Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 35.00- 245.00; 11 head Sheep: 120.00 - 190.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.24/cwt on 28 head, down $22.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −16.28 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$345.24

▼ 22.07 vs prior sale

28 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$125.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs NC average

−30.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	358.70	1,946	25
Medium and Large 3	513	233.05	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $125.65/cwt here — about $751 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

345.24

—

NC average9 barns · 166 hd

343.65

+1.59

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−30.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−16.28

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	—	Average	1,712	199.41	3,414	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	179.50	2,384	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,734	159.93	2,773	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	153.50	1,685	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$2,002	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,066	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	353.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	313.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	272.66/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	331.70/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	227.33/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	291.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	317.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	237.08/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	179.16/cwt	171.00–187.50	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	334.38/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	238.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	338.88/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	249.47/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,829.93/head	2,040.00–3,400.00	2,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	233.05/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	187.07/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,510	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	378.40/cwt	373.00–387.00	1,964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	408.24/cwt	392.00–417.00	2,135	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,420.19/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	454.22/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	151.10/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,538	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,874	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	159.93/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	199.41/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,414	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	177.70/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,355	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	388.19/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	382.99/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,823	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,002.34/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	453.79/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	388.56/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	426.57/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	278.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	351.09/cwt	335.00–372.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	321.64/cwt	307.00–332.00	2,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	305.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	334.23/cwt	305.00–360.00	2,052	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	380.30/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	327.85/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.30/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	378.63/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	213.75/cwt	197.50–230.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	312.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	366.67/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	227.50/cwt	202.50–252.50	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	384.30/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.31/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	345.14/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	349.08/cwt	310.00–370.00	2,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	451.23/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.99/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	351.97/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	347.24/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	287.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	335.30/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	421.99/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.46/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,549	9

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 555Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 116Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 35.00- 245.00; 11 head Sheep: 120.00 - 190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	334	310.00–355.00	334.38
4	350–400	378	350.00–365.00	353.73
3	400–450	427	300.00–330.00	313.55
3	450–500	480	330.00–335.00	331.70
3	500–550	517	280.00–300.00	291.85
5	600–650	620	255.00–305.00	272.66
2	700–750	730	215.00–240.00	227.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	424	230.00–275.00	249.47
1	450–500	480	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	530	220.00–255.00	238.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	663	220.00–230.00	224.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	425.00–475.00	453.79
2	300–350	323	435.00–475.00	454.22
2	350–400	375	410.00–445.00	426.57
5	400–450	421	355.00–410.00	380.30
9	450–500	476	350.00–405.00	382.99
11	500–550	515	350.00–400.00	366.67
5	550–600	578	300.00–350.00	327.85
3	600–650	620	315.00–360.00	331.30
3	650–700	677	300.00–310.00	305.01
4	700–750	724	270.00–290.00	278.88
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	329	335.00–350.00	338.88
2	350–400	373	325.00–330.00	327.52
2	400–450	415	310.00–325.00	317.23
2	600–650	615	275.00–300.00	287.70
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	220.00–255.00	237.08
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	880	171.00–187.50	179.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	492	245.00–255.00	249.98
3	500–550	513	210.00–265.00	233.05
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	387.00–390.00	388.56
10	500–550	519	373.00–387.00	378.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	355.00–405.00	384.30
7	300–350	319	355.00–395.00	378.63
12	350–400	373	335.00–385.00	360.99
11	400–450	430	335.00–380.00	351.97
7	450–500	483	335.00–370.00	345.14
6	500–550	523	310.00–352.00	340.31
9	550–600	582	310.00–370.00	349.08
11	600–650	614	305.00–360.00	334.23
5	650–700	661	305.00–320.00	312.07
5	700–750	726	307.00–332.00	321.64
2	750–800	760	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	945	202.50–252.50	227.50
2	950–1000	970	197.50–230.00	213.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	424	360.00–370.00	365.03
2	450–500	475	335.00–360.00	347.24
2	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	420.00–480.00	451.23
9	350–400	371	390.00–435.00	417.46
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	471	415.00–425.00	421.99
7	500–550	523	392.00–417.00	408.24
8	550–600	576	355.00–400.00	388.19
3	600–650	625	335.00–372.00	351.09
4	650–700	671	320.00–360.00	335.30
1	700–750	730	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	681	387.00	387.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,040.00–3,400.00	2,829.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,420.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	855	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,002.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	185.00–190.00	187.07
21	—	1,325	166.00–184.00	177.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,018	135.00–158.00	151.10
7	—	1,159	160.00–165.00	161.72
1	—	1,470	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	155.00–166.00	159.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	187.00–205.00	199.41

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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