008752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675191.63/cwt187.00–200.001,2943
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731220.50/cwt200.00–233.001,6129
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7867
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2743155.99/cwt152.00–160.001,1592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771203.17/cwt173.00–227.001,5667
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823174.86/cwt170.00–180.001,4392
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913201.36/cwt192.00–207.001,8383
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2611
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6931
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,9351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210440.00/cwt440.00–440.009241
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278396.58/cwt360.00–420.001,1024
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333348.95/cwt300.00–380.001,1628
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355162.04/cwt130.00–195.005752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378283.05/cwt270.00–297.001,0702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386349.12/cwt300.00–395.001,34822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429295.59/cwt270.00–340.001,26822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,1222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473287.42/cwt265.00–317.001,35919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513211.61/cwt200.00–230.001,0863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521287.49/cwt250.00–318.001,49832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563223.20/cwt210.00–230.001,2573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566282.55/cwt262.00–302.001,59913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618257.27/cwt235.00–285.001,59012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,4062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681249.28/cwt220.00–275.001,6984
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721233.68/cwt220.00–242.001,6858
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782216.23/cwt205.00–227.001,6915
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1817200.20/cwt175.00–215.001,6363
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875190.03/cwt170.00–215.001,6633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,622154.50/cwt139.00–161.002,5069
Bulls——1,625170.18/cwt165.00–179.002,7654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79166.29/cwt60.00–70.005244
Cows—Lean 85-90%89188.71/cwt80.00–94.007908
Cows—Lean 85-90%948115.75/cwt100.00–123.001,09714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094126.25/cwt125.00–127.001,3817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259139.40/cwt128.00–149.001,75554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400153.20/cwt152.00–156.002,1457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568127.00/cwt126.00–128.001,9912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28631,727.53/head950.00–2,150.001,7286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28832,155.72/head1,800.00–2,450.002,1565
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.