Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

22 head Goats: 85.00- 300.00; 26 head Sheep: 50.00 - 260.00: 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 750.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.60/cwt on 41 head, down $20.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.92 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$330.60

▼ 20.05 vs prior sale

41 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$89.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.70

vs NC average

−36.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	344.27	1,876	31
Medium and Large 2	534	291.92	1,559	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	255.00	1,466	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.27/cwt here — about $410 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 sale41 hd

330.60

—

NC average9 barns · 201 hd

344.30

−13.70

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−36.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−30.92

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	1,563	191.44	2,992	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	172.76	2,132	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	157.33	2,250	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	147.73	1,618	47

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)	1,503	$2,799	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1	350–400	381	371.20/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,414	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	385.17/cwt	367.50–410.00	1,968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	333.23/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	255.29/cwt	237.50–272.50	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	438.79/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	314.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	405.51/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	261.93/cwt	220.00–277.50	2,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	316.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	414.59/cwt	380.00–431.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	422.34/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,031	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	348.56/cwt	325.00–369.00	2,147	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	293.57/cwt	275.00–312.50	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	321.81/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	350.34/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	381.46/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	279.87/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	350.27/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,653	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	354.90/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,041	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	404.50/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	290.85/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	255.01/cwt	247.50–265.00	2,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	324.87/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.41/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	415.02/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	475.59/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	363.13/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,554	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	401.39/cwt	370.00–418.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	351.21/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,526	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	510.49/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	277.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	458.80/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	470.10/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	119.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,171	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	162.70/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,658	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	151.16/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,708	35
Bulls	—	—	1,589	194.53/cwt	185.00–201.00	3,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	169.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,929	3
Bulls	—	—	1,253	216.24/cwt	212.50–220.00	2,709	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	157.33/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,250	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	185.02/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,263	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	171.65/cwt	164.00–181.00	2,120	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	225.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	244.16/cwt	235.00–250.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	2,798.50/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	217.69/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	242.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	193.07/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	253.41/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	253.43/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	294.51/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	287.48/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	302.94/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	279.84/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	239.17/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	292.34/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	321.40/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	393.01/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	318.31/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	297.46/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	322.80/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	301.32/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 500Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 114Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

22 head Goats: 85.00- 300.00; 26 head Sheep: 50.00 - 260.00: 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	268	390.00–425.00	405.51
3	300–350	317	405.00–465.00	438.79
11	350–400	381	352.50–395.00	371.20
18	400–450	428	340.00–380.00	363.13
14	450–500	472	325.00–365.00	350.27
20	500–550	529	325.00–360.00	350.34
11	550–600	574	315.00–360.00	333.23
5	600–650	626	300.00–330.00	316.17
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	710	280.00–305.00	292.41
2	750–800	768	275.00–312.50	293.57
3	800–850	818	247.50–265.00	255.01
3	850–900	878	290.00–292.50	290.85
2	900–950	915	237.50–272.50	255.29
4	950–1000	994	220.00–277.50	261.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	235.00–250.00	242.73
5	350–400	373	235.00–250.00	244.16
3	400–450	435	235.00–265.00	253.43
3	450–500	477	235.00–275.00	253.41
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	635	170.00–210.00	193.07
2	650–700	688	200.00–235.00	217.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	318.31
2	350–400	375	300.00–305.00	302.40
5	400–450	434	285.00–315.00	302.94
9	450–500	472	275.00–310.00	294.51
5	500–550	515	250.00–305.00	287.48
4	550–600	558	285.00–310.00	297.46
2	600–650	603	275.00–285.00	279.98
3	700–750	700	232.50–250.00	239.17
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	990	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	465.00–475.00	470.10
4	250–300	265	450.00–495.00	475.59
6	300–350	313	475.00–525.00	510.49
5	350–400	358	435.00–470.00	458.80
5	400–450	425	390.00–430.00	415.02
6	450–500	468	375.00–430.00	404.50
10	500–550	511	367.50–410.00	385.17
8	550–600	575	335.00–380.00	354.90
4	600–650	619	310.00–350.00	324.87
3	650–700	673	325.00–330.00	326.70
2	750–800	770	270.00–285.00	277.69
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	368	385.00–400.00	393.01
2	400–450	420	310.00–335.00	322.80
3	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	304.97
4	500–550	535	305.00–335.00	321.40
5	550–600	567	275.00–310.00	292.34
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	660	275.00–285.00	279.92
2	750–800	770	225.00–235.00	229.97
1	950–1000	985	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	407	280.00–285.00	283.34
2	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	279.84
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–210.00	205.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
5	350–400	378	380.00–431.00	414.59
7	400–450	416	370.00–418.00	401.39
12	450–500	481	410.00–427.00	422.34
10	500–550	526	350.00–400.00	381.46
6	550–600	572	335.00–361.00	351.21
14	600–650	616	325.00–369.00	348.56
2	650–700	673	300.00–330.00	314.72
4	700–750	704	250.00–315.00	279.87
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	920	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	980	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	512	310.00–335.00	321.81
4	550–600	571	285.00–310.00	301.32
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	556	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	621	375.00	375.00
27	700–750	728	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	685	210.00–240.00	225.11
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	110.00–130.00	119.89
5	—	1,019	161.00–165.00	162.70
35	—	1,130	135.00–160.00	151.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	150.00–162.00	157.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	184.00–186.00	185.02
22	—	1,235	164.00–181.00	171.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	185.00–201.00	194.53
3	—	1,725	160.00–175.00	169.77
2	—	1,253	212.50–220.00	216.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,503	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,798.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,450.00	3,450.00

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How this sale compares

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