Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

70 head Goats: 20.00- 270.00; 8 head Sheep: 130.00 - 480.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.87/cwt on 47 head, down $0.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.35 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$367.87

▼ 0.13 vs prior sale

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,085

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

$184.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.05

vs NC average

−49.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	381.81	2,082	41
Medium and Large 2	539	310.22	1,671	4thin
Medium and Large 3	505	197.38	997	2thin

One grade step is worth $184.43/cwt here — about $1,085 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

367.87

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

378.92

−11.05

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−49.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+6.35

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	—	Average	1,523	202.13	3,079	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	187.66	2,458	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	169.83	2,892	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	148.96	1,505	27

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)	871	$2,717	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,577	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,237	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,541	11

Every lot, as filed

119 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	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	411.76/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.15/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	406.76/cwt	370.00–430.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	297.48/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	465.82/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	204.15/cwt	186.00–217.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	344.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,158	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	383.34/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,993	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	288.01/cwt	270.00–317.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	210.23/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	447.28/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	471.60/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	321.96/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	283.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	197.38/cwt	185.00–210.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	383.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	422.05/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	414.39/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,964	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	362.19/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	410.20/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	489.54/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	460.10/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,208	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	320.09/cwt	255.00–375.00	2,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	628.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	230.20/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	360.76/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	507.13/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	226.70/cwt	185.00–270.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	804	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	485.76/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	450.68/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,330	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,645	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	255.78/cwt	230.00–290.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	456.12/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	599.48/cwt	580.00–655.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	404.10/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	306.81/cwt	275.00–330.00	2,215	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	194.19/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,670	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	125.12/cwt	107.50–135.00	1,106	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	172.62/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,909	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	155.00/cwt	138.00–167.00	1,640	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	169.83/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,892	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	182.09/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,283	27
Bulls	—	—	1,491	195.87/cwt	188.00–208.00	2,920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,399	182.77/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,626	219.46/cwt	215.00–224.00	3,568	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,576.81/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,577	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	2,716.86/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,717	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,236.81/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,237	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,437.56/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	3,394.69/head	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,395	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	4,156.71/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	513.35/cwt	499.00–530.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	191.78/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	386.33/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	363.18/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	272.34/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	379.94/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	336.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	503.63/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	380.95/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	456.62/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,142	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	347.20/cwt	305.00–371.00	2,351	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	463.11/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	430.96/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	428.72/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,246	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	448.87/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,921	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.64/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,326	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	342.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	368.01/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,112	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	221.55/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	278.72/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	369.39/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	363.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,677	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 816Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 145Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 14

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

70 head Goats: 20.00- 270.00; 8 head Sheep: 130.00 - 480.00; 2 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	475.00–540.00	507.13
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	420	385.00–435.00	410.20
2	500–550	525	330.00–395.00	362.19
4	550–600	561	330.00–385.00	360.76
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	600.00–650.00	628.74
3	250–300	287	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
6	350–400	369	460.00–510.00	485.76
7	400–450	427	455.00–500.00	489.54
33	450–500	480	435.00–480.00	460.10
35	500–550	517	430.00–465.00	450.68
10	550–600	580	415.00–435.00	422.05
14	600–650	612	410.00–415.00	411.76
4	650–700	688	255.00–375.00	320.09
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	928	185.00–270.00	226.70
2	950–1000	985	210.00–250.00	230.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	551	445.00	445.00
4	650–700	663	415.00	415.00
27	700–750	745	355.00	355.00
8	800–850	804	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–480.00	465.82
9	250–300	266	445.00–490.00	471.60
8	300–350	319	435.00–495.00	463.11
22	350–400	375	420.00–480.00	447.28
20	400–450	421	410.00–465.00	430.96
50	450–500	474	385.00–440.00	414.39
15	500–550	520	345.00–405.00	383.34
18	550–600	574	345.00–395.00	368.01
15	600–650	627	320.00–350.00	344.14
2	650–700	670	310.00–350.00	330.15
6	700–750	724	270.00–317.00	288.01
3	750–800	788	310.00–315.00	311.64
4	800–850	823	275.00–310.00	297.48
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	370.00–430.00	406.76
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	370	375.00–400.00	383.60
8	400–450	423	350.00–395.00	369.39
4	450–500	461	350.00–375.00	363.86
3	500–550	528	300.00–340.00	321.96
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	620	275.00–290.00	283.15
4	650–700	660	275.00–285.00	278.72
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	760	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	850–900	870	190.00–230.00	210.23
3	900–950	915	186.00–217.00	204.15
1	950–1000	955	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	445.00	445.00
8	500–550	528	410.00	410.00
4	750–800	760	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	335.00–350.00	342.55
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	505	185.00–210.00	197.38
3	650–700	663	200.00–240.00	221.55
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	230.00–290.00	255.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	575.00	575.00
5	250–300	268	580.00–655.00	599.48
9	300–350	324	475.00–525.00	503.63
5	350–400	374	420.00–485.00	456.12
17	400–450	428	425.00–480.00	448.87
15	450–500	469	425.00–480.00	456.62
11	500–550	524	400.00–450.00	428.72
16	550–600	572	370.00–425.00	406.64
6	600–650	614	390.00–410.00	404.10
12	650–700	677	305.00–371.00	347.20
3	700–750	722	275.00–330.00	306.81
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	499.00–530.00	513.35
2	300–350	330	440.00–450.00	445.00
3	350–400	368	380.00–400.00	386.33
3	400–450	412	350.00–415.00	379.94
6	450–500	471	350.00–410.00	380.95
3	500–550	530	330.00–380.00	363.18
5	550–600	576	320.00–350.00	336.13
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	822	170.00–210.00	191.78
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	573	265.00–280.00	272.34
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,375	190.00–207.00	194.19
27	—	1,254	170.00–189.00	182.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	884	107.50–135.00	125.12
6	—	1,106	170.00–176.00	172.62
12	—	1,058	138.00–167.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	163.00–178.00	169.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	188.00–208.00	195.87
4	—	1,399	180.00–186.00	182.77
7	—	1,626	215.00–224.00	219.46

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,576.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	871	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,716.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,058	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,236.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,437.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	989	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,394.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,156.71

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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