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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 21

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 423 vs last sale 765▲ 232 vs year ago 110 · +210.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 247▲ 90 vs year ago 45 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 15▲ 29 vs year ago 4 · +725.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Goats: 45.00- 130.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.46/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.20 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.

Average price

$331.46

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$876

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

$151.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.67

vs NC average

−79.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	369.77	2,046	16thin
Medium and Large 2	526	290.98	1,531	4thin
Medium and Large 3	535	218.69	1,169	4thin

One grade step is worth $151.08/cwt here — about $876 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

331.46

—

NC average9 barns · 173 hd

352.13

−20.67

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−79.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

350.65

−19.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $350.65 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,472	186.76	2,749	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	164.70	2,085	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	148.09	2,322	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	133.67	1,305	26

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)	1,255	$2,052	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,594	27

Every lot

108 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	219.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	445.07/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,061	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,197	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	395.17/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,055	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	355.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,178	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	358.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,385	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	345.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,488	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,549	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	412.45/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,134	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	433.74/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,423	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	383.55/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,258	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,045	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	362.38/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,348	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	436.21/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,653	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	234.98/cwt	230.00–250.00	919	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	415.00/cwt	401.00–440.00	1,797	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	277.63/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,202	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	218.67/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,006	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	340.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,626	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	388.48/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,876	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	380.42/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,955	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	296.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,535	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	228.25/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,182	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	364.93/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,084	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	335.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,093	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	196.86/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,246	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	335.79/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,233	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	238.56/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,701	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	317.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,280	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	190.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,498	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	217.28/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,908	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	440.09/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,232	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	404.34/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,274	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	459.44/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,516	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	425.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,582	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	485.28/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,825	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	461.87/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,935	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	367.43/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	431.75/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,046	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	392.97/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,036	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	306.94/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,599	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,702	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	371.30/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,124	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	169.51/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,042	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	344.44/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,156	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,063	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	261.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,845	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	226.37/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,879	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,907	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	208.73/cwt	200.00–213.00	2,574	6
Bulls	—	—	1,501	182.46/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,739	10
Bulls	—	—	1,758	164.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,893	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	137.29/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,308	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	113.32/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,086	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	149.69/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,644	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	179.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,156	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	161.71/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,068	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	148.09/cwt	137.00–157.00	2,322	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	2,365.36/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,365	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	3,260.74/head	1,800.00–4,000.00	3,261	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	4,047.25/head	3,450.00–4,450.00	4,047	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,051.63/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,052	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 765Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 247Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 4

4 head Goats: 45.00- 130.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	383.55
3	350–400	372	345.00–395.00	362.38
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	340.24
3	500–550	518	280.00–310.00	296.30
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	713	210.00–255.00	238.56
2	750–800	788	180.00–200.00	190.10
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	975	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	337	300.00–320.00	310.20
4	350–400	391	230.00–250.00	234.98
2	400–450	433	255.00–300.00	277.63
4	450–500	460	200.00–230.00	218.67
3	500–550	518	205.00–250.00	228.25
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	633	180.00–225.00	196.86
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	275	390.00–435.00	412.45
7	300–350	328	410.00–465.00	433.74
16	350–400	379	410.00–455.00	436.21
19	400–450	433	401.00–440.00	415.00
22	450–500	483	370.00–420.00	388.48
5	500–550	514	365.00–400.00	380.42
11	550–600	571	340.00–375.00	364.93
5	600–650	623	320.00–350.00	335.91
3	650–700	665	322.50–342.50	335.79
2	700–750	718	310.00–325.00	317.58
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
3	850–900	878	200.00–250.00	217.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	210.00–230.00	219.76
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
17	500–550	517	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	430.00–455.00	445.07
4	500–550	520	370.00–415.00	395.17
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	613	340.00–370.00	355.31
4	650–700	665	350.00–370.00	358.61
8	700–750	720	340.00–350.00	345.49
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	818	310.00–315.00	311.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–430.00	404.34
3	350–400	372	410.00–435.00	425.18
2	450–500	468	365.00–370.00	367.43
7	500–550	521	280.00–335.00	306.94
2	550–600	558	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	415.00–490.00	440.09
3	300–350	330	445.00–485.00	459.44
12	350–400	376	450.00–515.00	485.28
7	400–450	419	445.00–495.00	461.87
15	450–500	474	410.00–455.00	431.75
12	500–550	518	360.00–405.00	392.97
13	550–600	572	350.00–385.00	371.30
9	600–650	626	315.00–370.00	344.44
2	650–700	660	305.00–320.00	312.61
3	700–750	705	260.00–265.00	261.67
1	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	830	210.00–260.00	226.37
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	930	200.00–210.00	205.05
1	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	615	150.00–190.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00

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	16	—	1,205	3,450.00–4,450.00	4,047.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,034	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,365.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	1,800.00–4,000.00	3,260.74

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,255	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,051.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	953	125.00–145.00	137.29
6	—	958	100.00–120.00	113.32
4	—	1,098	149.00–150.00	149.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	175.00–185.00	179.65
25	—	1,279	151.00–170.00	161.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	137.00–157.00	148.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	200.00–213.00	208.73
10	—	1,501	175.00–195.00	182.46
4	—	1,758	160.00–169.00	164.56

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.