Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-10-21

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 21
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
538 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 499▲ 32 vs year ago 506 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 119▼ 25 vs year ago 107 · −23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

37 head Goats: 30.00- 255.00; 4 head Sheep: 120.00 - 215.00; 1 head Baby Calves:350.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.94/cwt on 71 head, down $4.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.34 against this barn's trailing median of $352.28.
Average price
$314.94
▼ 4.79 vs prior sale
71 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$83.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.61
vs NC average
−62.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552322.931,78360
Medium and Large 2576283.151,6318thin
Medium and Large 3559239.931,3403thin
One grade step is worth $83.00/cwt here — about $442 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale71 hd
314.94
—
NC average9 barns · 256 hd
307.33
+7.61
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−62.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
352.28
−37.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
396358320282median 352.2802/2504/2207/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $352.28 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,646161.942,66610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,295137.361,77825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,640130.972,1482thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058117.671,24516

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)1,250$2,4603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,1454thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$2,7954thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363452.45/cwt450.00–455.001,6422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410362.32/cwt355.00–370.001,4862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415415.11/cwt390.00–435.001,7236
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485382.76/cwt370.00–395.001,8562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535374.25/cwt345.00–395.002,0028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558242.53/cwt235.00–250.001,3532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573317.47/cwt315.00–320.001,8192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578354.42/cwt332.00–375.002,04921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623252.59/cwt250.00–255.001,5742
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627313.67/cwt300.00–330.001,9673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670263.22/cwt250.00–285.001,7643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,2443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3673204.90/cwt195.00–210.001,3794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686320.52/cwt305.00–330.002,19910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721302.70/cwt280.00–325.002,18212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779304.92/cwt282.00–320.002,3759
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,4624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205365.00/cwt365.00–365.007481
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243441.68/cwt435.00–450.001,0733
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268357.38/cwt355.00–360.009582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3282258.49/cwt240.00–285.007293
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290404.74/cwt390.00–420.001,1742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310330.48/cwt315.00–345.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325232.50/cwt225.00–240.007564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331394.75/cwt375.00–425.001,3077
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363328.56/cwt310.00–340.001,1933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374395.69/cwt370.00–405.001,48020
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382276.44/cwt270.00–285.001,0563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418205.04/cwt195.00–210.008573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420315.67/cwt285.00–335.001,3264
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425374.58/cwt350.00–390.001,5928
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478348.17/cwt320.00–375.001,66420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480306.67/cwt295.00–315.001,4723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524323.79/cwt305.00–345.001,69725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,4922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572322.31/cwt300.00–335.001,84435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583239.89/cwt235.00–245.001,3992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2592283.35/cwt275.00–285.001,6776
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3612203.75/cwt175.00–225.001,2473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619248.61/cwt235.00–255.001,5394
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622330.51/cwt330.00–331.002,05612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622304.93/cwt275.00–322.001,89716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668223.48/cwt200.00–235.001,4933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672291.11/cwt260.00–300.001,95614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716265.35/cwt245.00–287.001,9009
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773222.14/cwt210.00–235.001,7172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1779274.08/cwt257.00–300.002,1357
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828289.53/cwt275.00–300.002,3977
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885247.58/cwt240.00–255.002,1912
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270472.73/cwt460.00–485.001,2762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331462.33/cwt435.00–475.001,5305
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377432.36/cwt395.00–445.001,6308
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378380.10/cwt375.00–385.001,4372
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415354.88/cwt345.00–365.001,4732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428417.11/cwt390.00–430.001,78512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463385.85/cwt360.00–410.001,78614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471225.48/cwt200.00–255.001,0624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472323.30/cwt300.00–350.001,52611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520307.80/cwt285.00–325.001,6015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522242.12/cwt205.00–260.001,2646
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526368.64/cwt340.00–397.001,93922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2554297.53/cwt280.00–310.001,6484
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567355.58/cwt320.00–375.002,0168
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567193.29/cwt190.00–195.001,0963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616197.72/cwt175.00–220.001,2184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620269.94/cwt250.00–285.001,6744
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624320.13/cwt295.00–335.001,99811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671291.47/cwt270.00–310.001,9566
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720227.34/cwt215.00–235.001,6373
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730264.37/cwt250.00–285.001,9307
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767246.07/cwt235.00–255.001,8875
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2767226.27/cwt205.00–240.001,7353
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823224.78/cwt205.00–240.001,8503
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915231.64/cwt220.00–240.002,1203
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3368166.61/cwt160.00–175.006133
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0161
Bulls——1,629161.92/cwt152.00–175.002,6388
Bulls——2,040179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,6521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89796.13/cwt90.00–100.008623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110121.30/cwt112.50–128.001,34611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,8531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301136.31/cwt130.00–147.501,77324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640130.97/cwt130.00–132.002,1482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0633,306.82/head2,900.00–3,600.003,3072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,283.91/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2842
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,145.14/head1,450.00–2,450.002,1454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,459.53/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4603

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.