Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2026-10-28

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 28
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 538▲ 61 vs year ago 416 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 82▲ 63 vs year ago 96 · +65.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

42 head Goats: 20.00- 315.00; 26 head Sheep: 110.00 - 320.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.43/cwt on 47 head, up $8.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $352.28.
Average price
$323.43
▲ 8.49 vs prior sale
47 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.67
vs NC average
−52.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556331.651,84340
Medium and Large 2545276.431,5077thin
One grade step is worth $55.22/cwt here — about $336 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
323.43
—
NC average9 barns · 252 hd
308.75
+14.67
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−52.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
352.28
−28.85
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—Low1,646160.312,63915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295133.391,72718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,556120.981,88221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,107112.651,24657

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,237$1,9913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,7796
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$2,8084thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366435.73/cwt410.00–460.001,5954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8364
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440410.28/cwt385.00–430.001,8053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463362.70/cwt355.00–370.001,6792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added466420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468272.69/cwt245.00–290.001,2763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482313.24/cwt300.00–325.001,5103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506402.50/cwt400.00–403.002,0376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535375.35/cwt357.00–385.002,00810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575222.30/cwt200.00–245.001,2782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584358.19/cwt322.00–377.002,09210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627347.69/cwt340.00–355.002,18011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628285.02/cwt280.00–290.001,7902
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2285
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678298.46/cwt270.00–325.002,0246
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732300.01/cwt280.00–315.002,1968
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2813232.71/cwt210.00–255.001,8922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829299.80/cwt270.00–310.002,4854
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860302.43/cwt290.00–315.002,6012
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910272.57/cwt260.00–285.002,4802
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0461
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269403.85/cwt380.00–420.001,0865
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278336.35/cwt320.00–350.009353
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295265.00/cwt250.00–280.007822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325343.10/cwt325.00–360.001,1153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328270.80/cwt240.00–285.008884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338418.96/cwt417.00–425.001,4164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363337.63/cwt325.00–355.001,2268
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373397.67/cwt385.00–405.001,4834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380237.60/cwt210.00–260.009034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425380.69/cwt355.00–390.001,61815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426298.44/cwt285.00–315.001,2718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466293.69/cwt280.00–315.001,3695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469346.14/cwt320.00–375.001,62317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480252.66/cwt245.00–260.001,2132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520333.91/cwt310.00–365.001,73614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530273.64/cwt260.00–285.001,4504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561345.34/cwt340.00–348.001,9376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565280.15/cwt260.00–295.001,5833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579325.96/cwt300.00–337.001,88720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633317.57/cwt290.00–330.002,01011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677287.77/cwt270.00–307.001,94810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678169.74/cwt160.00–180.001,1512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705164.96/cwt160.00–170.001,1632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718307.28/cwt275.00–320.002,2069
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725215.00/cwt205.00–225.001,5592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783274.87/cwt265.00–285.002,1523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815219.82/cwt210.00–230.001,7922
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875153.73/cwt152.50–155.001,3452
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8801
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1932219.89/cwt205.00–235.002,0493
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995185.00/cwt170.00–200.001,8412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225527.59/cwt490.00–555.001,1873
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280509.20/cwt495.00–525.001,4262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3288259.78/cwt235.00–285.007482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330295.38/cwt280.00–310.009753
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333392.11/cwt375.00–410.001,3062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340464.78/cwt455.00–485.001,5804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371257.53/cwt245.00–270.009554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376437.20/cwt410.00–460.001,64416
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378360.17/cwt335.00–385.001,3612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419433.88/cwt405.00–450.001,81814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425323.16/cwt300.00–350.001,3734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468424.36/cwt405.00–440.001,98612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468268.47/cwt250.00–280.001,2563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479341.72/cwt305.00–360.001,6379
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522374.66/cwt355.00–390.001,95614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525320.03/cwt310.00–330.001,6803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528255.09/cwt235.00–275.001,3472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565354.55/cwt330.00–375.002,00314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567286.82/cwt260.00–300.001,6263
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578202.53/cwt200.00–205.001,1712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622321.80/cwt310.00–335.002,0023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623258.42/cwt240.00–280.001,6104
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623202.29/cwt195.00–210.001,2602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659301.48/cwt286.00–320.001,9874
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716265.14/cwt255.00–285.001,8984
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773270.47/cwt250.00–290.002,0913
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1193
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930234.95/cwt230.00–240.002,1852
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970220.04/cwt205.00–230.002,1346
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3518181.69/cwt165.00–195.009413
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393140.95/cwt133.00–145.001,9633
Bulls——1,677163.23/cwt154.00–170.002,73710
Bulls——1,873174.74/cwt172.00–177.003,2732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96795.28/cwt85.00–100.0092112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069131.02/cwt130.00–135.001,4014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151115.94/cwt105.00–126.001,33441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308132.27/cwt125.00–145.001,73017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556120.98/cwt112.00–129.001,88221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29333,166.76/head2,800.00–3,600.003,1672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,779.05/head1,200.00–2,300.001,7796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,990.84/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9913

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.