Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 20
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 592▼ 493 vs year ago 1,015 · −48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 138▲ 83 vs year ago 104 · +79.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 13 vs year ago 12 · +108.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 35.00- 590.00; 4 head Sheep: 105.00 - 245.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 1050.00 - 1200.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.96/cwt on 57 head, down $14.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.67 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.
Average price
$418.96
▼ 14.08 vs prior sale
57 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,445
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$259.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.91
vs NC average
−55.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550434.742,38953
Medium and Large 2570315.001,7961thin
Medium and Large 3540174.939453thin
One grade step is worth $259.81/cwt here — about $1,445 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 sale57 hd
418.96
—
NC average9 barns · 155 hd
412.06
+6.91
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−55.52
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.30
+27.67
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
472421370319median 391.3003/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $458.18, low $332.94, median $391.30 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—High1,567205.173,21611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,304182.502,38080
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495161.282,4112thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080150.851,63049

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)1,263$2,5838
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$2,5786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,4783thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$3,0647

Every lot

121 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2711
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269528.88/cwt495.00–565.001,4234
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,4332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317526.58/cwt515.00–545.001,6695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365436.42/cwt415.00–450.001,5934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385504.16/cwt480.00–525.001,94110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added406500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,03015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434483.58/cwt465.00–495.002,09914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472445.55/cwt420.00–480.002,1036
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512429.36/cwt410.00–445.002,19811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added531454.00/cwt449.00–455.002,41121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560172.39/cwt160.00–185.009652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584409.86/cwt390.00–425.002,39413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added594432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,5668
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603426.00/cwt425.00–427.002,5697
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615166.75/cwt145.00–185.001,0263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621338.57/cwt320.00–355.002,1034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636413.88/cwt390.00–420.002,63244
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668310.04/cwt300.00–320.002,0712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672404.17/cwt400.00–405.002,7166
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673354.62/cwt335.00–390.002,3873
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713354.22/cwt325.00–370.002,5266
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771346.87/cwt320.00–360.002,6745
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5381
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215425.00/cwt425.00–425.009141
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220489.55/cwt470.00–510.001,0772
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235222.61/cwt220.00–225.005232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275373.64/cwt365.00–390.001,0283
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281473.26/cwt450.00–495.001,3305
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319460.08/cwt425.00–480.001,46810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333386.50/cwt375.00–395.001,2873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367455.62/cwt445.00–475.001,6727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385386.52/cwt370.00–405.001,4883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427372.19/cwt350.00–390.001,5893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429424.61/cwt400.00–442.001,82216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434448.82/cwt447.00–455.001,94815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470423.28/cwt405.00–440.001,98918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475376.43/cwt370.00–387.001,7885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510410.93/cwt410.00–411.002,09614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520375.25/cwt350.00–400.001,95112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526303.79/cwt270.00–320.001,5987
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571310.02/cwt295.00–325.001,7704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582358.42/cwt325.00–385.002,08613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623325.81/cwt300.00–340.002,03011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628281.39/cwt265.00–295.001,7673
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663330.54/cwt315.00–340.002,1918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670262.99/cwt240.00–275.001,7623
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708330.11/cwt320.00–340.002,3372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,4282
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8991
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,6582
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,9772
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865228.75/cwt217.50–240.001,9792
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,2141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1226561.75/cwt545.00–610.001,2705
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267461.75/cwt445.00–485.001,2333
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277550.23/cwt520.00–565.001,5245
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278360.18/cwt315.00–400.001,0012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310482.42/cwt480.00–485.001,4962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,1702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328525.98/cwt500.00–545.001,7257
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364447.58/cwt435.00–455.001,6294
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376491.94/cwt475.00–515.001,8507
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424450.62/cwt440.00–460.001,91116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425315.24/cwt305.00–325.001,3402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,8072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,2282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478355.18/cwt350.00–360.001,6982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480417.83/cwt390.00–450.002,00618
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517340.32/cwt320.00–350.001,7593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523385.02/cwt370.00–400.002,0145
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570406.49/cwt385.00–415.002,3174
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624390.22/cwt360.00–405.002,4356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633327.47/cwt325.00–330.002,0732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676371.34/cwt350.00–390.002,5106
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734345.72/cwt335.00–370.002,5388
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1764339.30/cwt310.00–365.002,5926
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883298.43/cwt270.00–330.002,6353
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——910178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6201
Bulls——1,570230.48/cwt221.00–245.003,6192
Bulls——1,649202.24/cwt192.00–215.003,3358
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012127.75/cwt110.00–137.501,29310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097169.15/cwt166.00–172.001,85610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098152.51/cwt140.00–165.001,67529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283193.47/cwt190.00–197.002,48213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308180.37/cwt170.00–188.002,35967
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495161.28/cwt156.00–166.002,4112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0322,577.75/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,582.87/head2,350.00–3,100.002,5838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,477.67/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28702,209.77/head1,500.00–2,800.002,2102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29693,319.29/head2,850.00–3,600.003,3194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.