Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 40.00- 290.00; 32 head Sheep: 50.00 - 235.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.02/cwt on 56 head, up $14.62 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.90 against this barn's trailing median of $380.92.

Average price

$323.02

▲ 14.62 vs prior sale

56 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$748

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

$152.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	344.57	1,890	36
Medium and Large 2	552	294.42	1,626	18thin
Medium and Large 3	593	192.49	1,141	2thin

One grade step is worth $152.08/cwt here — about $748 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $428.56, low $293.25, median $380.92 across 31 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 sale56 hd

323.02

—

NC average9 barns · 202 hd

320.57

+2.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

380.92

−57.90

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	1,503	182.83	2,748	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	159.60	2,063	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	145.00	2,356	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	134.93	1,489	22

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)	997	$2,005	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,867	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	700–750	725	270.14/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	451.46/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,440	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	403.74/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	427.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	373.22/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	391.55/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	251.91/cwt	225.00–280.00	2,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	297.94/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	480.42/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	377.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.22/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.70/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.74/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,958	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	325.04/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,859	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	429.91/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	342.26/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,958	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	259.85/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	328.49/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	312.59/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	286.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	349.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	243.04/cwt	230.00–265.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	347.15/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,812	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	385.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,834	13
Bulls	—	—	1,572	184.46/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,900	5
Bulls	—	—	1,472	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	136.61/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,510	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	109.98/cwt	100.00–119.00	946	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	157.97/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,112	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	148.20/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,870	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	2,004.86/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,005	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,867.16/head	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	349.43/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	242.62/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	299.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	279.82/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	234.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	213.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	296.18/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	297.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	322.50/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	297.03/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	297.89/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	239.97/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	261.15/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	261.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	192.39/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	372.75/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	346.30/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,403	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 251Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 142Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 26

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 40.00- 290.00; 32 head Sheep: 50.00 - 235.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	450.00–495.00	480.42
4	250–300	275	405.00–450.00	427.30
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	370	360.00–400.00	377.39
6	400–450	435	350.00–390.00	373.22
3	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	375.58
21	500–550	527	310.00–345.00	328.49
21	550–600	572	300.00–335.00	325.04
12	600–650	616	290.00–325.00	312.59
8	650–700	671	285.00–315.00	297.94
2	700–750	725	260.00–280.00	270.14
2	750–800	755	280.00–285.00	282.52
6	850–900	882	284.00	284.00
2	900–950	925	225.00–280.00	251.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	425	235.00–245.00	240.06
2	450–500	463	235.00–250.00	242.62
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	415	300.00–345.00	322.50
4	450–500	475	280.00–305.00	296.18
5	500–550	519	290.00–305.00	297.03
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	668	250.00–255.00	252.55
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	780	175.00–210.00	192.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	425	365.00–410.00	391.55
2	450–500	473	345.00–355.00	349.76
6	500–550	539	320.00–355.00	349.43
2	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	329.93
25	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	340.72
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	707	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	950	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	275.00–315.00	295.70
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	581	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	430.00–485.00	451.46
3	350–400	382	425.00–435.00	429.91
9	400–450	424	380.00–420.00	403.74
13	450–500	476	365.00–400.00	385.27
17	500–550	522	320.00–365.00	347.15
19	550–600	572	320.00–355.00	342.26
13	600–650	620	305.00–340.00	315.74
5	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	286.97
2	700–750	738	245.00–275.00	259.85
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	828	230.00–265.00	243.04
1	850–900	885	233.00	233.00
1	900–950	940	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	338	335.00–340.00	337.48
2	350–400	383	360.00–385.00	372.75
4	400–450	405	330.00–360.00	346.30
6	450–500	473	335.00–355.00	345.92
7	500–550	524	280.00–315.00	297.89
11	550–600	570	275.00–301.00	292.22
4	600–650	619	250.00–285.00	261.15
3	650–700	668	250.00–275.00	261.50
3	750–800	758	225.00–250.00	239.97
1	850–900	890	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	295.00–300.00	297.40
2	350–400	380	285.00–315.00	299.80
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	479	265.00–295.00	279.82
2	550–600	593	190.00–195.00	192.49
5	600–650	628	220.00–250.00	234.55
3	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	213.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	179.00–195.00	184.46
3	—	1,472	170.00–175.00	172.40
1	—	1,250	206.00	206.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,105	125.00–145.00	136.61
4	—	860	100.00–119.00	109.98
6	—	1,262	147.00–150.00	148.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	180.00	180.00
25	—	1,291	152.00–165.00	157.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	145.00	145.00

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)	5	—	997	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,004.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,867.16

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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