Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-07-08

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 423▼ 102 vs year ago 710 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 110▲ 12 vs year ago 191 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 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.

63 head Goats: 20.00- 310.00; 15 head Sheep: 85.00 - 195.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 400.00 - 650.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.86/cwt on 73 head, up $0.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +22.21 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$372.86
▲ 0.53 vs prior sale
73 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$861
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$148.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.80
vs NC average
−43.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557386.162,15264
Medium and Large 2536310.941,6685thin
Medium and Large 3544237.461,2924thin
One grade step is worth $148.70/cwt here — about $861 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 sale73 hd
372.86
—
NC average6 barns · 178 hd
367.07
+5.80
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−43.25
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+22.21
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—Low1,605192.393,08819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,312171.112,24485
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620156.112,5292thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074133.351,43345

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)1,247$2,4603thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$3,2447

Every lot

118 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,4582
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280501.34/cwt475.00–550.001,4043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324491.02/cwt475.00–535.001,5919
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359470.10/cwt440.00–495.001,6887
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380352.83/cwt325.00–370.001,3413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418253.74/cwt225.00–285.001,0612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424458.94/cwt425.00–475.001,94621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470459.07/cwt420.00–472.002,15824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473409.88/cwt405.00–415.001,9393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483207.62/cwt185.00–230.001,0032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520434.55/cwt410.00–450.002,26021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528217.32/cwt210.00–225.001,1472
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555357.66/cwt340.00–375.001,9852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568412.61/cwt380.00–435.002,3449
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568223.83/cwt217.50–230.001,2712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618415.31/cwt407.00–421.002,56735
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635387.50/cwt350.00–400.002,4614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707344.01/cwt335.00–347.002,4324
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5511
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8901
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200410.00/cwt410.00–410.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260537.00/cwt537.00–537.001,39611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292478.29/cwt450.00–515.001,3973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321463.38/cwt430.00–485.001,48714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328399.49/cwt370.00–420.001,3103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369380.83/cwt350.00–410.001,4057
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379458.03/cwt425.00–480.001,73618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383321.74/cwt300.00–340.001,2325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414367.76/cwt335.00–385.001,52317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431434.70/cwt400.00–452.001,87430
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432282.82/cwt275.00–300.001,2223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471400.66/cwt370.00–430.001,88720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480338.04/cwt305.00–365.001,6239
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515401.40/cwt396.00–410.002,06716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523316.18/cwt310.00–320.001,6544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527373.22/cwt360.00–385.001,9678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530257.33/cwt240.00–275.001,3642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558217.60/cwt210.00–225.001,2142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573374.24/cwt320.00–397.002,14413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added584386.71/cwt383.00–397.002,25827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612349.55/cwt320.00–375.002,13912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665278.33/cwt260.00–295.001,8513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2244
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680219.71/cwt195.00–235.001,4943
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725299.45/cwt280.00–320.002,1712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768288.58/cwt270.00–305.002,2164
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830287.49/cwt275.00–300.002,3864
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2872188.48/cwt170.00–200.001,6445
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1916255.58/cwt220.00–285.002,3415
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2928172.11/cwt164.00–180.001,5972
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1993230.85/cwt215.00–255.002,2923
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230222.83/cwt215.00–230.005132
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1237643.27/cwt630.00–652.001,5255
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284520.61/cwt500.00–580.001,4797
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3293234.87/cwt220.00–250.006882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315290.95/cwt270.00–310.009162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317517.39/cwt490.00–545.001,6409
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322418.50/cwt400.00–435.001,3483
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369411.27/cwt395.00–425.001,5184
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380462.64/cwt430.00–490.001,75818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380331.38/cwt325.00–340.001,2594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3412296.76/cwt270.00–325.001,2233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423441.65/cwt405.00–470.001,86817
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429379.08/cwt360.00–395.001,6266
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467432.78/cwt400.00–460.002,02113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468330.75/cwt310.00–350.001,5482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480362.70/cwt335.00–385.001,7416
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,5882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523392.86/cwt375.00–425.002,0558
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561382.94/cwt365.00–400.002,1488
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3574274.49/cwt250.00–290.001,5764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585325.17/cwt315.00–335.001,9022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619360.81/cwt340.00–380.002,2337
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620296.69/cwt280.00–310.001,8393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688311.88/cwt290.00–330.002,1463
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703312.47/cwt305.00–320.002,1972
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710247.38/cwt230.00–265.001,7562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772291.49/cwt275.00–320.002,2503
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3880155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3641
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925249.68/cwt230.00–270.002,3102
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980195.88/cwt172.00–220.001,9202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255216.81/cwt210.00–220.002,7213
Bulls——1,344160.55/cwt150.00–170.002,1584
Bulls——1,780196.90/cwt185.00–206.003,50512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020106.75/cwt95.00–122.501,08913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089141.77/cwt127.50–155.001,54427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137157.03/cwt156.00–160.001,7855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307169.65/cwt160.00–179.002,21775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346182.08/cwt180.00–185.002,45110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620156.11/cwt155.00–157.002,5292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,681.08/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0883,185.53/head2,700.00–3,700.003,1863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3583,893.00/head3,300.00–4,300.003,8932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2472,460.03/head2,200.00–2,800.002,4603

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.