Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 2
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
783 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 890▲ 329 vs year ago 454 · +72.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 135▲ 10 vs year ago 123 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 30▲ 50 vs year ago 19 · +263.2%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Sheep: 60.00 - 90.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.61/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.04 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$296.61
75 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$721
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$129.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.83
vs NC average
−24.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550304.261,67568
Medium and Large 2571230.171,3146thin
Medium and Large 3545175.009541thin
One grade step is worth $129.26/cwt here — about $721 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 sale75 hd
296.61
—
NC average9 barns · 301 hd
281.79
+14.83
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−24.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−54.04
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—Low1,724169.582,92319
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,271145.161,84542
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463136.531,9972thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average970121.761,18163

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 (2-4 yrs)1,024$2,3924thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)884$2,26622
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)819$2,06231
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,0112thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)861$2,1828

Every lot

107 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268318.45/cwt300.00–355.008533
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277429.34/cwt370.00–470.001,18912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335436.84/cwt370.00–475.001,46326
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369394.33/cwt350.00–413.001,45515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,81812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428383.78/cwt340.00–412.001,64320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480357.27/cwt330.00–370.001,71515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519325.30/cwt285.00–359.001,68816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520378.85/cwt372.00–380.001,97021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575338.95/cwt309.00–355.001,94930
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,06810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615310.99/cwt270.00–336.001,91310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1885
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686303.29/cwt276.00–315.002,08110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732276.82/cwt250.00–300.002,02610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1481
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224384.71/cwt370.00–400.008627
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235285.00/cwt270.00–300.006702
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277300.36/cwt290.00–310.008323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278376.29/cwt330.00–400.001,04612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326356.89/cwt330.00–400.001,16326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372290.58/cwt270.00–300.001,0813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373353.29/cwt310.00–375.001,31828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425347.75/cwt310.00–366.001,47843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438239.85/cwt220.00–250.001,0513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471308.68/cwt280.00–337.001,45422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476256.52/cwt230.00–275.001,2216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added486339.81/cwt339.00–340.001,65115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527333.87/cwt329.00–337.001,75910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527299.58/cwt270.00–324.001,57922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7667
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576293.81/cwt257.00–317.001,69229
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577231.21/cwt210.00–255.001,3345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624267.44/cwt235.00–287.001,66915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632205.23/cwt182.00–225.001,2975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668289.41/cwt288.00–290.001,93310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676250.69/cwt235.00–282.001,69510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added717259.93/cwt250.00–268.001,8649
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721234.62/cwt220.00–248.001,6926
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764232.14/cwt202.00–245.001,7748
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823217.01/cwt214.00–220.001,7862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5221
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218389.01/cwt370.00–400.008483
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275429.85/cwt360.00–475.001,1829
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325311.18/cwt280.00–330.001,0113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334409.71/cwt370.00–465.001,36812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378392.35/cwt365.00–410.001,48321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425363.55/cwt320.00–400.001,54519
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435279.89/cwt270.00–290.001,2182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472362.68/cwt330.00–390.001,71217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520326.78/cwt297.00–355.001,69914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523227.32/cwt220.00–235.001,1892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569317.47/cwt300.00–335.001,8068
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575264.61/cwt250.00–280.001,5222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624305.98/cwt272.00–327.001,9099
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671304.89/cwt295.00–320.002,0464
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827238.91/cwt235.00–245.001,9763
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498152.58/cwt148.00–154.002,2863
Bulls——1,712169.86/cwt160.00–177.002,90812
Bulls——1,929181.51/cwt180.00–183.003,5014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%60082.00/cwt82.00–82.004921
Cows—Lean 85-90%860103.34/cwt91.00–110.0088913
Cows—Lean 85-90%918136.50/cwt136.00–137.001,2532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011127.07/cwt112.00–135.001,28547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250159.59/cwt157.00–163.001,9953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269144.34/cwt136.00–155.001,83238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463136.53/cwt130.00–144.001,9972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,011.25/head825.00–1,200.001,0112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28212,065.74/head1,750.00–2,275.002,06630
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28842,266.39/head950.00–2,700.002,26622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0242,391.58/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3924
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28172,037.21/head1,650.00–2,400.002,0375
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,360.06/head2,100.00–2,575.002,3602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.