Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 8
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 623▲ 19 vs year ago 448 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 129▼ 23 vs year ago 90 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 35.00- 350.00; 5 head Sheep: 115.00 - 260.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 1000.00 -1100.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.22/cwt on 47 head, down $34.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.43 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$347.22
▼ 34.66 vs prior sale
47 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$761
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$142.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.92
vs NC average
−81.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539371.722,00432
Medium and Large 2524328.061,72010thin
Medium and Large 3543228.771,2435thin
One grade step is worth $142.95/cwt here — about $761 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
347.22
—
NC average8 barns · 178 hd
371.14
−23.92
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−81.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−3.43
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—Low1,661202.203,35915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,155178.322,06029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,790169.003,0251thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low941145.751,3728thin

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)1,141$2,6288
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,5732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,9093thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3283353.92/cwt340.00–375.001,0024
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318572.56/cwt565.00–580.001,8212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354555.96/cwt550.00–560.001,9685
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415482.99/cwt460.00–520.002,0045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470316.97/cwt305.00–330.001,4902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485471.91/cwt455.00–507.002,28919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493412.44/cwt375.00–425.002,0334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533473.52/cwt450.00–510.002,5246
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583426.05/cwt420.00–435.002,4846
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617441.09/cwt430.00–450.002,7225
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665427.45/cwt420.00–435.002,8434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725356.23/cwt330.00–375.002,5833
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765328.33/cwt300.00–355.002,5123
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218563.39/cwt545.00–585.001,2282
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270375.00/cwt355.00–395.001,0132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278521.97/cwt500.00–545.001,4516
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322499.98/cwt490.00–520.001,6105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324410.83/cwt400.00–425.001,3314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367498.62/cwt475.00–525.001,83011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380438.07/cwt400.00–461.001,66517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425443.75/cwt410.00–470.001,88627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441380.00/cwt365.00–390.001,6764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470424.74/cwt390.00–445.001,99619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474362.40/cwt335.00–380.001,7187
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506338.00/cwt300.00–347.001,7107
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517249.68/cwt225.00–275.001,2913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523378.31/cwt360.00–420.001,97918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560363.24/cwt335.00–380.002,03414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567304.88/cwt300.00–310.001,7293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583197.40/cwt175.00–220.001,1512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610239.25/cwt215.00–260.001,4595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616347.27/cwt325.00–372.002,13912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618299.65/cwt270.00–320.001,8523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666341.76/cwt332.00–360.002,2764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678287.45/cwt275.00–300.001,9492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719280.61/cwt255.00–295.002,0188
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770264.94/cwt260.00–270.002,0402
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830285.03/cwt280.00–290.002,3662
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2923185.46/cwt184.00–187.001,7122
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238581.92/cwt570.00–595.001,3853
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276563.39/cwt550.00–580.001,5555
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329569.35/cwt560.00–580.001,8737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,3862
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372541.00/cwt510.00–567.002,01317
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383475.30/cwt435.00–495.001,8205
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427415.84/cwt380.00–435.001,77611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429479.56/cwt455.00–510.002,05712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463478.69/cwt445.00–497.002,21616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473411.09/cwt400.00–435.001,9445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483369.87/cwt365.00–375.001,7862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518312.92/cwt300.00–325.001,6212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530449.93/cwt420.00–470.002,38524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530379.15/cwt370.00–395.002,0096
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570409.87/cwt380.00–435.002,33617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570350.02/cwt325.00–375.001,9958
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625397.50/cwt390.00–405.002,4842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1684347.63/cwt335.00–360.002,3784
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720342.14/cwt335.00–355.002,4637
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6071
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6151
Bulls——1,666217.79/cwt210.00–224.003,6286
Bulls——1,667195.15/cwt185.00–205.003,2538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928151.00/cwt140.00–160.001,4016
Cows—Lean 85-90%980130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084172.65/cwt164.00–180.001,87218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272187.60/cwt182.00–198.002,38611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,628.16/head1,650.00–3,200.002,6288
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,573.32/head2,300.00–2,900.002,5732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,638.90/head2,000.00–3,050.002,6392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.