Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Goats: 10.00- 355.00; 20 head Sheep: 35.00 - 185.00: 9 head Baby Calves: 110.00 - 250.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.23/cwt on 43 head, down $23.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −39.29 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$322.23

▼ 23.01 vs prior sale

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$629

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

$119.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs NC average

−38.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	340.37	1,870	33
Medium and Large 2	533	289.77	1,545	6thin
Medium and Large 3	561	221.20	1,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $119.17/cwt here — about $629 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 sale43 hd

322.23

—

NC average9 barns · 191 hd

325.18

−2.95

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−38.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−39.29

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	—	Low	1,597	186.35	2,976	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	177.44	2,286	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	159.91	2,626	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	150.06	1,575	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,213	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$3,024	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	435.09/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	317.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	455.54/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	427.15/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	288.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	442.77/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	346.68/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	277.47/cwt	250.00–300.00	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	286.16/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.44/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	384.50/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,473	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	443.22/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	388.00/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,033	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	321.55/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.65/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	335.08/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	313.68/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	309.42/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	315.24/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	387.84/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	297.94/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	359.75/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,896	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	329.53/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,921	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	407.66/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	444.87/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	174.88/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,247	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	163.73/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,871	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	152.17/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,633	14
Bulls	—	—	1,325	166.69/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	130.49/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,164	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	187.03/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,431	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,691	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	192.90/cwt	182.00–204.00	3,256	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	159.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,566.51/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,757.59/head	2,150.00–3,400.00	2,758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,064.18/head	2,450.00–3,500.00	3,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	208.69/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	247.68/cwt	220.00–275.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	203.27/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,212.63/head	1,100.00–3,050.00	2,213	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.01/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	291.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	331.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	291.10/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	352.38/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	287.20/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	226.13/cwt	210.00–250.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	322.63/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	294.18/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	241.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	346.40/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	369.17/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,562	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	367.32/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,094	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 295Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 79Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 5

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Goats: 10.00- 355.00; 20 head Sheep: 35.00 - 185.00: 9 head Baby Calves: 110.00 - 250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	375.00–380.00	377.53
3	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	712	314.00–320.00	315.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	420.00–435.00	427.15
10	300–350	321	355.00–400.00	387.84
17	350–400	383	355.00–400.00	384.50
13	400–450	423	345.00–385.00	369.17
8	450–500	468	310.00–350.00	335.08
16	500–550	522	325.00–365.00	346.68
17	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	334.44
14	600–650	623	280.00–327.50	313.68
5	650–700	671	300.00–317.00	309.42
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	773	250.00–300.00	277.47
5	800–850	833	280.00–300.00	288.96
2	850–900	868	280.00–292.50	286.16
1	900–950	905	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	331.58
3	400–450	417	275.00–300.00	291.90
4	450–500	461	275.00–310.00	291.10
4	500–550	515	275.00–300.00	287.20
2	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	393	220.00–275.00	247.68
4	400–450	420	210.00–250.00	226.13
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	573	175.00–220.00	203.27
3	600–650	615	185.00–225.00	210.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	322	435.00–470.00	455.54
7	350–400	369	410.00–450.00	435.09
2	400–450	415	420.00–465.00	442.77
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
12	500–550	524	355.00–400.00	388.00
5	550–600	570	355.00–395.00	367.32
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	713	310.00–315.00	311.68
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	413	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–335.00	322.63
2	500–550	508	310.00–325.00	317.46
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	326	420.00–475.00	444.87
9	350–400	368	425.00–465.00	443.22
7	400–450	422	385.00–425.00	407.66
10	450–500	475	335.00–400.00	370.65
24	500–550	527	330.00–382.50	359.75
3	550–600	583	315.00–360.00	329.53
11	600–650	617	305.00–337.50	321.55
5	650–700	659	285.00–305.00	297.94
2	750–800	763	275.00–280.00	277.52
1	850–900	860	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	560	210.00–240.00	225.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	352.38
3	400–450	422	330.00–360.00	346.40
2	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	521	275.00–310.00	294.18
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	675	230.00–250.00	241.65
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	217.50	217.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–217.50	208.69
1	800–850	835	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	878	2,150.00–3,400.00	2,757.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,060	2,450.00–3,500.00	3,064.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,566.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,033	1,100.00–3,050.00	2,212.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	165.00–183.00	174.88
4	—	1,300	184.00–190.00	187.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	162.00–165.00	163.73
14	—	1,073	140.00–161.00	152.17
5	—	892	120.00–138.00	130.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	150.00–165.00	159.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	155.00–174.00	166.69
6	—	1,688	182.00–204.00	192.90

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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