Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-08-13

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 470▼ 176 vs year ago 570 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 106▼ 41 vs year ago 146 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Goats: 60.00-230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 480.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.15/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.50 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$316.15
54 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$655
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$120.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs NC average
−34.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542325.331,76247
Medium and Large 2544262.771,4296thin
Medium and Large 3540205.001,1071thin
One grade step is worth $120.33/cwt here — about $655 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 sale54 hd
316.15
—
NC average9 barns · 286 hd
314.27
+1.89
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−34.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−34.50
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—High1,489185.322,75915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218169.592,06645
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,345152.002,0441thin
CowsLean 85-90%High937140.871,32030

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)1,245$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)872$1,5936
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)811$2,3357
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)730$2,1001thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327425.34/cwt395.00–445.001,3915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353362.45/cwt355.00–370.001,2792
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383424.84/cwt420.00–430.001,6272
Steers400–450Medium 3405197.50/cwt197.50–197.508001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408330.03/cwt325.00–335.001,3472
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428389.95/cwt375.00–397.501,6695
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479368.54/cwt340.00–400.001,76515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482315.76/cwt285.00–335.001,5225
Steers450–500Medium 3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522346.84/cwt320.00–362.501,81111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537377.75/cwt377.50–378.002,0296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568247.33/cwt235.00–260.001,4052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571359.34/cwt330.00–370.002,05216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633352.07/cwt340.00–360.002,22912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,3474
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678333.84/cwt317.50–350.002,2638
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720316.74/cwt280.00–325.002,2819
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838270.75/cwt242.50–295.002,2693
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5371
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290374.66/cwt355.00–395.001,0872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330374.55/cwt360.00–390.001,2362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369365.06/cwt350.00–380.001,3476
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424303.24/cwt280.00–320.001,2868
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432351.86/cwt340.00–370.001,52016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465358.34/cwt357.50–360.001,6663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470293.28/cwt270.00–312.501,3789
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470205.00/cwt205.00–205.009641
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473335.34/cwt320.00–350.001,58612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513345.29/cwt342.50–348.001,7718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519322.24/cwt300.00–337.501,67218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568315.67/cwt290.00–327.501,79316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570245.53/cwt215.00–260.001,4003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added584335.47/cwt331.00–342.501,9595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621316.60/cwt290.00–337.501,96617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676283.21/cwt260.00–300.001,9144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680182.37/cwt165.00–200.001,2402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688240.07/cwt210.00–255.001,6523
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723252.37/cwt237.50–267.501,8255
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771271.90/cwt262.50–282.502,0965
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814226.67/cwt210.00–247.501,8455
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828176.31/cwt172.50–180.001,4602
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870172.35/cwt162.00–182.501,4993
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1888224.96/cwt220.00–230.001,9982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325436.44/cwt415.00–450.001,4183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387411.46/cwt385.00–430.001,5929
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425374.38/cwt360.00–390.001,5915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433333.37/cwt315.00–350.001,4434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438242.63/cwt235.00–250.001,0632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471356.55/cwt335.00–385.001,67922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480283.95/cwt275.00–297.501,3633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513306.36/cwt290.00–320.001,5723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522340.27/cwt315.00–360.001,77617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574322.83/cwt295.00–342.501,8536
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582268.42/cwt260.00–280.001,5623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619330.22/cwt307.50–345.002,0447
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668290.19/cwt280.00–300.001,9382
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7481
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310152.74/cwt139.00–165.002,0012
Bulls——1,444179.73/cwt169.00–190.002,5957
Bulls——1,600202.71/cwt196.00–210.003,2436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%718106.11/cwt97.50–110.007623
Cows—Lean 85-90%883126.38/cwt120.00–130.001,1166
Cows—Lean 85-90%945147.97/cwt136.00–155.001,39817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149158.51/cwt158.00–159.001,8214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215167.32/cwt158.00–175.002,03337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234180.11/cwt177.00–183.002,2238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28042,164.30/head1,775.00–2,625.002,1645
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28721,592.52/head1,275.00–1,800.001,5936
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.