Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

35 head Goats: 45.00- 330.00; 23 head Sheep: 50.00 - 335.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.44/cwt on 50 head, up $33.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.39 against this barn's trailing median of $359.83.

Average price

$333.44

▲ 33.47 vs prior sale

50 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$101.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs NC average

−23.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	343.73	1,934	42
Medium and Large 2	550	291.79	1,605	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	242.45	1,297	2thin

One grade step is worth $101.28/cwt here — about $637 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.93, low $296.26, median $359.83 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 sale50 hd

333.44

—

NC average9 barns · 257 hd

332.54

+0.91

National average175 barns · 11,689 hd

356.67

−23.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

359.83

−26.39

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	1,767	169.98	3,003	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	139.15	1,789	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	132.23	2,182	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	120.82	1,293	27

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)	1,135	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,725	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	315.38/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.50/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	294.04/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.75/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	298.21/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	373.44/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	261.62/cwt	240.00–280.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	224.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	493.49/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.11/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	351.90/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,224	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	428.94/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	334.61/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,954	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.90/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	280.22/cwt	265.00–295.00	2,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	486.89/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	313.19/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	458.30/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	419.20/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	297.60/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	418.95/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	343.12/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	380.68/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	255.20/cwt	235.00–285.00	2,358	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,459.74/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	317.58/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,128	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.45/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	395.51/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,910	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	241.35/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,511	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,182	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	139.15/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,789	30
Bulls	—	—	1,891	152.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,882	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	126.13/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,351	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	101.27/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	453.03/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	374.74/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,140	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,128.47/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,128	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	180.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	243.99/cwt	220.00–270.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	227.32/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	300.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	369.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	304.79/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	325.79/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,039	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	344.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	243.65/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	361.96/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	340.89/cwt	329.00–347.00	2,284	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	325.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	311.51/cwt	310.00–314.50	2,224	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	313.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	346.41/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	291.73/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	265.05/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	286.75/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	242.45/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 333Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 69Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 11

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

35 head Goats: 45.00- 330.00; 23 head Sheep: 50.00 - 335.00; 2 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
9	400–450	422	435.00–470.00	453.03
7	450–500	476	400.00–445.00	418.95
2	500–550	525	390.00–399.00	394.50
13	550–600	571	345.00–385.00	374.74
9	600–650	632	330.00–365.00	351.90
14	650–700	670	329.00–347.00	340.89
5	700–750	724	320.00–340.00	329.97
2	800–850	810	310.00–318.00	313.98
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	270.00–305.00	286.75
3	450–500	478	290.00–310.00	298.21
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	330.00–360.00	344.77
3	350–400	393	360.00–380.00	369.96
4	400–450	404	320.00–335.00	325.00
2	450–500	470	295.00–315.00	304.79
2	500–550	520	305.00–325.00	315.38
4	550–600	565	265.00–290.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	275.00–285.00	279.92
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	280	405.00–435.00	419.20
3	300–350	343	445.00–465.00	458.30
8	350–400	380	395.00–440.00	422.11
6	400–450	427	355.00–395.00	380.68
19	450–500	473	345.00–385.00	364.90
14	500–550	520	335.00–375.00	361.96
28	550–600	584	305.00–355.00	334.61
19	600–650	626	305.00–345.00	325.79
6	650–700	678	290.00–335.00	313.19
4	700–750	723	270.00–310.00	294.04
3	750–800	765	240.00–280.00	261.62
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	863	265.00–295.00	280.22
4	900–950	924	235.00–285.00	255.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	535	240.00–245.00	242.45
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	820	147.50	147.50
1	850–900	865	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
9	700–750	714	310.00–314.50	311.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	358	355.00–385.00	373.44
3	450–500	480	330.00–355.00	346.41
6	500–550	508	280.00–325.00	300.04
2	550–600	573	230.00–255.00	242.45
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	668	230.00–255.00	243.65
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	455.00–515.00	486.89
5	300–350	331	475.00–510.00	493.49
8	350–400	375	400.00–465.00	440.45
4	400–450	430	410.00–445.00	428.94
9	450–500	483	375.00–425.00	395.51
9	500–550	525	360.00–395.00	377.75
8	550–600	566	315.00–365.00	343.12
3	600–650	623	330.00–340.00	335.04
11	650–700	670	305.00–345.00	317.58
2	700–750	730	290.00–305.00	297.60
4	750–800	761	230.00–255.00	241.35
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
3	900–950	922	215.00–230.00	224.90
2	950–1000	993	215.00–225.00	219.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	220.00–270.00	243.99
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	433	285.00–295.00	291.73
4	450–500	478	235.00–285.00	265.05
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	610	205.00–250.00	227.32

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	2	—	975	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,459.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,128.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	132.00	132.00
20	—	1,071	110.00–130.00	126.13
6	—	1,054	90.00–106.00	101.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	130.00–135.00	132.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,286	132.00–150.00	139.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,891	150.00–160.00	152.42
7	—	1,696	170.00–186.00	180.01

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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