Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 22
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▲ 277 vs last sale 585▲ 305 vs year ago 557 · +54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 137▲ 11 vs year ago 173 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 28 · −10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

23 head Goats: 45.00- 320.00; 6 head Sheep: 175.00 - 210.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00: 24 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $396.85/cwt on 82 head, down $31.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +40.76 against this barn's trailing median of $356.09.
Average price
$396.85
▼ 31.71 vs prior sale
82 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$957
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$165.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550415.992,28767
Medium and Large 2548341.801,87110thin
Medium and Large 3531250.531,3315thin
One grade step is worth $165.46/cwt here — about $957 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 sale82 hd
396.85
—
NC average8 barns · 309 hd
403.23
−6.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
356.09
+40.76
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
443388334279median 356.0903/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $428.56, low $293.25, median $356.09 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—Average1,564192.813,01521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256172.862,17133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534159.992,4547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070150.521,61059

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)1,153$2,4706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,32611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$2,1833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,036$3,2045

Every lot

122 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225602.39/cwt600.00–605.001,3552
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267609.28/cwt585.00–630.001,6273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315278.53/cwt245.00–310.008772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331541.73/cwt500.00–565.001,79314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371533.57/cwt495.00–555.001,98016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378460.66/cwt440.00–480.001,7412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415514.75/cwt480.00–540.002,13618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440454.94/cwt450.00–460.002,0022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472495.79/cwt475.00–520.002,34033
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474531.45/cwt524.00–542.002,51910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529451.13/cwt420.00–470.002,38621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567438.60/cwt405.00–455.002,48710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569469.04/cwt465.00–472.002,66918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630401.53/cwt387.00–425.002,5307
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7366
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added772372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,8723
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782338.92/cwt337.00–345.002,6504
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8001
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1921322.84/cwt320.00–330.002,9737
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1966315.54/cwt310.00–316.003,04813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224522.76/cwt470.00–550.001,17111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273512.21/cwt480.00–535.001,3986
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273417.14/cwt405.00–460.001,1395
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3282376.45/cwt360.00–395.001,0623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3311262.51/cwt220.00–295.008164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318500.53/cwt480.00–525.001,59213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320452.06/cwt445.00–465.001,4475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374410.24/cwt375.00–435.001,5348
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,9564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378339.01/cwt320.00–350.001,2813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383477.98/cwt445.00–500.001,83120
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408483.33/cwt476.00–490.001,97215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3411305.77/cwt270.00–330.001,2577
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429387.00/cwt350.00–405.001,6606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430451.54/cwt435.00–470.001,94227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469327.83/cwt310.00–350.001,5385
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474416.62/cwt370.00–440.001,97536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481286.63/cwt250.00–300.001,3796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510243.38/cwt225.00–260.001,2414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522386.95/cwt350.00–415.002,02028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526323.36/cwt300.00–345.001,7016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564321.23/cwt315.00–325.001,8124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569361.66/cwt330.00–390.002,05810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573271.69/cwt255.00–295.001,5573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620338.07/cwt310.00–350.002,09621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621301.25/cwt295.00–305.001,8714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657346.66/cwt345.00–347.502,2783
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665264.66/cwt250.00–280.001,7602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,3022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680361.53/cwt356.00–365.002,45825
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702231.64/cwt220.00–250.001,6263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721326.20/cwt300.00–342.002,3525
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725349.57/cwt347.00–352.002,5342
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760310.89/cwt295.00–335.002,3635
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820325.24/cwt315.00–335.002,6672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828185.10/cwt180.00–195.001,5333
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873255.13/cwt230.00–270.002,2274
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875186.99/cwt170.00–205.001,6366
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added955297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,8363
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234627.55/cwt595.00–655.001,4689
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2262455.89/cwt430.00–475.001,1943
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268544.51/cwt510.00–575.001,45910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318543.36/cwt500.00–560.001,72818
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328367.90/cwt360.00–375.001,2072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330476.54/cwt475.00–480.001,5733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375290.89/cwt250.00–325.001,0913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376507.31/cwt475.00–535.001,90722
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379436.48/cwt400.00–450.001,6547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422475.13/cwt450.00–510.002,00528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426407.98/cwt375.00–435.001,7389
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473461.12/cwt425.00–490.002,18134
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473396.02/cwt365.00–415.001,87314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479314.07/cwt300.00–330.001,5046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519255.66/cwt225.00–300.001,3274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525422.01/cwt395.00–460.002,21633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527359.36/cwt325.00–385.001,8945
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568324.23/cwt305.00–360.001,8425
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574410.15/cwt370.00–430.002,35434
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612326.07/cwt315.00–335.001,9965
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624396.45/cwt340.00–415.002,47421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665377.58/cwt335.00–405.002,51113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665307.89/cwt290.00–325.002,0472
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727339.95/cwt315.00–365.002,47113
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,5793
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780285.06/cwt280.00–290.002,2232
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813324.22/cwt305.00–345.002,6367
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1879310.03/cwt305.00–320.002,7254
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1934299.87/cwt275.00–320.002,8014
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1974248.53/cwt215.00–285.002,4217
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275213.39/cwt208.00–220.002,7213
Bulls——1,374168.60/cwt150.00–175.002,3174
Bulls——1,680195.32/cwt180.00–202.003,28114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035123.74/cwt110.00–130.001,2819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070152.14/cwt135.00–163.001,62838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095165.49/cwt164.00–168.001,81212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263172.32/cwt165.00–183.002,17632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534159.99/cwt153.00–167.002,4547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27702,837.66/head2,300.00–3,450.002,8382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2133,448.08/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,183.14/head1,650.00–2,500.002,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,325.99/head1,925.00–2,800.002,32611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,469.81/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4706

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.