Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

17 head Goats: 25.00- 205.00; 4 head Sheep: 140.00 - 195.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 450.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.02/cwt on 43 head, up $17.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.50 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$381.02

▲ 17.32 vs prior sale

43 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$138.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs NC average

−26.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	396.20	2,119	37
Medium and Large 2	558	302.34	1,686	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	257.50	1,403	2thin

One grade step is worth $138.70/cwt here — about $716 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale43 hd

381.02

—

NC average6 barns · 161 hd

374.35

+6.67

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−26.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+19.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,445	197.00	2,847	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	182.26	2,411	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	166.64	2,505	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	154.94	1,752	53

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,485	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,936	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$2,775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	393.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	483.28/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	466.19/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,429	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	474.73/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,279	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	489.90/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,298	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	438.78/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	394.81/cwt	389.00–420.00	2,677	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	311.82/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	305.02/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	433.62/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,476	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	491.19/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	454.22/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	378.12/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	434.35/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	441.47/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	277.28/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	487.99/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	338.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	261.81/cwt	230.00–285.00	2,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	483.11/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	356.75/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,233	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	436.20/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,233	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	409.25/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	499.09/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,141	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	395.84/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,478	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,485.45/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	399.70/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,114	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	376.45/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.43/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,230	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	462.27/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,239	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	168.90/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,052	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	156.03/cwt	137.50–166.00	1,776	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	166.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	181.29/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,413	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,936.30/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	125.56/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,188	4
Bulls	—	—	1,167	187.34/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	2,775.27/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	362.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	366.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	232.23/cwt	225.00–240.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	167.33/cwt	150.00–185.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	374.66/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	429.62/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	217.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	384.13/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	294.81/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	406.12/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	344.81/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	498.51/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,089	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	405.22/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Wed May 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 522Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 187Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 31

17 head Goats: 25.00- 205.00; 4 head Sheep: 140.00 - 195.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	380.00–390.00	384.95
4	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	393.67
3	400–450	420	350.00–400.00	384.13
7	450–500	479	340.00–395.00	374.66
2	500–550	535	275.00–315.00	294.81
2	550–600	580	305.00–315.00	309.87
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	815	180.00–200.00	189.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	465.00–520.00	491.19
4	250–300	268	445.00–480.00	462.27
5	300–350	322	410.00–450.00	434.35
6	350–400	373	440.00–465.00	454.22
14	400–450	428	420.00–470.00	441.47
21	450–500	475	405.00–465.00	438.78
31	500–550	529	370.00–420.00	399.70
6	550–600	565	340.00–400.00	378.12
29	600–650	626	330.00–380.00	356.75
9	650–700	675	305.00–345.00	330.43
5	700–750	722	320.00–360.00	338.00
3	750–800	763	290.00–325.00	311.82
3	800–850	813	275.00–325.00	305.02
2	900–950	918	250.00–305.00	277.28
3	950–1000	960	230.00–285.00	261.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	420	225.00–240.00	232.23
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	388	475.00–515.00	483.28
11	400–450	419	480.00–515.00	498.51
11	450–500	469	455.00–510.00	489.90
9	500–550	521	445.00–495.00	466.19
16	550–600	571	400.00–455.00	433.62
1	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
16	650–700	678	389.00–420.00	394.81
1	750–800	785	352.00	352.00
2	800–850	823	320.00–335.00	327.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	530	325.00–365.00	344.81
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	388	210.00–225.00	217.55
2	500–550	520	150.00–185.00	167.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	366	390.00–425.00	405.22
5	400–450	426	405.00–445.00	429.62
5	450–500	460	385.00–425.00	406.12
2	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	332	460.00–505.00	487.99
8	350–400	386	450.00–520.00	483.11
9	400–450	429	475.00–525.00	499.09
23	450–500	480	445.00–500.00	474.73
13	500–550	512	405.00–465.00	436.20
9	550–600	568	400.00–430.00	409.25
6	600–650	626	390.00–410.00	395.84
3	650–700	677	355.00–395.00	376.45
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	375	350.00–375.00	366.89
2	400–450	413	350.00–375.00	362.58
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,485.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,936.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	913	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,775.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	167.00–170.00	168.90
44	—	1,138	137.50–166.00	156.03
4	—	946	110.00–135.00	125.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	160.00–175.00	166.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	205.00	205.00
47	—	1,331	172.00–190.00	181.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,190	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,167	180.00–195.00	187.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle