Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 60.00- 180.00; 21 head Sheep: 50.00 - 270.00: 2 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 675.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.65/cwt on 58 head, up $28.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −10.86 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$350.65

▲ 28.43 vs prior sale

58 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$127.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs NC average

−23.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.21	1,979	52
Medium and Large 2	537	284.97	1,530	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	233.43	1,285	3thin

One grade step is worth $127.78/cwt here — about $694 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

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 sale58 hd

350.65

—

NC average9 barns · 192 hd

341.70

+8.95

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−23.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−10.86

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	—	Low	1,635	193.90	3,169	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	179.38	2,223	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	168.70	2,741	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	151.80	1,672	43

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)	1,665	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,330	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,130	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,550	$5,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,801	4thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	371.66/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,985	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	338.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	412.83/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	330.03/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	355.98/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	430.31/cwt	405.00–433.00	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	352.98/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	331.23/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	405.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,138	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	216.38/cwt	205.00–222.50	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	356.33/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	349.70/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	414.91/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	471.84/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	281.25/cwt	252.50–310.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	381.42/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	311.71/cwt	295.00–327.50	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	325.33/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	375.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	345.58/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	416.73/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	306.32/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	421.07/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	236.42/cwt	220.00–252.50	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	386.17/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	416.91/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,351	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	257.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.10/cwt	310.00–355.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	403.76/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	295.23/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	457.70/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	315.74/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,543	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	424.67/cwt	424.00–425.00	2,247	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	398.19/cwt	397.00–402.50	1,772	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	418.52/cwt	414.00–427.50	1,511	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	357.36/cwt	330.00–390.00	2,037	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,061	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	155.18/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,766	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	168.70/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	178.73/cwt	167.00–188.00	2,229	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	123.22/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,217	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	167.42/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,835	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	4,402.20/head	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	169.76/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	216.24/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	199.45/cwt	180.00–206.00	3,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	271.56/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,330.38/head	1,650.00–2,950.00	2,330	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,129.78/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	235.14/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	221.63/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	220.85/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	294.05/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	267.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	222.24/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	359.98/cwt	357.00–363.00	2,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	336.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	372.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,449	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	385.84/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,261	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	322.78/cwt	300.00–336.00	2,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	354.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	391.62/cwt	390.00–395.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	347.58/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.54/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	343.71/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	245.08/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	313.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	284.97/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	347.07/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	376.61/cwt	365.00–390.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.09/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	196.32/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	361.11/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,379	3

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 323Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 93Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 11

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 60.00- 180.00; 21 head Sheep: 50.00 - 270.00: 2 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 675.00

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	1	—	970	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	5,400.00	5,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,402.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,169	1,650.00–2,950.00	2,330.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,665	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,129.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	361	414.00–427.50	418.52
21	400–450	445	397.00–402.50	398.19
3	450–500	463	382.50	382.50
25	500–550	534	367.00–375.00	371.66
8	550–600	581	357.00–363.00	359.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	390.00–420.00	403.76
9	300–350	324	395.00–440.00	416.91
10	350–400	377	350.00–405.00	386.17
10	400–450	441	350.00–385.00	375.61
17	450–500	482	320.00–375.00	356.33
11	500–550	530	320.00–365.00	349.70
8	550–600	582	335.00–355.00	345.58
8	600–650	624	330.00–345.00	338.77
6	650–700	667	319.00–337.50	331.23
3	700–750	707	325.00–330.00	328.33
4	750–800	768	295.00–327.50	311.71
2	800–850	835	252.50–310.00	281.25
2	850–900	860	300.00–312.50	306.32
4	950–1000	974	205.00–222.50	216.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	412	245.00–285.00	271.56
2	500–550	528	205.00–265.00	235.14
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	603	210.00–215.00	212.49
2	650–700	678	192.50–200.00	196.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	330.00–375.00	347.07
2	350–400	365	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	400–450	412	330.00–345.00	336.78
3	500–550	537	275.00–290.00	284.97
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	995	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	333	455.00–490.00	471.84
3	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	414.91
13	400–450	432	405.00–433.00	430.31
11	450–500	483	375.00–450.00	412.83
12	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	405.00
10	550–600	586	380.00–415.00	385.84
11	600–650	629	335.00–375.00	352.98
4	650–700	679	310.00–360.00	330.03
3	700–750	717	305.00–340.00	325.33
4	750–800	765	300.00–336.00	322.78
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	960	220.00–252.50	236.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	461	447.00	447.00
21	500–550	529	424.00–425.00	424.67
23	650–700	657	365.00–375.00	372.82
24	700–750	735	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
2	300–350	313	255.00–280.00	267.60
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	568	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	680	200.00–245.00	221.63
3	700–750	728	220.00–222.50	220.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	382	345.00–385.00	361.11
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	538	330.00–365.00	347.58
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	390.00–395.00	391.62
3	250–300	263	365.00–390.00	376.61
5	350–400	384	335.00–385.00	355.98
9	400–450	436	325.00–365.00	354.43
10	450–500	479	320.00–370.00	343.71
6	500–550	518	305.00–345.00	319.09
3	550–600	577	300.00–325.00	313.60
3	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	261.54
2	650–700	655	235.00–255.00	245.08
2	700–750	715	255.00–265.00	260.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	440.00–450.00	446.09
8	350–400	383	435.00–485.00	457.70
9	400–450	427	395.00–450.00	421.07
11	450–500	474	395.00–435.00	416.73
13	500–550	530	350.00–400.00	381.42
16	550–600	570	330.00–390.00	357.36
4	600–650	620	310.00–355.00	335.10
6	650–700	673	305.00–335.00	315.74
3	700–750	712	275.00–315.00	295.23
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	930	250.00–265.00	257.42
1	950–1000	995	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	420	275.00–315.00	294.05
2	450–500	475	210.00–235.00	222.24
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,138	142.00–160.00	155.18
8	—	988	110.00–135.00	123.22
9	—	1,096	165.00–171.00	167.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	160.00–175.00	168.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	195.00	195.00
24	—	1,247	167.00–188.00	178.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	157.00–175.00	169.76
2	—	1,533	214.00–220.00	216.24
5	—	1,685	180.00–206.00	199.45

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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

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Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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