Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 323▲ 30 vs year ago 470 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 93▲ 8 vs year ago 106 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 60.00- 180.00; 21 head Sheep: 50.00 - 270.00: 2 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 675.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.65/cwt on 58 head, up $28.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$350.65
▲ 28.43 vs prior sale
58 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$694
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$127.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.95
vs NC average
−23.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548361.211,97952
Medium and Large 2537284.971,5303thin
Medium and Large 3550233.431,2853thin
One grade step is worth $127.78/cwt here — about $694 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 sale58 hd
350.65
—
NC average9 barns · 192 hd
341.70
+8.95
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−23.38
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−0.00
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—Low1,635193.903,16910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,239179.382,22325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625168.702,7413thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,101151.801,67243

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)1,665$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$2,3308
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$2,1304thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,550$5,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$3,8014thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230395.00/cwt395.00–395.009091
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313267.60/cwt255.00–280.008382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333471.84/cwt455.00–490.001,5712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382361.11/cwt345.00–385.001,3793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383414.91/cwt400.00–425.001,5893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432430.31/cwt405.00–433.001,85913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,06110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483412.83/cwt375.00–450.001,99411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528405.00/cwt400.00–420.002,13812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529424.67/cwt424.00–425.002,24721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538347.58/cwt330.00–365.001,8702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,2632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586385.84/cwt380.00–415.002,26110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629352.98/cwt335.00–375.002,22011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657372.82/cwt365.00–375.002,44923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679330.03/cwt310.00–360.002,2414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680221.63/cwt200.00–245.001,5073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717325.33/cwt305.00–340.002,3333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3728220.85/cwt220.00–222.501,6083
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,54324
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765322.78/cwt300.00–336.002,4694
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3271
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960236.42/cwt220.00–252.502,2702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273403.76/cwt390.00–420.001,1022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324416.91/cwt395.00–440.001,3519
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326347.07/cwt330.00–375.001,1314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added361418.52/cwt414.00–427.501,5119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365337.43/cwt335.00–340.001,2322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377386.17/cwt350.00–405.001,45610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412336.78/cwt330.00–345.001,3883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3412271.56/cwt245.00–285.001,1193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441375.61/cwt350.00–385.001,65610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added445398.19/cwt397.00–402.501,77221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,7713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482356.33/cwt320.00–375.001,71817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528235.14/cwt205.00–265.001,2422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530349.70/cwt320.00–365.001,85311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534371.66/cwt367.00–375.001,98525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537284.97/cwt275.00–290.001,5303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581359.98/cwt357.00–363.002,0918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582345.58/cwt335.00–355.002,0118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3603212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,2812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624338.77/cwt330.00–345.002,1148
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667331.23/cwt319.00–337.502,2096
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678196.32/cwt192.50–200.001,3312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707328.33/cwt325.00–330.002,3213
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768311.71/cwt295.00–327.502,3944
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835281.25/cwt252.50–310.002,3482
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860306.32/cwt300.00–312.502,6342
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8141
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1974216.38/cwt205.00–222.502,1084
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2232391.62/cwt390.00–395.009093
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263376.61/cwt365.00–390.009903
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316446.09/cwt440.00–450.001,4104
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383457.70/cwt435.00–485.001,7538
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384355.98/cwt335.00–385.001,3675
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420294.05/cwt275.00–315.001,2352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427421.07/cwt395.00–450.001,7989
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436354.43/cwt325.00–365.001,5459
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474416.73/cwt395.00–435.001,97511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475222.24/cwt210.00–235.001,0562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479343.71/cwt320.00–370.001,64610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518319.09/cwt305.00–345.001,6536
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530381.42/cwt350.00–400.002,02213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570357.36/cwt330.00–390.002,03716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577313.60/cwt300.00–325.001,8093
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620335.10/cwt310.00–355.002,0784
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623261.54/cwt250.00–270.001,6293
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655245.08/cwt235.00–255.001,6052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673315.74/cwt305.00–335.002,1256
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712295.23/cwt275.00–315.002,1023
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715260.07/cwt255.00–265.001,8602
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4411
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930257.42/cwt250.00–265.002,3942
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533216.24/cwt214.00–220.003,3152
Bulls——1,618169.76/cwt157.00–175.002,7473
Bulls——1,685199.45/cwt180.00–206.003,3615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988123.22/cwt110.00–135.001,2178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096167.42/cwt165.00–171.001,8359
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138155.18/cwt142.00–160.001,76626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247178.73/cwt167.00–188.002,22924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625168.70/cwt160.00–175.002,7413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29703,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3654,402.20/head4,100.00–4,650.004,4022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5505,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29682,129.78/head1,600.00–2,900.002,1304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,330.38/head1,650.00–2,950.002,3308
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.