Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 20
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
70 vs last sale 592 493 vs year ago 1,015 · 48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
49 vs last sale 138 83 vs year ago 104 · +79.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
8 vs last sale 33 13 vs year ago 12 · +108.3%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 35.00- 590.00; 4 head Sheep: 105.00 - 245.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 1050.00 - 1200.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.96/cwt on 57 head, down $14.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +8.02 against this barn's trailing median of $410.95.
Average price
$418.96
14.08 vs prior sale
57 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,445
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$259.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.91
vs NC average
55.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550434.742,38953
Medium and Large 2570315.001,7961thin
Medium and Large 3540174.939453thin
One grade step is worth $259.81/cwt here — about $1,445 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
472423374325median 410.9512/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $458.18, low $339.31, median $410.95 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
418.96
NC average9 barns · 155 hd
412.06
+6.91
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−55.52
This barn, trailing median30 sales
410.95
+8.02
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,567205.173,21611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,304182.502,38080
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495161.282,4112thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080150.851,63049

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)1,263$2,5838
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$2,5786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,4783thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$3,0647

Every lot, as filed

121 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663330.54/cwt315.00–340.002,1918
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281473.26/cwt450.00–495.001,3305
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520375.25/cwt350.00–400.001,95112
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582358.42/cwt325.00–385.002,08613
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8991
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523385.02/cwt370.00–400.002,0145
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220489.55/cwt470.00–510.001,0772
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385504.16/cwt480.00–525.001,94110
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,9772
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429424.61/cwt400.00–442.001,82216
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470423.28/cwt405.00–440.001,98918
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000995245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367455.62/cwt445.00–475.001,6727
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5381
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317526.58/cwt515.00–545.001,6695
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771346.87/cwt320.00–360.002,6745
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472445.55/cwt420.00–480.002,1036
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300269528.88/cwt495.00–565.001,4234
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584409.86/cwt390.00–425.002,39413
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512429.36/cwt410.00–445.002,19811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650603426.00/cwt425.00–427.002,5697
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434483.58/cwt465.00–495.002,09914
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636413.88/cwt390.00–420.002,63244
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,4332
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673354.62/cwt335.00–390.002,3873
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510410.93/cwt410.00–411.002,09614
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450434448.82/cwt447.00–455.001,94815
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319460.08/cwt425.00–480.001,46810
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424450.62/cwt440.00–460.001,91116
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376491.94/cwt475.00–515.001,8507
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708330.11/cwt320.00–340.002,3372
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480417.83/cwt390.00–450.002,00618
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800764339.30/cwt310.00–365.002,5926
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700676371.34/cwt350.00–390.002,5106
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,2141
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328525.98/cwt500.00–545.001,7257
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623325.81/cwt300.00–340.002,03011
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250226561.75/cwt545.00–610.001,2705
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624390.22/cwt360.00–405.002,4356
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900883298.43/cwt270.00–330.002,6353
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570406.49/cwt385.00–415.002,3174
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550531454.00/cwt449.00–455.002,41121
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865228.75/cwt217.50–240.001,9792
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700672404.17/cwt400.00–405.002,7166
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600594432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,5668
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400363480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7423
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750734345.72/cwt335.00–370.002,5388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2632,582.87/head2,350.00–3,100.002,5838
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277550.23/cwt520.00–565.001,5245
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450406500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,03015
CowsLean 85-90%1,097169.15/cwt166.00–172.001,85610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495161.28/cwt156.00–166.002,4112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283193.47/cwt190.00–197.002,48213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308180.37/cwt170.00–188.002,35967
CowsLean 85-90%1,098152.51/cwt140.00–165.001,67529
CowsLean 85-90%1,012127.75/cwt110.00–137.501,29310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28702,209.77/head1,500.00–2,800.002,2102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1603,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bulls1,570230.48/cwt221.00–245.003,6192
Bulls1,649202.24/cwt192.00–215.003,3358
Bulls910178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235222.61/cwt220.00–225.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0322,577.75/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,477.67/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29693,319.29/head2,850.00–3,600.003,3194
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,2282
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300278360.18/cwt315.00–400.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350310377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,1702
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425315.24/cwt305.00–325.001,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615166.75/cwt145.00–185.001,0263
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385386.52/cwt370.00–405.001,4883
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621338.57/cwt320.00–355.002,1034
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668310.04/cwt300.00–320.002,0712
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215425.00/cwt425.00–425.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427372.19/cwt350.00–390.001,5893
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560172.39/cwt160.00–185.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526303.79/cwt270.00–320.001,5987
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628281.39/cwt265.00–295.001,7673
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333386.50/cwt375.00–395.001,2873
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275373.64/cwt365.00–390.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365436.42/cwt415.00–450.001,5934
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475376.43/cwt370.00–387.001,7885
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571310.02/cwt295.00–325.001,7704
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670262.99/cwt240.00–275.001,7623
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,4282
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450438412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,8072
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633327.47/cwt325.00–330.002,0732
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,6582
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517340.32/cwt320.00–350.001,7593
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267461.75/cwt445.00–485.001,2333
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310482.42/cwt480.00–485.001,4962
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400364447.58/cwt435.00–455.001,6294
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713354.22/cwt325.00–370.002,5266
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478355.18/cwt350.00–360.001,6982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2512

How this sale compares

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.