Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 6
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 784▲ 110 vs year ago 706 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 175▲ 30 vs year ago 115 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 71▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 7.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

35 head Goats: 50.00- 430.00; 3 head Sheep: 130.00 - 235.00; 16 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 $368.00/cwt on 99 head, up $4.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.34 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$368.00
▲ 4.79 vs prior sale
99 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$660
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$124.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.93
vs NC average
−59.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540392.642,12168
Medium and Large 2546325.011,77525
Medium and Large 3545267.851,4616thin
One grade step is worth $124.79/cwt here — about $660 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 sale99 hd
368.00
—
NC average9 barns · 365 hd
371.92
−3.93
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−59.90
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+17.34
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—High1,632199.333,25223
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237179.592,22249
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,654162.372,6864thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,046146.451,53144

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)1,165$2,3933thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$2,1093thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)705$1,3272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)744$2,2344thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225437.28/cwt435.00–440.009842
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260330.00/cwt330.00–330.008581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280507.50/cwt490.00–525.001,4212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305428.52/cwt400.00–460.001,3073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332504.95/cwt495.00–510.001,6763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368444.93/cwt425.00–460.001,6373
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376511.45/cwt495.00–535.001,92312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420362.17/cwt335.00–390.001,5212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422493.58/cwt450.00–510.002,08316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424443.75/cwt435.00–450.001,8824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472476.24/cwt435.00–495.002,24847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478375.86/cwt350.00–395.001,7975
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483329.83/cwt320.00–350.001,5933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518363.68/cwt350.00–385.001,8844
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524475.88/cwt467.00–488.002,49427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529433.03/cwt410.00–455.002,29116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562375.02/cwt340.00–390.002,10812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565461.74/cwt460.00–462.002,6098
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580427.01/cwt400.00–440.002,47720
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607432.92/cwt432.00–435.002,62813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618417.82/cwt390.00–425.002,58218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630222.56/cwt220.00–225.001,4024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638347.65/cwt335.00–360.002,2182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666397.82/cwt385.00–410.002,64913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737362.41/cwt360.00–375.002,67110
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5342
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added841336.08/cwt334.00–337.002,82613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1212509.45/cwt500.00–530.001,0803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275501.64/cwt455.00–535.001,3805
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320354.92/cwt350.00–360.001,1362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325447.76/cwt420.00–482.501,45512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327403.47/cwt400.00–410.001,3193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365387.01/cwt350.00–410.001,41310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378450.84/cwt415.00–480.001,70417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416362.58/cwt350.00–380.001,5084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425424.74/cwt395.00–455.001,80514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428334.04/cwt300.00–360.001,4304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430469.41/cwt465.00–472.002,01826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469452.43/cwt450.00–455.002,12210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472304.31/cwt280.00–325.001,4366
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474417.64/cwt390.00–445.001,98048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478351.82/cwt320.00–385.001,68214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524271.78/cwt240.00–285.001,4244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525398.54/cwt365.00–425.002,09246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531329.99/cwt305.00–360.001,75215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569317.53/cwt300.00–335.001,80710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572380.30/cwt340.00–400.002,17522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612288.38/cwt280.00–295.001,7653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618333.86/cwt310.00–355.002,06322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added644362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677325.09/cwt310.00–340.002,2016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683222.00/cwt195.00–250.001,5162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added697342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3875
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708309.96/cwt290.00–335.002,1954
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767334.61/cwt320.00–340.002,56613
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783255.08/cwt230.00–280.001,9972
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3810193.77/cwt190.00–197.501,5702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826312.93/cwt280.00–325.002,5857
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7081
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868244.74/cwt230.00–265.002,1243
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1903199.96/cwt185.00–215.001,8062
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970245.36/cwt210.00–280.002,3802
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325424.21/cwt405.00–450.001,3794
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326529.94/cwt515.00–550.001,7285
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370473.07/cwt445.00–505.001,75014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418464.46/cwt430.00–500.001,9419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420422.44/cwt420.00–425.001,7742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471412.72/cwt400.00–425.001,9445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472462.42/cwt435.00–495.002,18329
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478367.96/cwt350.00–385.001,7592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516374.99/cwt370.00–380.001,9354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522421.76/cwt390.00–445.002,20222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573422.06/cwt395.00–445.002,41823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578347.40/cwt340.00–355.002,0082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613409.85/cwt370.00–430.002,51222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671378.64/cwt360.00–415.002,5417
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2686321.64/cwt310.00–360.002,2065
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720348.89/cwt320.00–370.002,5125
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596212.52/cwt207.00–225.003,39211
Bulls——1,649191.54/cwt180.00–202.003,15811
Bulls——1,830140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019120.18/cwt110.00–130.001,22511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034152.36/cwt135.00–163.001,57526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130165.78/cwt164.00–169.001,8737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213176.82/cwt170.00–185.002,14539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332190.39/cwt186.00–197.502,53610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,654162.37/cwt158.00–168.002,6864
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-24301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28482,512.18/head1,650.00–3,100.002,5123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27051,326.60/head1,050.00–1,550.001,3272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0172,109.18/head1,550.00–2,550.002,1093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,392.92/head2,050.00–2,900.002,3933

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.