Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 20
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
295 vs last sale 394 221 vs year ago 468 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
96 vs last sale 105 54 vs year ago 255 · 21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
8 vs last sale 19 0 vs year ago 27 · +0.0%
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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 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Goats: 30.00-140.00; 9 head Sheep: 40.00-175.00

81 head of young open stock cows weighing between 900 and 1200 lbs: $2100-$2500 per head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.46/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits 41.06 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$320.46
60 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$666
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.15
vs NC average
39.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544338.441,84049
Medium and Large 2537256.801,3786thin
Medium and Large 3532220.661,1755thin
One grade step is worth $117.77/cwt here — about $666 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
396365333302median 361.5212/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.93, low $315.72, median $361.52 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 sale60 hd
320.46
NC average10 barns · 451 hd
330.61
−10.15
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−39.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
−41.06
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
BullsHigh1,606184.662,96616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224167.332,04873
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525156.032,3795thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average977141.311,38073

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)1,152$2,2763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$2,2019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)978$1,9195
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)804$2,4387

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,275.98/head2,200.00–2,450.002,2763
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372321.96/cwt300.00–345.001,1989
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550511255.20/cwt235.00–285.001,3044
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424325.63/cwt300.00–350.001,38111
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471335.33/cwt305.00–365.001,5797
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535295.14/cwt280.00–310.001,5792
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900860189.91/cwt175.00–205.001,6332
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700677220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,4893
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750718220.03/cwt210.00–230.001,5802
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428319.35/cwt300.00–330.001,3676
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350317329.89/cwt320.00–340.001,0463
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950905180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6291
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523303.33/cwt280.00–315.001,5866
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770190.19/cwt180.00–200.001,4642
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476285.89/cwt270.00–315.001,3618
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473321.88/cwt300.00–335.001,52212
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627274.89/cwt260.00–285.001,7243
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578293.92/cwt280.00–300.001,6994
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327353.21/cwt350.00–360.001,1553
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700683237.56/cwt220.00–255.001,6232
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7761
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369344.04/cwt330.00–365.001,2705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29781,918.76/head1,400.00–2,400.001,9195
CowsLean 85-90%1,012145.38/cwt130.00–155.001,47145
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525156.03/cwt153.00–158.002,3795
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216166.87/cwt158.00–175.002,02970
Bulls1,735202.25/cwt200.00–205.003,5093
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1633
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433240.17/cwt230.00–250.001,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500464378.26/cwt375.00–380.001,7556
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577332.99/cwt310.00–365.001,92120
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27722,950.11/head2,800.00–3,125.002,9503
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500472236.64/cwt230.00–250.001,1173
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350318238.53/cwt230.00–250.007593
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450426265.85/cwt230.00–280.001,1335
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460259.92/cwt250.00–270.001,1964
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400363270.34/cwt260.00–280.009812
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530216.53/cwt210.00–240.001,1485
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578238.08/cwt225.00–250.001,3763
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350308237.56/cwt230.00–245.007322
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400355255.07/cwt250.00–260.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400371251.85/cwt215.00–280.009346
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550518223.33/cwt210.00–245.001,1574
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425250.24/cwt240.00–260.001,0642
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678266.79/cwt240.00–295.001,8092
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6671
Bulls1,563160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5012
Bulls1,579184.35/cwt172.00–197.002,91111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,412178.18/cwt176.00–181.002,5163
CowsLean 85-90%1,064158.98/cwt156.00–163.001,69213
CowsLean 85-90%807120.57/cwt110.00–125.0097310
CowsLean 85-90%772100.18/cwt90.00–105.007735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0862,201.37/head1,425.00–2,950.002,2019
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850819300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,45714
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2671
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223426.87/cwt420.00–440.009523
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513356.31/cwt352.50–360.001,8288
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600581383.29/cwt382.00–385.002,22716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800764317.32/cwt311.00–319.502,42412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27281,830.95/head1,500.00–2,275.001,8313
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329424.36/cwt400.00–455.001,3966
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728247.20/cwt235.00–260.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478376.52/cwt350.00–390.001,80022
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669308.43/cwt290.00–325.002,0637
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628322.54/cwt300.00–340.002,02612
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421402.76/cwt365.00–420.001,69621
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526345.74/cwt330.00–375.001,81927
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772254.69/cwt230.00–275.001,9663
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371375.10/cwt360.00–390.001,3924
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870264.37/cwt240.00–295.002,3003
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,030227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3431
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279417.71/cwt410.00–430.001,1654
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750711271.60/cwt255.00–290.001,9315
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700689272.49/cwt260.00–292.501,8775
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,3591
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425368.16/cwt335.00–390.001,56514
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950922229.14/cwt210.00–242.502,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263367.57/cwt350.00–390.009675
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800756273.20/cwt245.00–302.502,0657
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000968199.32/cwt182.50–210.001,9293
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474345.92/cwt320.00–367.501,64027
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573334.97/cwt310.00–350.001,91922
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619324.34/cwt300.00–339.002,00817
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523334.93/cwt302.50–350.001,75219
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328365.19/cwt350.00–400.001,19810
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417391.14/cwt370.00–427.501,6319
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382388.43/cwt350.00–405.001,48413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650617375.05/cwt367.50–380.002,31410
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376423.51/cwt385.00–437.501,5928
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950925295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7291
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528360.57/cwt320.00–380.001,90417
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467402.01/cwt370.00–420.001,87738
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618344.28/cwt325.00–360.002,1286
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715308.75/cwt302.50–315.002,2082
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327419.26/cwt400.00–450.001,3713
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567356.79/cwt330.00–380.002,0236
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333339.90/cwt325.00–365.001,1323
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732330.69/cwt302.50–340.002,4216
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850803338.50/cwt338.50–338.502,71810
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550541390.36/cwt385.00–393.002,1129
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677342.05/cwt335.00–355.002,3166
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429335.01/cwt307.50–360.001,43711

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.