Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 29
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
784 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 862▲ 214 vs year ago 570 · +37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 184▲ 31 vs year ago 144 · +21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 25▲ 54 vs year ago 17 · +317.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

65 head Goats: 35.00- 400.00; 69 head Sheep: 65.00 - 340.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 700.00 - 975.00: 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 $363.20/cwt on 105 head, up $9.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.55 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$363.20
▲ 9.30 vs prior sale
105 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$713
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$130.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs NC average
−60.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548379.292,07886
Medium and Large 2546309.781,69213thin
Medium and Large 3549248.451,3656thin
One grade step is worth $130.84/cwt here — about $713 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale105 hd
363.20
—
NC average9 barns · 379 hd
364.42
−1.22
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−60.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+12.55
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—High1,518185.572,81722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237171.492,12133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528153.652,3486thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040143.061,48844

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)1,061$2,4216
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$2,17912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,15319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$2,42133

Every lot

116 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325472.15/cwt450.00–495.001,5342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333366.88/cwt340.00–395.001,2222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336549.84/cwt520.00–585.001,8476
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376550.02/cwt520.00–580.002,06811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413512.09/cwt482.00–535.002,11512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,3224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465482.89/cwt430.00–505.002,24527
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473410.01/cwt395.00–420.001,9394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530440.02/cwt400.00–460.002,33228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534386.30/cwt380.00–395.002,0634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added542469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,54216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579420.98/cwt385.00–435.002,43724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583354.14/cwt330.00–385.002,0657
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622405.26/cwt375.00–425.002,52132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669382.91/cwt340.00–405.002,56224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726363.56/cwt335.00–375.002,6394
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760325.00/cwt300.00–350.002,4702
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,6492
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7311
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271501.22/cwt450.00–530.001,3586
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288403.22/cwt375.00–430.001,1612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317396.79/cwt370.00–420.001,2583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325323.96/cwt310.00–350.001,0534
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326477.53/cwt430.00–510.001,5579
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379460.51/cwt425.00–485.001,74518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379324.38/cwt300.00–355.001,2297
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422288.38/cwt280.00–300.001,2173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423461.32/cwt425.00–477.501,95128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424370.14/cwt340.00–410.001,5695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469435.00/cwt410.00–455.002,04035
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471331.83/cwt310.00–375.001,5638
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475306.54/cwt280.00–325.001,4563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518413.00/cwt411.00–421.002,13920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518231.74/cwt210.00–255.001,2002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525381.59/cwt350.00–405.002,00326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529318.83/cwt300.00–340.001,6878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565256.80/cwt215.00–280.001,4514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574295.29/cwt270.00–315.001,6955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577381.13/cwt380.00–387.002,19918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578344.41/cwt310.00–370.001,99122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,20412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619330.46/cwt300.00–350.002,04624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630265.12/cwt240.00–280.001,6703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678314.26/cwt300.00–350.002,13117
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723308.41/cwt270.00–330.002,23011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724198.18/cwt175.00–220.001,4354
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768230.16/cwt220.00–240.001,7682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774308.30/cwt280.00–330.002,3867
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818314.04/cwt282.50–330.002,56922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825191.95/cwt170.00–215.001,5842
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0831
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870308.52/cwt285.00–325.002,6843
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7901
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930222.49/cwt220.00–225.002,0692
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1988252.58/cwt220.00–285.002,4952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233557.42/cwt550.00–565.001,2992
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279522.65/cwt500.00–550.001,4584
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288489.91/cwt480.00–500.001,4112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331545.99/cwt510.00–570.001,8078
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373531.05/cwt500.00–560.001,98110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375434.88/cwt405.00–475.001,63110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380363.86/cwt350.00–390.001,3833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416424.44/cwt390.00–465.001,7666
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425508.77/cwt475.00–530.002,16223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471407.12/cwt385.00–435.001,9188
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477466.89/cwt450.00–495.002,22731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523437.78/cwt410.00–455.002,29023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534379.99/cwt365.00–395.002,0295
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569405.83/cwt375.00–435.002,30914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571328.67/cwt300.00–360.001,8777
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626393.31/cwt350.00–410.002,46214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674360.63/cwt335.00–390.002,4317
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718342.49/cwt325.00–365.002,4594
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718272.44/cwt270.00–275.001,9562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2793217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,7252
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873290.29/cwt270.00–310.002,5342
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2923189.73/cwt170.00–210.001,7512
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9301
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,213154.92/cwt151.00–160.001,8792
Bulls——1,516185.68/cwt174.00–195.002,81517
Bulls——1,732205.35/cwt202.00–210.003,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%954123.52/cwt110.00–131.001,1788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059146.99/cwt135.00–160.001,55735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194189.10/cwt181.00–192.502,2584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243169.06/cwt159.00–178.002,10129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528153.65/cwt145.00–160.002,3486
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27302,525.00/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27742,291.83/head1,500.00–3,350.002,29210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28272,472.11/head1,250.00–3,750.002,47221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,178.63/head1,100.00–2,850.002,17912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,421.13/head1,800.00–2,700.002,4216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,153.28/head1,550.00–2,850.002,15319

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.