Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Note: No Sale on 7/1/26 for the 4th of July Holiday

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

26 head Goats: 15.00- 250.00; 11 head Sheep: 20.00 - 340.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 250.00 - 550.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.33/cwt on 49 head, up $8.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.81 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$372.33

▲ 8.36 vs prior sale

49 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

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

$153.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.35

vs NC average

−43.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	406.54	2,176	33
Medium and Large 2	539	323.86	1,745	11thin
Medium and Large 3	570	253.17	1,443	5thin

One grade step is worth $153.37/cwt here — about $733 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 sale49 hd

372.33

—

NC average9 barns · 433 hd

390.68

−18.35

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−43.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

+10.81

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	1,678	199.28	3,345	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	174.44	2,260	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	137.57	1,440	26

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)	908	$2,466	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,307	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,180	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$3,297	9

Every lot, as filed

113 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	250–300	255	515.59/cwt	485.00–545.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	335.50/cwt	305.00–351.00	2,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	449.91/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	346.96/cwt	305.00–367.00	2,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	418.94/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	392.24/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	479.28/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	295.10/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	445.10/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	353.58/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	387.25/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	394.84/cwt	394.50–400.00	2,724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	419.27/cwt	395.00–434.00	2,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	307.55/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	393.67/cwt	393.00–405.00	2,409	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	387.61/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	437.32/cwt	430.00–452.00	1,811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	431.11/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,207	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	447.29/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.29/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	346.82/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	439.68/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,877	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	408.13/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	389.06/cwt	377.00–415.00	1,611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	379.43/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	397.13/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	323.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	378.51/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	355.05/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	412.80/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	437.67/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	435.82/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,275	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	508.39/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	476.28/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	486.30/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	477.60/cwt	477.00–480.00	2,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	441.03/cwt	440.00–443.00	2,695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	113.65/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,106	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	159.68/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,640	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	142.47/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,576	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	183.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,364	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	171.49/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,226	40
Bulls	—	—	1,468	219.76/cwt	214.00–228.00	3,226	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,179.80/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,180	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,466.12/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,307.31/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	3,036.47/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	3,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	199.29/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	168.52/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	253.17/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	234.47/cwt	215.00–255.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	437.50/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,056	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,504.72/head	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	207.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.15/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	233.51/cwt	205.00–255.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	176.32/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	378.58/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	260.00/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	344.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.83/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	207.13/cwt	186.00–222.50	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	202.39/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.86/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	387.94/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	427.58/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	373.32/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	327.36/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	462.10/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	368.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,897	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 399Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 160Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 6

*Special Note: No Sale on 7/1/26 for the 4th of July Holiday

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

26 head Goats: 15.00- 250.00; 11 head Sheep: 20.00 - 340.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 250.00 - 550.00

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	230	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	255	485.00–545.00	515.59
3	300–350	317	490.00–525.00	508.39
9	350–400	375	450.00–510.00	476.28
19	400–450	427	410.00–475.00	439.68
11	450–500	473	405.00–460.00	437.67
21	500–550	522	405.00–465.00	435.82
11	550–600	565	385.00–435.00	408.13
7	600–650	624	370.00–420.00	397.13
4	650–700	670	350.00–395.00	378.51
3	700–750	725	330.00–370.00	355.05
5	750–800	783	310.00–330.00	323.97
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	323	390.00–445.00	417.29
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	481	345.00–395.00	373.32
3	500–550	523	335.00–370.00	346.82
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	460.00–510.00	479.28
4	250–300	274	435.00–470.00	449.91
4	300–350	324	385.00–435.00	412.80
10	350–400	384	390.00–440.00	418.94
10	400–450	414	377.00–415.00	389.06
7	450–500	472	365.00–415.00	392.24
6	500–550	516	360.00–410.00	379.43
11	550–600	572	360.00–410.00	387.25
7	600–650	618	325.00–370.00	353.58
8	650–700	660	305.00–367.00	346.96
6	700–750	705	305.00–351.00	335.50
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
4	900–950	925	290.00–335.00	307.55
4	950–1000	980	270.00–310.00	295.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	414	430.00–452.00	437.32
4	450–500	470	430.00–440.00	437.50
14	500–550	512	430.00–435.00	431.11
2	550–600	555	422.00	422.00
18	600–650	612	393.00–405.00	393.67
5	650–700	655	380.00–394.00	387.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	375	215.00–255.00	234.47
3	400–450	415	205.00–255.00	233.51
2	450–500	485	225.00–230.00	227.45
5	550–600	570	225.00–280.00	253.17
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	665	195.00–235.00	215.15
2	850–900	865	172.50–180.00	176.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	375.00–400.00	387.94
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	374	365.00–385.00	378.58
3	400–450	433	335.00–350.00	344.92
6	450–500	473	305.00–350.00	335.83
7	500–550	525	300.00–350.00	321.86
4	550–600	563	310.00–345.00	327.36
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	668	235.00–275.00	260.00
2	700–750	733	190.00–195.00	192.54
2	750–800	770	185.00–220.00	202.39
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
4	950–1000	995	186.00–222.50	207.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
6	350–400	371	460.00–500.00	486.30
1	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	485	435.00–465.00	445.10
7	500–550	539	455.00–470.00	462.10
2	550–600	578	425.00–430.00	427.58
8	600–650	632	395.00–434.00	419.27
1	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	477.00–480.00	477.60
10	550–600	582	447.00–450.00	447.29
3	600–650	611	440.00–443.00	441.03
16	650–700	690	394.50–400.00	394.84
2	700–750	708	397.00	397.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	428	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	478	200.00–205.00	202.46
2	550–600	563	200.00–215.00	207.60
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	515	355.00–375.00	368.40
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	730	205.00–210.00	207.52
1	750–800	770	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	100.00–124.00	113.65
6	—	1,027	156.00–163.00	159.68
12	—	1,106	130.00–154.00	142.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,288	180.00–190.00	183.51
40	—	1,298	160.00–180.00	171.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	214.00–228.00	219.76
6	—	1,758	190.00–209.00	199.29
2	—	1,755	160.00–176.00	168.52

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)	5	—	1,203	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,179.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,466.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,307.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	2,450.00–3,300.00	3,036.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,504.72

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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

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