Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
239 vs last sale 460 295 vs year ago 404 · +73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
96 vs last sale 111 80 vs year ago 127 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
6 vs last sale 13 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 65.00- 190.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.35/cwt on 68 head, up $13.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits 30.16 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$331.35
13.09 vs prior sale
68 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$716
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$128.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.64
vs NC average
78.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548350.431,92152
Medium and Large 2552284.991,57412thin
Medium and Large 3542222.421,2044thin
One grade step is worth $128.02/cwt here — about $716 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 sale68 hd
331.35
NC average8 barns · 210 hd
339.99
−8.64
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−78.75
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
−30.16
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
BullsLow1,823182.323,32433
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348160.792,16877
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586143.862,2827thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,099133.141,46360

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)1,320$2,3084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$2,1062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$1,7746
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$2,4563thin

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 1800–850840310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6041
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424378.01/cwt350.00–410.001,6037
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773317.66/cwt285.00–332.502,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300292478.31/cwt475.00–480.001,3973
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500492274.97/cwt250.00–310.001,3533
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378468.20/cwt445.00–500.001,7704
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000983199.90/cwt190.00–210.001,9653
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250239434.69/cwt390.00–450.001,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371421.88/cwt390.00–440.001,56513
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360350.69/cwt325.00–375.001,2623
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750717231.69/cwt220.00–250.001,6613
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,7132
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850830205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7021
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331436.92/cwt410.00–455.001,44615
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250200380.00/cwt380.00–380.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300292362.69/cwt345.00–395.001,0597
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,8817
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473317.82/cwt290.00–340.001,5039
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785234.21/cwt215.00–250.001,8396
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680254.89/cwt240.00–270.001,7332
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000970168.03/cwt162.00–174.001,6302
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420356.90/cwt330.00–375.001,49914
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778304.86/cwt290.00–320.002,3722
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670330.74/cwt310.00–342.502,21615
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660188.43/cwt175.00–195.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 3800–850830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522289.99/cwt275.00–320.001,5145
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320432.58/cwt430.00–435.001,3842
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473367.88/cwt335.00–390.001,7408
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718291.53/cwt275.00–320.002,0933
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600571312.96/cwt300.00–325.001,7875
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400373314.91/cwt305.00–330.001,1753
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528383.72/cwt350.00–400.002,02618
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0694
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550514322.49/cwt310.00–345.001,6584
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650602291.72/cwt260.00–310.001,7563
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785195.10/cwt180.00–210.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516406.53/cwt405.00–415.002,09813
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845306.00/cwt285.00–327.002,5862
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430450.39/cwt430.00–480.001,93714
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350322498.91/cwt465.00–515.001,6065
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475422.30/cwt400.00–445.002,00614
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578359.37/cwt330.00–377.502,07716
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5572
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660358.40/cwt340.00–370.002,3653
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615356.01/cwt330.00–372.502,18919
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671319.33/cwt285.00–340.002,14310
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373493.52/cwt470.00–520.001,8419
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723314.81/cwt280.00–327.502,2766
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228600.85/cwt580.00–630.001,3704
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3561
CowsLean 85-90%1,114149.64/cwt148.00–152.001,6679
CowsLean 85-90%1,101136.29/cwt120.00–147.001,50140
CowsLean 85-90%1,080108.18/cwt100.00–116.001,16811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586143.86/cwt135.00–151.002,2827
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352159.71/cwt150.00–168.002,15969
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317170.13/cwt169.00–175.002,2418
Bulls1,574158.44/cwt150.00–165.002,4945
Bulls2,050202.43/cwt196.00–218.004,1504
Bulls1,837183.95/cwt169.00–194.003,37924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,773.58/head1,275.00–2,650.001,7746
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3053,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,208.86/head2,050.00–2,350.002,2092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1554,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3302,106.02/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,307.86/head1,500.00–2,750.002,3084
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320438.28/cwt425.00–450.001,4022
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750722216.74/cwt200.00–225.001,5653
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3602
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4252
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479352.04/cwt335.00–370.001,6867
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700679273.82/cwt255.00–300.001,8595
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578299.94/cwt280.00–320.001,7347
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519370.96/cwt345.00–395.001,92516
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615293.83/cwt280.00–300.001,8074
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850813237.31/cwt225.00–250.001,9292
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470290.21/cwt280.00–300.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328346.43/cwt330.00–380.001,1364
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325511.33/cwt480.00–540.001,66214
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629348.51/cwt320.00–370.002,19216
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520295.80/cwt275.00–320.001,53811
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400376336.26/cwt310.00–365.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000985215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1181
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570359.36/cwt330.00–390.002,04824
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820287.48/cwt285.00–290.002,3572
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576343.44/cwt320.00–365.001,97823
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278549.62/cwt500.00–580.001,52811
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425438.25/cwt410.00–465.001,86317
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450416363.89/cwt335.00–380.001,5144
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471383.06/cwt360.00–410.001,80426
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323359.95/cwt350.00–365.001,1636
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628332.23/cwt310.00–345.002,08621
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750718190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400393412.37/cwt380.00–435.001,6219
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475417.57/cwt390.00–445.001,98312
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330270.30/cwt250.00–310.008923
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880171.00/cwt167.00–175.001,5052
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640209.84/cwt190.00–230.001,3432
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280280.00/cwt250.00–310.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526355.98/cwt325.00–380.001,87229
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420410.59/cwt380.00–435.001,72428
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485286.65/cwt285.00–290.001,3903
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950945177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6731
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600555239.95/cwt235.00–245.001,3322
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450424273.73/cwt240.00–300.001,1617
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400355232.54/cwt230.00–235.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 3850–900895155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550528204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,0822
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574281.42/cwt260.00–305.001,6157
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618267.49/cwt265.00–270.001,6532

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.