Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

4 head Goats: 45.00- 130.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.46/cwt on 24 head, down $15.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.06 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$331.46

▼ 15.14 vs prior sale

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$876

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

$151.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.67

vs NC average

−79.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	369.77	2,046	16thin
Medium and Large 2	526	290.98	1,531	4thin
Medium and Large 3	535	218.69	1,169	4thin

One grade step is worth $151.08/cwt here — about $876 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 sale24 hd

331.46

—

NC average9 barns · 173 hd

352.13

−20.67

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−79.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−30.06

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	1,472	186.76	2,749	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	164.70	2,085	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	148.09	2,322	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	133.67	1,305	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,052	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,594	27

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 2	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	383.55/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	190.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	296.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	238.56/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	340.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,047.25/head	3,450.00–4,450.00	4,047	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	425.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	306.94/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	461.87/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	404.34/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	362.38/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	367.43/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	169.51/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	218.67/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	277.63/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	234.98/cwt	230.00–250.00	919	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	137.29/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,308	16
Bulls	—	—	1,233	208.73/cwt	200.00–213.00	2,574	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	179.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,156	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	148.09/cwt	137.00–157.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	161.71/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,068	25
Bulls	—	—	1,501	182.46/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	113.32/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,086	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	149.69/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,644	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	164.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	261.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	196.86/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	219.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	228.25/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	358.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	395.17/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	312.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	485.28/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	388.48/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	445.07/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	345.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	380.42/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	217.28/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	344.44/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,156	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,365.36/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,365	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	3,260.74/head	1,800.00–4,000.00	3,261	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,051.63/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,052	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.09/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	317.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	226.37/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,197	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	364.93/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.97/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,036	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	371.30/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,124	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	459.44/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	436.21/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	415.00/cwt	401.00–440.00	1,797	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	431.75/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	412.45/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.79/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	433.74/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	2

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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 765Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 247Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 4

4 head Goats: 45.00- 130.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	383.55
3	350–400	372	345.00–395.00	362.38
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	340.24
3	500–550	518	280.00–310.00	296.30
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	713	210.00–255.00	238.56
2	750–800	788	180.00–200.00	190.10
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	975	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	337	300.00–320.00	310.20
4	350–400	391	230.00–250.00	234.98
2	400–450	433	255.00–300.00	277.63
4	450–500	460	200.00–230.00	218.67
3	500–550	518	205.00–250.00	228.25
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	633	180.00–225.00	196.86
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	275	390.00–435.00	412.45
7	300–350	328	410.00–465.00	433.74
16	350–400	379	410.00–455.00	436.21
19	400–450	433	401.00–440.00	415.00
22	450–500	483	370.00–420.00	388.48
5	500–550	514	365.00–400.00	380.42
11	550–600	571	340.00–375.00	364.93
5	600–650	623	320.00–350.00	335.91
3	650–700	665	322.50–342.50	335.79
2	700–750	718	310.00–325.00	317.58
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
3	850–900	878	200.00–250.00	217.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	210.00–230.00	219.76
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
17	500–550	517	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	430.00–455.00	445.07
4	500–550	520	370.00–415.00	395.17
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	613	340.00–370.00	355.31
4	650–700	665	350.00–370.00	358.61
8	700–750	720	340.00–350.00	345.49
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	818	310.00–315.00	311.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–430.00	404.34
3	350–400	372	410.00–435.00	425.18
2	450–500	468	365.00–370.00	367.43
7	500–550	521	280.00–335.00	306.94
2	550–600	558	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	415.00–490.00	440.09
3	300–350	330	445.00–485.00	459.44
12	350–400	376	450.00–515.00	485.28
7	400–450	419	445.00–495.00	461.87
15	450–500	474	410.00–455.00	431.75
12	500–550	518	360.00–405.00	392.97
13	550–600	572	350.00–385.00	371.30
9	600–650	626	315.00–370.00	344.44
2	650–700	660	305.00–320.00	312.61
3	700–750	705	260.00–265.00	261.67
1	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	830	210.00–260.00	226.37
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	930	200.00–210.00	205.05
1	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	615	150.00–190.00	169.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00

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	16	—	1,205	3,450.00–4,450.00	4,047.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,034	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,365.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	1,800.00–4,000.00	3,260.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,255	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,051.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	953	125.00–145.00	137.29
6	—	958	100.00–120.00	113.32
4	—	1,098	149.00–150.00	149.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	175.00–185.00	179.65
25	—	1,279	151.00–170.00	161.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	137.00–157.00	148.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	200.00–213.00	208.73
10	—	1,501	175.00–195.00	182.46
4	—	1,758	160.00–169.00	164.56

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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