Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 22
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
277 vs last sale 585 305 vs year ago 557 · +54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
47 vs last sale 137 11 vs year ago 173 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
3 vs last sale 22 3 vs year ago 28 · 10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

23 head Goats: 45.00- 320.00; 6 head Sheep: 175.00 - 210.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00: 24 head Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $396.85/cwt on 82 head, down $31.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +15.89 against this barn's trailing median of $380.96.
Average price
$396.85
31.71 vs prior sale
82 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$957
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$165.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550415.992,28767
Medium and Large 2548341.801,87110thin
Medium and Large 3531250.531,3315thin
One grade step is worth $165.46/cwt here — about $957 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
443393344294median 380.9612/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $428.56, low $308.40, median $380.96 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 sale82 hd
396.85
NC average8 barns · 309 hd
403.23
−6.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
380.96
+15.89
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
BullsAverage1,564192.813,01521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256172.862,17133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534159.992,4547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070150.521,61059

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)1,153$2,4706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,32611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$2,1833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,036$3,2045

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1Value Added950–1000955297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,8363
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400378517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,9564
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450408483.33/cwt476.00–490.001,97215
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225602.39/cwt600.00–605.001,3552
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371533.57/cwt495.00–555.001,98016
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7366
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620338.07/cwt310.00–350.002,09621
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760310.89/cwt295.00–335.002,3635
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273512.21/cwt480.00–535.001,3986
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378460.66/cwt440.00–480.001,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700680361.53/cwt356.00–365.002,45825
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721326.20/cwt300.00–342.002,3525
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665264.66/cwt250.00–280.001,7602
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569361.66/cwt330.00–390.002,05810
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873255.13/cwt230.00–270.002,2274
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300267609.28/cwt585.00–630.001,6273
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383477.98/cwt445.00–500.001,83120
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250224522.76/cwt470.00–550.001,17111
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820325.24/cwt315.00–335.002,6672
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750702231.64/cwt220.00–250.001,6263
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621301.25/cwt295.00–305.001,8714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725349.57/cwt347.00–352.002,5342
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350311262.51/cwt220.00–295.008164
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300282376.45/cwt360.00–395.001,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378339.01/cwt320.00–350.001,2813
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700657346.66/cwt345.00–347.502,2783
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318500.53/cwt480.00–525.001,59213
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600564321.23/cwt315.00–325.001,8124
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1333
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6081
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350315278.53/cwt245.00–310.008772
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950921322.84/cwt320.00–330.002,9737
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415514.75/cwt480.00–540.002,13618
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630401.53/cwt387.00–425.002,5307
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440454.94/cwt450.00–460.002,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529451.13/cwt420.00–470.002,38621
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782338.92/cwt337.00–345.002,6504
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6901
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1621
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569469.04/cwt465.00–472.002,66918
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,8723
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474531.45/cwt524.00–542.002,51910
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000966315.54/cwt310.00–316.003,04813
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472495.79/cwt475.00–520.002,34033
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331541.73/cwt500.00–565.001,79314
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567438.60/cwt405.00–455.002,48710
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525422.01/cwt395.00–460.002,21633
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574410.15/cwt370.00–430.002,35434
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473461.12/cwt425.00–490.002,18134
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318543.36/cwt500.00–560.001,72818
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750727339.95/cwt315.00–365.002,47113
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813324.22/cwt305.00–345.002,6367
CowsLean 85-90%1,070152.14/cwt135.00–163.001,62838
CowsLean 85-90%1,035123.74/cwt110.00–130.001,2819
CowsLean 85-90%1,095165.49/cwt164.00–168.001,81212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534159.99/cwt153.00–167.002,4547
CowsBoner 80-85%1,035190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263172.32/cwt165.00–183.002,17632
Bulls1,680195.32/cwt180.00–202.003,28114
Bulls1,374168.60/cwt150.00–175.002,3174
Bulls1,275213.39/cwt208.00–220.002,7213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2133,448.08/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0282,183.14/head1,650.00–2,500.002,1833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1442,325.99/head1,925.00–2,800.002,32611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,469.81/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4706
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27702,837.66/head2,300.00–3,450.002,8382
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612326.07/cwt315.00–335.001,9965
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500479314.07/cwt300.00–330.001,5046
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376507.31/cwt475.00–535.001,90722
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473396.02/cwt365.00–415.001,87314
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2991
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568324.23/cwt305.00–360.001,8425
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300262455.89/cwt430.00–475.001,1943
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550519255.66/cwt225.00–300.001,3274
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665307.89/cwt290.00–325.002,0472
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379436.48/cwt400.00–450.001,6547
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268544.51/cwt510.00–575.001,45910
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328367.90/cwt360.00–375.001,2072
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429387.00/cwt350.00–405.001,6606
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526323.36/cwt300.00–345.001,7016
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500481286.63/cwt250.00–300.001,3796
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850828185.10/cwt180.00–195.001,5333
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273417.14/cwt405.00–460.001,1395
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573271.69/cwt255.00–295.001,5573
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430451.54/cwt435.00–470.001,94227
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900875186.99/cwt170.00–205.001,6366
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374410.24/cwt375.00–435.001,5348
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450411305.77/cwt270.00–330.001,2577
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510243.38/cwt225.00–260.001,2414
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527359.36/cwt325.00–385.001,8945
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950934299.87/cwt275.00–320.002,8014
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422475.13/cwt450.00–510.002,00528
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320452.06/cwt445.00–465.001,4475
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469327.83/cwt310.00–350.001,5385
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700668194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250234627.55/cwt595.00–655.001,4689
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665377.58/cwt335.00–405.002,51113
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624396.45/cwt340.00–415.002,47421
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522386.95/cwt350.00–415.002,02028
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474416.62/cwt370.00–440.001,97536
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900879310.03/cwt305.00–320.002,7254
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,5793
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780285.06/cwt280.00–290.002,2232
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375290.89/cwt250.00–325.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426407.98/cwt375.00–435.001,7389
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000974248.53/cwt215.00–285.002,4217
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000990217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1531
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330476.54/cwt475.00–480.001,5733

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.