Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

16 head Goats: 105.00- 380.00; 22 head Sheep: 80.00 - 215.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.97/cwt on 57 head, down $6.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +2.45 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$363.97

▼ 6.07 vs prior sale

57 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$55.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs NC average

−47.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	365.93	2,005	55
Medium and Large 2	555	310.00	1,721	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.93/cwt here — about $285 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 sale57 hd

363.97

—

NC average7 barns · 249 hd

368.71

−4.74

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−47.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+2.45

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	1,608	202.03	3,249	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	171.17	2,306	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	156.56	2,359	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	141.23	1,552	56

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)	1,295	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,090	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,918	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$2,433	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	503.41/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	238.95/cwt	215.00–262.50	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	291.83/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	508.98/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	487.36/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	449.32/cwt	415.00–462.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	325.37/cwt	307.00–355.00	2,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	443.19/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	311.65/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	375.44/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	393.49/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	377.43/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	355.02/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	327.15/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	262.17/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	352.80/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	353.43/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	361.84/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,863	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	425.41/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,991	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	534.95/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	424.82/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	400.34/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,658	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.15/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,431	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	409.10/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	404.21/cwt	370.00–411.00	2,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	363.00/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	542.15/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	402.65/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,303	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	422.44/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,252	12
Bulls	—	—	1,305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	198.92/cwt	185.00–208.00	3,266	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	112.70/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,071	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	156.56/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,359	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	159.61/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,890	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	144.87/cwt	128.00–156.00	1,623	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	445.26/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	406.20/cwt	397.00–412.00	2,133	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,917.67/head	1,200.00–2,500.00	1,918	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	189.10/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	168.55/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,267	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	259.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,090.42/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	325.42/cwt	310.00–340.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	338.54/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	312.32/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	352.22/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	351.97/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	367.34/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	383.79/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	195.12/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	419.61/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	293.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	282.03/cwt	265.00–310.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	427.79/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	417.84/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	437.63/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	390.78/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	355.44/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	342.23/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,088	5

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 554Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 150Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 85Year ago 6

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

16 head Goats: 105.00- 380.00; 22 head Sheep: 80.00 - 215.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	268	535.00–550.00	542.15
13	300–350	326	495.00–550.00	534.95
8	350–400	369	485.00–525.00	508.98
10	400–450	416	425.00–480.00	443.19
16	450–500	468	400.00–450.00	425.41
12	500–550	533	395.00–440.00	422.44
18	550–600	572	380.00–420.00	402.65
11	600–650	620	370.00–415.00	392.15
8	650–700	669	350.00–395.00	375.44
2	700–750	718	335.00–370.00	352.80
6	750–800	782	307.00–355.00	325.37
2	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	885	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	410.00–450.00	427.79
2	350–400	385	405.00–435.00	419.61
6	400–450	427	360.00–410.00	383.79
6	450–500	468	350.00–400.00	367.34
6	500–550	515	355.00–385.00	377.43
6	550–600	554	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–340.00	325.42
3	300–350	337	265.00–310.00	282.03
5	350–400	370	345.00–365.00	351.97
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	445.26
4	450–500	478	415.00–462.00	449.32
5	500–550	511	400.00–450.00	424.82
7	550–600	571	385.00–430.00	417.84
6	600–650	635	370.00–411.00	404.21
12	650–700	664	400.00–402.00	400.34
10	700–750	737	350.00–375.00	363.00
4	750–800	773	345.00–365.00	355.02
4	800–850	823	317.00–345.00	327.15
1	850–900	865	330.00	330.00
6	900–950	928	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	641	424.00	424.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	290.00–335.00	312.32
1	800–850	845	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	275	490.00–515.00	503.41
2	300–350	318	485.00–490.00	487.36
5	350–400	379	420.00–455.00	437.63
7	400–450	424	390.00–440.00	409.10
18	450–500	468	375.00–410.00	393.49
19	500–550	515	335.00–375.00	361.84
26	550–600	581	325.00–385.00	353.43
5	600–650	610	320.00–370.00	342.23
6	650–700	675	300.00–330.00	320.24
6	700–750	718	285.00–325.00	311.65
3	750–800	767	270.00–305.00	291.83
2	800–850	808	295.00–310.00	302.43
2	850–900	873	215.00–262.50	238.95
4	900–950	919	230.00–275.00	262.17
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	330.00–380.00	355.44
7	400–450	418	330.00–370.00	352.22
7	450–500	471	320.00–360.00	338.54
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	635	285.00–300.00	293.36
3	650–700	682	245.00–250.00	246.69
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	835	175.00–215.00	195.12
1	850–900	865	192.50	192.50
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	525	397.00–412.00	406.20
5	600–650	622	390.00–392.00	390.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	455	255.00–265.00	259.95
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,133	1,200.00–2,500.00	1,917.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,090.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	230.00	230.00
9	—	1,642	185.00–208.00	198.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	950	100.00–125.00	112.70
8	—	1,184	158.00–161.00	159.61
38	—	1,120	128.00–156.00	144.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,507	149.00–161.00	156.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,364	182.00–196.00	189.10
41	—	1,345	161.00–181.00	168.55

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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