Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

27 head Goats: 95.00- 270.00; 20 head Sheep: 170.00 -275.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.93/cwt on 68 head, up $10.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +20.41 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$381.93

▲ 10.59 vs prior sale

68 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$871

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

$164.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs NC average

−47.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	389.36	2,142	61
Medium and Large 2	536	332.49	1,780	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	225.00	1,271	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.36/cwt here — about $871 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 sale68 hd

381.93

—

NC average9 barns · 340 hd

390.52

−8.60

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−47.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+20.41

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	1,605	182.80	2,934	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	169.72	2,258	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	144.19	2,131	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	143.75	1,500	19

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)	1,292	$2,743	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$2,726	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,153	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,888	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	459.02/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	413.53/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	363.98/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	384.62/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	545.26/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	845	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	334.26/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,440	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,153.34/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,153	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,726.21/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,742.77/head	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	371.85/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,941	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,730.46/head	2,050.00–3,300.00	2,730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	341.10/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	357.64/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	183.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	343.44/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	444.77/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	308.25/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	356.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	370.86/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	464.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	384.67/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	421.61/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	409.33/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	306.51/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.59/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,693	4
Bulls	—	—	1,260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	186.15/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	144.19/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	168.35/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,236	36
Bulls	—	—	1,380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	432.80/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,640	12
Bulls	—	—	1,662	181.86/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,023	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	123.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,272	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	145.89/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	219.03/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	312.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	333.79/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	519.52/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	285.42/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	644.09/cwt	600.00–680.00	2,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	442.46/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	428.24/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,467	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	447.83/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,338	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	358.29/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	400.84/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	399.36/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,089	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	351.20/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	378.55/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	445.27/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	572.06/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	254.68/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	327.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	450.41/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,932	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.73/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	368.58/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,138	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	352.44/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	500.67/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	337.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,121	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	317.56/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	329.97/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	504.62/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.47/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	405.42/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,962	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	430.13/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	529.02/cwt	480.00–555.00	1,471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	627.39/cwt	590.00–665.00	2,070	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	334.21/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	325.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	461.44/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,229	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	436.45/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,318	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,061.30/head	2,250.00–4,450.00	3,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	398.18/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,445	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	648.64/cwt	605.00–680.00	1,816	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 741Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

27 head Goats: 95.00- 270.00; 20 head Sheep: 170.00 -275.00

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	255	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	364	430.00–475.00	459.02
9	400–450	428	400.00–450.00	421.61
11	450–500	474	345.00–400.00	384.67
2	500–550	525	345.00–395.00	370.00
8	550–600	573	330.00–385.00	363.98
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	605.00–680.00	648.64
17	300–350	330	590.00–665.00	627.39
8	350–400	384	520.00–570.00	545.26
12	400–450	420	475.00–520.00	500.47
15	450–500	483	430.00–485.00	461.44
14	500–550	531	400.00–450.00	436.45
11	550–600	575	410.00–440.00	430.13
11	600–650	614	370.00–420.00	398.18
9	650–700	671	335.00–375.00	352.44
7	700–750	721	320.00–345.00	334.21
5	750–800	784	310.00–340.00	325.96
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	380	295.00–325.00	310.59
6	400–450	430	350.00–385.00	370.86
4	450–500	463	275.00–325.00	306.51
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
6	300–350	328	385.00–435.00	413.53
5	350–400	372	390.00–445.00	409.33
8	400–450	414	325.00–375.00	357.64
6	450–500	482	325.00–365.00	343.44
3	500–550	508	350.00–360.00	356.72
3	550–600	563	305.00–315.00	308.25
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	975	182.00–185.00	183.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	435.00–445.00	442.46
8	500–550	538	427.00	427.00
5	600–650	611	355.00	355.00
12	700–750	730	332.00–335.00	334.26
10	750–800	759	332.00–335.00	333.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	377	260.00–305.00	285.42
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	670	207.50–235.00	219.03
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	570.00–630.00	600.00
8	250–300	278	480.00–555.00	529.02
5	300–350	331	475.00–525.00	504.62
15	350–400	378	485.00–515.00	500.67
25	400–450	429	420.00–490.00	450.41
16	450–500	484	375.00–430.00	405.42
26	500–550	523	375.00–415.00	399.36
27	550–600	580	340.00–385.00	368.58
14	600–650	628	330.00–350.00	337.77
7	650–700	676	320.00–345.00	329.97
8	700–750	725	290.00–330.00	317.56
7	750–800	770	305.00–330.00	320.73
2	800–850	818	240.00–270.00	254.68
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	950	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	460.00–470.00	464.96
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	435	435.00–455.00	444.77
3	450–500	483	350.00–405.00	384.62
3	500–550	522	365.00–380.00	371.85
3	550–600	575	310.00–360.00	341.10
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	610	425.00–435.00	432.80
3	800–850	845	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	568	300.00–325.00	312.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	685.00	685.00
8	300–350	328	600.00–680.00	644.09
4	350–400	383	530.00–595.00	572.06
8	400–450	425	485.00–550.00	519.52
5	450–500	477	425.00–475.00	445.27
19	500–550	522	410.00–470.00	447.83
16	550–600	576	390.00–450.00	428.24
15	600–650	630	370.00–415.00	400.84
7	650–700	664	340.00–395.00	378.55
15	700–750	737	325.00–375.00	358.29
5	750–800	767	335.00–357.00	351.20
7	800–850	814	320.00–330.00	327.13
3	850–900	860	325.00–335.00	329.95
3	900–950	925	315.00–320.00	318.33

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	—	800	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,049	2,050.00–3,300.00	2,730.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	2,250.00–4,450.00	3,061.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,039	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,153.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,726.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,292	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,742.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	156.00–160.00	158.26
4	—	1,031	120.00–127.00	123.34
11	—	1,038	130.00–151.00	145.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	183.00–195.00	186.15
36	—	1,328	158.00–179.00	168.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	140.00–149.00	144.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,380	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,662	170.00–194.00	181.86

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter cattle

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Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle