Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Goats: 55.00- 120.00; 5 head Sheep: 155.00 -240.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 500.00-900.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.83/cwt on 37 head, down $9.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −1.69 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$359.83

▼ 9.82 vs prior sale

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$600

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

$110.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.19

vs NC average

−61.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	379.79	2,076	27
Medium and Large 2	515	330.15	1,700	6thin
Medium and Large 3	548	269.61	1,476	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.18/cwt here — about $600 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 sale37 hd

359.83

—

NC average9 barns · 239 hd

375.02

−15.19

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−61.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−1.69

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	1,686	193.32	3,260	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	170.98	2,097	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	142.26	2,245	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	132.00	1,446	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$2,410	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,410	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,940	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$2,579	7

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	406.17/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.21/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	432.07/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	252.50/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	203.30/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	249.93/cwt	225.00–275.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	357.42/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	478.18/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	300.86/cwt	270.00–330.00	2,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	373.96/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	333.18/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	407.75/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	356.75/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	269.61/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	478.22/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	460.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	403.95/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	365.14/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	389.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	381.66/cwt	347.00–402.00	2,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	412.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	307.16/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.50/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,812	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	481.47/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	406.87/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,116	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	457.54/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	356.81/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	478.37/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,033	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	333.36/cwt	315.00–347.00	2,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	499.00/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,896	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	115.61/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,217	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	147.30/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,672	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	142.26/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,245	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	188.61/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	166.17/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,034	11
Bulls	—	—	1,148	218.79/cwt	210.00–227.00	2,512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	191.62/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,321	18
Bulls	—	—	2,122	169.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,939.84/head	850.00–2,350.00	1,940	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	2,409.92/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,410	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,409.67/head	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,410	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,616.74/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,563.97/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	257.46/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	334.45/cwt	310.00–355.00	2,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	282.68/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	239.28/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	335.11/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	426.22/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	418.68/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	378.57/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	262.45/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	474.58/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	269.61/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	469.17/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,755	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	275.17/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	400.86/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,916	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	384.02/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,400	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	234.76/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	509.07/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	399.95/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	412.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.22/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,814	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 381Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 95Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 16Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Goats: 55.00- 120.00; 5 head Sheep: 155.00 -240.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 500.00-900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	375.00–405.00	389.52
2	500–550	533	355.00–375.00	365.14
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	788	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	455.00–510.00	481.47
2	350–400	373	435.00–485.00	460.50
6	400–450	425	475.00–495.00	478.22
9	450–500	469	440.00–470.00	460.47
4	500–550	519	400.00–430.00	412.70
4	550–600	574	385.00–430.00	403.95
2	600–650	628	400.00–412.00	406.17
3	650–700	668	347.00–402.00	381.66
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	280.00–335.00	307.16
1	850–900	870	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	643	195.00–215.00	203.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	450.00–475.00	462.50
3	250–300	283	460.00–500.00	478.18
8	300–350	326	460.00–485.00	474.58
21	350–400	374	435.00–490.00	469.17
17	400–450	429	400.00–445.00	432.07
21	450–500	478	380.00–430.00	400.86
14	500–550	523	370.00–420.00	385.21
13	550–600	572	345.00–395.00	373.96
6	600–650	609	330.00–375.00	357.42
4	650–700	670	335.00–350.00	345.01
5	700–750	713	270.00–330.00	300.86
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	823	250.00–295.00	275.17
2	850–900	868	225.00–275.00	249.93
2	950–1000	975	230.00–275.00	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	267	395.00–430.00	407.75
2	300–350	315	350.00–410.00	378.57
2	350–400	360	400.00–410.00	404.93
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
10	450–500	471	330.00–380.00	356.75
5	500–550	507	305.00–360.00	333.18
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–275.00	262.45
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	298.31
2	500–550	515	250.00–290.00	269.61
2	550–600	580	255.00–285.00	269.61
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
10	300–350	328	475.00–525.00	509.07
17	350–400	380	480.00–520.00	499.00
16	400–450	425	455.00–500.00	478.37
9	450–500	465	430.00–480.00	457.54
23	500–550	520	380.00–430.00	406.87
10	550–600	572	385.00–420.00	399.95
14	600–650	625	360.00–410.00	384.02
6	650–700	674	340.00–375.00	356.81
5	700–750	715	315.00–347.00	333.36
2	800–850	830	320.00–330.00	325.09
1	850–900	895	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	923	225.00–245.00	234.76
2	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	423	250.00–300.00	282.68
2	450–500	488	250.00–265.00	257.46
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	220.00–260.00	239.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	412.50
4	400–450	411	420.00–435.00	426.22
3	450–500	468	400.00–435.00	418.68
2	500–550	518	335.00–365.00	350.22
2	550–600	553	310.00–360.00	335.11
7	600–650	613	310.00–355.00	334.45
2	700–750	740	245.00–260.00	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,053	100.00–125.00	115.61
15	—	1,135	130.00–155.00	147.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	135.00–149.00	142.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	180.00–197.00	188.61
11	—	1,224	157.00–176.00	166.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	210.00–227.00	218.79
18	—	1,733	184.00–205.00	191.62
3	—	2,122	165.00–175.00	169.60

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)	12	—	1,037	850.00–2,350.00	1,939.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,019	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,409.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,095	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,409.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,616.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,563.97

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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