Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 11
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 401▲ 195 vs year ago 424 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 101▼ 49 vs year ago 171 · −28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

12 head Goats: 145.00- 260.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 460.00; 2 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 $346.40/cwt on 64 head, down $13.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −4.25 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$346.40
▼ 13.43 vs prior sale
64 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$722
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$133.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.37
vs NC average
−67.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542369.892,00348
Medium and Large 2542315.661,7118thin
Medium and Large 3542236.171,2818thin
One grade step is worth $133.73/cwt here — about $722 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 sale64 hd
346.40
—
NC average9 barns · 327 hd
363.77
−17.37
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−67.38
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−4.25
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—Low1,495184.472,75720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261160.422,02339
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615147.982,3902thin
CowsLean 85-90%High995133.571,32827

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)1,206$2,5088
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$2,4486
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$3,4862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,9368

Every lot

123 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250280.00/cwt280.00–280.007001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318490.83/cwt475.00–505.001,5612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389466.72/cwt452.00–490.001,8169
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416441.78/cwt430.00–450.001,8388
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435365.23/cwt355.00–375.001,5892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467436.36/cwt415.00–455.002,03822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473369.84/cwt360.00–380.001,7492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522398.71/cwt380.00–415.002,08115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525349.86/cwt345.00–355.001,8372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4538
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568390.40/cwt365.00–400.002,21714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575337.43/cwt335.00–340.001,9402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631364.53/cwt335.00–385.002,3009
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3638267.41/cwt260.00–275.001,7062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5476
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668350.71/cwt335.00–362.002,3436
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711318.68/cwt305.00–330.002,2664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760314.80/cwt300.00–330.002,3922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007431
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226463.20/cwt435.00–485.001,0474
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278434.18/cwt420.00–460.001,2077
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278396.87/cwt375.00–430.001,1036
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310300.40/cwt275.00–325.009312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320446.73/cwt420.00–475.001,43012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364376.22/cwt350.00–400.001,3694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372438.41/cwt410.00–455.001,63115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383286.61/cwt260.00–300.001,0983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419401.42/cwt380.00–430.001,68233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419369.93/cwt350.00–375.001,5506
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467383.12/cwt360.00–410.001,78927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468426.00/cwt425.00–427.001,9948
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468348.12/cwt335.00–355.001,6298
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468273.60/cwt250.00–315.001,2806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508263.11/cwt250.00–290.001,3373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510322.70/cwt305.00–340.001,6464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517362.51/cwt345.00–395.001,87416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562363.14/cwt320.00–375.002,04127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563220.00/cwt200.00–250.001,2395
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574308.62/cwt285.00–325.001,7714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610323.01/cwt300.00–350.001,9708
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625292.62/cwt285.00–300.001,8292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635246.93/cwt230.00–280.001,5683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675328.02/cwt315.00–350.002,21410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678278.23/cwt270.00–290.001,8863
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683185.05/cwt170.00–200.001,2642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710217.41/cwt205.00–230.001,5442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716303.15/cwt270.00–315.002,1717
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,7362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767285.03/cwt280.00–290.002,1863
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,9342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833205.14/cwt190.00–220.001,7092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3838169.96/cwt165.00–175.001,4242
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1987231.65/cwt210.00–250.002,2863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200495.00/cwt495.00–495.009901
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232510.45/cwt480.00–535.001,1845
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285453.54/cwt425.00–485.001,2933
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288488.54/cwt475.00–500.001,4074
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324498.31/cwt475.00–520.001,61510
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326337.88/cwt315.00–380.001,1015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331457.53/cwt450.00–465.001,5144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369484.14/cwt450.00–505.001,78611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371340.15/cwt325.00–350.001,2624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376409.47/cwt380.00–430.001,5407
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415309.17/cwt280.00–340.001,2834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418379.88/cwt370.00–390.001,5884
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429444.07/cwt400.00–455.001,90526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473421.74/cwt390.00–445.001,99529
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476297.49/cwt275.00–325.001,4164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,8422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525238.37/cwt235.00–245.001,2513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526382.95/cwt350.00–400.002,01417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568309.93/cwt305.00–315.001,7602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573367.52/cwt345.00–385.002,1068
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,6222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622293.59/cwt280.00–310.001,8263
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623348.56/cwt315.00–370.002,1728
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664332.92/cwt310.00–355.002,2115
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718319.79/cwt300.00–340.002,2965
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775264.90/cwt250.00–280.002,0532
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1776318.55/cwt290.00–340.002,4724
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1838275.13/cwt260.00–290.002,3062
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,313156.11/cwt142.00–168.002,0503
Bulls——1,481183.03/cwt174.00–192.502,71112
Bulls——1,636204.96/cwt200.00–210.003,3535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835153.60/cwt150.00–157.001,2832
Cows—Lean 85-90%962111.25/cwt100.00–122.501,0707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025140.02/cwt125.00–149.001,43518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256159.81/cwt152.00–169.002,00737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358171.65/cwt170.00–173.002,3312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615147.98/cwt142.00–154.002,3902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,447.80/head2,000.00–3,250.002,4486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,507.52/head1,650.00–3,550.002,5088
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0642,888.35/head2,500.00–3,450.002,8885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,346.73/head3,250.00–3,425.003,3472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2933,485.88/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4862

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.