Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-08-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 6
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 274▲ 213 vs year ago 257 · +82.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 108▲ 21 vs year ago 85 · +24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 50.00-155.00; 3 head Sheep: 45.00 - 265.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.03/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.63 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$318.03
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$849
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$152.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.46
vs NC average
−32.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540336.481,81627
Medium and Large 2551271.901,4985thin
Medium and Large 3525184.259672thin
One grade step is worth $152.23/cwt here — about $849 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 sale34 hd
318.03
—
NC average9 barns · 233 hd
320.48
−2.46
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−32.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−32.63
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—High1,475185.902,7427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251171.492,14646
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535157.722,4216thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,059144.431,53030

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)1,182$2,5403thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,3253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,9775

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275409.82/cwt400.00–420.001,1272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332397.03/cwt390.00–410.001,3185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382405.78/cwt400.00–410.001,5503
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425199.53/cwt190.00–210.008482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426382.57/cwt360.00–395.001,63012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added442401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,7726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,8399
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465373.82/cwt342.50–390.001,73812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478315.55/cwt300.00–330.001,5082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528363.50/cwt340.00–382.501,91921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,06117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579357.80/cwt330.00–372.502,0728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623283.83/cwt277.50–290.001,7682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624351.55/cwt325.00–362.502,19410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,33114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683353.51/cwt350.00–357.002,4142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773284.56/cwt270.00–300.002,2002
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,7071
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220265.00/cwt265.00–265.005831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225385.00/cwt385.00–385.008661
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235215.00/cwt215.00–215.005051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282400.80/cwt385.00–420.001,1303
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290295.00/cwt295.00–295.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325326.86/cwt321.00–330.001,0623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329364.49/cwt345.00–399.001,1995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added356404.47/cwt402.00–406.001,4408
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368207.04/cwt185.00–230.007622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376294.18/cwt250.00–330.001,1065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380370.14/cwt340.00–397.501,40715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426352.18/cwt330.00–371.001,50028
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430305.57/cwt280.00–320.001,3144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468350.52/cwt320.00–369.001,64031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518259.76/cwt250.00–270.001,3462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525325.05/cwt300.00–340.001,70711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525184.25/cwt157.50–210.009672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568330.62/cwt320.00–335.001,8787
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618322.52/cwt295.00–330.001,99320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625222.56/cwt220.00–225.001,3912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671311.61/cwt300.00–327.502,0918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714282.36/cwt247.50–297.502,01610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768288.74/cwt287.50–290.002,2182
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,017193.41/cwt173.00–207.501,9673
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280417.63/cwt415.00–420.001,1692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318341.36/cwt325.00–350.001,0863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370340.27/cwt330.00–350.001,2592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379391.80/cwt365.00–404.001,48511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429366.49/cwt350.00–390.001,57219
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430321.89/cwt305.00–340.001,3842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476356.30/cwt335.00–370.001,69626
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510187.50/cwt180.00–195.009562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525311.75/cwt295.00–325.001,6374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527345.97/cwt330.00–370.001,82314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573345.19/cwt310.00–357.501,97814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638337.57/cwt310.00–362.502,1544
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678313.80/cwt300.00–327.502,1282
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778287.62/cwt275.00–300.002,2382
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3981
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1928270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5062
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,5382
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280166.99/cwt155.00–175.002,1372
Bulls——1,471189.83/cwt182.00–194.002,7924
Bulls——1,880208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848128.43/cwt127.00–130.001,0892
Cows—Lean 85-90%878100.00/cwt100.00–100.008782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074159.20/cwt157.50–161.001,7104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092147.24/cwt135.00–155.001,60822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187190.80/cwt182.50–200.002,2655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259169.14/cwt160.00–179.002,12941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535157.72/cwt155.00–162.002,4216
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,712.22/head2,450.00–2,925.002,7122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1883,216.74/head2,850.00–3,500.003,2172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1822,540.41/head2,175.00–2,850.002,5403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,324.80/head2,150.00–2,475.002,3253

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.