Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-12-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 10
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 463▲ 257 vs year ago 330 · +77.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 134▼ 11 vs year ago 133 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 27 vs year ago 30 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

20 head Goats: 20.00- 210.00; 10 head Sheep: 35.00 - 290.00; 6 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 $326.17/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.48 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$326.17
111 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$869
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$161.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.89
vs NC average
−51.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544338.611,84497
Medium and Large 2560265.121,48510thin
Medium and Large 3550177.139744thin
One grade step is worth $161.48/cwt here — about $869 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 sale111 hd
326.17
—
NC average8 barns · 275 hd
312.29
+13.89
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−51.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−24.48
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—Low1,579171.212,70416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,329149.771,99058
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,630132.672,1632thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065118.791,26526

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)895$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$1,4252thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275430.36/cwt410.00–455.001,1833
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278330.00/cwt330.00–330.009173
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317445.77/cwt420.00–470.001,4135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379438.35/cwt420.00–450.001,6614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428391.19/cwt370.00–410.001,6747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,8973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466364.88/cwt337.00–380.001,7008
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474310.65/cwt275.00–325.001,4726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525365.97/cwt337.50–380.001,92116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529301.29/cwt275.00–325.001,5945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568284.89/cwt280.00–290.001,6182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578345.26/cwt330.00–360.001,9969
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629343.17/cwt330.00–345.002,1598
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668333.75/cwt332.50–335.002,2292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725290.28/cwt280.00–300.002,1052
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863249.99/cwt240.00–255.002,1573
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2171
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1968207.44/cwt200.00–215.002,0082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3219200.29/cwt180.00–230.004394
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240390.00/cwt380.00–400.009362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3274234.80/cwt230.00–250.006435
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283396.12/cwt390.00–410.001,1213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322383.24/cwt375.00–395.001,2346
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328313.30/cwt300.00–330.001,0283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333227.59/cwt225.00–230.007582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370390.10/cwt370.00–402.501,44313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370254.96/cwt230.00–280.009435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372329.12/cwt300.00–360.001,2249
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added407381.88/cwt380.00–382.501,5548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3407247.94/cwt230.00–280.001,0095
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415308.44/cwt295.00–325.001,2806
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433365.27/cwt330.00–375.001,58216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added451377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,70313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472212.69/cwt180.00–230.001,0043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475315.76/cwt302.00–325.001,5003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476355.72/cwt335.00–370.001,69330
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524331.02/cwt305.00–340.001,73516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525184.43/cwt170.00–200.009682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535345.63/cwt342.00–350.001,84945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535273.17/cwt250.00–285.001,4615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,91014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574325.08/cwt310.00–342.501,86622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575169.83/cwt150.00–190.009772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585257.06/cwt250.00–275.001,5045
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618313.69/cwt287.50–325.001,9397
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1125
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672246.48/cwt230.00–260.001,6563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677299.96/cwt292.50–312.502,0313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716310.14/cwt305.00–314.002,2217
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722196.54/cwt180.00–220.001,4193
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724267.67/cwt245.00–297.501,9387
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775214.95/cwt210.00–225.001,6665
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added779276.89/cwt270.00–280.002,1578
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817214.16/cwt200.00–230.001,7505
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858174.00/cwt160.00–187.001,4933
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925195.81/cwt180.00–210.001,8113
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6801
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1294436.36/cwt410.00–455.001,2834
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337450.78/cwt430.00–470.001,5196
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358307.34/cwt300.00–315.001,1002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378436.96/cwt400.00–460.001,65222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383377.23/cwt350.00–390.001,4455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415340.02/cwt320.00–350.001,4116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415270.36/cwt255.00–285.001,1222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416403.69/cwt380.00–430.001,67910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470235.78/cwt205.00–280.001,1084
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475366.36/cwt355.00–375.001,7409
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490323.33/cwt310.00–335.001,5843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523317.58/cwt315.00–320.001,6612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528357.88/cwt340.00–365.001,8909
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560239.82/cwt230.00–250.001,3432
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574334.76/cwt310.00–350.001,92211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613210.12/cwt200.00–220.001,2882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617268.15/cwt260.00–280.001,6543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624318.35/cwt300.00–335.001,9876
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666295.87/cwt270.00–302.501,9705
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2693235.07/cwt215.00–255.001,6292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700261.67/cwt255.00–270.001,8323
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778208.98/cwt208.00–210.001,6262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1876195.89/cwt175.00–215.001,7164
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923207.56/cwt205.00–210.001,9162
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968197.21/cwt175.00–220.001,9092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——975149.62/cwt147.00–152.001,4592
Bulls——1,593168.47/cwt160.00–175.002,6849
Bulls——1,796184.79/cwt183.00–188.003,3195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83475.98/cwt75.00–80.006344
Cows—Lean 85-90%910102.03/cwt95.00–110.009284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016140.56/cwt140.00–142.001,4285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,202128.74/cwt115.00–136.001,54713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326148.39/cwt138.00–160.001,96854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365168.35/cwt162.00–180.002,2984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630132.67/cwt130.00–135.002,1632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.