Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 404▲ 39 vs year ago 594 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 116▼ 58 vs year ago 213 · −27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Goats: 25.00- 320.00; 2 head Sheep: 115.00 -150.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.53/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −13.13 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$337.53
71 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$739
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$135.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.82
vs NC average
−30.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551350.501,93255
Medium and Large 2541304.081,64614thin
Medium and Large 3555215.001,1932thin
One grade step is worth $135.50/cwt here — about $739 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale71 hd
337.53
—
NC average9 barns · 327 hd
331.70
+5.82
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−30.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−13.13
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—Low1,306178.742,33525
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,336157.662,10636
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543145.712,2485thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,029131.761,35533

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)1,027$1,81310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,7033thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)715$1,5504thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338467.89/cwt450.00–485.001,5812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375420.95/cwt410.00–432.501,5792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426418.23/cwt407.50–432.501,7827
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469344.95/cwt320.00–360.001,6187
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471384.61/cwt375.00–405.001,8127
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527380.55/cwt360.00–395.002,0059
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529335.49/cwt330.00–350.001,7754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570322.43/cwt320.00–325.001,8382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575367.43/cwt345.00–375.002,11318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626366.92/cwt340.00–380.002,29711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628301.70/cwt300.00–305.001,8953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669338.10/cwt317.50–350.002,2627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675277.20/cwt230.00–305.001,8713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716334.01/cwt330.00–335.002,3925
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765318.82/cwt307.50–330.002,4392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4921
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240330.00/cwt330.00–330.007921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270360.00/cwt360.00–360.009721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278304.95/cwt300.00–310.008482
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290402.03/cwt380.00–415.001,1665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314407.13/cwt390.00–425.001,2789
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328336.01/cwt310.00–360.001,1025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375394.73/cwt370.00–415.001,48025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376347.22/cwt315.00–360.001,3067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423377.12/cwt360.00–400.001,59531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425339.43/cwt320.00–355.001,44311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472365.10/cwt340.00–390.001,72340
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473268.57/cwt250.00–280.001,2704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478323.99/cwt300.00–340.001,54912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515354.54/cwt330.00–375.001,82618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523307.49/cwt280.00–327.501,6089
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569348.53/cwt320.00–357.501,98337
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574297.94/cwt275.00–310.001,7105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623322.98/cwt290.00–337.502,01224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625269.25/cwt258.00–280.001,6833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674233.20/cwt230.00–242.501,5724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added712315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2433
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721281.97/cwt260.00–307.502,0334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765292.60/cwt277.50–307.502,2382
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added881307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7094
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5711
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230525.65/cwt515.00–535.001,2092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280477.85/cwt450.00–500.001,33813
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328441.08/cwt415.00–470.001,44721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368314.49/cwt300.00–330.001,1572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372375.20/cwt360.00–390.001,3965
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374418.78/cwt400.00–450.001,56620
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419415.31/cwt390.00–440.001,74015
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422297.76/cwt284.00–310.001,2573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427357.19/cwt325.00–385.001,52522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467382.14/cwt365.00–405.001,78521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467268.82/cwt240.00–285.001,2553
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479332.47/cwt310.00–355.001,59315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519308.50/cwt290.00–322.501,6019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526357.31/cwt330.00–385.001,87936
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574340.31/cwt320.00–360.001,95319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590299.10/cwt250.00–315.001,7655
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603245.06/cwt230.00–260.001,4782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628337.22/cwt317.50–360.002,11816
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665272.67/cwt250.00–295.001,8132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671328.73/cwt310.00–350.002,2065
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705132.50/cwt132.50–132.509341
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714292.63/cwt265.00–310.002,0894
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763181.25/cwt180.00–182.501,3832
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770276.31/cwt247.50–290.002,1284
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1824273.21/cwt260.00–285.002,2514
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2908175.04/cwt170.00–180.001,5892
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1913226.23/cwt225.00–227.502,0652
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960193.75/cwt185.00–202.501,8602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,126158.49/cwt150.00–170.001,7858
Bulls——1,375185.28/cwt173.00–197.002,54815
Bulls——1,513210.64/cwt200.00–227.503,1872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%914110.53/cwt107.50–114.001,0104
Cows—Lean 85-90%96098.00/cwt95.00–100.009414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058140.56/cwt127.00–146.001,48725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301155.32/cwt147.50–167.502,02131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543145.71/cwt142.00–151.002,2485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,553172.19/cwt170.00–179.002,6745
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,703.28/head1,250.00–2,400.001,7033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,812.83/head1,400.00–2,250.001,81310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26551,351.91/head1,175.00–1,625.001,3522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,748.79/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7492

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.