Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 460▲ 295 vs year ago 404 · +73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 111▲ 80 vs year ago 127 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 65.00- 190.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.35/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.30 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$331.35
68 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$716
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$128.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.64
vs NC average
−78.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548350.431,92152
Medium and Large 2552284.991,57412thin
Medium and Large 3542222.421,2044thin
One grade step is worth $128.02/cwt here — about $716 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd
331.35
—
NC average8 barns · 210 hd
339.99
−8.64
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−78.75
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−19.30
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—Low1,823182.323,32433
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348160.792,16877
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586143.862,2827thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,099133.141,46360

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)1,320$2,3084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$2,1062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$1,7746
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$2,4563thin

Every lot

121 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 1283550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5572
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320432.58/cwt430.00–435.001,3842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322498.91/cwt465.00–515.001,6065
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373314.91/cwt305.00–330.001,1753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378468.20/cwt445.00–500.001,7704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0694
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424378.01/cwt350.00–410.001,6037
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430450.39/cwt430.00–480.001,93714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473367.88/cwt335.00–390.001,7408
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475422.30/cwt400.00–445.002,00614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3492274.97/cwt250.00–310.001,3533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514322.49/cwt310.00–345.001,6584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516406.53/cwt405.00–415.002,09813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528383.72/cwt350.00–400.002,02618
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571312.96/cwt300.00–325.001,7875
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578359.37/cwt330.00–377.502,07716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2602291.72/cwt260.00–310.001,7563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615356.01/cwt330.00–372.502,18919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660358.40/cwt340.00–370.002,3653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718291.53/cwt275.00–320.002,0933
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773317.66/cwt285.00–332.502,4564
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785195.10/cwt180.00–210.001,5322
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845306.00/cwt285.00–327.002,5862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200380.00/cwt380.00–380.007601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1239434.69/cwt390.00–450.001,0395
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280280.00/cwt250.00–310.007842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292478.31/cwt475.00–480.001,3973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2292362.69/cwt345.00–395.001,0597
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323359.95/cwt350.00–365.001,1636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330270.30/cwt250.00–310.008923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331436.92/cwt410.00–455.001,44615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355232.54/cwt230.00–235.008262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360350.69/cwt325.00–375.001,2623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371421.88/cwt390.00–440.001,56513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420410.59/cwt380.00–435.001,72428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420356.90/cwt330.00–375.001,49914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424273.73/cwt240.00–300.001,1617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,8817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471383.06/cwt360.00–410.001,80426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473317.82/cwt290.00–340.001,5039
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485286.65/cwt285.00–290.001,3903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522289.99/cwt275.00–320.001,5145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526355.98/cwt325.00–380.001,87229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,0822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555239.95/cwt235.00–245.001,3322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574281.42/cwt260.00–305.001,6157
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576343.44/cwt320.00–365.001,97823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618267.49/cwt265.00–270.001,6532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628332.23/cwt310.00–345.002,08621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640209.84/cwt190.00–230.001,3432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660188.43/cwt175.00–195.001,2443
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670330.74/cwt310.00–342.502,21615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680254.89/cwt240.00–270.001,7332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717231.69/cwt220.00–250.001,6613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3718190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3642
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778304.86/cwt290.00–320.002,3722
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785234.21/cwt215.00–250.001,8396
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880171.00/cwt167.00–175.001,5052
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,7132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3895155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3871
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6731
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970168.03/cwt162.00–174.001,6302
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1983199.90/cwt190.00–210.001,9653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228600.85/cwt580.00–630.001,3704
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278549.62/cwt500.00–580.001,52811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320438.28/cwt425.00–450.001,4022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325511.33/cwt480.00–540.001,66214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328346.43/cwt330.00–380.001,1364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373493.52/cwt470.00–520.001,8419
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376336.26/cwt310.00–365.001,2645
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393412.37/cwt380.00–435.001,6219
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416363.89/cwt335.00–380.001,5144
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425438.25/cwt410.00–465.001,86317
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470290.21/cwt280.00–300.001,3642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475417.57/cwt390.00–445.001,98312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479352.04/cwt335.00–370.001,6867
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519370.96/cwt345.00–395.001,92516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520295.80/cwt275.00–320.001,53811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570359.36/cwt330.00–390.002,04824
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578299.94/cwt280.00–320.001,7347
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615293.83/cwt280.00–300.001,8074
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629348.51/cwt320.00–370.002,19216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671319.33/cwt285.00–340.002,14310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679273.82/cwt255.00–300.001,8595
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722216.74/cwt200.00–225.001,5653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723314.81/cwt280.00–327.502,2766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813237.31/cwt225.00–250.001,9292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820287.48/cwt285.00–290.002,3572
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,574158.44/cwt150.00–165.002,4945
Bulls——1,837183.95/cwt169.00–194.003,37924
Bulls——2,050202.43/cwt196.00–218.004,1504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080108.18/cwt100.00–116.001,16811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101136.29/cwt120.00–147.001,50140
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114149.64/cwt148.00–152.001,6679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317170.13/cwt169.00–175.002,2418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352159.71/cwt150.00–168.002,15969
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586143.86/cwt135.00–151.002,2827
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,773.58/head1,275.00–2,650.001,7746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,307.86/head1,500.00–2,750.002,3084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,106.02/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,208.86/head2,050.00–2,350.002,2092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1554,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251

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.