Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-07-15

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 15
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 608▲ 139 vs year ago 416 · +33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 203▼ 6 vs year ago 122 · −4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

43 head Goats: 20.00- 250.00; 13 head Sheep: 65.00 - 290.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.31/cwt on 90 head, down $5.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.65 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$367.31
▼ 5.56 vs prior sale
90 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$580
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$122.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs NC average
−28.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545372.652,03084
Medium and Large 2545301.021,6415thin
Medium and Large 3580250.001,4501thin
One grade step is worth $122.65/cwt here — about $580 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale90 hd
367.31
—
NC average8 barns · 234 hd
366.64
+0.67
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−28.74
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
+16.65
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—High1,679203.713,4208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,349171.972,31936
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440164.002,3621thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,127134.741,51822

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)1,244$2,2947
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)765$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)814$2,4654thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320464.77/cwt455.00–470.001,4873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373439.70/cwt425.00–460.001,6404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378338.39/cwt330.00–350.001,2793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2391400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5644
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410285.24/cwt275.00–295.001,1692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422448.61/cwt430.00–465.001,8936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427354.96/cwt340.00–375.001,5165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1154
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473367.78/cwt350.00–385.001,7402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474418.85/cwt395.00–445.001,98515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520195.34/cwt185.00–210.001,0163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525417.49/cwt400.00–430.002,19221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,38514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573385.05/cwt360.00–405.002,20615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590207.65/cwt190.00–225.001,2252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612386.17/cwt355.00–394.002,36341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625193.95/cwt188.00–200.001,2122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,62527
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6061
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,7741
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283423.18/cwt395.00–455.001,19812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305275.00/cwt275.00–275.008391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318435.65/cwt410.00–450.001,3859
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320348.44/cwt320.00–375.001,1153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368305.20/cwt275.00–335.001,1232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375360.25/cwt340.00–395.001,3514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381427.31/cwt395.00–445.001,62814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418408.44/cwt375.00–435.001,70726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420341.23/cwt310.00–360.001,4333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428275.44/cwt250.00–300.001,1792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9696
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465322.77/cwt310.00–335.001,5012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474393.60/cwt350.00–410.001,86629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484260.08/cwt245.00–275.001,2594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,11310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523316.59/cwt310.00–320.001,6563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530370.67/cwt330.00–385.001,96543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573356.37/cwt320.00–370.002,04221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,18910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578277.66/cwt270.00–285.001,6052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610190.12/cwt175.00–205.001,1602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612350.07/cwt315.00–365.002,14211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673329.89/cwt310.00–340.002,2205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685254.78/cwt240.00–270.001,7452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713213.52/cwt180.00–235.001,5223
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717307.21/cwt290.00–327.002,2033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754277.47/cwt255.00–305.002,0924
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880247.70/cwt230.00–265.002,1802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230390.00/cwt390.00–390.008971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273355.32/cwt350.00–360.009702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282489.35/cwt475.00–510.001,3803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338452.89/cwt435.00–470.001,5312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363271.03/cwt240.00–300.009842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366434.18/cwt410.00–460.001,58915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415312.59/cwt310.00–315.001,2972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427318.34/cwt300.00–335.001,3593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431422.74/cwt390.00–435.001,8229
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470287.79/cwt260.00–315.001,3532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474420.44/cwt395.00–440.001,99313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516371.19/cwt340.00–400.001,9157
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572365.08/cwt340.00–390.002,08813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608352.24/cwt325.00–375.002,1427
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,8682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823263.50/cwt230.00–280.002,1693
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7741
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4181
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990220.05/cwt210.00–230.002,1782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8251
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9371
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3995225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,587217.73/cwt215.00–225.003,4553
Bulls——1,734195.30/cwt185.00–207.003,3875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054117.09/cwt110.00–125.001,2347
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156142.04/cwt130.00–152.001,64214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314168.64/cwt160.00–178.002,21627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453181.97/cwt180.00–184.002,6449
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,293.71/head1,850.00–2,700.002,2947
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27452,486.80/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.