Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
63 vs last sale 560 160 vs year ago 783 · 20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
12 vs last sale 117 4 vs year ago 133 · 3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
12 vs last sale 20 37 vs year ago 69 · 53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

43 head Goats: 45.00- 410.00; 2 head Sheep: 180.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.88/cwt on 55 head, up $13.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +20.37 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.
Average price
$381.88
13.95 vs prior sale
55 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$211.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.36
vs NC average
41.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552391.012,15949
Medium and Large 2539332.841,7945thin
Medium and Large 3505180.009091thin
One grade step is worth $211.01/cwt here — about $1,250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
381.88
NC average8 barns · 290 hd
369.53
+12.36
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−41.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
361.52
+20.37
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
BullsAverage1,741189.713,30216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,308171.962,24937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438156.642,2524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020141.921,44835

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)1,058$2,3416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,5852thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$3,27521

Every lot, as filed

119 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 and Large 1700–750720322.91/cwt300.00–360.002,3257
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472363.57/cwt330.00–380.001,7166
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575322.48/cwt320.00–325.001,8542
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515339.74/cwt325.00–360.001,7503
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450408449.92/cwt440.00–470.001,8363
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6152
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550516390.93/cwt350.00–410.002,0174
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000980210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0581
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880197.43/cwt185.00–210.001,7372
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515342.43/cwt340.00–345.001,7642
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322428.32/cwt415.00–440.001,3793
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580362.61/cwt350.00–375.002,1032
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421432.46/cwt420.00–455.001,8214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1413,338.96/head2,650.00–3,750.003,33912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0582,341.49/head1,725.00–2,775.002,3416
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573351.92/cwt330.00–395.002,0173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1893,860.58/head3,450.00–4,000.003,8616
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29804,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450431572.00/cwt572.00–572.002,4656
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500484540.97/cwt535.00–550.002,6189
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750748352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6372
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370454.59/cwt425.00–485.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8762
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431386.41/cwt350.00–410.001,6656
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233432.42/cwt430.00–435.001,0082
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,1842
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850818188.48/cwt176.00–210.001,5423
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471412.37/cwt400.00–435.001,9428
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375375.33/cwt350.00–400.001,4072
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750705235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6571
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600568264.93/cwt250.00–280.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500459341.20/cwt310.00–365.001,5664
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700670216.67/cwt210.00–230.001,4523
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450407320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,3033
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,1642
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006051
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265364.43/cwt350.00–395.009663
CowsLean 85-90%970122.11/cwt102.50–130.001,1849
CowsLean 85-90%1,147158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8123
CowsLean 85-90%1,023147.57/cwt135.00–156.001,51023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438156.64/cwt155.00–159.002,2524
Bulls1,666189.01/cwt180.00–199.003,14911
Bulls1,590140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950905171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,407185.26/cwt180.00–194.002,6077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285168.86/cwt160.00–178.002,17030
Bulls1,983204.05/cwt202.00–209.004,0464
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473457.70/cwt425.00–485.002,1654
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700663192.47/cwt185.00–200.001,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500455187.50/cwt187.50–187.508531
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415292.23/cwt285.00–300.001,2132
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700681389.40/cwt360.00–415.002,6527
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500454470.73/cwt470.00–475.002,1377
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667371.72/cwt350.00–385.002,4795
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,68312
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650638429.80/cwt422.50–445.002,74210
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715377.72/cwt350.00–392.002,7018
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585453.05/cwt415.00–460.002,65028
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617403.63/cwt375.00–420.002,4908
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,7093
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550534421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,2487
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571385.97/cwt350.00–400.002,20430
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380537.61/cwt515.00–555.002,04321
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320570.08/cwt555.00–585.001,8243
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6572
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420512.92/cwt475.00–530.002,15415
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8031
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763355.03/cwt345.00–365.002,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420487.83/cwt482.50–497.002,04911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28921,846.92/head1,500.00–2,150.001,8473
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650601464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7895
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574418.85/cwt392.50–435.002,40411
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250233526.77/cwt505.00–550.001,2272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,585.34/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5852
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621378.78/cwt375.00–395.002,35216
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477433.77/cwt400.00–450.002,06934
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520429.84/cwt405.00–470.002,23526
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685329.98/cwt310.00–350.002,2605
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422489.94/cwt465.00–520.002,06821
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469474.32/cwt450.00–500.002,22518
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275585.55/cwt555.00–615.001,6108
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516386.11/cwt370.00–402.501,99212
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272495.60/cwt475.00–535.001,3487
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383516.03/cwt495.00–550.001,97615
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320493.49/cwt470.00–525.001,57911
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925222.58/cwt215.00–230.002,0592
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625340.30/cwt325.00–360.002,1275
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331569.74/cwt540.00–595.001,88612
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373474.86/cwt445.00–495.001,77113
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750714327.01/cwt326.00–330.002,3354
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550534478.58/cwt440.00–495.002,55612
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230642.00/cwt642.00–642.001,4771
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283589.68/cwt565.00–605.001,6693
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432461.74/cwt425.00–480.001,99516

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.