Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 18 head Goats: 130.00- 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 50.00 - 230.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $293.25/cwt on 19 head, down $9.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.67 against this barn's trailing median of $380.92.

Average price

$293.25

▼ 9.93 vs prior sale

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	307.92	1,663	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	273.08	1,469	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $193 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

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 sale19 hd

293.25

—

NC average8 barns · 93 hd

301.08

−7.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

380.92

−87.67

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	1,768	176.74	3,124	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	142.83	2,036	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,018	129.39	2,611	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	119.86	1,298	10

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)	1,018	$1,598	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	267.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	250.19/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	333.22/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	239.59/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	209.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	318.35/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	333.07/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	123.73/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,357	9
Bulls	—	—	1,819	177.24/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,224	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,598.16/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	141.67/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,032	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,075	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,018	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,611	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	306.22/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.25/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	409.98/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.09/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	267.43/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	306.86/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	295.40/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	438.49/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	267.07/cwt	240.00–295.00	2,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	243.58/cwt	222.50–265.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	359.59/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	320.15/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	258.05/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	414.70/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	282.09/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	245.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	212.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	232.53/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	257.50/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	378.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	380.22/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	334.79/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	327.02/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	376.99/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,610	7

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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 264Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 75Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	463	285.00–290.00	287.54
2	500–550	523	265.00–270.00	267.39
2	550–600	578	235.00–265.00	250.19
2	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.06
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
11	500–550	533	332.00–334.00	333.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	387	360.00–400.00	378.15
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	484	310.00–345.00	327.02
5	500–550	520	285.00–325.00	303.25
10	550–600	569	285.00–320.00	306.86
2	600–650	618	250.00–285.00	267.43
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–240.00	235.05
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	913	222.50–265.00	243.58
2	950–1000	965	240.00–295.00	267.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	200.00–220.00	209.94
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	362	395.00–440.00	414.70
4	400–450	428	340.00–395.00	380.22
5	450–500	474	335.00–375.00	359.59
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	568	357.50	357.50
3	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	577	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	364.96
3	350–400	388	300.00–345.00	320.15
3	400–450	422	325.00–345.00	333.22
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	510	270.00–295.00	282.09
3	550–600	585	245.00–275.00	258.05
4	600–650	615	235.00–255.00	245.13
2	650–700	678	225.00–240.00	232.53
2	750–800	785	205.00–220.00	212.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	463	225.00–255.00	239.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	535.00	535.00
3	250–300	280	435.00–470.00	450.09
3	300–350	337	430.00–445.00	438.49
3	350–400	362	390.00–425.00	409.98
7	400–450	427	350.00–405.00	376.99
8	450–500	472	320.00–350.00	334.79
6	500–550	520	305.00–335.00	318.35
5	550–600	564	280.00–325.00	295.40
4	600–650	620	295.00–320.00	306.22
2	700–750	720	235.00–280.00	257.50
2	750–800	763	255.00–260.00	257.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00

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	—	1,290	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,598.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	110.00–133.00	123.73
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,434	136.00–147.00	141.67
1	—	1,305	159.00	159.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,018	125.00–134.00	129.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,819	170.00–186.00	177.24
1	—	2,105	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,020	147.50	147.50

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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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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