Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-09-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 3
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 606▲ 17 vs year ago 387 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 205▼ 27 vs year ago 143 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 65.00- 130.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.11/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.54 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$324.11
38 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$609
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.48
vs NC average
−47.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544350.511,90523
Medium and Large 2537297.691,59911thin
Medium and Large 3529244.981,2964thin
One grade step is worth $105.54/cwt here — about $609 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 sale38 hd
324.11
—
NC average8 barns · 205 hd
326.59
−2.48
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−47.40
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−26.54
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—Low1,579184.812,9188thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251162.772,03638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575145.862,2974thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035132.371,37138

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$2,0414thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$1,9174thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$3,4252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$2,5001thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370413.75/cwt412.50–415.001,5312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421425.30/cwt415.00–440.001,7914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465316.67/cwt310.00–320.001,4733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485400.90/cwt392.50–420.001,9445
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520287.90/cwt260.00–305.001,4973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524375.24/cwt360.00–385.001,9664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573354.29/cwt340.00–367.502,0302
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610177.50/cwt150.00–205.001,0832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618317.57/cwt315.00–320.001,9632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621353.17/cwt330.00–365.002,1936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674353.19/cwt330.00–365.002,3816
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725328.55/cwt310.00–345.002,3823
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added823326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,6836
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5961
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234441.76/cwt410.00–510.001,0344
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250205.00/cwt180.00–230.005132
Heifers250–300Medium 3255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284336.23/cwt325.00–360.009554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316369.57/cwt350.00–390.001,1684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323288.88/cwt265.00–315.009334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330420.32/cwt400.00–440.001,38715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364376.44/cwt330.00–395.001,3704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381426.47/cwt410.00–435.001,6257
Heifers350–400Medium 3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405363.29/cwt350.00–380.001,4713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420277.05/cwt265.00–290.001,1642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428407.63/cwt390.00–420.001,74515
Heifers400–450Medium 3430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Heifers450–500Medium 3468205.13/cwt200.00–210.009602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478321.48/cwt300.00–330.001,5376
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479376.77/cwt360.00–392.501,80514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481263.71/cwt245.00–280.001,2684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518315.85/cwt300.00–330.001,6366
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522259.97/cwt250.00–280.001,3573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536357.50/cwt335.00–372.501,91618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560275.89/cwt250.00–300.001,5455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571325.36/cwt310.00–340.001,8585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624320.07/cwt290.00–330.001,9979
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629259.87/cwt250.00–280.001,6355
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673257.45/cwt255.00–260.001,7332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677313.20/cwt300.00–335.002,1208
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713250.04/cwt240.00–260.001,7832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734304.77/cwt270.00–315.002,2378
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784261.28/cwt230.00–270.002,0485
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808244.97/cwt230.00–255.001,9794
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870281.49/cwt267.50–295.002,4492
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,7201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,1241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272465.75/cwt430.00–495.001,2675
Bulls250–300Medium 3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340450.00/cwt410.00–470.001,5303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369422.76/cwt400.00–450.001,56013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373342.75/cwt330.00–355.001,2782
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410317.59/cwt310.00–325.001,3022
Bulls400–450Medium 3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419422.22/cwt390.00–450.001,76921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420353.21/cwt330.00–380.001,4833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475252.97/cwt230.00–275.001,2022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476349.40/cwt330.00–380.001,6638
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478390.22/cwt360.00–415.001,86518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520299.38/cwt280.00–320.001,5577
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524348.30/cwt330.00–375.001,82510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565355.14/cwt337.50–380.002,00717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570285.26/cwt270.00–300.001,6262
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618333.78/cwt310.00–365.002,0638
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630294.98/cwt285.00–305.001,8584
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668287.53/cwt280.00–295.001,9212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674321.88/cwt310.00–340.002,1694
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723307.84/cwt280.00–320.002,2265
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0472
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820230.98/cwt205.00–255.001,8943
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1879233.96/cwt212.50–250.002,0575
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1931226.98/cwt207.50–235.002,1134
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3760162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,000160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6001
Bulls——1,265210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6571
Bulls——1,728184.75/cwt170.00–190.003,1926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%964119.49/cwt110.00–130.001,1529
Cows—Lean 85-90%97199.60/cwt90.00–105.009675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066142.88/cwt132.00–150.001,52321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246162.39/cwt152.00–172.002,02337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575145.86/cwt140.00–155.002,2974
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29662,040.72/head1,825.00–2,350.002,0414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29861,916.67/head1,600.00–2,550.001,9174

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.