Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 24
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 399▲ 232 vs year ago 191 · +121.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 160▲ 28 vs year ago 82 · +34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Note: No Sale on 7/1/26 for the 4th of July Holiday

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

26 head Goats: 15.00- 250.00; 11 head Sheep: 20.00 - 340.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 250.00 - 550.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.33/cwt on 49 head, up $8.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +21.68 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$372.33
▲ 8.36 vs prior sale
49 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$733
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$153.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.35
vs NC average
−43.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535406.542,17633
Medium and Large 2539323.861,74511thin
Medium and Large 3570253.171,4435thin
One grade step is worth $153.37/cwt here — about $733 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 sale49 hd
372.33
—
NC average9 barns · 433 hd
390.68
−18.35
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−43.50
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+21.68
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—High1,678199.283,34511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,296174.442,26053
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047137.571,44026

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)908$2,4662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,3072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$2,1805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$3,2979

Every lot

113 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371486.30/cwt460.00–500.001,8046
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428220.00/cwt220.00–220.009422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478202.46/cwt200.00–205.009682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485445.10/cwt435.00–465.002,1593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503477.60/cwt477.00–480.002,4025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515368.40/cwt355.00–375.001,8973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539462.10/cwt455.00–470.002,4917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563207.60/cwt200.00–215.001,1692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578427.58/cwt425.00–430.002,4712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added582447.29/cwt447.00–450.002,60310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611441.03/cwt440.00–443.002,6953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632419.27/cwt395.00–434.002,6508
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added690394.84/cwt394.50–400.002,72416
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,8112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,5152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232479.28/cwt460.00–510.001,1123
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274449.91/cwt435.00–470.001,2334
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285387.94/cwt375.00–400.001,1062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324412.80/cwt385.00–435.001,3374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374378.58/cwt365.00–385.001,4164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375234.47/cwt215.00–255.008792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384418.94/cwt390.00–440.001,60910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414437.32/cwt430.00–452.001,81110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414389.06/cwt377.00–415.001,61110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415233.51/cwt205.00–255.009693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433344.92/cwt335.00–350.001,4943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470437.50/cwt430.00–440.002,0564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472392.24/cwt365.00–415.001,8517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473335.83/cwt305.00–350.001,5886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485227.45/cwt225.00–230.001,1032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512431.11/cwt430.00–435.002,20714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516379.43/cwt360.00–410.001,9586
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525321.86/cwt300.00–350.001,6907
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,3422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563327.36/cwt310.00–345.001,8434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570253.17/cwt225.00–280.001,4435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572387.25/cwt360.00–410.002,21511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612393.67/cwt393.00–405.002,40918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618353.58/cwt325.00–370.002,1857
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655387.61/cwt380.00–394.002,5395
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660346.96/cwt305.00–367.002,2908
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665215.15/cwt195.00–235.001,4312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668260.00/cwt235.00–275.001,7373
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705335.50/cwt305.00–351.002,3656
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733192.54/cwt190.00–195.001,4112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770202.39/cwt185.00–220.001,5582
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0761
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3865176.32/cwt172.50–180.001,5252
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925307.55/cwt290.00–335.002,8454
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980295.10/cwt270.00–310.002,8924
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995207.13/cwt186.00–222.502,0614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255515.59/cwt485.00–545.001,3152
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317508.39/cwt490.00–525.001,6123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323417.29/cwt390.00–445.001,3482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375476.28/cwt450.00–510.001,7869
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427439.68/cwt410.00–475.001,87719
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473437.67/cwt405.00–460.002,07011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481373.32/cwt345.00–395.001,7964
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522435.82/cwt405.00–465.002,27521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523346.82/cwt335.00–370.001,8143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565408.13/cwt385.00–435.002,30611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624397.13/cwt370.00–420.002,4787
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670378.51/cwt350.00–395.002,5364
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725355.05/cwt330.00–370.002,5743
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783323.97/cwt310.00–330.002,5375
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468219.76/cwt214.00–228.003,2263
Bulls——1,755168.52/cwt160.00–176.002,9582
Bulls——1,758199.29/cwt190.00–209.003,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973113.65/cwt100.00–124.001,1068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027159.68/cwt156.00–163.001,6406
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106142.47/cwt130.00–154.001,57612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288183.51/cwt180.00–190.002,36413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298171.49/cwt160.00–180.002,22640
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,466.12/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,179.80/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,307.31/head1,800.00–2,650.002,3072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29383,036.47/head2,450.00–3,300.003,0364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,504.72/head2,850.00–3,800.003,5055

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.