Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 30
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 557▲ 120 vs year ago 450 · +26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 173▲ 36 vs year ago 108 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 28▲ 1 vs year ago 16 · +6.3%
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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 moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 35.00 - 235.00; 21 head Sheep: 37.50- 145.00;1 head baby Calves: 430.00; 8 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 $289.01/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.64 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$289.01
64 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$728
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$132.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.00
vs NC average
−40.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543309.271,67849
Medium and Large 2540253.551,3699thin
Medium and Large 3538176.819506thin
One grade step is worth $132.46/cwt here — about $728 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 sale64 hd
289.01
—
NC average9 barns · 333 hd
297.02
−8.00
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−40.33
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−61.64
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—High1,557176.032,74115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237153.641,90141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648133.402,1982thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average923131.211,21139

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)1,195$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,5796
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)708$8982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$2,0418

Every lot

110 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274406.14/cwt385.00–430.001,1135
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327416.63/cwt410.00–430.001,3623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370395.41/cwt380.00–410.001,4632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413324.24/cwt300.00–350.001,3392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429404.70/cwt385.00–420.001,7364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472386.18/cwt370.00–410.001,8237
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497361.26/cwt350.00–365.001,7954
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520361.95/cwt350.00–372.501,88212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565272.50/cwt250.00–295.001,5402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570347.71/cwt327.50–357.501,9829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622315.34/cwt280.00–330.001,96113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670299.99/cwt280.00–312.502,01014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712296.24/cwt290.00–300.002,1096
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765276.35/cwt265.00–285.002,1144
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218320.11/cwt310.00–330.006982
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226347.46/cwt340.00–350.007854
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275326.61/cwt320.00–330.008983
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282355.50/cwt340.00–405.001,00315
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328342.30/cwt330.00–360.001,1239
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330242.46/cwt240.00–245.008002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added343382.74/cwt382.50–385.001,31310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365172.50/cwt172.50–172.506301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380302.49/cwt285.00–320.001,1495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387362.70/cwt339.00–375.001,40415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415206.65/cwt195.00–215.008583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420358.16/cwt335.00–380.001,50436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420277.85/cwt260.00–300.001,1674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460269.40/cwt247.50–280.001,2393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476334.26/cwt310.00–362.501,59125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519313.34/cwt295.00–335.001,62629
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520272.95/cwt250.00–285.001,4196
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526180.17/cwt165.00–205.009485
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577303.36/cwt280.00–322.501,75020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580214.74/cwt207.50–230.001,2453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618290.60/cwt260.00–305.001,79620
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618151.26/cwt150.00–152.509352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628196.98/cwt180.00–230.001,2373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667190.75/cwt170.00–225.001,2726
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687274.06/cwt265.00–280.001,88311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713169.77/cwt150.00–187.501,2106
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718244.45/cwt210.00–265.001,7559
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773202.61/cwt197.50–210.001,5663
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821219.28/cwt205.00–224.001,8004
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922208.33/cwt197.50–222.501,9213
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3781
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,7522
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,9792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240395.31/cwt360.00–430.009494
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273397.51/cwt360.00–420.001,08511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326402.43/cwt370.00–415.001,31213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365232.40/cwt225.00–240.008482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371395.34/cwt370.00–420.001,46714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371330.73/cwt300.00–350.001,2275
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418266.23/cwt250.00–285.001,1134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425388.93/cwt350.00–407.501,65322
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465186.45/cwt180.00–192.508672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468365.47/cwt340.00–382.501,71023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482299.86/cwt280.00–320.001,4453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519338.79/cwt310.00–365.001,75818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520295.00/cwt285.00–300.001,5343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568336.82/cwt305.00–355.001,91323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580272.54/cwt250.00–290.001,5814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615142.50/cwt142.50–142.508761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623302.66/cwt277.50–317.501,8867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657299.90/cwt290.00–305.001,9703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685199.93/cwt190.00–210.001,3702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710287.92/cwt270.00–302.502,0445
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767269.24/cwt240.00–290.002,0653
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768159.83/cwt142.50–177.501,2272
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1893248.73/cwt240.00–257.502,2212
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970158.70/cwt150.00–167.501,5392
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975230.92/cwt215.00–247.502,2512
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130148.86/cwt146.00–151.001,6823
Bulls——1,498174.95/cwt162.00–180.002,6217
Bulls——1,897193.83/cwt187.00–201.003,6775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%854111.73/cwt107.50–116.009546
Cows—Lean 85-90%875132.48/cwt125.00–139.001,15921
Cows—Lean 85-90%95582.50/cwt82.50–82.507881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050143.83/cwt140.00–148.001,51011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237151.84/cwt140.00–160.001,87835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238164.17/cwt162.00–165.002,0326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648133.40/cwt132.00–135.002,1982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2708897.88/head700.00–1,050.008982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,578.70/head1,150.00–1,925.001,5796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26881,590.91/head1,400.00–1,775.001,5912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28652,094.10/head1,575.00–2,550.002,0945
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751

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.