Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 20
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 394▲ 221 vs year ago 468 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 105▼ 54 vs year ago 255 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 27 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Goats: 30.00-140.00; 9 head Sheep: 40.00-175.00

81 head of young open stock cows weighing between 900 and 1200 lbs: $2100-$2500 per head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.46/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.19 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$320.46
60 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$666
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.15
vs NC average
−39.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544338.441,84049
Medium and Large 2537256.801,3786thin
Medium and Large 3532220.661,1755thin
One grade step is worth $117.77/cwt here — about $666 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 sale60 hd
320.46
—
NC average10 barns · 451 hd
330.61
−10.15
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−39.34
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−30.19
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—High1,606184.662,96616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224167.332,04873
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525156.032,3795thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average977141.311,38073

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)1,152$2,2763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$2,2019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)978$1,9195
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)804$2,4387

Every lot

130 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327419.26/cwt400.00–450.001,3713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333339.90/cwt325.00–365.001,1323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355255.07/cwt250.00–260.009052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376423.51/cwt385.00–437.501,5928
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417391.14/cwt370.00–427.501,6319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424325.63/cwt300.00–350.001,38111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425250.24/cwt240.00–260.001,0642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467402.01/cwt370.00–420.001,87738
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471335.33/cwt305.00–365.001,5797
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472236.64/cwt230.00–250.001,1173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528360.57/cwt320.00–380.001,90417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535295.14/cwt280.00–310.001,5792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541390.36/cwt385.00–393.002,1129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567356.79/cwt330.00–380.002,0236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581383.29/cwt382.00–385.002,22716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617375.05/cwt367.50–380.002,31410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618344.28/cwt325.00–360.002,1286
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677342.05/cwt335.00–355.002,3166
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678266.79/cwt240.00–295.001,8092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732330.69/cwt302.50–340.002,4216
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added803338.50/cwt338.50–338.502,71810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263367.57/cwt350.00–390.009675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317329.89/cwt320.00–340.001,0463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318238.53/cwt230.00–250.007593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328365.19/cwt350.00–400.001,19810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371251.85/cwt215.00–280.009346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372321.96/cwt300.00–345.001,1989
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382388.43/cwt350.00–405.001,48413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425368.16/cwt335.00–390.001,56514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428319.35/cwt300.00–330.001,3676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433240.17/cwt230.00–250.001,0402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464378.26/cwt375.00–380.001,7556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474345.92/cwt320.00–367.501,64027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476285.89/cwt270.00–315.001,3618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511255.20/cwt235.00–285.001,3044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513356.31/cwt352.50–360.001,8288
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518223.33/cwt210.00–245.001,1574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523334.93/cwt302.50–350.001,75219
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573334.97/cwt310.00–350.001,91922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619324.34/cwt300.00–339.002,00817
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627274.89/cwt260.00–285.001,7243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,4893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689272.49/cwt260.00–292.501,8775
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715308.75/cwt302.50–315.002,2082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718220.03/cwt210.00–230.001,5802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728247.20/cwt235.00–260.001,8002
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756273.20/cwt245.00–302.502,0657
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added764317.32/cwt311.00–319.502,42412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770190.19/cwt180.00–200.001,4642
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added819300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,45714
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860189.91/cwt175.00–205.001,6332
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870264.37/cwt240.00–295.002,3003
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6291
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922229.14/cwt210.00–242.502,1133
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968199.32/cwt182.50–210.001,9293
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223426.87/cwt420.00–440.009523
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279417.71/cwt410.00–430.001,1654
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308237.56/cwt230.00–245.007322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327353.21/cwt350.00–360.001,1553
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329424.36/cwt400.00–455.001,3966
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363270.34/cwt260.00–280.009812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369344.04/cwt330.00–365.001,2705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371375.10/cwt360.00–390.001,3924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421402.76/cwt365.00–420.001,69621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426265.85/cwt230.00–280.001,1335
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429335.01/cwt307.50–360.001,43711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460259.92/cwt250.00–270.001,1964
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473321.88/cwt300.00–335.001,52212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478376.52/cwt350.00–390.001,80022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523303.33/cwt280.00–315.001,5866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526345.74/cwt330.00–375.001,81927
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530216.53/cwt210.00–240.001,1485
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577332.99/cwt310.00–365.001,92120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578293.92/cwt280.00–300.001,6994
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578238.08/cwt225.00–250.001,3763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628322.54/cwt300.00–340.002,02612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669308.43/cwt290.00–325.002,0637
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683237.56/cwt220.00–255.001,6232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711271.60/cwt255.00–290.001,9315
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772254.69/cwt230.00–275.001,9663
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5012
Bulls——1,579184.35/cwt172.00–197.002,91111
Bulls——1,735202.25/cwt200.00–205.003,5093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%772100.18/cwt90.00–105.007735
Cows—Lean 85-90%807120.57/cwt110.00–125.0097310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012145.38/cwt130.00–155.001,47145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064158.98/cwt156.00–163.001,69213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216166.87/cwt158.00–175.002,02970
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412178.18/cwt176.00–181.002,5163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525156.03/cwt153.00–158.002,3795
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,918.76/head1,400.00–2,400.001,9195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0862,201.37/head1,425.00–2,950.002,2019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,275.98/head2,200.00–2,450.002,2763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27281,830.95/head1,500.00–2,275.001,8313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27722,950.11/head2,800.00–3,125.002,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251

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.