Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 371▼ 438 vs year ago 689 · −63.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 124▼ 59 vs year ago 201 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 25 vs year ago 27 · −92.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 40.00- 160.00; 33 head Sheep: 70.00 - 280.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.72/cwt on 25 head, down $14.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.94 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$315.72
▼ 14.88 vs prior sale
25 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$636
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$104.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.06
vs NC average
−35.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554329.191,82321
Medium and Large 2548265.001,4512thin
Medium and Large 3528225.001,1872thin
One grade step is worth $104.19/cwt here — about $636 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd
315.72
—
NC average10 barns · 320 hd
341.78
−26.06
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
−35.20
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−34.94
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—Average1,688186.863,1546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253173.332,17261
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568162.312,5452thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,095145.161,58936

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$2,1751thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258459.27/cwt435.00–485.001,1852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265375.57/cwt365.00–385.009952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370417.97/cwt400.00–435.001,5462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419398.57/cwt380.00–420.001,6708
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423179.70/cwt170.00–190.007602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430347.44/cwt345.00–350.001,4942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474197.28/cwt170.00–210.009354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483386.42/cwt375.00–395.001,86610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533366.16/cwt350.00–380.001,9524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585349.73/cwt330.00–360.002,04613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615335.14/cwt325.00–345.002,0613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623197.77/cwt190.00–205.001,2322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2871
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667335.78/cwt330.00–345.002,2406
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675238.10/cwt225.00–260.001,6073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,4282
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,8972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200325.00/cwt325.00–325.006501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223451.12/cwt435.00–470.001,0062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283415.09/cwt400.00–445.001,1753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315353.51/cwt340.00–375.001,1144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379364.47/cwt335.00–385.001,3818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425346.82/cwt320.00–360.001,47415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464322.45/cwt305.00–335.001,4966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478280.07/cwt275.00–290.001,3393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511335.11/cwt315.00–345.001,7128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580325.54/cwt315.00–340.001,88813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631321.97/cwt315.00–327.502,0324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667317.08/cwt305.00–322.502,1155
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718217.53/cwt210.00–225.001,5622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1824244.92/cwt235.00–255.002,0184
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865231.30/cwt220.00–255.002,0014
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1924240.63/cwt215.00–260.002,2237
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1969217.82/cwt192.50–245.002,1119
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280461.56/cwt445.00–480.001,2922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323444.61/cwt435.00–455.001,4362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1354383.05/cwt365.00–395.001,3565
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422374.94/cwt360.00–405.001,5823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423298.02/cwt285.00–310.001,2612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485358.07/cwt330.00–385.001,7372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523258.42/cwt230.00–285.001,3522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525339.93/cwt320.00–370.001,7854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575321.01/cwt300.00–335.001,8466
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575257.50/cwt240.00–275.001,4812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620310.93/cwt285.00–325.001,9284
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620250.32/cwt240.00–260.001,5522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,7293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678232.47/cwt230.00–235.001,5762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729225.53/cwt210.00–250.001,6444
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0852
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1918215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9742
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,688186.86/cwt180.00–195.003,1546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003120.15/cwt112.50–125.001,2054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067158.85/cwt157.00–161.001,6957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117145.33/cwt130.00–156.001,62325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207188.43/cwt185.00–196.002,2749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261170.72/cwt160.00–181.002,15352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568162.31/cwt158.00–166.002,5452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.