Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 560▼ 160 vs year ago 783 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 117▼ 4 vs year ago 133 · −3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 20▼ 37 vs year ago 69 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

43 head Goats: 45.00- 410.00; 2 head Sheep: 180.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.88/cwt on 55 head, up $13.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.23 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$381.88
▲ 13.95 vs prior sale
55 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$211.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.36
vs NC average
−41.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552391.012,15949
Medium and Large 2539332.841,7945thin
Medium and Large 3505180.009091thin
One grade step is worth $211.01/cwt here — about $1,250 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 sale55 hd
381.88
—
NC average8 barns · 290 hd
369.53
+12.36
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−41.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+31.23
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—Average1,741189.713,30216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,308171.962,24937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438156.642,2524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020141.921,44835

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)1,058$2,3416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,5852thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$3,27521

Every lot

119 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 3220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006051
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230642.00/cwt642.00–642.001,4771
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283589.68/cwt565.00–605.001,6693
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320570.08/cwt555.00–585.001,8243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380537.61/cwt515.00–555.002,04321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408449.92/cwt440.00–470.001,8363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420512.92/cwt475.00–530.002,15415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,5622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added431572.00/cwt572.00–572.002,4656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473457.70/cwt425.00–485.002,1654
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added484540.97/cwt535.00–550.002,6189
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,68312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516390.93/cwt350.00–410.002,0174
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534478.58/cwt440.00–495.002,55612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,7093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568264.93/cwt250.00–280.001,5052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573351.92/cwt330.00–395.002,0173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585453.05/cwt415.00–460.002,65028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7895
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638429.80/cwt422.50–445.002,74210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681389.40/cwt360.00–415.002,6527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715377.72/cwt350.00–392.002,7018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763355.03/cwt345.00–365.002,7092
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6572
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233432.42/cwt430.00–435.001,0082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265364.43/cwt350.00–395.009663
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272495.60/cwt475.00–535.001,3487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320493.49/cwt470.00–525.001,57911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322428.32/cwt415.00–440.001,3793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,1642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373474.86/cwt445.00–495.001,77113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415292.23/cwt285.00–300.001,2132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420487.83/cwt482.50–497.002,04911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431386.41/cwt350.00–410.001,6656
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432461.74/cwt425.00–480.001,99516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454470.73/cwt470.00–475.002,1377
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455187.50/cwt187.50–187.508531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472363.57/cwt330.00–380.001,7166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477433.77/cwt400.00–450.002,06934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515339.74/cwt325.00–360.001,7503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516386.11/cwt370.00–402.501,99212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,2487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571385.97/cwt350.00–400.002,20430
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575322.48/cwt320.00–325.001,8542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621378.78/cwt375.00–395.002,35216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625340.30/cwt325.00–360.002,1275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663192.47/cwt185.00–200.001,2762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685329.98/cwt310.00–350.002,2605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714327.01/cwt326.00–330.002,3354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added748352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818188.48/cwt176.00–210.001,5423
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925222.58/cwt215.00–230.002,0592
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8031
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233526.77/cwt505.00–550.001,2272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275585.55/cwt555.00–615.001,6108
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331569.74/cwt540.00–595.001,88612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370454.59/cwt425.00–485.001,6822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375375.33/cwt350.00–400.001,4072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383516.03/cwt495.00–550.001,97615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3407320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,3033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421432.46/cwt420.00–455.001,8214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422489.94/cwt465.00–520.002,06821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459341.20/cwt310.00–365.001,5664
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469474.32/cwt450.00–500.002,22518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471412.37/cwt400.00–435.001,9428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515342.43/cwt340.00–345.001,7642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520429.84/cwt405.00–470.002,23526
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574418.85/cwt392.50–435.002,40411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580362.61/cwt350.00–375.002,1032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617403.63/cwt375.00–420.002,4908
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,1842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667371.72/cwt350.00–385.002,4795
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670216.67/cwt210.00–230.001,4523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720322.91/cwt300.00–360.002,3257
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880197.43/cwt185.00–210.001,7372
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3905171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2261
Bulls——1,666189.01/cwt180.00–199.003,14911
Bulls——1,983204.05/cwt202.00–209.004,0464
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970122.11/cwt102.50–130.001,1849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023147.57/cwt135.00–156.001,51023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,147158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285168.86/cwt160.00–178.002,17030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,407185.26/cwt180.00–194.002,6077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438156.64/cwt155.00–159.002,2524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28921,846.92/head1,500.00–2,150.001,8473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29804,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1413,338.96/head2,650.00–3,750.003,33912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1893,860.58/head3,450.00–4,000.003,8616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,585.34/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,341.49/head1,725.00–2,775.002,3416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.