Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 10
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 380▼ 41 vs year ago 595 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 137▼ 70 vs year ago 220 · −31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 18▲ 59 vs year ago 26 · +226.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 35.00- 420.00; 13 head Sheep: 35.00 - 275.00; 8 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 $370.04/cwt on 59 head, down $10.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.39 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$370.04
▼ 10.98 vs prior sale
59 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs NC average
−30.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535373.872,00156
Medium and Large 2517298.581,5443thin
One grade step is worth $75.29/cwt here — about $457 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 sale59 hd
370.04
—
NC average8 barns · 232 hd
366.84
+3.20
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−30.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+19.39
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—Average1,667197.953,30022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,312179.392,35334
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385163.382,2633thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,047140.331,46957

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)1,230$3,18062
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$2,97214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$2,5274thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)881$2,3555

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270543.21/cwt525.00–565.001,4673
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324492.25/cwt470.00–520.001,5956
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333418.67/cwt400.00–445.001,3944
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367464.75/cwt445.00–495.001,70613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375412.53/cwt385.00–435.001,5473
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377337.59/cwt300.00–360.001,2733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415382.41/cwt380.00–385.001,5872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427462.94/cwt435.00–482.001,97725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479455.90/cwt450.00–465.002,18420
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525426.54/cwt395.00–445.002,23928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578431.35/cwt415.00–440.002,49352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580290.13/cwt275.00–305.001,6832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582346.42/cwt320.00–380.002,0163
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622417.92/cwt395.00–435.002,59916
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660397.34/cwt370.00–425.002,6226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678283.47/cwt260.00–305.001,9224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718347.54/cwt345.00–350.002,4952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828329.95/cwt325.00–335.002,7322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230460.08/cwt450.00–485.001,0584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255376.96/cwt350.00–405.009612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265312.97/cwt300.00–325.008292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278457.69/cwt435.00–475.001,2726
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318290.12/cwt275.00–305.009232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325424.56/cwt395.00–450.001,3809
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368350.41/cwt315.00–385.001,2904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377429.55/cwt405.00–445.001,61916
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380275.99/cwt250.00–300.001,0492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383467.36/cwt452.00–485.001,79011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433342.27/cwt310.00–365.001,4827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435244.31/cwt215.00–275.001,0632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440419.26/cwt390.00–435.001,84518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469333.61/cwt320.00–345.001,5654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480379.99/cwt350.00–405.001,82430
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517298.58/cwt285.00–310.001,5443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525375.63/cwt335.00–395.001,97241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563369.06/cwt335.00–380.002,07815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617344.93/cwt320.00–367.002,1288
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673344.78/cwt325.00–365.002,3202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703310.04/cwt300.00–320.002,1802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730222.55/cwt220.00–225.001,6252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,9762
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810266.74/cwt255.00–285.002,1613
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833225.08/cwt220.00–230.001,8752
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868292.58/cwt265.00–320.002,5402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2878234.90/cwt230.00–240.002,0622
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7451
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1982246.53/cwt235.00–270.002,4213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228521.51/cwt500.00–550.001,1894
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278557.11/cwt525.00–580.001,5497
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316503.94/cwt475.00–530.001,5928
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330422.12/cwt400.00–435.001,3935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370453.01/cwt430.00–475.001,67610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,5542
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423444.23/cwt410.00–460.001,87915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430355.23/cwt335.00–380.001,5274
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430242.24/cwt235.00–250.001,0422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465190.11/cwt180.00–200.008842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468344.36/cwt325.00–375.001,6123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476413.66/cwt385.00–435.001,96920
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516375.00/cwt355.00–385.001,9357
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564393.63/cwt375.00–415.002,22010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618367.50/cwt340.00–400.002,27117
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668378.15/cwt350.00–395.002,5263
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720332.20/cwt300.00–365.002,3924
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818289.54/cwt260.00–320.002,3682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1867253.27/cwt230.00–280.002,1963
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910255.08/cwt235.00–270.002,3213
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3401
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,160205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,581215.03/cwt207.00–225.003,4004
Bulls——1,686194.16/cwt178.00–203.003,27418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957122.90/cwt110.00–138.001,17628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121155.60/cwt140.00–164.001,74425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208166.89/cwt166.00–170.002,0164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305193.76/cwt190.00–200.002,5296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313176.31/cwt168.00–186.002,31528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385163.38/cwt157.00–169.002,2633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,526.78/head1,450.00–3,250.002,5274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,971.81/head1,500.00–4,400.002,97214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,179.73/head1,400.00–4,400.003,18062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27052,406.56/head1,750.00–2,900.002,4072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29732,605.66/head1,775.00–3,150.002,6062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.