Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-06-25

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 355 vs last sale 546▼ 171 vs year ago 362 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 222▼ 107 vs year ago 189 · −56.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: No Sale next week in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 -3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 70.00-255.00; 5 head Sheep: 10.00-145.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.64/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.02 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$318.64
38 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$298
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$72.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.97
vs NC average
−17.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541322.451,74336
Medium and Large 2578250.001,4452thin
One grade step is worth $72.45/cwt here — about $298 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 sale38 hd
318.64
—
NC average9 barns · 180 hd
294.66
+23.97
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−17.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−32.02
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—High1,455196.142,8549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,337169.522,26639
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,375154.002,1181thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052136.341,43422

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$2,3973thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,4251thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260370.00/cwt370.00–370.009621
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1341391.48/cwt380.00–395.001,3354
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350280.00/cwt280.00–280.009801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375372.63/cwt370.00–375.001,3972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428349.92/cwt340.00–360.001,4983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524316.24/cwt310.00–325.001,6574
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,88531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565309.94/cwt300.00–325.001,7514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614299.25/cwt280.00–315.001,8377
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727284.59/cwt270.00–292.502,0697
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2094
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868266.12/cwt260.00–272.502,3102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218409.77/cwt390.00–430.008932
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273301.06/cwt300.00–302.008222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340351.67/cwt330.00–370.001,1963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371347.29/cwt310.00–362.501,2887
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420324.29/cwt310.00–340.001,3622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438260.06/cwt250.00–270.001,1392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525284.42/cwt275.00–295.001,4933
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,77930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573284.97/cwt270.00–295.001,6333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615291.50/cwt285.00–295.001,7933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686275.70/cwt257.50–279.001,8917
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720266.26/cwt265.00–267.501,9172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777241.38/cwt212.50–260.001,8763
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7821
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018191.37/cwt175.00–207.501,9482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365327.50/cwt315.00–340.001,1952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419350.55/cwt337.50–360.001,4694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490293.75/cwt280.00–307.501,4392
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513314.15/cwt312.50–315.001,6123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565282.43/cwt280.00–285.001,5962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620250.19/cwt240.00–260.001,5513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675244.93/cwt235.00–255.001,6532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730262.50/cwt240.00–285.001,9162
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8621
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2951
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258189.42/cwt180.00–200.002,3834
Bulls——1,370152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0821
Bulls——1,673213.90/cwt213.00–215.003,5794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%851112.87/cwt105.00–120.009616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080133.08/cwt124.00–144.001,4375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149150.63/cwt147.00–155.001,73111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302163.94/cwt152.00–170.002,13422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382176.75/cwt172.00–184.002,44317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,397.35/head2,100.00–2,700.002,3973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.