Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 24
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
173 vs last sale 706 3 vs year ago 536 · 0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
1 vs last sale 122 3 vs year ago 126 · 2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
8 vs last sale 19 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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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.

16 head Goats: 50.00- 205.00; 25 head Sheep: 50.00- 240.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.08/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 50.44 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$311.08
55 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$927
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$175.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.74
vs NC average
54.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546335.101,83037
Medium and Large 2560285.661,59812thin
Medium and Large 3566240.721,3624thin
Medium 3565159.829032thin
One grade step is worth $175.28/cwt here — about $927 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.

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 sale55 hd
311.08
NC average9 barns · 333 hd
314.82
−3.74
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−54.77
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
−50.44
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
BullsHigh1,521178.812,71916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275155.731,98642
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492139.432,0803thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,037121.921,26432

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)1,295$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,2652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)947$2,4668

Every lot, as filed

128 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
BullsMedium 3350–400360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522287.86/cwt260.00–305.001,5033
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568302.47/cwt295.00–310.001,7182
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800766192.36/cwt180.00–220.001,4735
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572284.92/cwt270.00–300.001,6309
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518317.42/cwt315.00–320.001,6442
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371321.24/cwt300.00–335.001,1925
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900855182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390376.20/cwt372.50–380.001,4672
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477318.41/cwt305.00–330.001,5195
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950920177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6281
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480345.16/cwt330.00–360.001,6572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,316.91/head1,950.00–2,700.002,3173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29052,563.78/head2,300.00–3,000.002,5644
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27501,264.75/head925.00–1,600.001,2652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28502,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0203
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7391
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550518363.73/cwt360.00–367.501,8842
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700661340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2474
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000973220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1412
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300277413.01/cwt390.00–432.501,1449
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573272.09/cwt250.00–300.001,5596
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230395.00/cwt390.00–400.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325315.04/cwt300.00–330.001,0244
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428336.16/cwt320.00–350.001,4395
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424307.56/cwt290.00–325.001,3045
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468284.36/cwt267.50–300.001,3312
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519290.33/cwt280.00–310.001,5074
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318365.12/cwt350.00–380.001,1612
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225395.00/cwt395.00–395.008891
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370255.27/cwt250.00–260.009442
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000965165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5921
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850825182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5021
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500493302.46/cwt295.00–310.001,4912
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700661180.10/cwt160.00–195.001,1904
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600566240.72/cwt230.00–250.001,3624
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750745147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0951
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413218.03/cwt200.00–235.009002
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600573170.76/cwt160.00–182.009782
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320282.73/cwt275.00–290.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
CowsLean 85-90%1,195145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7331
CowsLean 85-90%1,017137.31/cwt130.00–142.001,39613
CowsLean 85-90%94992.21/cwt82.00–95.008754
CowsLean 85-90%1,069114.46/cwt107.00–124.001,22414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492139.43/cwt135.00–145.002,0803
Bulls1,410204.21/cwt197.00–213.002,8792
HeifersMedium 3450–500480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
BullsMedium 3400–450425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229169.43/cwt167.00–173.002,0826
Bulls1,552180.31/cwt170.00–187.002,79811
Bulls1,480156.36/cwt150.00–165.002,3143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283153.45/cwt145.00–164.001,96936
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
BullsMedium 3550–600595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
HeifersMedium 3400–450405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
HeifersMedium 3600–650615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
HeifersMedium 3550–600565159.82/cwt150.00–170.009032
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313453.00/cwt440.00–465.001,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585162.00/cwt162.00–162.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480221.53/cwt200.00–235.001,0633
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250221521.32/cwt490.00–565.001,15210
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900872229.90/cwt210.00–240.002,0053
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417411.21/cwt385.00–430.001,71526
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329470.50/cwt435.00–485.001,54811
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427397.92/cwt380.00–430.001,6999
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467375.76/cwt372.50–380.001,7553
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935270.88/cwt260.00–282.002,5332
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376366.42/cwt350.00–385.001,37820
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279481.45/cwt455.00–510.001,3437
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6351
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370428.97/cwt400.00–455.001,58720
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550525367.52/cwt362.50–372.501,9293
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316370.72/cwt350.00–395.001,17114
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524338.60/cwt315.00–357.501,77416
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622304.65/cwt280.00–325.001,8958
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220431.74/cwt410.00–470.009503
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900866246.08/cwt235.00–265.002,1314
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,005220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573337.50/cwt310.00–360.001,93424
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622314.76/cwt302.50–330.001,95810
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569326.59/cwt310.00–350.001,85818
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500488412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0135
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778259.98/cwt240.00–275.002,0233
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750711286.42/cwt270.00–300.002,0364
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470368.59/cwt340.00–390.001,73225
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850803254.76/cwt252.00–257.502,0462
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718266.91/cwt240.00–285.001,9164
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513334.60/cwt315.00–350.001,71613
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663289.35/cwt260.00–305.001,9187
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690304.96/cwt300.00–310.002,1042
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878312.35/cwt305.00–320.002,7422
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680309.41/cwt280.00–315.002,1047
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425359.40/cwt330.00–382.501,52732
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582358.85/cwt347.50–369.002,0893
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630333.36/cwt317.50–350.002,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395434.50/cwt430.00–439.001,7162
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475348.96/cwt325.00–380.001,65825
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732324.29/cwt310.00–332.502,3748

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.