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Norwood Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 30

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 348▲ 77 vs year ago 342 · +22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 109▲ 25 vs year ago 85 · +29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

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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 — 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 $334.97/cwt on 54 head, up $1.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −15.69 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.

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

−17.69 vs national

Price by quality 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.

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 average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−17.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

350.65

−15.69

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	—	Low	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%	High	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

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. 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	390.46/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,054	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	487.43/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,604	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,388	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	438.87/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,712	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	433.24/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,859	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	257.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,205	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	422.73/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,983	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	351.94/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,654	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	368.45/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,938	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	390.44/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,058	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	216.68/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,244	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	342.82/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,978	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,146	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	219.40/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,369	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	327.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,056	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	644	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,254	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	334.22/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,246	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,470	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	208.78/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,489	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	378.04/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,221	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	322.79/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,043	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	275.60/cwt	255.00–295.00	923	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	338	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,538	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	321.49/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,190	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	371.17/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,396	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	280.29/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,065	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	312.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,290	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	371.91/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,573	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,012	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	296.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,400	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	357.28/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,697	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	341.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,801	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	358.23/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,895	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,204	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	336.02/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,925	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,517	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	302.15/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,873	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	303.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,045	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	270.07/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,899	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,609	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,282	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,589	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	235.13/cwt	210.00–260.00	2,210	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	360.68/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,003	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	449.32/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,483	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	444.05/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,647	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	355.26/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,361	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	424.17/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,820	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	349.29/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,498	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	270.00/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,256	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	322.22/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,524	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	385.86/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,871	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	244.87/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,286	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	342.82/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,820	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	344.16/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,962	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	288.58/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,648	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	260.24/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,611	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	322.84/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,005	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	281.33/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,871	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,630	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	226.62/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,221	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	174.52/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,667	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
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
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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,058.74/head	1,250.00–2,350.00	2,059	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1

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 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
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	133.00–135.00	134.11
24	—	1,109	110.00–132.00	121.38
5	—	962	100.00–107.00	102.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	128.00–136.00	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,296	135.00–156.00	143.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	127.50	127.50
9	—	1,528	165.00–187.00	174.52

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	—	1,105	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,114	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,195.12

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)	3	—	1,325	1,250.00–2,350.00	2,058.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.