Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

14 head Goats: 45.00- 295.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.34/cwt on 65 head, up $39.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.82 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$371.34

▲ 39.88 vs prior sale

65 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

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

$120.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs NC average

−52.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	384.44	2,084	53
Medium and Large 2	545	330.10	1,799	9thin
Medium and Large 3	527	263.48	1,389	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.96/cwt here — about $695 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale65 hd

371.34

—

NC average9 barns · 211 hd

371.33

+0.01

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−52.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+9.82

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	1,653	185.26	3,063	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	163.77	2,046	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	157.42	2,462	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	137.30	1,508	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)	1,188	$2,404	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,158	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,709	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,714	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1	650–700	676	356.46/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	372.32/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,137	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	452.25/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,135	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	369.17/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,296	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	373.33/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,143	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	409.02/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	198.56/cwt	182.50–215.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	238.28/cwt	225.00–265.00	2,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	313.42/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	355.13/cwt	345.00–377.00	2,202	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	294.32/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,587	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,959.99/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,158.38/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	557.40/cwt	525.00–590.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	486.80/cwt	440.00–515.00	1,835	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	445.68/cwt	417.00–470.00	1,899	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	393.25/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,481	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	227.37/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.94/cwt	280.00–345.00	2,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	496.35/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,618	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	523.08/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	419.67/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,985	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	399.43/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,105	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	506.40/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	412.24/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,177	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	489.64/cwt	455.00–520.00	2,076	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	578.61/cwt	540.00–620.00	1,904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	536.84/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,986	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	220.15/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	243.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	358.78/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	531.72/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	392.40/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,044	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	366.44/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	284.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	463.86/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,948	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	417.46/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	477.08/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,223	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	275.03/cwt	265.00–290.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	260.22/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	333.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	560.09/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	167.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,660	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	162.76/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,051	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	186.96/cwt	176.00–197.00	3,212	9
Bulls	—	—	1,567	209.91/cwt	205.00–212.50	3,289	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	157.42/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,462	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	141.72/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,586	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	154.42/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,881	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	118.66/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,178	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	246.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	287.33/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	411.60/cwt	385.00–417.00	1,605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	311.80/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	357.10/cwt	250.00–390.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	453.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	392.40/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	307.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.58/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	529.47/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	467.25/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,238	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,404.48/head	1,025.00–2,850.00	2,404	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,708.56/head	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	386.83/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	399.10/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,303.25/head	2,225.00–2,375.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	523.36/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	379.72/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	349.85/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	439.48/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	346.73/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	371.75/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	258.24/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	336.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	299.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	402.90/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	326.75/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	432.46/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,362	4

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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 342Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 135Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 9

14 head Goats: 45.00- 295.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	500.00–590.00	529.47
9	250–300	279	525.00–590.00	557.40
8	300–350	328	500.00–565.00	531.72
10	350–400	362	500.00–535.00	523.36
25	400–450	420	420.00–485.00	463.86
25	450–500	472	430.00–480.00	452.25
33	500–550	527	370.00–415.00	399.43
21	550–600	574	335.00–395.00	373.33
15	600–650	622	350.00–390.00	369.17
9	650–700	676	320.00–370.00	356.46
8	700–750	721	300.00–355.00	333.20
6	750–800	767	295.00–330.00	313.42
3	800–850	827	290.00–300.00	296.61
4	850–900	879	275.00–305.00	294.32
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	975	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	315	450.00–460.00	453.23
5	350–400	379	400.00–445.00	409.02
3	400–450	417	355.00–410.00	392.40
4	450–500	464	365.00–405.00	379.72
2	500–550	528	315.00–380.00	346.73
3	600–650	627	225.00–275.00	258.24
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	475	325.00–335.00	329.84
3	500–550	513	290.00–340.00	311.80
1	550–600	580	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	475.00–540.00	506.40
8	250–300	265	450.00–500.00	467.25
19	300–350	326	450.00–525.00	496.35
31	350–400	377	440.00–515.00	486.80
29	400–450	426	417.00–470.00	445.68
32	450–500	473	390.00–440.00	419.67
32	500–550	521	360.00–415.00	392.40
21	550–600	574	355.00–400.00	372.32
28	600–650	620	345.00–377.00	355.13
12	650–700	665	280.00–345.00	315.94
2	700–750	733	215.00–240.00	227.37
2	750–800	785	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	800–850	832	240.00–250.00	243.37
3	850–900	865	225.00–235.00	229.93
3	900–950	908	225.00–265.00	238.28
2	950–1000	975	210.00–230.00	220.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	375.00–425.00	402.90
4	300–350	315	420.00–445.00	432.46
6	350–400	390	385.00–417.00	411.60
5	400–450	409	335.00–385.00	371.75
9	450–500	470	320.00–380.00	349.85
6	500–550	530	310.00–350.00	326.75
3	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	336.80
4	600–650	625	245.00–280.00	262.58
2	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	274.87
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	870	182.50–215.00	198.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	265.00–290.00	275.03
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	421	275.00–315.00	287.33
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	508	245.00–275.00	260.22
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00–550.00	523.08
2	250–300	270	555.00–565.00	560.09
10	300–350	329	540.00–620.00	578.61
16	350–400	370	500.00–575.00	536.84
22	400–450	424	455.00–520.00	489.64
32	450–500	466	450.00–490.00	477.08
30	500–550	528	380.00–445.00	412.24
15	550–600	573	380.00–445.00	417.46
22	600–650	631	370.00–404.00	393.25
12	650–700	671	330.00–385.00	366.44
4	700–750	720	355.00–360.00	358.78
2	750–800	773	270.00–300.00	284.66
4	800–850	817	320.00–330.00	324.90
1	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
5	350–400	371	250.00–390.00	357.10
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	623	235.00–255.00	246.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	303	465.00–470.00	467.48
3	350–400	367	415.00–475.00	439.48
3	400–450	415	375.00–445.00	399.10
3	450–500	468	370.00–410.00	386.83
3	500–550	528	295.00–305.00	299.89
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.42

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	—	1,152	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,959.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	2,225.00–2,375.00	2,303.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,158.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,188	1,025.00–2,850.00	2,404.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	996	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,708.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	165.00–172.00	167.41
9	—	1,718	176.00–197.00	186.96
3	—	1,567	205.00–212.50	209.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	158.00–175.00	162.76
1	—	1,090	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,564	152.00–168.00	157.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,119	130.00–151.00	141.72
5	—	1,218	154.00–155.00	154.42
11	—	993	110.00–127.00	118.66

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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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