Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 11
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
218 vs last sale 401 195 vs year ago 424 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
21 vs last sale 101 49 vs year ago 171 · 28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
10 vs last sale 34 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

12 head Goats: 145.00- 260.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 460.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.40/cwt on 64 head, down $13.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits 15.12 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$346.40
13.43 vs prior sale
64 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$722
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$133.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.37
vs NC average
67.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542369.892,00348
Medium and Large 2542315.661,7118thin
Medium and Large 3542236.171,2818thin
One grade step is worth $133.73/cwt here — about $722 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 sale64 hd
346.40
NC average9 barns · 327 hd
363.77
−17.37
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−67.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
−15.12
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
BullsLow1,495184.472,75720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261160.422,02339
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615147.982,3902thin
CowsLean 85-90%High995133.571,32827

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)1,206$2,5088
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$2,4486
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$3,4862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,9368

Every lot, as filed

123 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 3600–650638267.41/cwt260.00–275.001,7062
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468426.00/cwt425.00–427.001,9948
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318490.83/cwt475.00–505.001,5612
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760314.80/cwt300.00–330.002,3922
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711318.68/cwt305.00–330.002,2664
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631364.53/cwt335.00–385.002,3009
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716303.15/cwt270.00–315.002,1717
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320446.73/cwt420.00–475.001,43012
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372438.41/cwt410.00–455.001,63115
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767285.03/cwt280.00–290.002,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000987231.65/cwt210.00–250.002,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419401.42/cwt380.00–430.001,68233
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250226463.20/cwt435.00–485.001,0474
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278396.87/cwt375.00–430.001,1036
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419369.93/cwt350.00–375.001,5506
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610323.01/cwt300.00–350.001,9708
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675328.02/cwt315.00–350.002,21410
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278434.18/cwt420.00–460.001,2077
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,9342
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625292.62/cwt285.00–300.001,8292
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517362.51/cwt345.00–395.001,87416
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467383.12/cwt360.00–410.001,78927
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468348.12/cwt335.00–355.001,6298
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800763227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,7362
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850833205.14/cwt190.00–220.001,7092
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522398.71/cwt380.00–415.002,08115
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568390.40/cwt365.00–400.002,21714
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300250280.00/cwt280.00–280.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575337.43/cwt335.00–340.001,9402
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435365.23/cwt355.00–375.001,5892
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400389466.72/cwt452.00–490.001,8169
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467436.36/cwt415.00–455.002,03822
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473369.84/cwt360.00–380.001,7492
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1271
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416441.78/cwt430.00–450.001,8388
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668350.71/cwt335.00–362.002,3436
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600564435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4538
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700653390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5476
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650611395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4136
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525349.86/cwt345.00–355.001,8372
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718319.79/cwt300.00–340.002,2965
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664332.92/cwt310.00–355.002,2115
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623348.56/cwt315.00–370.002,1728
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573367.52/cwt345.00–385.002,1068
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
CowsLean 85-90%835153.60/cwt150.00–157.001,2832
CowsLean 85-90%1,025140.02/cwt125.00–149.001,43518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615147.98/cwt142.00–154.002,3902
CowsLean 85-90%962111.25/cwt100.00–122.501,0707
CowsBoner 80-85%1,358171.65/cwt170.00–173.002,3312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256159.81/cwt152.00–169.002,00737
Bulls1,313156.11/cwt142.00–168.002,0503
Bulls1,636204.96/cwt200.00–210.003,3535
Bulls1,481183.03/cwt174.00–192.502,71112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2062,507.52/head1,650.00–3,550.002,5088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1922,447.80/head2,000.00–3,250.002,4486
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,346.73/head3,250.00–3,425.003,3472
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2933,485.88/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4862
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0642,888.35/head2,500.00–3,450.002,8885
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415309.17/cwt280.00–340.001,2834
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376409.47/cwt380.00–430.001,5407
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350326337.88/cwt315.00–380.001,1015
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400371340.15/cwt325.00–350.001,2624
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285453.54/cwt425.00–485.001,2933
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200495.00/cwt495.00–495.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800776318.55/cwt290.00–340.002,4724
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622293.59/cwt280.00–310.001,8263
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418379.88/cwt370.00–390.001,5884
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500476297.49/cwt275.00–325.001,4164
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850838275.13/cwt260.00–290.002,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574308.62/cwt285.00–325.001,7714
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468273.60/cwt250.00–315.001,2806
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678278.23/cwt270.00–290.001,8863
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364376.22/cwt350.00–400.001,3694
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562363.14/cwt320.00–375.002,04127
HeifersMedium and Large 3800–850838169.96/cwt165.00–175.001,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600563220.00/cwt200.00–250.001,2395
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383286.61/cwt260.00–300.001,0983
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710217.41/cwt205.00–230.001,5442
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3332
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250232510.45/cwt480.00–535.001,1845
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369484.14/cwt450.00–505.001,78611
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526382.95/cwt350.00–400.002,01417
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310300.40/cwt275.00–325.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550508263.11/cwt250.00–290.001,3373
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510322.70/cwt305.00–340.001,6464
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331457.53/cwt450.00–465.001,5144
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300288488.54/cwt475.00–500.001,4074
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568309.93/cwt305.00–315.001,7602
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775264.90/cwt250.00–280.002,0532
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700683185.05/cwt170.00–200.001,2642
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650635246.93/cwt230.00–280.001,5683
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429444.07/cwt400.00–455.001,90526
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324498.31/cwt475.00–520.001,61510
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,8422
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473421.74/cwt390.00–445.001,99529
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525238.37/cwt235.00–245.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501

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.