Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-04-23

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 23
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 606▲ 26 vs year ago 531 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 124▼ 26 vs year ago 199 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 23 · +21.7%
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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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 100.00 - 260.00; 17 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 $308.65/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.00 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$308.65
56 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$722
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$139.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.60
vs NC average
−21.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540319.611,72648
Medium and Large 2534263.861,4106thin
Medium and Large 3558180.001,0042thin
One grade step is worth $139.61/cwt here — about $722 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale56 hd
308.65
—
NC average7 barns · 205 hd
292.05
+16.60
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−21.30
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−42.00
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—High1,609176.792,84511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246149.151,85853
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,549144.812,2437thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008127.401,28570

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$1,76217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,5013thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,9106

Every lot

106 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268410.00/cwt390.00–430.001,0994
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273339.91/cwt330.00–350.009282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3273216.24/cwt200.00–230.005902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318418.11/cwt390.00–440.001,3306
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359399.70/cwt380.00–425.001,4357
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418386.05/cwt370.00–415.001,61412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468342.43/cwt320.00–370.001,6034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518359.83/cwt322.50–372.501,86430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566340.56/cwt310.00–360.001,92825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621322.23/cwt280.00–335.002,00112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673292.27/cwt280.00–305.001,9672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740287.48/cwt285.00–290.002,1272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764271.17/cwt260.00–275.002,0724
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1391
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015222.46/cwt215.00–230.002,2582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227353.39/cwt340.00–380.008025
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273307.77/cwt300.00–325.008403
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283359.34/cwt340.00–380.001,0176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323359.36/cwt330.00–380.001,1618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323210.54/cwt200.00–220.006802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325305.31/cwt300.00–310.009922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360239.86/cwt230.00–250.008632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381352.26/cwt330.00–395.001,34211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389299.93/cwt280.00–320.001,1677
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424334.15/cwt310.00–360.001,41727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433255.14/cwt250.00–260.001,1052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471279.81/cwt250.00–300.001,3184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477333.93/cwt310.00–365.001,59337
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514270.61/cwt230.00–287.501,3914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519326.13/cwt300.00–345.001,69329
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573303.57/cwt285.00–325.001,73915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575250.35/cwt230.00–270.001,4402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622212.39/cwt210.00–215.001,3213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634248.45/cwt230.00–260.001,5756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678269.70/cwt230.00–292.501,82913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685204.96/cwt190.00–225.001,4043
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724172.36/cwt160.00–180.001,2484
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9953
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733230.61/cwt212.50–245.001,6904
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784247.06/cwt235.00–265.001,9376
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823203.17/cwt190.00–225.001,6723
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4491
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1872229.03/cwt210.00–245.001,9973
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918216.21/cwt200.00–232.501,9852
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6451
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220421.00/cwt395.00–450.009265
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230184.00/cwt184.00–184.004231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273408.06/cwt380.00–425.001,1145
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320409.31/cwt395.00–422.501,31014
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368315.10/cwt310.00–320.001,1602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373397.07/cwt370.00–425.001,48117
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422370.26/cwt340.00–405.001,56218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440215.00/cwt200.00–230.009462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476359.55/cwt330.00–385.001,71111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480302.65/cwt280.00–325.001,4535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520278.49/cwt265.00–300.001,4483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527338.74/cwt320.00–362.501,78521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566334.19/cwt310.00–350.001,89227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578290.45/cwt275.00–305.001,6792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631319.94/cwt315.00–327.502,0197
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668312.51/cwt310.00–315.002,0883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720278.02/cwt250.00–300.002,0024
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4462
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785262.00/cwt230.00–280.002,0574
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1857234.99/cwt200.00–245.002,0146
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4661
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9611
Bulls——1,481172.17/cwt164.00–179.002,5506
Bulls——1,888189.17/cwt184.00–193.003,5724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79973.11/cwt60.00–87.005844
Cows—Lean 85-90%892104.12/cwt90.00–111.0092910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043131.51/cwt117.50–138.001,37235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046141.97/cwt139.00–146.001,48521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243161.70/cwt160.00–163.002,0102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246148.66/cwt140.00–158.001,85251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549144.81/cwt139.00–150.002,2437
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28932,020.66/head1,775.00–2,250.002,0214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29621,501.34/head1,325.00–1,675.001,5013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,761.58/head1,175.00–2,175.001,76217

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.