Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2025-12-03

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 3
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
41 vs last sale 504 49 vs year ago 512 · 9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
41 vs last sale 93 17 vs year ago 151 · 11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 10 10 vs year ago 18 · 55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Goats: 45.00- 55.00; 19 head Sheep: 90.00 - 250.00; 25 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.47/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 48.05 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$313.47
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$969
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$161.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.89
vs NC average
56.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549326.681,79442
Medium and Large 2537268.321,4429thin
Medium and Large 3500165.008251thin
One grade step is worth $161.68/cwt here — about $969 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd
313.47
NC average7 barns · 169 hd
293.57
+19.89
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−56.98
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
−48.05
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
BullsHigh1,604172.802,77216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,318156.422,06284
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,710144.892,4783thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,061125.661,33315

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)1,440$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,2802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$2,0794thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500464319.51/cwt310.00–325.001,4834
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473298.71/cwt280.00–312.501,4136
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000970170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517313.65/cwt300.00–335.001,6228
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610270.16/cwt260.00–280.001,6482
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531266.05/cwt250.00–280.001,4137
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573281.76/cwt260.00–300.001,6145
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700676234.02/cwt205.00–265.001,5827
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460315.52/cwt307.50–330.001,4514
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450438324.74/cwt310.00–340.001,4222
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223447.13/cwt425.00–460.009973
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,832.17/head1,625.00–2,000.001,8322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0132,326.67/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28401,279.91/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375428.22/cwt415.00–435.001,6066
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574329.64/cwt310.00–357.501,89211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750706297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,10013
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650647352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2779
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625336.27/cwt336.00–338.002,10215
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615306.76/cwt280.00–320.001,8875
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471370.29/cwt340.00–392.501,74413
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772200.09/cwt190.00–210.001,5453
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519343.88/cwt320.00–365.001,7859
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650631276.88/cwt260.00–287.501,7474
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434303.69/cwt275.00–320.001,3184
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750728200.21/cwt180.00–220.001,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4111
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700677244.40/cwt225.00–257.501,6555
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418297.49/cwt295.00–300.001,2442
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322321.84/cwt305.00–330.001,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360317.26/cwt300.00–335.001,1422
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560276.25/cwt270.00–282.501,5472
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2011
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578227.12/cwt210.00–245.001,3132
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450415264.46/cwt250.00–280.001,0982
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4831
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325264.77/cwt250.00–280.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Bulls1,722187.89/cwt182.00–191.003,2355
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710144.89/cwt140.00–150.002,4783
CowsLean 85-90%1,047128.41/cwt119.00–135.001,34410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,396163.75/cwt160.00–174.002,28626
Bulls1,440151.46/cwt147.00–156.002,1813
Bulls1,592171.38/cwt160.00–180.002,7288
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550545205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283153.13/cwt140.00–159.001,96558
CowsLean 85-90%1,070107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1451
CowsLean 85-90%1,217137.92/cwt136.00–140.001,6783
CowsLean 85-90%72080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
HeifersMedium 3450–500463215.14/cwt210.00–220.009962
BullsMedium 3250–300285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700683191.55/cwt180.00–205.001,3083
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750733200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4662
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350313262.68/cwt255.00–270.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465261.61/cwt250.00–275.001,2163
BullsMedium 3450–500465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
SteersMedium 3500–550535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
SteersMedium 3400–450435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
HeifersMedium 3300–350315182.50/cwt165.00–200.005752
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500452375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6953
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475263.55/cwt257.50–270.001,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450432273.96/cwt265.00–290.001,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674310.58/cwt290.00–322.502,0934
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725305.19/cwt292.50–320.002,2139
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550528339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7903
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800778319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,48212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700676336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,27110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563343.52/cwt343.00–345.001,9344
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424378.97/cwt355.00–395.001,60710
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8791
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365368.40/cwt365.00–370.001,3453
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875188.38/cwt180.00–205.001,6483
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321423.81/cwt410.00–435.001,3604
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669310.64/cwt290.00–330.002,07814
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458383.48/cwt370.00–392.501,7563
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950925172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5961
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673315.02/cwt310.00–320.002,1202
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000965177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7081
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6821
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268428.04/cwt400.00–460.001,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634318.24/cwt310.00–325.002,01811
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900880192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6901
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210425.60/cwt400.00–450.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840212.38/cwt192.50–232.501,7842
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629336.63/cwt322.50–347.502,11712
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477349.64/cwt330.00–365.001,66813
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426359.72/cwt330.00–375.001,53214
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317444.79/cwt435.00–450.001,4103
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286380.98/cwt365.00–400.001,0904
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332369.81/cwt350.00–400.001,2286
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579319.24/cwt310.00–330.001,8487
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525363.13/cwt340.00–382.501,90613
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526320.26/cwt300.00–337.501,68516
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569326.59/cwt310.00–335.001,85819
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365400.27/cwt380.00–420.001,4612

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.