Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

34 head Goats: 45.00- 370.00; 8 head Sheep: 150.00 - 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 210.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.97/cwt on 54 head, up $1.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −23.63 against this barn's trailing median of $358.60.

Average price

$334.97

▲ 1.52 vs prior sale

54 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$689

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

$121.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs NC average

−8.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	346.88	1,893	47
Medium and Large 2	567	266.99	1,514	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	225.05	1,204	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.83/cwt here — about $689 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.93, low $296.26, median $358.60 across 32 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 sale54 hd

334.97

—

NC average10 barns · 382 hd

334.75

+0.21

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

−8.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

358.60

−23.63

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	1,518	169.82	2,577	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	143.35	1,858	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	131.57	1,974	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	121.17	1,326	36

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)	1,360	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,059	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,605	6

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	800–850	805	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	355.26/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	349.29/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	342.82/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	321.49/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	260.24/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	322.22/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	296.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.46/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	360.68/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	312.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	244.87/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	280.29/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	322.79/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	275.60/cwt	255.00–295.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	219.40/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	208.78/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	216.68/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	257.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	174.52/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,667	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	2,195.12/head	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,195	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,058.74/head	1,250.00–2,350.00	2,059	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	143.35/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,858	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	131.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,974	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	102.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	981	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	121.38/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,346	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	134.11/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	358.23/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	368.45/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	281.33/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	444.05/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	322.84/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	424.17/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	226.62/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.86/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	449.32/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	336.02/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,925	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	357.28/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,697	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	342.82/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	378.04/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	371.91/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,573	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	327.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.16/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	302.15/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	422.73/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	270.07/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	341.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,801	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	235.13/cwt	210.00–260.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	438.87/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	390.44/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	487.43/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	334.22/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	303.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.17/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,396	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	288.58/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	351.94/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	433.24/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 348Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 109Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 7

34 head Goats: 45.00- 370.00; 8 head Sheep: 150.00 - 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	345.00–375.00	360.68
2	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.52
4	350–400	383	335.00–375.00	355.26
4	400–450	429	320.00–375.00	349.29
2	450–500	473	305.00–340.00	322.22
4	550–600	571	275.00–300.00	288.58
4	600–650	619	230.00–280.00	260.24
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	805	190.00–215.00	202.50
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	465	245.00–285.00	270.00
4	500–550	525	225.00–275.00	244.87
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	330	410.00–475.00	449.32
8	350–400	371	425.00–465.00	444.05
10	400–450	429	395.00–440.00	424.17
10	450–500	485	360.00–405.00	385.86
15	500–550	531	320.00–365.00	342.82
12	550–600	570	325.00–365.00	344.16
9	600–650	621	300.00–340.00	322.84
4	650–700	665	260.00–295.00	281.33
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
3	950–1000	980	215.00–235.00	226.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	329	470.00–515.00	487.43
5	350–400	390	405.00–460.00	438.87
9	400–450	429	400.00–460.00	433.24
5	450–500	469	400.00–440.00	422.73
12	500–550	526	320.00–385.00	368.45
7	550–600	577	315.00–355.00	342.82
5	600–650	627	320.00–335.00	327.91
7	650–700	672	315.00–350.00	334.22
1	700–750	730	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	365.00–420.00	390.46
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–375.00	370.13
2	450–500	470	335.00–370.00	351.94
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	257.54
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	574	205.00–230.00	216.68
4	600–650	624	205.00–240.00	219.40
2	650–700	688	210.00–217.50	213.71
2	700–750	713	200.00–217.50	208.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	385.00–392.50	390.44
4	550–600	584	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	644	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	323	310.00–335.00	322.79
3	350–400	370	315.00–330.00	321.49
3	400–450	413	310.00–315.00	312.34
6	450–500	472	285.00–305.00	296.70
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	575	260.00–265.00	263.74
2	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	715	220.00–230.00	225.10
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	865	182.50–185.00	183.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	255.00–295.00	275.60
3	350–400	380	265.00–300.00	280.29
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	460	215.00–225.00	220.05
2	500–550	535	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	600–650	640	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	455.00	455.00
16	500–550	529	357.00–360.00	358.23
3	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	720	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	355.00–405.00	378.04
10	350–400	376	345.00–395.00	371.17
32	400–450	423	335.00–390.00	371.91
22	450–500	475	325.00–372.50	357.28
12	500–550	527	330.00–350.00	341.68
16	550–600	573	305.00–347.00	336.02
13	600–650	620	280.00–325.00	302.15
4	650–700	673	290.00–310.00	303.88
2	700–750	703	250.00–290.00	270.07
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	940	210.00–260.00	235.13
1	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	165.00–187.00	174.52
1	—	1,425	127.50	127.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,296	135.00–156.00	143.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	128.00–136.00	131.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	100.00–107.00	102.02
24	—	1,109	110.00–132.00	121.38
7	—	1,138	133.00–135.00	134.11

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	4	—	1,114	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,195.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,250.00–2,350.00	2,058.74

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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