Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

20 head Goats: 35.00- 325.00; 3 head Sheep: 175.00 - 235.00; 26 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.66/cwt on 45 head, down $12.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +8.14 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$369.66

▼ 12.27 vs prior sale

45 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$924

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

$157.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.05

vs NC average

−60.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	383.43	2,094	38
Medium and Large 2	520	346.32	1,801	4thin
Medium and Large 3	517	226.29	1,170	3thin

One grade step is worth $157.14/cwt here — about $924 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 sale45 hd

369.66

—

NC average8 barns · 318 hd

383.71

−14.05

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−60.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+8.14

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	1,677	187.55	3,145	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	171.88	2,256	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	152.78	2,472	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	143.48	1,536	17

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)	1,390	$3,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,965	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,412	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$3,044	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	600–650	611	386.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	512.91/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	333.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,293	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	326.57/cwt	295.00–337.00	2,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	579.89/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	425.07/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	394.18/cwt	365.00–420.00	2,223	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	325.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	334.64/cwt	315.00–365.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	572.75/cwt	525.00–590.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	454.49/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	408.26/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.49/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,050	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.37/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,134	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	421.33/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	594.47/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	415.13/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	517.13/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	318.04/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	432.36/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	505.53/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	326.45/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	337.81/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	569.42/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	594.79/cwt	565.00–615.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	625.26/cwt	605.00–640.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	372.20/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	529.70/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	479.93/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,342	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	388.65/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	293.35/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	673.86/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	287.39/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,993	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	151.79/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,662	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	160.41/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	152.78/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,472	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	167.64/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,228	17
Bulls	—	—	1,548	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	195.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,390	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	188.99/cwt	173.00–200.00	3,256	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.65/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	226.29/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	228.89/cwt	202.50–250.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	221.69/cwt	200.00–240.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	431.48/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	440.28/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	287.71/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.99/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	351.14/cwt	333.00–370.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	467.26/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	432.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.32/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	367.78/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	395.43/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	529.96/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	485.92/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	474.20/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	3,043.80/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,411.99/head	1,475.00–3,000.00	2,412	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,292.45/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,964.75/head	2,600.00–3,550.00	2,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	211.36/cwt	185.00–245.00	1,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	445.34/cwt	443.00–451.00	2,561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	496.00/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	555.24/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,127	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 593Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 103Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 23

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

20 head Goats: 35.00- 325.00; 3 head Sheep: 175.00 - 235.00; 26 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	650.00–700.00	673.86
4	250–300	288	605.00–640.00	625.26
3	300–350	322	565.00–615.00	594.79
13	350–400	383	530.00–570.00	555.24
7	400–450	421	495.00–540.00	512.91
8	450–500	468	455.00–515.00	496.00
8	500–550	514	405.00–445.00	425.07
18	550–600	564	365.00–420.00	394.18
5	600–650	611	370.00–395.00	386.08
4	650–700	654	350.00–387.00	372.20
4	700–750	704	310.00–330.00	320.00
4	750–800	760	295.00–337.00	326.57
2	800–850	818	275.00–300.00	287.39
2	850–900	878	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	270	425.00–455.00	440.28
1	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	314.85
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	303	525.00–535.00	529.96
5	350–400	374	445.00–500.00	485.92
4	400–450	421	420.00–450.00	431.48
2	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	395.43
3	550–600	575	280.00–335.00	310.99
2	600–650	623	270.00–305.00	287.71
4	750–800	779	185.00–245.00	211.36
1	800–850	825	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	570.00–590.00	579.89
5	250–300	273	575.00–625.00	594.47
5	300–350	324	525.00–590.00	572.75
6	350–400	371	490.00–545.00	517.13
8	400–450	431	430.00–475.00	454.49
7	450–500	464	390.00–425.00	408.26
19	500–550	525	375.00–425.00	390.49
19	550–600	567	335.00–395.00	376.37
4	600–650	633	315.00–365.00	334.64
19	650–700	687	320.00–335.00	333.70
8	700–750	732	300.00–345.00	318.04
7	750–800	774	320.00–335.00	325.74
2	800–850	843	282.00	282.00
3	850–900	863	305.00–315.00	310.01
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	995	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	383	275.00–305.00	293.35
3	400–450	403	200.00–240.00	221.69
3	500–550	517	210.00–250.00	226.29
3	600–650	618	202.50–250.00	228.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	388	455.00–480.00	467.26
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	472	350.00–385.00	367.78
4	500–550	520	335.00–365.00	346.32
2	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	272.44
2	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	865	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	575	443.00–451.00	445.34
4	650–700	653	419.00	419.00
7	700–750	724	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	535.00–580.00	569.42
6	350–400	372	500.00–570.00	529.70
2	400–450	423	495.00–515.00	505.53
17	450–500	488	470.00–505.00	479.93
2	500–550	535	425.00–440.00	432.36
5	550–600	571	390.00–430.00	415.13
3	600–650	620	420.00–422.00	421.33
5	650–700	677	375.00–410.00	388.65
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
6	750–800	773	325.00–360.00	337.81
10	800–850	830	300.00–337.00	326.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	375	455.00–495.00	474.20
2	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	432.72
2	500–550	520	333.00–370.00	351.14
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	990	230.00–235.00	232.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	225.00	225.00
3	—	1,548	165.00–170.00	167.40
16	—	1,723	173.00–200.00	188.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,095	146.00–155.00	151.79
4	—	1,096	158.00–164.00	160.41
5	—	1,010	110.00–130.00	116.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	148.00–159.00	152.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,329	160.00–179.00	167.64
3	—	1,220	190.00–200.00	195.93

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	—	1,022	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,043.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,141	1,475.00–3,000.00	2,411.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,390	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,292.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,373	2,600.00–3,550.00	2,964.75

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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