Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 17
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 633▲ 297 vs year ago 409 · +72.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 155▲ 5 vs year ago 117 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 17▲ 16 vs year ago 3 · +533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

11 head Goats: 65.00- 280.00; 3 head Sheep: 10.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 150.00; 4 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.16/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.49 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$313.16
88 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$917
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$161.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs NC average
−46.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558331.571,84970
Medium and Large 2544269.131,46313thin
Medium and Large 3548170.009325thin
One grade step is worth $161.57/cwt here — about $917 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 sale88 hd
313.16
—
NC average8 barns · 321 hd
312.67
+0.49
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−46.50
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−37.49
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—Average1,566178.832,80020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302161.322,10142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low945127.021,20139

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)1,730$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,9028
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,8809

Every lot

118 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 3210282.50/cwt282.50–282.505931
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321452.38/cwt430.00–470.001,4525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373408.83/cwt400.00–425.001,5254
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433387.20/cwt370.00–410.001,6777
Steers450–500Medium 3463159.86/cwt155.00–165.007402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477377.60/cwt365.00–390.001,80114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512397.47/cwt396.00–399.002,0354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527372.05/cwt340.00–385.001,96113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532312.39/cwt300.00–330.001,6623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545182.00/cwt182.00–182.009921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569357.34/cwt342.00–375.002,03314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575187.52/cwt185.00–190.001,0782
Steers550–600Medium 3580152.00/cwt152.00–152.008821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581299.44/cwt280.00–317.501,7406
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604375.51/cwt369.00–378.002,26818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620354.91/cwt325.00–365.002,20020
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677336.70/cwt320.00–347.502,27913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715327.99/cwt300.00–337.502,34512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added756343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,5938
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813304.92/cwt295.00–320.002,4793
Steers850–900Medium and Large 3870167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,8861
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228491.24/cwt445.00–515.001,1203
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240290.00/cwt290.00–290.006961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266432.62/cwt410.00–475.001,1518
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280370.18/cwt360.00–375.001,0373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323362.68/cwt350.00–380.001,1713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328412.70/cwt390.00–440.001,35414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328271.83/cwt260.00–285.008922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357340.02/cwt330.00–345.001,2143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378405.23/cwt390.00–425.001,53217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426384.69/cwt360.00–410.001,63927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475365.31/cwt332.50–395.001,73533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477297.29/cwt282.50–310.001,4183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477217.95/cwt200.00–230.001,0403
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524337.69/cwt315.00–365.001,76924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529286.28/cwt262.50–310.001,5148
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567241.68/cwt230.00–270.001,3705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575328.37/cwt300.00–350.001,88846
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619260.94/cwt230.00–280.001,6156
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623313.53/cwt290.00–335.001,95329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633180.06/cwt165.00–195.001,1402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637342.00/cwt340.00–344.002,17910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667294.04/cwt270.00–315.001,96118
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,1313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683182.64/cwt175.00–190.001,2472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3718167.93/cwt150.00–185.001,2062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720255.10/cwt250.00–260.001,8372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725299.48/cwt292.50–312.502,1716
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767277.05/cwt265.00–300.002,1255
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868223.60/cwt212.00–235.001,9412
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1912231.62/cwt225.00–245.002,1123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200280.00/cwt280.00–280.005601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234501.80/cwt460.00–550.001,1747
Bulls250–300Medium 3265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275304.70/cwt280.00–330.008383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279469.11/cwt430.00–495.001,30912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329452.60/cwt425.00–467.501,48913
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340392.50/cwt390.00–395.001,3352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370424.49/cwt400.00–445.001,5718
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381302.36/cwt270.00–330.001,1524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383367.83/cwt355.00–380.001,4095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418356.74/cwt330.00–372.501,4917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419402.03/cwt380.00–417.501,68514
Bulls400–450Medium 3420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435291.61/cwt275.00–310.001,2693
Bulls450–500Medium 3470174.12/cwt165.00–188.008183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476383.10/cwt365.00–407.501,82424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477328.43/cwt302.50–357.501,5676
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523347.73/cwt330.00–370.001,81913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525313.34/cwt312.50–315.001,6453
Bulls500–550Medium 3545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567299.82/cwt290.00–310.001,7003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570337.64/cwt320.00–360.001,92511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571240.85/cwt210.00–250.001,3755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622276.60/cwt260.00–290.001,7203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624328.22/cwt310.00–350.002,04817
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671315.88/cwt302.50–325.002,12013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726299.42/cwt275.00–315.002,1745
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772266.07/cwt250.00–285.002,0545
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1812267.54/cwt265.00–280.002,1726
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915225.96/cwt222.00–230.002,0682
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0161
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293148.59/cwt140.00–157.001,9213
Bulls——1,614184.17/cwt170.00–194.002,97317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%882111.10/cwt104.00–121.009809
Cows—Lean 85-90%953141.32/cwt130.00–147.001,34717
Cows—Lean 85-90%956151.08/cwt148.00–154.001,4446
Cows—Lean 85-90%99892.13/cwt80.00–102.009197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302159.66/cwt149.00–166.002,07936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305171.26/cwt169.00–180.002,2356
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0222,648.36/head1,450.00–3,225.002,6485
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1423,358.43/head2,825.00–3,775.003,3583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,901.98/head1,000.00–2,600.001,9028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7302,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251

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.