Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 22
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 700▲ 125 vs year ago 381 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 124▼ 46 vs year ago 153 · −30.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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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 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 40.00- 260.00; 2 head Sheep: 150.00; 12 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 $324.23/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.43 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$324.23
83 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$980
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$186.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs NC average
−66.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546339.751,85669
Medium and Large 2546270.161,47510thin
Medium and Large 3565229.651,2982thin
Medium 3570153.628762thin
One grade step is worth $186.13/cwt here — about $980 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 sale83 hd
324.23
—
NC average9 barns · 339 hd
317.57
+6.66
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−66.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−26.43
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—High1,622166.562,70220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243148.451,84524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480131.001,9391thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low986119.651,17934

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)1,094$2,0334thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,9634thin

Every lot

122 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2153
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318465.62/cwt450.00–490.001,4816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386431.33/cwt410.00–455.001,6654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430416.88/cwt410.00–425.001,7933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484411.06/cwt395.00–415.001,9909
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509399.18/cwt397.50–410.002,0329
Steers500–550Medium 3510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518295.24/cwt285.00–305.001,5292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561279.93/cwt265.00–300.001,5705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571371.87/cwt350.00–389.002,12315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614364.66/cwt362.50–370.002,2397
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623287.93/cwt280.00–300.001,7945
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628344.95/cwt340.00–350.002,1663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659344.90/cwt335.00–350.002,2734
Steers650–700Medium 3660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663257.26/cwt245.00–270.001,7062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725327.53/cwt325.00–330.002,3752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833308.48/cwt302.00–315.002,5702
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6551
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1903311.01/cwt295.00–315.002,8085
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 3215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218415.95/cwt390.00–430.009073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280406.30/cwt380.00–445.001,1385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338384.23/cwt370.00–410.001,2995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377386.33/cwt370.00–410.001,45611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,2292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Heifers400–450Medium 3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417318.94/cwt310.00–345.001,3305
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426373.24/cwt360.00–390.001,59013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468260.48/cwt230.00–290.001,2192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473339.75/cwt310.00–365.001,60717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473276.90/cwt250.00–290.001,3103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7766
Heifers450–500Medium 3480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519258.64/cwt230.00–280.001,3425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527334.27/cwt280.00–365.001,76234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535365.61/cwt365.00–370.001,9568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565229.65/cwt210.00–250.001,2982
Heifers550–600Medium 3570153.62/cwt150.00–157.008762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573281.69/cwt250.00–300.001,6145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577334.46/cwt315.00–350.001,93023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604282.57/cwt250.00–300.001,7074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615200.49/cwt180.00–220.001,2332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617326.25/cwt305.00–345.002,01311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663254.90/cwt240.00–265.001,6903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674307.51/cwt295.00–325.002,0734
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707293.35/cwt290.00–295.002,0743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720227.43/cwt225.00–230.001,6372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818163.33/cwt150.00–185.001,3363
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5281
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7461
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1941
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221479.97/cwt440.00–525.001,0614
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269433.94/cwt405.00–475.001,1675
Bulls250–300Medium 3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Bulls300–350Medium 3315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320382.23/cwt365.00–400.001,2232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322453.42/cwt440.00–480.001,46011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333307.78/cwt295.00–320.001,0252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380382.27/cwt365.00–400.001,4532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381439.34/cwt405.00–455.001,67411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414405.89/cwt380.00–420.001,6807
Bulls400–450Medium 3423185.53/cwt175.00–195.007852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428284.91/cwt250.00–310.001,2194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431357.29/cwt330.00–370.001,5406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466270.27/cwt230.00–295.001,2594
Bulls450–500Medium 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474390.49/cwt370.00–422.501,85119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479336.53/cwt315.00–350.001,6126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511279.15/cwt250.00–300.001,4265
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515361.43/cwt330.00–371.001,86128
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565262.72/cwt250.00–275.001,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576331.60/cwt310.00–350.001,91020
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615155.00/cwt150.00–160.009532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619318.94/cwt300.00–335.001,9748
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624252.15/cwt230.00–280.001,5736
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679266.28/cwt250.00–285.001,8084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685254.64/cwt230.00–280.001,7442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718202.20/cwt190.00–215.001,4522
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729246.37/cwt230.00–265.001,7967
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763256.34/cwt240.00–275.001,9564
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870201.70/cwt180.00–215.001,7553
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950170.00/cwt160.00–180.001,6152
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0271
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,591167.90/cwt155.00–178.002,67117
Bulls——1,693143.48/cwt142.00–145.002,4292
Bulls——2,015190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,8291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90284.59/cwt80.00–90.007636
Cows—Lean 85-90%982110.16/cwt100.00–120.001,08210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015135.22/cwt126.00–141.001,37216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020147.71/cwt146.00–150.001,5072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243148.45/cwt139.00–158.001,84524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9391
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,984.52/head1,050.00–2,550.001,9853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,033.31/head1,175.00–2,350.002,0334

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.