Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 125.00- 240.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 950.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.37/cwt on 27 head, up $10.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.15 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$357.37

▲ 10.97 vs prior sale

27 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$736

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

$120.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs NC average

−58.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	372.56	2,078	23
Medium and Large 2	525	325.00	1,706	1thin
Medium and Large 3	533	251.67	1,342	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.90/cwt here — about $736 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 sale27 hd

357.37

—

NC average7 barns · 171 hd

355.63

+1.74

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−58.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−4.15

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	1,630	191.30	3,119	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	171.54	2,166	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	154.00	2,199	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	137.20	1,376	18

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)	1,013	$2,880	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,088	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$2,047	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$3,182	7

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	324.43/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	546.63/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	439.10/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,059	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	371.77/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,149	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	453.15/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	343.11/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	482.60/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	491.49/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	363.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	476.12/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	479.21/cwt	450.00–502.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	201.27/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	335.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	409.68/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	202.41/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	202.75/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	271.72/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	204.12/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	419.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	360.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	461.08/cwt	457.00–467.00	2,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	481.50/cwt	466.00–497.00	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	327.88/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	477.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	438.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.57/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,809	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	443.10/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	363.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	558.62/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	357.25/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	104.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,093	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	154.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	140.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,363	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	169.73/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,125	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	185.73/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,498	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	206.42/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,433	11
Bulls	—	—	1,519	159.25/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	184.94/cwt	173.00–196.00	3,042	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,879.93/head	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,880	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	2,087.97/head	1,200.00–3,100.00	2,088	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	2,046.65/head	1,350.00–2,750.00	2,047	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	3,028.02/head	1,750.00–4,000.00	3,028	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,565.79/head	2,900.00–4,100.00	3,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	335.03/cwt	300.00–380.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	314.52/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	283.57/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	418.26/cwt	400.00–435.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	272.82/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	279.16/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	289.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	406.78/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	198.23/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	320.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	304.59/cwt	285.00–330.00	2,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	264.71/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	371.95/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.89/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	399.65/cwt	397.00–405.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	362.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	214.75/cwt	185.00–245.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	423.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,188	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	535.75/cwt	505.00–590.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	465.77/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	414.44/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	446.76/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,095	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	249.78/cwt	230.00–280.00	2,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	536.31/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	317.34/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,658	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 619Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 122Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 24Year ago 24

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 125.00- 240.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	535.00–560.00	546.63
1	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	434	450.00–490.00	477.98
2	450–500	458	390.00–400.00	394.92
3	500–550	525	390.00–430.00	415.57
7	550–600	574	430.00–455.00	438.68
4	650–700	674	305.00–350.00	327.88
2	700–750	725	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	750–800	795	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	815	325.00–335.00	329.94
1	950–1000	955	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	466.00–497.00	481.50
8	450–500	488	457.00–467.00	461.08
6	500–550	523	497.00	497.00
5	600–650	608	424.00	424.00
2	650–700	655	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	350.00–370.00	360.11
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	450.00–460.00	453.15
4	250–300	274	450.00–510.00	482.60
11	300–350	337	450.00–502.00	479.21
7	350–400	367	475.00–515.00	491.49
10	400–450	422	450.00–495.00	476.12
16	450–500	469	415.00–460.00	439.10
8	500–550	537	350.00–375.00	363.60
12	550–600	578	350.00–390.00	371.77
5	600–650	613	320.00–365.00	343.11
5	650–700	665	310.00–340.00	324.43
1	700–750	710	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
7	800–850	816	285.00–330.00	304.59
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	928	195.00–207.50	201.27
1	950–1000	960	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	397.00–405.00	399.65
5	600–650	614	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	678	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	276	300.00–350.00	320.29
2	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	362.70
2	350–400	393	325.00–345.00	335.06
3	400–450	430	325.00–375.00	355.89
3	450–500	462	250.00–290.00	264.71
2	500–550	520	250.00–275.00	262.50
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	605	185.00–245.00	214.75
2	650–700	670	180.00–230.00	205.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	400.00–435.00	419.66
4	400–450	416	385.00–435.00	409.68
6	450–500	466	340.00–400.00	371.95
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	605	265.00–285.00	271.72
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	722	180.00–215.00	198.23
2	750–800	763	175.00–230.00	202.41
2	800–850	823	175.00–230.00	202.75
2	850–900	870	182.50–225.00	204.12
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	505.00–590.00	535.75
4	250–300	266	550.00–565.00	558.62
7	300–350	320	515.00–550.00	536.31
6	350–400	378	445.00–495.00	465.77
12	400–450	416	400.00–465.00	443.10
16	450–500	469	415.00–470.00	446.76
13	500–550	517	400.00–445.00	423.16
8	550–600	566	405.00–425.00	414.44
4	600–650	618	350.00–375.00	363.88
4	650–700	671	335.00–375.00	357.25
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
3	900–950	925	230.00–280.00	249.78
1	950–1000	965	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	300.00–380.00	335.03
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	413	295.00–350.00	314.52
3	450–500	477	270.00–305.00	283.57
4	500–550	523	245.00–300.00	279.16
4	550–600	580	255.00–300.00	272.82
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00–435.00	418.26
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	390	400.00–440.00	425.00
2	400–450	423	390.00–425.00	406.78
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	555	300.00–335.00	317.34
2	650–700	670	285.00–295.00	289.89
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	100.00–110.00	104.18
6	—	1,018	152.00–157.00	154.64
8	—	969	130.00–150.00	140.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,252	158.00–179.00	169.73
6	—	1,345	180.00–196.00	185.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,663	200.00–216.00	206.42
4	—	1,519	150.00–170.00	159.25
6	—	1,645	173.00–196.00	184.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,013	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,879.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,021	1,200.00–3,100.00	2,087.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	989	1,350.00–2,750.00	2,046.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	862	1,750.00–4,000.00	3,028.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	2,900.00–4,100.00	3,565.79

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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