Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 35.00- 420.00; 13 head Sheep: 35.00 - 275.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.04/cwt on 59 head, down $10.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$370.04

▼ 10.98 vs prior sale

59 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$75.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs NC average

−30.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	373.87	2,001	56
Medium and Large 2	517	298.58	1,544	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.29/cwt here — about $457 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 sale59 hd

370.04

—

NC average8 barns · 232 hd

366.84

+3.20

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−30.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+8.52

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	1,667	197.95	3,300	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	179.39	2,353	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	163.38	2,263	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	140.33	1,469	57

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)	1,230	$3,180	62
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,972	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,527	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	881	$2,355	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	400–450	427	462.94/cwt	435.00–482.00	1,977	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	492.25/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	383	467.36/cwt	452.00–485.00	1,790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	344.36/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	266.74/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	292.58/cwt	265.00–320.00	2,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	344.78/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	424.56/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	344.93/cwt	320.00–367.00	2,128	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	379.99/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,824	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	375.63/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,972	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	429.55/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	369.06/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	426.54/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,239	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	422.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	375.00/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	460.08/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	255.08/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	413.66/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,969	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	419.26/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	417.92/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,599	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	503.94/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	557.11/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	332.20/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	521.51/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	367.50/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,271	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	543.21/cwt	525.00–565.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	253.27/cwt	230.00–280.00	2,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	378.15/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	289.54/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	457.69/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	464.75/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	393.63/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,220	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,179.73/head	1,400.00–4,400.00	3,180	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	246.53/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	444.23/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,879	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	176.31/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,315	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	166.89/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,016	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	155.60/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,744	25
Bulls	—	—	1,686	194.16/cwt	178.00–203.00	3,274	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	122.90/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,176	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	193.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,529	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	2,406.56/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,605.66/head	1,775.00–3,150.00	2,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	453.01/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,676	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	215.03/cwt	207.00–225.00	3,400	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	163.38/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	242.24/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	275.99/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	290.12/cwt	275.00–305.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,526.78/head	1,450.00–3,250.00	2,527	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,971.81/head	1,500.00–4,400.00	2,972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	312.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.13/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	337.59/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	382.41/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	190.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	418.67/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	376.96/cwt	350.00–405.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	333.61/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	342.27/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	298.58/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.23/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	350.41/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	244.31/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	412.53/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	283.47/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	346.42/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	397.34/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	431.35/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,493	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	455.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,184	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 380Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 137Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 18Year ago 26

40 head Goats: 35.00- 420.00; 13 head Sheep: 35.00 - 275.00; 8 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	270	525.00–565.00	543.21
6	300–350	324	470.00–520.00	492.25
13	350–400	367	445.00–495.00	464.75
25	400–450	427	435.00–482.00	462.94
20	450–500	479	450.00–465.00	455.90
28	500–550	525	395.00–445.00	426.54
52	550–600	578	415.00–440.00	431.35
16	600–650	622	395.00–435.00	417.92
6	650–700	660	370.00–425.00	397.34
2	700–750	718	345.00–350.00	347.54
2	800–850	828	325.00–335.00	329.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	300.00–360.00	337.59
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	275.00–305.00	290.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	400.00–445.00	418.67
3	350–400	375	385.00–435.00	412.53
2	400–450	415	380.00–385.00	382.41
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	582	320.00–380.00	346.42
4	650–700	678	260.00–305.00	283.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	450.00–485.00	460.08
6	250–300	278	435.00–475.00	457.69
9	300–350	325	395.00–450.00	424.56
16	350–400	377	405.00–445.00	429.55
18	400–450	440	390.00–435.00	419.26
30	450–500	480	350.00–405.00	379.99
41	500–550	525	335.00–395.00	375.63
15	550–600	563	335.00–380.00	369.06
8	600–650	617	320.00–367.00	344.93
2	650–700	673	325.00–365.00	344.78
2	700–750	703	300.00–320.00	310.04
3	800–850	810	255.00–285.00	266.74
2	850–900	868	265.00–320.00	292.58
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
3	950–1000	982	235.00–270.00	246.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	452.00–485.00	467.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–325.00	312.97
2	300–350	318	275.00–305.00	290.12
2	350–400	380	250.00–300.00	275.99
2	400–450	435	215.00–275.00	244.31
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	350.00–405.00	376.96
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	368	315.00–385.00	350.41
7	400–450	433	310.00–365.00	342.27
4	450–500	469	320.00–345.00	333.61
3	500–550	517	285.00–310.00	298.58
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	730	220.00–225.00	222.55
2	750–800	775	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	800–850	833	220.00–230.00	225.08
2	850–900	878	230.00–240.00	234.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	330	400.00–435.00	422.12
2	350–400	370	415.00–425.00	420.00
4	400–450	430	335.00–380.00	355.23
3	450–500	468	325.00–375.00	344.36
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	500.00–550.00	521.51
7	250–300	278	525.00–580.00	557.11
8	300–350	316	475.00–530.00	503.94
10	350–400	370	430.00–475.00	453.01
15	400–450	423	410.00–460.00	444.23
20	450–500	476	385.00–435.00	413.66
7	500–550	516	355.00–385.00	375.00
10	550–600	564	375.00–415.00	393.63
17	600–650	618	340.00–400.00	367.50
3	650–700	668	350.00–395.00	378.15
4	700–750	720	300.00–365.00	332.20
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	818	260.00–320.00	289.54
3	850–900	867	230.00–280.00	253.27
3	900–950	910	235.00–270.00	255.08
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	430	235.00–250.00	242.24
2	450–500	465	180.00–200.00	190.11
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	1,230	1,400.00–4,400.00	3,179.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,450.00–3,250.00	2,526.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,206	1,500.00–4,400.00	2,971.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,406.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	1,775.00–3,150.00	2,605.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,313	168.00–186.00	176.31
6	—	1,305	190.00–200.00	193.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	166.00–170.00	166.89
25	—	1,121	140.00–164.00	155.60
28	—	957	110.00–138.00	122.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	157.00–169.00	163.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,686	178.00–203.00	194.16
4	—	1,581	207.00–225.00	215.03

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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